Path of least resistance

[webadict@lemmy.world]

I heard that's what they did for your mom's house.

[technomad@slrpnk.net]

social trails

[wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works]

The pathways at Ohio State University were paved based on the desire paths took by students before they were paved! - sh.itjust.works

Lemmy

(sh.itjust.works)

[wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works]

The pathways at Ohio State University were paved based on the desire paths took by students before they were paved! - sh.itjust.works

Lemmy

(sh.itjust.works)

[quadhammer@lemmy.world]

Whole front yard is BRICK

[jimerson@lemmy.world]

Paths

xkcd (xkcd.com)

[grrgyle@slrpnk.net]

Desire paths

[tehworld@lemmy.world]

In my junior high days (mid 80s) My friends and I found a machete in one of their dad’s stuff. We spent a weekend bushwhacking paths around some city-owned but undeveloped land near a lake. We ended up wearing them down pretty good into bike paths with some jumps and cool whoops. A few years later, the city turned it into a park and paved our paths.

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

For the life of me, I can't figure out what changes between panel 10 and 11.

[lost_my_mind@lemmy.world]

The homeless do.

[justz@lemmy.world]

Zoom in. The path is starting to show.

[skyezopen@lemmy.world]

Makes sense for a college campus where everyone has a different schedule. Just draw a line between every building and there's your pathways.

[landless2029@lemmy.world]

Correct. Couldn't see it at first. Just thought it was a pause for dramatic effect. Felt fine as a clone.

[tikiporch@lemmy.world]

These are called desire paths.

[purplemonkeymad@programming.dev]

Fences don't always work, I saw one go up and soon had a hole in it. Turns out deer are pretty persistent and willing to break them. Paths are not just used by people.

[jourei@lemm.ee]

Image where the bush fence appears, there should be a faint path near the road, those who don't want to hop over/wreck the bush but it should be gone once the path through the bush is open.

[my_hat_stinks@programming.dev]

The desire path curved towards the road crossing, they paved a straight path pointing away from the crossing, new curved desire path formed by people crossing the road

[szyler@lemmy.world]

Post a picture! Sounds awesome

[synopsistantilize@lemm.ee]

University of Maryland did this with their walkways for a while. They let the kids beat down paths for the year to make the sidewalks.

[synopsistantilize@lemm.ee]

Faint path from frame 12 if you push your nose to the screen glass.