Key Insight, 30 Miles
A road sign on the long winding road of a research problem: key insight in 30 miles, a valuable step in 110, a minor breakthrough in 280, and the pot of gold an unknown distance away.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-08-16-key-insight-30-miles/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[A winding road into the hills; a road sign:] Key Insight 30 mi. · Valuable Step 110 mi. · Minor Breakthrough 280 mi. · Pot of Gold ???