What can Physarum polycephalum, an acellular slime mold, do according to a team of Japanese researchers?

Correct answer: Find the shortest path through a maze

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What people think about it: 25 Comments
jprsean
jprsean
Not sure that's solving the shortest route? It just grows everywhere, then retracts the parts grown on the wrong routes.
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
It’s this game that can capture the human mind
steve
steve
Ama-zing! Call me when they can do the Find-a-Word and Jumble puzzles!
Olly
Olly
I've never seen an explanation with so many obscure words in it! When I came to read the Comments, I fully expected to see many of them saying the same, but no, so many seemed to be quite familiar with the matter! Hecky-pecky!! What a well-informed lot you all are! I feel quite chastened!
akeem
akeem
Most times if you don't know the answer, just pick the option with the longest sentence.lol
__NANDIKA_______________
__NANDIKA_______________
against the longest option is the right one
Pete
Pete
That's a coincidence. Physarum was my "moniker" in Highschool!
toothless beachrat
toothless beachrat
Albert, I believe you're referring to psilocybin mushrooms which are hallucinogenic....
gayay
gayay
hermoine, this is so true
Jo
Jo
Olly, same
jez
jez
Ben Dover (mobydog1973), because 7 8(ate) 9. haha
Awan
Awan
fungi like protist, pretty notorious tho 💀
Farrah
Farrah
jprsean, agreed
kevin lyster
kevin lyster
slime molds are the fungi like protist
Player #88146936
Player #88146936
jprsean, not much different to how some AI algorithms would solve it or any human IN the labyrinth with no view from the top
missnaomi
missnaomi
I love this game I lose little bit but I have to know my wrong answer so its ok for me to lose
Albert
Albert
is this that mushrooms on Joe Rogan podcast?
Mahi
Mahi
Amazing i really knew it first time 🥰
KN1V3Z
KN1V3Z
lol always choose the longest answer
DatdudeEvro05
DatdudeEvro05
Ignis Consurgens, 👌
ISHIKA
ISHIKA
good 👍
Hi Guys
Hi Guys
good informatio
purva 😍
purva 😍
I like this question
Halima
Halima
how to use asticker
TimO
TimO
I’m not impressed by this mold 🤪