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by Retric 2968 days ago
As math that works fine, in practice it's a world of problems. A.x = B.x is a question of finite precision close enough and all prisoners will not agree if A.x = B.X or A > B or A < B. Adding precision tools does not help as you get into things like thermal expansion and the weight of prisoners deforming the floor etc.

So, while that works as a math problem, it may fail as an actual solution.