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The mower's challenge

Weeds have taken over the paths. If mowed, they don't grow back, but unmowed weeds spread at speed $1$ along the road. What's the minimum speed of the mower to get rid of all the weeds? Roads are connected at each intersection and the mower must move on roads.

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Source: Here's a more cinematic, but mathematically equivalent formulation of the same puzzle.

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