A Spider-Fly Problem with a Surprising Solution
A spider and a fly are on opposite walls of a 30 × 12 × 12 meter room. The spider is 1 meter above the floor, the fly is 1 meter below the ceiling. They are both 6 meters from adjacent walls, as shown in the diagram below.
If the fly does not move, what is the shortest distance the spider can crawl to reach it? (along the surface only — no web-shooting!)