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See [[Path of Most Resistance]] for a similar trope used in video games. For more travel wisdom, see [[Right Under Their Noses]].
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== Real Life ==
* The [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party:Donner Party|Donner Party]], whose decision to take an obscure and untested shortcut (instead of the longer, but more established route) west to California turned a journey that typically took four months into a desperate ordeal that lasted over a year. The winding 'shortcut' led to the Donner Party getting trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the harsh winter months with grossly inadequate supplies. Faced with starvation, they were eventually [[No Party Like a Donner Party|forced to resort to cannibalism]] to survive.
** It wasn't just taking the shortcut. They were supposed to go with a larger group, but they were late, so to catch up, they took a shortcut through the shortcut.
* One of the more hilarious consequences of GPS navigation for cars. Most drivers will tend to stick to the routes they are familiar with, but when they get a GPS some will decide to take its routing instructions because it's supposedly shorter or faster. [[Murphy's Law]] will inevitably kick in and they'll find the shorter route will have construction, recent changes to streets (such as switches to 1-way) that aren't reflected in the GPS database and other comedic impedements. Also the number of delays they will face will be directly proportional to how urgently they have to get to their destination.
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