do simpler n-gons print more quickly? OpenSCAD test

same_area.scad

// do simpler n-gons print more quickly?
// scruss, 2025-03 - OpenSCAD
// after: https://fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxface/114151938845634308

// n-gon area, given n and radius
function a(n, r) = (1 / 2) * n * r * r * sin(360 / n);
// n-gon radius, given n and area
function r(n, a) = sqrt(2 * a / (n * sin(360 / n)));

height = 10;
many_sides = 256;
many_r = 50; // radius
few_sides = 16;
few_r = r(few_sides, a(many_sides, many_r));

translate([ -3 * many_r / 2, 0, 0 ])
    cylinder(h = height, r = many_r, $fn = many_sides);
translate([ 3 * many_r / 2, 0, 0 ])
    cylinder(h = height, r = few_r, $fn = few_sides);