Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bikewww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1234arrow-down1external-linkThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bikewww.scientificamerican.comHanrahan@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
Non paywalled version https://archive.md/wZytx Turns out a car is particularly inefficient… Who knew /s
minus-squareCevilia (she/they/…)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 days agoYeah, according to that graph a human (on foot) is beaten only by salmon, horse, jet transport, and… humans b/w pedal power. We’re never gonna beat salmon, they’re pretty much the ideal swimmers. We’re also never gonna beat horses, they’re superb. I guess all that’s left is jetpacks /j
minus-squarevisnae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoI mean, depends on how you compare it. A salmon on land is pretty inefficient. 😂
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoUhm, horse? Moving 4 legs with hoofs vs. 2 in pendulum and with heels.
Yeah, according to that graph a human (on foot) is beaten only by salmon, horse, jet transport, and… humans b/w pedal power.
We’re never gonna beat salmon, they’re pretty much the ideal swimmers. We’re also never gonna beat horses, they’re superb.
I guess all that’s left is jetpacks /j
I mean, depends on how you compare it. A salmon on land is pretty inefficient. 😂
Uhm, horse? Moving 4 legs with hoofs vs. 2 in pendulum and with heels.