Hanrahan@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bikewww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down14file-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 · 1 month agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
Non paywalled version https://archive.md/wZytx Turns out a car is particularly inefficient… Who knew /s
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI doubt maintenance costs make much difference to the number of calories burned, although it might depend on how physical the job is that pays for maintenance. Probably negligible though.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoEmbodied energy is a thing. For the bike and the road. Edited my comment for clarity.
I doubt maintenance costs make much difference to the number of calories burned, although it might depend on how physical the job is that pays for maintenance.
Probably negligible though.
Embodied energy is a thing. For the bike and the road. Edited my comment for clarity.