This is a common mistake! Humans on bicycles are tremendously inefficient because they are always stopping to pet dogs and receive adoration from handsome people of their preferred gender
@brenttoderian.bsky.socialRemember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
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The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
