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[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So uh, walking, buses, and bikes for the win?

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The hamster balls also win for style points but that's arguably walking with extra steps.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fewer steps if you get going fast enough and just ride tumbling ass over tea kettle.

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The inner diameter is less than the outer diameter which makes for a small overdrive gearing ratio, translating to fewer steps even under normal operation.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

That sounds way less fun. You go ahead and calculate how many fewer steps like a nerd and I'll tumble around in one like a cool person.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Scientifically speaking yes. Also trains

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Train using road space for comparison:

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago

Unironically yes

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 9 months ago

For space efficiency, yes. Bikes are actually better than walking for CO2 output. Your food has a CO2 cost, and bikes are really damn efficient at turning your food calories into forward momentum. Ebikes are even better on a per mile basis, but their higher manufacturing cost mean they never catch up to lifetime CO2 output of a regular bike. Still, whatever gets more people on bikes is a win in my book, ebike or otherwise.