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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by brbposting to c/[email protected]

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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation

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Title Text:

My bold criticism might anger the hot air balloon people, which would be a real concern if any of them lived along a very narrow line directly upwind of me.

alt-text:

A chart that categorizes various modes of transportation based on their practicality and danger level:

Zone of Practicality:

Trains
Airliners
Boats
Walking
Cars
Scooters
Bicycles

Zone of Specialty and Recreational Vehicles:

Motorcycles
Helicopters
Light aircraft
Go karts
Skateboards
Rollerblades
Skis
Unicycles
Sleds
Bumper cars

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Hot air balloons

“Hot air balloons are the optimal mode of transportation, if your optimization algorithm has a sign error.”

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[–] brbposting 7 points 6 months ago

If you remove cars out of equation by cycling on pavement or cycle route, the danger is gone.

If you remove air out of the equation the danger of helicopters are gone