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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

https://xkcd.com/2940

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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

?????:

Hot air balloons

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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Dyke Delta doesn't fit anywhere on this graph.

[–] brbposting 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

an American homebuilt aircraft designed in the United States in the 1960s and marketed for amateur construction.

Doesn’t get safer than that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyke_Delta

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Hmmm, Boeing vs me being paranoid about my own safety.