A classic graphic comparing #animallocomotion, updated for #ScientificAmerican’s 180th anniversary, reveals that #bicycles make #humans some of the most #energyefficient #landtravellers. While humans aren’t streamlined like fish, bicycles allow us to glide and minimise energy expenditure, similar to swimming. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
A Human on a Bicycle Is among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

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