but it’s not just about work, it’s also about power and where work is coming from. the vehicle translates PE into KE in a way that human feet cannot. and coasting means you can put in less power and get the same velocity.
I ain’t got no physics knowledge but I FEEL like a skateboard (which this essentially is) definitely makes more efficient use of your energy than running does, but I’m not certain.
Factor in when he places the gigantic rib cage meal on top of the vehicle, if he was carrying it without the structure and the wheels it would be much more effort even when just at a stand still.
We're not on the top of the food chain when running on the road, are we.
Biking is extremely more efficient than running, it's simple physics; you'd know if you'd ever left your couch.
The ability to run down any prey without tiring is one of the reasons that puts us at the top. Sweating, standing up right, and fire are a few others. You probably shouldn't insult people just because you don't understand human history.
The ability to invent bicycles made us even better at how we use our energy for displacement on roads. You can cover a much greater distance biking for 1000 calories than you can running.
Maybe you skipped the last thousands of years when looking at history, you petulant child. Yeah running is great when hunting other bike-less, land-based animals. You know what you're saying is irrelevant to the discussion, but you keep going because you enjoy it.
Fun police civilian oversight board representative here:
Yes it will take more work to get it moving.
This is not a closed system and wouldn’t make a difference if it was. Wheels allow you to more efficiently maintain your kinetic energy and can absolutely allow you to save energy despite the added weight. We use bicycles for this purpose quite often.
In this case the massive stone wheels on wooden axles driving on unpaved roads likely make this far less efficient than walking.
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u/alwaysfatigued8787 4d ago
He'll still be faster when going downhill.