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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation
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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation
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.”
The placement of „Skis“ in this will trigger every Scandinavian I know. Should definitely be in the top left.
Trust you on that but will ski across the pond to check and be sure
Even us close to Scandinavia get triggered. There aren't that many practical ways to get around at winter. Skis work when feet don't.
I'm from the Scandinavian country WITHOUT mountains and with less snow and am as such not triggered.
You don't know me, though, so I guess your statement might still hold true 😁
Scandinavia is their zone of specialty
Unicycles are clearly more dangerous than skis.
In Canada too. It's not that common, but also not out of place to see people doing their regular commute on skis.
Cross country ski vs downhill ski