Comment on Horses ARE Forever

hark@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Right? It would be so much cheaper if we just used to the reinforcing steel to create thin tracks which we could put much more thermally efficient and eco-friendly wheels onto. In turn, we could carry exceptionally large loads of cargo or people over vast distances for a mere fraction of the cost (monetary) and a fraction of the cost (to the world) by creating long, highly aerodynamic vehicles capable of moving at ridiculously high speeds that would be uncontrollable for the average joe on the road.

  Wait, haven’t I heard of something like this before?

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  • kibiz0r@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    But people want the freedom that comes with having a horse. Maybe if we could put horses on the tracks and hook them up to each other.

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• interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can’t negociate unprepared natural terrain at 120kph in any kind of machine or animal

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  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What about a salt flat?

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    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s very difficult to maintain salt flat roads to everywhere. But yes, if we could take all of the economy, out of the environment and move it to a salt flat then we would not need asphalt paved roads. Also I suspect salt flat would deteriorate with heavy traffic.

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  • hark@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What about a flying machine?

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    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Then you are no longer negociating the terrain but the airspace

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