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_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

Why Biking to Work Might Be the Best Decision You Ever Make

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Why Biking to Work Might Be the Best Decision You Ever Make

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_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago
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    Yes, let’s all bike to work in 100 degree weather.

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      I bike at 100° plus all the time. It’s fine while you’re moving, it’s stopping that sucks, especially if you end up next to a lifted vehicle or big truck. The heat coming off the undercarriage is brutal.

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      If everyone would bike to work maybe we wouldn’t be contributing as much to climate change.

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      Yes, it’s 37°c everywhere on earth, no exception 🙄

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        No, no, you’re right. Sometimes it’s also snowing

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      I’ve done it probably hundreds of times on a regular bicycle, it’s even easier (and very comfortable) on an ebike.

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        You’re the exception, not the rule. People are dropping dead in this heat.

        https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2024/07/13/heat-related-emergencies-are/

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          Heat is dangerous and can kill any of us, regardless of age or fitness level. I don’t mean to minimize the danger, which is very real, but as long as you stay hydrated, pace yourself, and avoid too much exposure to extreme heat, it can be safely done (especially on an ebike).

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          Yeah so we should keep driving 100% of the time and let the world get hotter.

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      Where do you live? On Venus? At 100 degrees water evaporates!

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        *just under 38c lol

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          Fuck that’s hot. Goddamn. Who the hell bikes outside at that temperature? 🔥

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        Fahrenheit

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          Only a small minority of the world uses Fahrenheit… Why wouldn’t we automatically assume temperatures are in Celsius?

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            Where in the world have you ever witnessed hitting 100c?

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              A kettle?

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                A place, not an object. Also kettles don’t hit 100. The water inside gets to 100. Actually let me add a side note. Depending on where you are in the world as well as the water you use it might not even hit the full 100.

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                  Bruh, wat? How do you think the water gets to 100C if the kettle doesn’t hit 100C?

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                    Check this out

                    https://youtu.be/AdsxrTAgzv4?si=LUIVRKLqXwi0iRHR

                    And this one is lengthy but it explains why. uses F for measurement units but it’s still gets the point across.

                    https://youtu.be/hVDPcqeU4po?si=GbSmeiXs-G_0rISh

                    And finally a live demonstration of the paper cup used for boiling water

                    https://youtu.be/I9gKzea3Cno?si=J2HBu6MjId3itZg2

                    And this video wraps up just boiling water nicely

                    https://youtu.be/73hY3BdMPyI?si=nXN_o-6VVnXslLxQ

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            Because 100c is not a reasonable outside temperature

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        I actually considered editing my post where I said 100° without specifying, but then thought no one would assume C with that number.

        Guess I was wrong.

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      I do, and not even on an ebike sometimes.

      Mostly on an ebike though lol, once it gets that hot it’s ebike weather in my book

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