I wish I could but it's a bit too far for me. It would take 1 and a half hours (29 km)
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I used to commute a little shy of that as a teenager but I would agree with @[email protected] on the ebike: That would make it totally doable timewise. The other part is being able to do it safely though.
I can do it safely. I d6ont live in the USA.
Ebikes are pretty expensive though. And it still takes longer to bike than to take the train, bus and walk.
Access to good public transit is pretty great. If you still wanted to ride a bit, you could look into a folding bike: Brompton, Tern, and Dahon all make good ones. The Packalope is also pretty amazing I've heard (if you're rich, same for Brompton). Alternately, maybe some kind of board or scooter?
Quite a few people bring electric scooters on the train and that seems like real fun and it would probably speed up the commute quite a bit because I could skip the bus and the walking. Unfortunately it seems a pain to bring it on the train each day. The train I take each day is also fairly small so I would be self conscious about taking up so much space for something that only benefits myself.
Either way, I don't mind public transport too much since I can listen to music or play games on my Steam Deck.
Being able to sit back and relax does sound pretty great. You could also maybe consider a skateboard, longboard, monowheel, or skates, but there's nothing wrong with walking either.
I actually enjoy walking quite a bit. I always walk to the train and I walk from the train if I have the time. Unfortunately I'm slow out of bed so I usually don't have the time. So I take the bus instead.
Get an ebike! My commute is 24mi (28.6km) each way and it takes me about 1hr 15mins. With some bone conducting headphones and a podcast it's really enjoyable.
*smokes a carton of cigarettes, drinks 60oz of whisky while playing music at volume level 11 injecting heroin while biking
The bestest of decisions :)
That's a lot, you should probably get a cargo bike.
Yes, let’s all bike to work on 100 degree weather.
Yes, it's 37°c everywhere on earth, no exception 🙄
No, no, you're right. Sometimes it's also snowing
Where do you live? On Venus? At 100 degrees water evaporates!
*just under 38c lol
Fahrenheit
Only a small minority of the world uses Fahrenheit... Why wouldn't we automatically assume temperatures are in Celsius?
Because 100c is not a reasonable outside temperature
Where in the world have you ever witnessed hitting 100c?
A kettle?
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.
Bruh, wat? How do you think the water gets to 100C if the kettle doesn't hit 100C?
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
That's just saying that the heat is dissipating at the bottom of the heating element, in this case the kettle. The heat is moved by convection by the air molecules, then conduction by the kettle, then convection again by the water.
But for the water to reach the boiling temperature, it needs the underside of the kettle to reach its boiling temperature too. At sea level that would be 99.8C / ~100C, but at higher altitudes, it's less.
If the kettle did not reach the boiling temperature, the first law of thermodynamics would not be upheld: the total energy of an isolated system is constant aka conversation of energy. The water must reach a boiling temperature and the only item between the flame and the water is the kettle. If the kettle didn't reach the boiling temperature of water, the water would need to get the higher energy from another heat source. Without such an additional heat source, it would thus be getting it from the void, which would allow the creation of perpetuum mobile.
Also, the paper cup doesn't burn because it is thin enough to convect the heat to the water and thus not reach its combustion temperature (233C). It still reaches the boiling temperature of water for the reasons states above.
P.S thanks for the videos. They were interesting!
I've done it probably hundreds of times on a regular bicycle, it's even easier (and very comfortable) on an ebike.
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/
Yeah so we should keep driving 100% of the time and let the world get hotter.
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).
If everyone would bike to work maybe we wouldn't be contributing as much to climate change.
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.
Right up until you get run over
According to their study, cycling commuters had:
A 47% lower risk of dying from any cause. A 10% lower chance of ending up in the hospital for any reason.
So statistically, it's safer than sitting on your ass all day, even including the risks.
I got run over, broke my arm, got surgery, and still love bike commuting. I won't let reckless drivers have the power to affect my lifestyle.
360 camera on my helmet now and live in a more bike friendly place.
I’m aware of this possibility. It’s just…the bike isn’t the problem. Two bikes crash, both fine. Two pedestrians crash, both fine. Two trains crash once in a double blue moon. It’s only cars. Just cars that keep resulting in these tragedies - THEY are the cause. Not the other, non-armored-tank modes.
My doctor said all the commuting will make me a great organ donor.
Well yeah, then you do not have to go to work anymore.
You have a very valid point there.
Just be sure to get hit by a rich person so you can sue and always make sure you have a camera rolling.
It also helps to start out rich, so you can survive through the inevitable lawsuit and delays.
Buy insurance too, the one that covers getting hit while commuting.