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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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xkcd #2940: Modes of Transportation

https://xkcd.com/2940

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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.”

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But hardly for hot air balloons

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah, the joke and alt text are delivered quite nicely.