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minus-squareParagone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoNot what I meant: I’m tying power to the power that the bicyclist can naturally produce. I’m tying speed to licensing-level, because crash-energy goes up with the square of the speed. Physically-weak? THEN small-motor. Linebacker? THEN huge-motor. Speeds are tied to licensing. I’m not tying speed to body-force, I’m tying it to licensing-level/competence-carefulness. Don’t know how I fucked-up the communication so bad, but sorry. _ /\ _
minus-squareforestbeasts@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoOkay, but you’re still talking like tying power to people’s body energy output is a good thing. Speed, power, whatever, limiting our machine capability just because our body is limited (preventing working around disability) is an asshole move.
Not what I meant:
I’m tying power to the power that the bicyclist can naturally produce.
I’m tying speed to licensing-level, because crash-energy goes up with the square of the speed.
Physically-weak? THEN small-motor.
Linebacker? THEN huge-motor.
Speeds are tied to licensing.
I’m not tying speed to body-force, I’m tying it to licensing-level/competence-carefulness.
Don’t know how I fucked-up the communication so bad, but sorry.
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Okay, but you’re still talking like tying power to people’s body energy output is a good thing. Speed, power, whatever, limiting our machine capability just because our body is limited (preventing working around disability) is an asshole move.