07-27-2023, 09:44 PM
I don't know if this is a truism but i always found it interesting when i think about it. Motorcycles (and even bicycles) are vehicles that work entirely by taking advantage of relativistic physics. the Isaac Newton model of gravity actually doesn't quite work when applied to the observed gyroscopic physics of a motorcycle in motion. It's just a bit off, ,similar to how it's a bit off in terms of predicting the motion of more extreme planets like mercury.
So, Humans being Humans, in the early part of the 20th century we invented a machine that's built on a principle of physics that nobody at the time yet fully understood, included absolutely no provision for safety, barely worked without exploding into a massive oil slick, and the first thing we did was use them for racing.
So, Humans being Humans, in the early part of the 20th century we invented a machine that's built on a principle of physics that nobody at the time yet fully understood, included absolutely no provision for safety, barely worked without exploding into a massive oil slick, and the first thing we did was use them for racing.