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There is a YouTube video from megaprojects about how mechs are actually pretty bad war machines. I suspect it's similar for sports. A wheeled, tracked, or fly

There is a YouTube video from megaprojects about how mechs are actually pretty bad war machines. I suspect it's similar for sports. A wheeled, tracked, or flying vehicle of similar size, weight and cost is always superior. It's just a fundamentally inefficient way to go about building and locomoting a machine.

Aeolun 4y ago
> It's just a fundamentally inefficient way to go about building and locomoting a machine. Since humans are built the way they are, this can’t actually be true right?
- jamiek88 4y ago
  Of course it can be true. It’s basically impossible for nature to evolve wheeled locomotion, and we aren’t machines. Are you suggesting we are optimal? We aren’t even very efficient or physically fast or powerful for an evolved natural being never mind a machine. If we didn’t have the brains we have we’d be just another ape. A weak one at that. That’s just one example. Ain’t no birds going Mach 4.
  - richk449 4y ago
    > It’s basically impossible for nature to evolve wheeled locomotion, and we aren’t machines. Perhaps true. As a fun side note, Phillip Pullman imagines a way in the His Dark Materials series.
    - senkora 4y ago
      Here’s my favorite illustration of the Mulefa (creature in question) for context: https://twitter.com/Sherowkey/status/316271383019659264 https://twitter.com/Sherowkey/status/316271383019659264
  - Aeolun 4y ago
    > Are you suggesting we are optimal? I’m suggesting we are extremely adaptive. We’re not fantastic at anything, but we can do basically everything.
- PeterisP 4y ago
  Sure it can. For example, if we look at the sport for which we are arguably most evolved for - endurance running - then the simple addition of a bicycle improves the efficiency way, way beyond anything we or any animal can achieve.
- imtringued 4y ago
  Humans aren't war machines, they are persistence hunters and farmers. If anything our bodies are built for peace.
treeman79 4y ago
Battle tech community that absolutely loves walking mechs also usually understands that tanks are just better in most situations. There is even some scary tank mods for mechwarrior to make them more realistic in how over powered they are. Still, love the idea the genre.

Aeolun 4y ago

> It's just a fundamentally inefficient way to go about building and locomoting a machine. Since humans are built the way they are, this can’t actually be true right?

jamiek88 4y ago
Of course it can be true. It’s basically impossible for nature to evolve wheeled locomotion, and we aren’t machines. Are you suggesting we are optimal? We aren’t even very efficient or physically fast or powerful for an evolved natural being never mind a machine. If we didn’t have the brains we have we’d be just another ape. A weak one at that. That’s just one example. Ain’t no birds going Mach 4.
- richk449 4y ago
  > It’s basically impossible for nature to evolve wheeled locomotion, and we aren’t machines. Perhaps true. As a fun side note, Phillip Pullman imagines a way in the His Dark Materials series.
  - senkora 4y ago
    Here’s my favorite illustration of the Mulefa (creature in question) for context: https://twitter.com/Sherowkey/status/316271383019659264 https://twitter.com/Sherowkey/status/316271383019659264
- Aeolun 4y ago
  > Are you suggesting we are optimal? I’m suggesting we are extremely adaptive. We’re not fantastic at anything, but we can do basically everything.
PeterisP 4y ago
Sure it can. For example, if we look at the sport for which we are arguably most evolved for - endurance running - then the simple addition of a bicycle improves the efficiency way, way beyond anything we or any animal can achieve.
imtringued 4y ago
Humans aren't war machines, they are persistence hunters and farmers. If anything our bodies are built for peace.

treeman79 4y ago

Battle tech community that absolutely loves walking mechs also usually understands that tanks are just better in most situations. There is even some scary tank mods for mechwarrior to make them more realistic in how over powered they are. Still, love the idea the genre.