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> 2.5x walking speed without extra effort If we're normalising speeding around the city at 2.5x speed, can't we just start walking faster instead? Like, with o

> 2.5x walking speed without extra effort If we're normalising speeding around the city at 2.5x speed, can't we just start walking faster instead? Like, with our legs? It's free and no extra equipment required. (Yes some people have mobility issues. I don't think they're the primary target market.) Walking is really good for you, too.

satvikpendem 4y ago
> can't we just start walking faster instead? Like, with our legs? But...that takes extra effort, which these shoes purport to not have. I don't understand your question.
- baby 4y ago
  He’s pointing out the same thing the similar annually reddit thread brings up: why aren’t people running or jogging in the street instead of walking? Conformism mostly. But who cares honestly, you don’t get that much by jogging, you can already do it but it’s not a replacement for faster ways of locomotion
  - satvikpendem 4y ago
    > Conformism mostly. Much as people on the internet deem it so, I'm pretty sure people don't want to expend extra effort than necessary walking down the street, nor do they want to arrive sweaty at whatever place they're heading to either.
    - asdff 4y ago
      People already jog to nowhere. Why not jog to the store and come back with a loaf of bread and actually get something done at the same time?
      - satvikpendem 4y ago
        People already do that. But if you think a sizable proportion of the population will do that, you are mistaken.
      - guythedudebro 4y ago
        Because I bake my own bread.
      - deckplecksetter 4y ago
        I did that once. I wanted to go for a run, and I also wanted to buy some soup spoons from Ikea. So I ran to Ikea (about 4km away), and had to walk through the store all smelly and sweaty. It felt inconsiderate to the people around me. Then I ran home holding the spoons. Running while holding things is awkward. So there's two reasons. I haven't done that sort of thing since.
        aembleton 4y ago
        I do this sometimes, but usually for a few groceries. What I do is put a carrier bag in my pocket and do a gentle run to the shop so that I'm not too sweaty. Then walk home with the groceries in the carrier bag.
    - baby 4y ago
      There’s definitely a faster walk that will involve no sweat, but it looks silly
  - asdff 4y ago
    OTOH if you run everywhere you need to go, maybe you don't need to set aside time to run to nowhere in particular for fitness.
  - byecomputer 4y ago
    Now I've heard there was a secret speed That David walked and it pleased the knees 'Cause you don't really care for jogging, do ya? It goes like this, the foot, the hips The minor fall, the pedal lift The Briskly Walking king spoke "Hallelujah"
jp57 4y ago
2.5x would be going from around 3mph to 7.5mph. Unpowered, that's not walking anymore; that's running, or at least jogging.

satvikpendem 4y ago

> can't we just start walking faster instead? Like, with our legs? But...that takes extra effort, which these shoes purport to not have. I don't understand your question.

baby 4y ago
He’s pointing out the same thing the similar annually reddit thread brings up: why aren’t people running or jogging in the street instead of walking? Conformism mostly. But who cares honestly, you don’t get that much by jogging, you can already do it but it’s not a replacement for faster ways of locomotion
- satvikpendem 4y ago
  > Conformism mostly. Much as people on the internet deem it so, I'm pretty sure people don't want to expend extra effort than necessary walking down the street, nor do they want to arrive sweaty at whatever place they're heading to either.
  - asdff 4y ago
    People already jog to nowhere. Why not jog to the store and come back with a loaf of bread and actually get something done at the same time?
    - satvikpendem 4y ago
      People already do that. But if you think a sizable proportion of the population will do that, you are mistaken.
    - guythedudebro 4y ago
      Because I bake my own bread.
    - deckplecksetter 4y ago
      I did that once. I wanted to go for a run, and I also wanted to buy some soup spoons from Ikea. So I ran to Ikea (about 4km away), and had to walk through the store all smelly and sweaty. It felt inconsiderate to the people around me. Then I ran home holding the spoons. Running while holding things is awkward. So there's two reasons. I haven't done that sort of thing since.
      - aembleton 4y ago
        I do this sometimes, but usually for a few groceries. What I do is put a carrier bag in my pocket and do a gentle run to the shop so that I'm not too sweaty. Then walk home with the groceries in the carrier bag.
  - baby 4y ago
    There’s definitely a faster walk that will involve no sweat, but it looks silly
- asdff 4y ago
  OTOH if you run everywhere you need to go, maybe you don't need to set aside time to run to nowhere in particular for fitness.
- byecomputer 4y ago
  Now I've heard there was a secret speed That David walked and it pleased the knees 'Cause you don't really care for jogging, do ya? It goes like this, the foot, the hips The minor fall, the pedal lift The Briskly Walking king spoke "Hallelujah"

jp57 4y ago

2.5x would be going from around 3mph to 7.5mph. Unpowered, that's not walking anymore; that's running, or at least jogging.