I think the eruption of mount Tambora, in 1816 and ensuring famine was the main impetus for the creation of the bicycle. Think from the perspective of the futur

I think the eruption of mount Tambora, in 1816 and ensuring famine was the main impetus for the creation of the bicycle. Think from the perspective of the future: Q: "Why didn't they just use solar cells to power their cars instead of using gasoline?" A: "They had almost unlimited access to an energy-dense fuel called petroleum they mined from the earth." My point is we can imagine many technologies that would serve our needs with much less energy use. https://rootsofprogress.org/why-did-we-wait-so-long-for-the-bicycle#:~:text=In%20this%20connection%2C%20it%20has,many%20parts%20of%20the%20world https://rootsofprogress.org/why-did-we-wait-so-long-for-the-....