On: The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled Motorcycle

[riklomas]

Call me pedantic, but doesn't it have two wheels?

What advantages does this have over a standard bicycle? Is it solving a problem that doesn't exist?

[sanswork → riklomas]

Advantages listed in the article are that they take up less space and are easier to maneuver which are good things for crowded cities.

[nirmal → riklomas]

I believe the main point was the zero-emissions.

[riklomas → nirmal]

Being all-electric means it will cause some emissions though, whereas a bicycle doesn't have emit any at all (although you could say it's powered by human-energy which in turn is powered by other things)

[dougp → riklomas]

I read somewhere that if you eat meat (I assume they were talking about beef) then its actually better for the environment co2 wise to just drive.

[bayleo → dougp]

That was this old article...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2195...

But it was discussing walking, not riding (far more efficient), and used common milk as the calorie provision (effectively a worst-case scenario).

[functionoid → dougp]

http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html

Please read this. Eating meat is the largest factor for green house gases. So if you want to go Green stop eating meat.

[ntoshev → riklomas]

It's not a startup. It has been made for fun, although it may evolve into something else.

[seren6ipity → ntoshev]

Even not all startup solve a problem. They may be a value addition or for fun.