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TIL that as you increase your walking speed there is a point where walking any faster would take more energy than running (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would have found it cooler if it was 100% accurate just like the black hole in Interstellar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They fudged everything but the appearance of the black hole in that movie.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

nope, they fudged that too

edit: they ignored the doppler effect