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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by BurningFrog on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:51PM (#25338824)
Growing food also requires tons of fossil fuel etc.

Without it, in a fast unplanned event at least, humanity would face a very big population reduction.

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by privong on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @12:17PM (#25348253)
> Growing food also requires tons of fossil fuel etc.

Yes, but I don't think they're doing much of that in the immediate area around Las Vegas (which is what the parents of my original comment were discussing).

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by JoeAltmaier on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:05PM (#25338973)
So, plenty of bikes available for the survivors!
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by BurningFrog on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:07PM (#25339581)
As long as the rubber stays soft, yes!
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