AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe fastest bicycle in history is the stationary bike on the ISS.message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down115
arrow-up1263arrow-down1message-squareThe fastest bicycle in history is the stationary bike on the ISS.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s because those are relative speeds. The ISS speed is relative to the position of the earth. For the earth’s speed, I’d venture to guess it’s measuring the speed relative to either the sun or the galactic center.
minus-squaredwindling7373@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThe guy managed to connect button presses to letters to chain of thoughts it’s fair to assume he was being sarcastic.
It’s because those are relative speeds. The ISS speed is relative to the position of the earth. For the earth’s speed, I’d venture to guess it’s measuring the speed relative to either the sun or the galactic center.
The guy managed to connect button presses to letters to chain of thoughts it’s fair to assume he was being sarcastic.