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The physics of mobility: an interesting comparison of road, rail, and air travel

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Physics of mobility 101 Every movement, every transportation, regardless of whether it takes place in a car, by train, on a bicycle, in an airplane or simply by walking, requires energy. An empty ICE train (a German high-speed train) weighs 408 tons. An average car weighs 1,500kg; statistically speaking, there are (only) 1.5

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