They say big trucks are just a reality if you want to make deliveries in the city.

I say there's other ways to solve the "last-mile" problem...

There's your beer kegs—sorted.

#London

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@straphanger Those kegs *have* to be empty, right?

@ObbieZ @straphanger Yup: there are 24 kegs behind the cyclist and more in front—if they were full, each keg would hold 50 litres, so that's well over a ton.

@cstross @ObbieZ @straphanger Not impossible with low enough gears and an even plane to get started, but braking would be 😬.

@vwbusguy @cstross @ObbieZ @straphanger

Braking is easy.

Step 1) Reduce mass *

Step 2) Brake

* - Step 0 is be Homer Simpson, and also a cartoon so you ignore conservation of mass.