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-This comic shows various objects, ranked by how practical they would be for long-distance transportation. The objects are described as childhood toys.
+This comic shows various devices, described as "childhood toys" ranked by how practical they would be for long-distance transportation. The degree to which this can be defined as "toys" varies, as some of them are designed for practical functions and commonly designed for adults, but all of them have at least versions that are designed for play rather than transport.
-The "Practical" panel shows objects designed for convenient transportation, namely {{w|bicycles}} and {{w|Motorized_scooter|electric scooters}}. Most people know how to ride a bicycle, and can easily go several miles on it. Scooters (shown in the comic panel) are also relatively easy to use, and may have a motor allowing them to be used for significant distances — the one shown has the appearance of one with a battery unit rather than being 'leg-propelled', and is named as such in the list for which it has been depicted. These are not considered "toys" at adult size as they are widely used for transport, but children's bikes and scooters (particularly unpowered scooters) not used for transport would generally be considered toys. The practicality of bicycles and e-scooters tends to depend more on local infrastructure and amenities (i.e., the presence of a safe cycle route and the destination being within a sensible distance) than on the equipment itself. Bicycles can carry {{w|Cargo bicycle|substantial loads}}. In some countries e-scooters are legally restricted or prohibited on public roads which may make commuting on them unviable.
+The "Practical" panel shows objects designed for convenient transportation, namely {{w|bicycles}} and {{w|Motorized_scooter|electric scooters}}. Bicycles are among the most efficient methods of human-powered transportation and can move people significant distances more quickly than someone could walk. Bicycles were originally designed as a form of transport, and remain an important way for many people to get around, but children also frequently learn to ride them from early on. Electric scooters are the only item on this list which are not human-powered, being driven by electric motors and powered by batteries. Non-powered scooters are generally only intended for children, but electric versions can go fast enough, with enough range, that they can be practical for urban transit, and are sometimes used for this purpose.
-The "Less Practical" panel has objects designed for transportation, but which may be harder to use than the first panel. {{w|Skateboards}} and {{w|roller skates}}, while designed for transportation, don't work great over long distances or when carrying objects, and {{w|Big Wheel (tricycle)|Big Wheels}} and {{w|unicycles}} (shown in the panel) are simply less practical bikes.
+The "Less Practical" panel has objects designed to for some form of transportation, but generally aren't intended to go significant distances. {{w|Skateboards}} and {{w|roller skates}}, use more energy than something like a bicycle, and are less stable, particularly while carrying objects. They are occasionally used for travel, but not widely. {{w|Big Wheel (tricycle)|Big Wheels}} and {{w|unicycles}} (shown in the panel) are similar to bicycles, but with major downsides and no real advantages.
-In the "Impractical" panel are objects that are designed for transportation, but are ''very much not'' designed for convenience, especially over long distances. {{w|Stilts}} are long poles that one stands on to extend their legs; while they increase the user's stride length, it takes quite a bit of practice to use them, especially if they're very long. A {{w|jump rope}} is a rope that the user swings around their body while they jump over it whenever the rope passes below their feet; it doesn't actually provide any transportation by itself, the user is simply hopping to their destination, which is a very tiring way to travel (but very good exercise if you can do it). A {{w|toy wagon|wagon}} has no propulsion of its own, it has to be pulled by the user; parents sometimes use it to transport their children short distances (such as to a playground). Larger wagons are used commercially. A {{w|Pogo stick}} is a pole with a spring at the bottom and a platform for standing on, which can be used to bounce; while fun for bouncing a few yards (as shown in the panel), like the jump rope it would be tiring for long distances.
+In the "Impractical" panel are objects that can be used to move people and cargo, but are ''very much not'' designed to move significant distances. {{w|Stilts}} are long poles that one stands on to extend their legs; while they increase the user's stride length, they also dramatically reduce stability, making it very dangerous to move at a rapid pace. A {{w|jump rope}} is a rope that the user swings around their body while they jump over it whenever the rope passes below their feet; it doesn't actually provide any transportation by itself, the user is simply hopping to their destination, which would be both slower and more tiring than just walking. A {{w|toy wagon|wagon}} has no propulsion of its own, it has to be pulled by hand, which means the person would need to walk anyway (though it might help them to carry a small amount of cargo. A {{w|Pogo stick}} is a pole with a spring at the bottom and a platform for standing on. You can bounce forward on such a stick, but progress would be slow, and the process would be very tiring.
-The "Very Impractical" panel has objects that may be used for transportation, but to an ''incredibly'' limited degree. {{w|Slip_%27N_Slide|Slip 'N Slides}} (shown in the panel) only work (effectively) downhill, and only where they are placed down. {{w|Trampolines}} and {{w|Tire swing|Tire swings}} could let you go somewhere, but you'd need to set up multiple in a row leading to your destination beforehand. {{w|Hot Wheels}} cars could be put onto the bottom of shoes to create ''extremely'' ill-advised{{citation needed}} improvised rollerskates, but the car on its own has effectively no merit for transportation.
+The "Very Impractical" panel has objects which aren't designed to move people at all. {{w|Slip_%27N_Slide|Slip 'N Slides}} (shown in the panel) are effectively plastic sheets that are covered with water so people can slide on them. Even if you had a long enough slide to reach all the way to your destination, you'd have to go exclusively downhill or repeatedly stand up and push your way along the sheet. {{w|Trampolines}} and {{w|Tire swing|Tire swings}} are designed for motion in a specifically restricted area. Setting up a chain of either (or both) all the way to your destination could ''theoretically'' allow you to jump from one to the next, but such wouldn't be realistic . {{w|Hot Wheels}} cars are toys that are ''far'' to small for a person to fit into or on top of, and therefore useless for transportation.
-The title text refers to {{w|tetherball}}, a game found in many playgrounds where a ball is attached to a pole by a long rope. This is also very impractical, as the rope just winds around a stationary pole. It's possible that he is swinging from the rope and letting go (which would explain the bruises and scrapes, as well as the torn rope), but there is no ''remotely'' practical way to use this to commute.{{citation needed}} Nevertheless, if you were able to swing quickly enough and cut the rope at exactly the right moment, you might be able to achieve a short commute to a nearby target. This method may have been inspired by NASA [https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/space/spinlaunch-to-test-suborbital-accelerator-launcher-with-nasa.html purchasing a launch] via the [https://www.spinlaunch.com/ SpinLaunch] rocket system the same week as the comic appeared.
+The title text refers to {{w|tetherball}}, a game found in many playgrounds where a ball is attached to a pole by a long rope. This game doesn't move people in any sense, only the ball moves, and its movements are tightly restricted by its tether. It's possible that he is swinging from the rope and letting go (which would explain the bruises and scrapes, as well as the torn rope), but there is no ''remotely'' practical way to use this to commute.{{citation needed}}
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 :[Title:] Childhood Toys
 :[Subtitle:] By Practicality for Commuting

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	This comic shows various objects, ranked by how practical they would be for long-distance transportation. The objects are described as childhood toys.		This comic shows various objects, ranked by how practical they would be for long-distance transportation. The objects are described as childhood toys.

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Tromag at 16:40, 6 February 2026

Kynde: Category:Skateboard

Malgond: added Category:Stilts using HotCat

Xurkitree10: /* Transcript */

172.70.214.185: /* Explanation */ done

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 21:27, 4 May 2022

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Davidy22: Reverted edits by X. K. C. D. (talk) to last revision by Xyl