History of Getting Places
Transport has been the bane (and the brag) of humanity since the day a caveman realized that dragging a mammoth carcass was... *inefficient*. The invention of the wheel around 3500 BCE turned stumbling into gliding, and by the Middle Ages, horses were basically the first gig‑economy workers, pulling coaches at an impressive 8 mph. The Industrial Revolution gave us steam locomotives that could huff and puff across continents in a fraction of the time it took a snail to finish its salad.
“There is nothing more powerful than a man who can make a lady believe she’s being taken for a ride she’ll never forget.” — The Grand Horseless Baron, 1902
Modern Methods
Today, our wheels have become smarter than your grandma’s mixtape. Electric cars, hyperloops, and autonomous rideshare bots are the new normal. The average American spends about 54 hours per year stuck in traffic, which statistically makes them the world’s most dedicated yoga practitioners (stretching in place). Meanwhile, the airline industry alone moves roughly 4 billion passengers annually—more than the population of planet Earth in the 1920s.
Fun Fact
- The first gasoline‑powered car was dubbed the “Benz Patent‑Motorwagen” and could reach a whopping 10 mph.
- Japan’s maglev trains can hit 603 km/h, making them faster than most bullet trains and your morning commute in a unicorn-powered cart.