• Laser@feddit.deEnglish
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      22 days ago

      That’s reflected in the linked article:

      First, we know the reason a bike will continue on its path isn’t just because of the force of momentum pushing it there. We know that because if you lock a bicycle’s handlebars so that they can’t turn, then the bike falls over, regardless of how fast it’s moving. So part of this riderless bike phenomenon has to do with its self-steering properties.

      • bahbah23@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        22 days ago

        Thanks, I didn’t make it that far into the article before giving up on it. It’s still a weirdly sensational article, and the video I linked mentions that bikes are specifically engineered. The principles for why a bike stays up are well known and not a mystery of science.