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ARRO Dynamic is where I make things up and people say it makes them laugh.
I think you’ll love it! Here’s what to expect:
Tour de France meets The Onion
Loved by both cyclists and non-bikers
Behind-the-scenes drawing of st3v’s origin story
We’ll get back to science shenanigans next time. Follow the googly eyes for this week’s science news in Clickables 👀.
—Steve 🤣
look out for googly eyes at your local path
Googly Eyes Go Pro
Googly eyes can save you up to 8 watts, if you know where to look. Correctly placing oogling onlookers keeps air attached for longer, providing slipstream benefits similar to time trial helmets.
The googlies function like other stick-outy bits seen on aerodynamic clothing and frames. Inspired by nature, eyes guide airflow to the fastest path across the bike. Which, contrary to popular belief, is NOT a straight line.
Scientists, physicists, and anthropologists collaborated to mimic the flow of some of the fastest streams they could find within a short walk from home. By replacing each pupil with sensors they quickly determined that air was indeed flowing over and around the googly eyes.
👀👀👀Would you use performance-enhancing googly eyes? |
Check out last week’s results in “Unnatural Selection” below
Surprising Bonus Feature
An unexpected benefit found testing on cobbles is the extreme jostling of eyes while racing across bumpy terrain. A phenomenon researchers unanimously named “googling”.
Googling? That’s already a thing, we can’t call it that.
Most neighboring riders tend to cramp from laughing, spit out their hydration, or a combination of both.
Googly eyes are currently available pretty much everywhere. With special race-edition UC-eyes expected later this year.
It’s like sports coverage had a weird dream.
prototype helmet googlies
I like making things up and writing about them as if they’re real. People tell me it’s funny, so if you’re a person then you should check it out!
News from cycling’s weirdest timeline
Unreal headlines, real laughs, no bike required
Clickables
🚗 Belgium removes van doors to protect cyclists (ARRO)
🪙 Hadron collider literally turns lead to gold
🍌 What if it rained bananas for a day? (Kurzgesagt)
☠️ Why some flowers smell like death
🎸 Shrink yourself — witness the inner beauty of instruments
Unnatural Selection
Last week: “Which is a cooler tardigrade tattoo?”
Maybe a tardigrade decides this “water bear” is the tattoo they get…for science!
Make sure you vote up top for next week’s “Unnatural Selection”!
st3v on site
Prototype st3v
Behind the scenes: The first full drawing of st3v! I drew this on a plane after sketching a few concept designs.
The prompt: Draw my new character riding a bike on Mars. Fortunately my drawing skills improved (thanks to weekly comics!) and st3v has remained his eagerly excited self.
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