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@fortnightable The Matternet one was entertaining enough, but I don't think these are for me. I like some speculation based on data, experiment, observation. Extrapolation and inference are fun. I'll stick to Dan Ariely's TED talks and Google Tech Talks and quit whining.

What proportion of vehicle traffic is due to payloads of 2Kg or less?

Are there any historical or sociological analyses which cast light on the impetus for transport networks being anything other than heavy-goods distribution? e.g. canals in Europe in the mid to late C19, followed by railways, ...