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In response to "ST Poll #Beaker -- On a scale of 1 to 10, how fast of a walker are you? 1 = slowest 10 = fastest" by znufrii

Radiolab had an episode about this. Average walking speed of people in a city was strongly correlated to only one thing:

Posted by nubby Jan 7 '11, 06:42

the city's size

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size by population or geography? -- nm - loosilu Jan 7, 06:43 3
- Population. And this was worldwide, not just North American. -- nm - nubby Jan 7, 06:44 1
  - It's audio-only, but here's a link. -- (link) - nubby Jan 7, 06:46
- height - decline Jan 7, 06:44

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