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Here is a picture of the wheel


And here is a vehicle using a metal version of the wheel

1 posted on 04/24/2017 9:17:24 AM PDT by jmcenanly
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To: jmcenanly

Didn’t we have airless tires on our tricycles?


2 posted on 04/24/2017 9:18:45 AM PDT by rey
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To: jmcenanly

Looks like it will have lots of air drag (not on the moon though).


4 posted on 04/24/2017 9:26:57 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: jmcenanly

I didn’t see the price. Probably $500 apiece.


14 posted on 04/24/2017 10:06:53 AM PDT by libertylover (In 2016 small-town America got tired of being governed by people who don't know a boy from a girl.)
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To: jmcenanly

Wonder what the drag ratio is?.


15 posted on 04/24/2017 10:14:18 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: jmcenanly

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Too much friction loss for bikes. It’ll never catch on.


22 posted on 04/24/2017 2:48:01 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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