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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

"The Mother Of All Monowheels", 1923

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"The Mother Of All Monowheels", 1923

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de
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    Sometimes, when looking at those weird solutions that people came up with in the past, i wonder what we in the present have, that people in 150 years look at with a snarky comment. I think those bulky VR Headsets, the Humane AI Pin and the Cybertruck are all good examples for this category.

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      You got to wonder, who were bankrolling these crazy looking ventures and why? Was it eccentric and wealthy personalities, or passionate and dogged craftsman? Maybe there was a similar aspect to pursue and develop absurd engineering spectacles for viral entertainment and publicity? Just like today with the YouTube content creator scene? E.g instead of customizing a expensive early combustion engine for a absurdly large mono wheel, we now outfit absurdly expensive Tesla vehicles with antique wagon wheels for the views:

      https://youtu.be/Qq5Q1qKW-1g?t=390

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    I see at least three wheels in there.

  • Erasmus@lemmy.world
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    This looks like it belongs in a Hellraiser movie.

  • SizeGeek@lemmynsfw.com
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    To shreds you say?

    • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
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      Definitely what happens when you get into those spokes.

  • neidu@feddit.nl
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    The monoest monowheel that had ever monoed

  • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
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    Seems practical

  • FoundTheVegan@kbin.social
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    … how does he get out?

    • PugJesus@kbin.socialM
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      Out?

    • DrunkenPirate@feddit.de
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      Sliced

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