Man Reinvents The Wheel 9
Guan Baihua has reinvented the wheel, oddly. The 50-year-old retired Chinese military officer has patented a bicycle with odd-sided wheels. The bike took him 18 months to develop and features a front wheel that is a pentagon and a back wheel that is a triangle. "There are too many identical mass-manufactured things. More and more, people like weird and rarely seen stuff. Making this bike gives people an alternative," he said. A single-cube ice tray, a hammer featuring a self-lubricating handle, and a social networking site are rumored to be Gaun's next big projects.
Re:Well he did get our attention (Score:3, Interesting)
If you think about it a bit, it's entirely possible to make the axel move too, since you have a stationary point relative to the rotation. (the bicycle frame) Imagine a raced mechanism at the hub, with an axel hole offset from its center. I'd have to think about it for a bit to see how it'd have to be constructed, but I'm confident it's possible. Should make for a smooth ride. There would be a lot of friction at that spot, you'd have to find a way to bearing it.
It'd almost be entertaining enough to just be riding down the road on that thing and see the looks you wold get, people trying to figure out why you're not rattling your fillings out with wheels like that. The handlebars would also have to be on a piston that would counter the motion as well.
a few things (Score:2, Interesting)