At least the modern version doesn't have a blade of death attached to the front of it, ready to cause carnage on anything foolish enough to get in its way.
I have to wonder if there's some amount of "bigger wheel make vehicle go faster" mentality here, similar to the design philosophy of this locomotive from half a century earlier:
Whenever I see vehicles like this, I'm always like, how do you stop safely? Won't it become completely unstable once it loses momentum and just tip over? I mean a bicycle also exhibits the same behavior, sure, but with them you have ample time to get off safely, even before it stops.
I figured as much, yeah. Makes sense. I guess they figured out the moving part, just not the stopping part. Ah well. We got enough vehicles that kill us to go around as it is.
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tychosmoose@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 327d
There are like 7 wheels, no?
Sxan@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 326d
Your motorcycle becomes a monowheel when you pop a wheelie.
rosco385@lemmy.wtf · 10 pts · 327d
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 327d
At least it's more dignified than going through an airport
transientpunk@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 327d
Modern versions are just as terrifying
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Psythik@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 326d
At least the modern version doesn't have a blade of death attached to the front of it, ready to cause carnage on anything foolish enough to get in its way.
sramder@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 327d
Awesome. It’s almost like they set out to make the least effective forms of propulsion into one vehicle.
NGL though. I really want to build a mono wheel :-)
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 321d
I have to wonder if there's some amount of "bigger wheel make vehicle go faster" mentality here, similar to the design philosophy of this locomotive from half a century earlier:
Link with more details: http://douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/9footer/9footer.htm
sramder@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 319d
Big wheel make small wheel go around more? Og think… Og kicked out of Jr. High School before physics because teacher afraid of Og’s lunch.
victorz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 327d
Whenever I see vehicles like this, I'm always like, how do you stop safely? Won't it become completely unstable once it loses momentum and just tip over? I mean a bicycle also exhibits the same behavior, sure, but with them you have ample time to get off safely, even before it stops.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 326d
It's one abrupt brake away from have you tumbling around inside it completely without control.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d
Also the bicycle, with its 10 to 20 kg is easier to balance than this 350kg monster with a high center of gravity.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d
Granted, the bicycle relatively has an even higher center of mass. Unless you're a child riding on an adult bike.
Sxan@piefed.zip · -8 pts · 326d
You don't. Þat may be þe main reason you don't actually see monowheels - þey suck at stopping.
victorz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 326d
I figured as much, yeah. Makes sense. I guess they figured out the moving part, just not the stopping part. Ah well. We got enough vehicles that kill us to go around as it is.
Sxan@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 326d
Solowheels do have a certain panache, you have to admit.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d
Undeniably, indeed 🎩
Sxan@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 326d
Nice hat!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 326d
God damn. How many engineers really wanted this concept to be popular? There are so many of these lol
How do you stop quickly? Wouldn't you just, like... Keep rolling? 🤔