Wheels

Cars

How Can This Truck Drive With A Wheel Missing?

11:20PM October 11, 2011 | Casey Chan

The big bad truck in this video is missing a freaking wheel… but somehow still driving. I’m not kidding, the front left tyre is just GONE. Disappeared. Non-existant. And yet the truck can even make turns! How in the? What in the? Huh? Watch. More »


Science

Tortoise Gets Chair Wheel Prosthesis To Replace Missing Leg

3:20AM July 22, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Thankfully someone had the common sense to glue a wheel from a rolling office chair to our 12-year-old African tortoise-friend’s missing leg, instead of going down the popular route of making tortoise soup out of him. More »


Gadgets

Rubbish Bin Android Robot Busts A Move, Won’t Check Email

3:21PM July 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A Taiwanese man was inspired to build a green Android robot. So he grabbed a trash can, some DIY electronics experience and went to work. More »


Science

The Science Of Bicycle Motion Gets A Re-Do

3:00AM April 18, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Bicycles, huh? When I was younger I found them to be mystical, two-wheeled things that remained upright seemingly by magic. Training wheels were my crutch until one day dad ripped them off and gave me a shove down the street. More »


Geek Out

These Bike Inner Tubes Wince When Punctured, And Then Self-Seal

7:20PM April 6, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Michelin’s developed new bike inner tube tech to cut down on the devastation a puncture brings when you’re out riding. The Protek Max tubes contain a sealant which sees punctures compress and then self-seal, meaning you can hop back on that bike instantly. More »


Gadgets

Double Your Kid’s Birthday Present Haul With Cardboard Box Wheels

6:20AM March 16, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

I don’t know about your family ,but when I was growing up, whenever someone unwrapped a present and found a box of some sort inside they’d say, “OH MY GOSH a box! Just what I always wanted!” and no one ever really laughed but we kept saying it year after year anyway just because why not. Well with the Rolobox kit – a set of four plastic wheels that can turn any old box into a little vehicle – your kid might actually end up enjoying those boxes after all! More »


Cars

Why Do Cars Still Not Have A Fifth Wheel?

2:40AM March 4, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Back in 1950, someone thought that they could put the spare tyre to work when stored: Just use it to park the car. Why do manufacturers still not install this invention in every single car they make, I don’t know. But they should. More »


Cars

The Sealegs Speedboat With Wheels Cruises Wherever The Hell It Wants

10:20AM November 24, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Most boats are confined to boring old water. Most boats are pretty lame. This boat is not. The Sealegs boat has a retractable all wheel drive steering system—yes, with wheels—and will blast its way onto dry land. More »


Cars

M.I.T. Ushers In Biking 2.0 With Copenhagen Wheel

10:20AM December 16, 2009 | Kyle VanHemert

Today at the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T. students debuted the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tyre stores kinetic energy from braking for a later burst of speed. More »


Forza 3 Wireless Wheel Bundle Will Drive Your Lust For Gaming Peripherals

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12:36PM October 7, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Microsoft has decided to bundle up their upcoming racing behemoth Forza 3 with their wireless steering wheel controller when the game launches on October 23. Yay! More »