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NASA invented wheels that never get punctured (www.zmescience.com)

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NASA invented wheels that never get punctured::Would you use this type of tire?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they could be dipped in some kind of sustainable rubbery stuff, and when that wears down it’s stripped off and re-dipped. Sounds kinda energy hungry but who knows.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Seems exactly what the KickStarter that's trying to commercialise this to bike tubes is set out to do. Very interesting tech, but their attempt to appeal to reduce rubber waste falls kinda flat (pun intended) when these new tires require "retreading" their rubber rings

Space-Age Bicycle Wheels Using NASA Technology by The SMART Tire Company — Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smarttirecompany/space-age-bicycle-wheels-using-nasa-technology/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ain’t no short-cuttin’ physics.

[–] thecrotch 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did you just reinvent radial tires and retreads?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I WANT ROYALTIES!!!