Triangular Wheels - How They Work

[@LisavonAustralis]

Love getting to rewatch this old show! Used to be one of my favourites 😊

[@spindoctor6385]

Every clip still brings me back to my childhood. I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in the 80s having access to this show. I used to run home from school to watch. It left me with a lifetime of loving science. Thank you.

[@CuriosityShow]

Glad you enjoyed it - Rob

[@prudencepineapple9448]

What I like is the fact this little Aussie show for kids is still very relevant today.

[@michaelkeller5008]

...that's how geometry should be tought to children, so they'd be interested in learning it

[@michaelkeller5008]

amongst other narratives, yeah. and some people wonder why more and more parents want to homeschool their kids (i gather buying the curiosity-show-dvd set and show it to a child teaches it more than 6 years elementary school!)@@Bobo-ox7fj

[@CooreysBirding]

Very well explained. Have loved this show ever since I was a kid.

[@memesalldayjack3267]

i like these things where they teach you how to make your own, tho i don't think i actually will, i still enjoy seeing how to

[@SaturnCanuck]

I had a flashback to the Wankel Rotary engine....

[@rancidcrawfish]

I hope these guys have won many awards for their work. The way they teach and speak to their audience is great

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - yes, we did win a few

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Best channel on KZbin ❤

[@InternetEntity]

QI, Ross Noble, and the rolo-toblerone-combo!

[@what-uc]

Reminded me of triangular pencils. It would be nice if they had exactly that crosssection. I think they might have.

[@smadaf]

The few triangular pencils that I own have straight sides, joined by rounded edges.

[@danielsmith-ze3wy]

Thanks for the video

[@89horizon]

Try it on an equal amount of your friends!

[@JohnVeritas]

Does this shape work with heavy objects i.e. stones for the pyramids?

[@crystalincyberspace]

Is there any practical application of a triangular wheel?

[@paulguthrie6736]

rotary or wankel engine

[@smadaf]

Spirograph designs and Wankel engines.

[@InternetEntity]

Drilling square holes.

[@Bibibosh]

Shape of constant curve.

[@pglink]

Triangular on your friends.

[@jackjackson6476]

What's the advantage though?...

[@mce_AU]

25% cheaper at you local wheel seller.

[@AchtungBaby77]

It's a conversation piece 👍😅

[@CaptKashi]

There is an engine called a 2JZ or something that uses that exact shape instead of pistons. Look into it, it is super cool.

[@balaam_7087]

Try it with all friends with kids names Isosceles Kramer

[@ryanjones1938]

This is probably how the wheel was invented. Some smart math guy worked out the rounded triangle and someone dumber made a suggestion..

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I'm surprised Mazda didn't try making a car with wheels of this shape... they look an awful lot like a rotor from a Wankel rotary engine.

[@RoyArrowood]

Lol. Interestingly rotary compressors are still manufactured and used in small ACs.

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

@@RoyArrowood Apparently Mazda's attempt at a hybrid will work by using a rotary engine as a battery charger. Gotta love how Mazda is still a bit weird long after every other car maker got boring.

[@AchtungBaby77]

... or you could just use circular wheels 😂

[@TheAscensionist11]

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