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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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[–] Meron35 4 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Ain’t no short-cuttin’ physics.