That is the hair of a truly mad scientist.
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Every time I see a monowheel vehicle, the driver is leaning out of it to see where he's going.
"So you just conveniently stick your head out the side to see where you're- sputtered coughing from the swallowed bugs"
Found a video: https://youtu.be/-EpYy44hcyM
Ngl, fully expected a clip from South Park.
Ok but that guy in the back clearly had the nicest design, just look at the dynamic in the lines on that wheel.

My view on history because of my age and growing up as a nerdy only child of parents who came of age in the 1960's has given me a really crazy notion of how amazing the ideas technology driven advancements looks in that time period between 1900 and about 1980. Everyone from scientists, inventors, to authors, and directors seemed to really think we were going to be doing some amazing shit by the year 2000. Maybe not even particularly "better" shit, but amazing shit.
I guess I was just into my imagination and science fiction back then.
What happens when you brake hard?
I just don’t understand why you have to control It with anus muscles
That's not a sphere tho...
Ok where do these airless tires keep going?
I feel like I've seen the concept work enough times on demonstrations that I'm justified wondering why I still gotta drag my butt to Mavis every few months
Imagine all the conveniences of a pressurized tire, but with terrible balance and constantly filling with dirt and debris. All those nooks and crannies, like an english muffin crossed with an out of balance washing machine.
They're great for off-road and heavy duty work applications.
They suck absolute ass on passenger cars.
Couldn't you resolve that by just covering the airless part? Like just because we don't have to inflate them anymore doesn't mean we need to constantly be seeing how not-inflated it is
Wouldn't that introduce a pretty big layer that can wear down? Any sort of fully opaque cover would have to be flexible to adapt to the road and I can't think of a material that isn't going to wear down from that, and at that point you're just back to inflated tires with extra steps, so you might as well use regular inflated tires.
Might be terrible wear and tear on the roads.
Of all the reasons to not have airless tires. This is the least likely answer.
If it were true - we wouldn't allow regular people to own Chevy 750 15,000 trucks to drive to their office jobs.
What are the pros and cons of this against modern single seater motor vehicles like motorcycles? Seems like the giant wheel would be hard to replace and service.
Pros:
- Cool way to die
Cons:
- Literally none
More seriously, I believe they're very fuel/energy efficient, but generally have stability problems.
I mean, E-Bikes tho
In a country with good infrastructure they basically instantly upgrade the accessibility and travel distance one person has within their area.
Plus they're just insanely fun to ride on, not having to get off and walk up hills makes it ridiculously easy to pretend you're in a mariokart game when you're on a loop of streets by yourself.


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