Friday, January 14, 2011

Poll: If the Earth were exceptionally flat and smooth, would we have evolved wheels?

Posted by Ted
at 11:35 AM
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5 comments:

  1. Elliot the TerpJanuary 14, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Does exceptionally flat and smooth imply frictionless?

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  2. TedJanuary 14, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    No. I can't even imagine the type of life that would evolve on a frictionless planet. Probably winged creatures.

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  3. Marky MarkJanuary 14, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Frictionless planet reminds me of the ice world on little big planet

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  4. Elliot the TerpJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Are we thinking something like this?

    http://uploads.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/chariot-skates.jpg

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  5. TedJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    I think the form is irrelevant, but that certainly would be a sweet, and functional, wheeled adaptation.

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