Square-Wheeled
Bicycle Looks Like An Optical Illusion Come To Life
The guy just
built a square-wheeled bicycle and it actually works
The guy has
designed and built a bicycle with square wheels and it actually works.
Created by a
YouTuber called The Q, the crazy video was posted just days ago and it’s
already amassed nearly six million views.
We can see
why too… this thing takes reinventing the wheel to a whole new level.
So how
exactly does he do it?
The Q starts
by sanding and cutting big lengths of tube steel to make the square
frames.
He then
welds those pieces together and uses a step drill to create holes for the
sprockets.
Then he
welds spokes to the center hub of the new square wheel.
With the
shape coming together, he now moves on to the mechanics of the bike.
The Q welds
two chains together to create a miniature tank-like track.
This track
runs around the outside of the square frame that he built.
So, rather
than the whole frame turning on a normal wheel, he gets motion from the tracks
turning around the outside of the frame.
With
everything in working order, The Q then screws tire rubber to the outside of
the tracks for traction and looks.
Then for the
last step, he attaches the square wheels to his bike and it’s ready for a test
run.
The Q jumps
on and off he goes; the square-wheeled bike is a success.
While it
runs smoothly, it’s nowhere near as quick as a normal bike and something tells
us it might be pretty hard to ride up a hill.
So,
inventive? Absolutely, yes. But practical? We’ll leave that up to you to decide.
The
square-wheeled bike is just the latest in a series of epic creations by The
Q.
He’s also
created a split-wheel bike (which was the inspiration for this split-wheel
motorbike) and a crazy-looking bike with circular saws instead of wheels for
riding on ice.