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At some point they will be viable... whether this is that point or not is yet to be seen.
by bkanber 5y ago
At some point they will be viable... whether this is that point or not is yet to be seen.
- OnlineGladiator 5y ago> At some point they will be viable Why do you assume this?
- gregoriol 5y agoBecause at some point we used wood for wheels?
- _jal 5y agoYou can still use wood if you want. Many of the reasons you don't are the same reasons airless tires have not escaped niches.
- bserge 5y agoHmm, not the worst idea. But who makes wood tires for bikes nowadays? And oh God, the splinters :D
- JAlexoid 5y agoWe still do use wood for wheels... So...
- dahfizz 5y agoHow does wood --> inflated rubber imply inflated rubber--> airless rubber? I don't see any logic in that.
- bkanber 5y agoBecause this is primarily a materials science problem, and we are still novices at materials science.
- rightbyte 5y agoThere does not have to exist a solid material with the properties of a gas.
- bkanber 5y agoWhat? I don't understand what you mean by that.
- OnlineGladiator 5y agoThere's no reason to assume this is a solvable problem, just because it's a new field. I remember when cold fusion was considered inevitable. You don't actually have any reason to assume it will happen other than blind optimism.
- bkanber 5y ago... you don't actually have any reason to assume it won't happen other than blind pessimism. So let's just agree to disagree.
- OnlineGladiator 5y agoI love to disagree because I'm a betting man. Want to wager some money on a bet? Pick a timeline (5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 50 years) and maybe we can make this fun!
- bkanber 5y agolol. No bet. Not because I doubt my position (I see an aerogel-inspired material working out). Rather because the 50 year timeline that I would feel safe betting on is basically my end-of-life. I'm not really interested in paying out a longbets.org payment on my deathbed.
- rightbyte 5y ago