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The wheel in itself isn't anything grand. Its just a circular object which is quite useless on it's own. You must invent 2 wheels, an axle and something to att
by GrandMasterBirt 17y ago
The wheel in itself isn't anything grand. Its just a circular object which is quite useless on it's own.
You must invent 2 wheels, an axle and something to attach them to. Thus you have a use for the wheel as a starting point.
However wheels do not allow you to haul large super-heavy blocks for pyramid construction, you need a bunch of wooden sticks and manpower at best.
So yea a wheel was quite a unique invention. I am willing to bet 3000 years from now if humans still exist, someone will be saying "yea I can't believe people lived without this electricity thing... its so damn obvious! A two-year old can invent it."
- yummyfajitas 17y agoA one-wheeled vehicle is hardly useless on it's own. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Wheelbarrow.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Wheelbarr...
- gchpaco 17y agoStill needs an axle, though, and making those things out of wood is surprisingly difficult.