Chillin' with Orville and Wilbur

[carlfogel@comcast.net]

Cruel doubts were raised about the practicality of ice-velocipede
designs, so here's an example of common sense gone mad:
http://www.google.com/patents?id=7j5ZAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=1146210

Invented by a subject of the Emperor of Russia, residing in King
County, Washington. Obviously, he wasn't blowing hot air.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <ve41r3lnscpke25afov8hkbhq4o9dqpv9b@4ax.com>,
carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:

> Cruel doubts were raised about the practicality of ice-velocipede
> designs, so here's an example of common sense gone mad:
> http://www.google.com/patents?id=7j5ZAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=1146210

I bet it works better than the worm non-drive! I can only assume this is
a fairly silly solution to the traction problem.

> Invented by a subject of the Emperor of Russia, residing in King
> County, Washington. Obviously, he wasn't blowing hot air.

Considering he filed that patent in 1915, I'd say his choice of
residence showed fortuitous timing.

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