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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The inventor of the unicycle never learned to ride one.


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  • The "invention" of the unicycle is such a common myth in itself. Everyone (at least those of us who study nonholonomic
    systems    ) understands that the unicycle was a natural evolutionary progression from the common bicycle. Would one say that the horse was "invented?" Of course not!

    By Anonymous Walter Riggins, at June 28, 2006 2:45 PM  

  • Of course you would say the unicycle was an invention. It's like trying to argue that cell phones evolved out of regular phones. Sure, you could call it a natural progression, but someone had to come up with the idea. These things don't evolve on their own and that's what makes them, "inventions." What was the horse a "natural evolutionary progression" of? That's not even an arguement. It's more like nonsense.

    By Anonymous jj, at June 28, 2006 3:40 PM  

  • Guys, guys, settle down! Whether the unicycle was "invented" or "evolved" isn't important. As a fellow unicycle enthusiast, I think we can all agree that the unicycle is just plain fun! How it got here is not my concern. I just thank the good lord every day that he let it happen. Happy riding!
    Hugs!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 29, 2006 11:40 AM  

  • who's gay! MUAAA HAAA HAAAA!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at November 15, 2008 10:44 PM  

  • Wow. You compared a unicycle, an invention, to a horse, a living creature. That really helps your argument.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at December 24, 2008 5:20 PM  

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