Ever Wondered Why Car’s Don’t Have Square Tyres? Here’s Your Answer
This experiment shows that it is possible to drive the car with square tyres but it isn’t particularly enjoyable
Apart from fire, the idea of a round-shaped wheel by the early men is one of the most crucial innovations in the history of mankind. It helped the faster development and facilitation of several tasks and the invention of new things like automobiles, which could have been difficult if it was not been invented. But can you imagine the circumstances if the wheel was not round-shaped, but of some another shape like a square? Here’s a video from the YouTube channel of ‘Crazy XYZ’ showing how a vehicle drives if its wheels are square-shaped.
How did they replace the tyres?
The video starts with the presenter driving a very old Hyundai Accent with the conventional round-shaped tyres over the 14-inch steel wheels offered as standard in the sedan. However, the presenter then discloses the unimaginable idea of driving the same car with square-shaped wheels.
And add the square wheels
The unique task starts with replacing the 14-inch steel wheels wrapped with conventional rubber tyres with square-shaped ‘wheels’ made of wood. These ‘wheels’ are nothing but thick layers of wood fixed together with nails and are drilled with four holes to accommodate the bolts of the hubs. With these square-shaped wheels, the stance of the car looks very weird.
Driving with square wheels
In the next step, the presenter shocks even more by starting to drive the car equipped with these square-shaped wheels at a slow pace. Unlike the rounded wheels, which have a uniform layout and contact patch throughout their circumference, the square-shaped wheels have sharp edges on their four corners, which do not offer a consistent contact patch while in motion. Due to this, the car drives roughly on the unpaved surface of an open field. The Accent here oscillates up and down heavily rather than moving smoothly.
The result is hilarious
After some time, the presenter starts driving the car a bit faster, and it continues to move in the same rough manner. The presenter then drives the Accent aggressively in reverse and over a rounded path, and this time, the edges of these square-shaped wheels begin to deteriorate.
Not a great idea
While the presenter here succeeds in driving the Hyundai Accent with square-shaped wheels, which seemed impossible at first, there are a few things to observe. Firstly, the presenter drove the car on open ground and not on the tarmac, which might have damaged the wheels even faster. Secondly, we noticed that the amount of friction produced by these wheels is much more than that produced by rounded rubber tyres.
They were even able to turn the vehicle
Lastly, driving with such square-shaped wheels is not advisable even for a small distance, as it can damage the wheel assembly, suspension and even the chassis of the car due to shocks produced by the edges of these wheels.
Do you think there is any other feasible alternative for the conventional rounded rubber tyres? Let us know in the comments below.
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