Q is a Youtube channel followed by over 14 million people around the world. And among these also from me. Given that the article could also end here, since I have given you some MAJOR ADVICE, I will continue to tell you about one of the most curious inventions that have come across me in recent weeks.
The young Ukrainian engineer and videographer Sergii Gordieiev he has long accustomed me to his wit, but no frills. The best things about him are the seemingly simplest ones. You say: what does hot glue have to do with it? Just a moment and I'll explain it to you.
A bicycle wheel that is impossible to puncture
How about one bicycle with wheels made from hot glue sticks? Sounds absurd, right? Nevertheless.
In the video published on YouTube (you can also see it at the end of the article), Gordieiev begins by 3D printing supports that will serve as molds to make the tires. He then fixes the supports to produce a round shape, and moves on to the "raw material": hot glue.
To be precise, hot glue sticks are placed in a container which is then heated inside a microwave oven.
As soon as the hot glue is completely liquefied, it is poured into the molds to conform to the internal shape. The whole thing is left to air dry until it hardens. At that point, the molds are removed and the imperfections in the new plastic tires are corrected with a blast of hot air.
Hot glue, hot invention
This very original invention could solve the problem of tire punctures. Yes, they are clearly subject to wear, but they never leave the happy inventor, and possibly the future owner, on foot.
Another plus? Wheels made with hot glue would have better grip on the ground. Of course, I don't know what would happen if the temperatures were really high ...
What I know is that the inventor is doing his experiments to share and not to produce. But who knows? What are you saying? Could they work?
