NPR’s “Car Talk” had a puzzler a few months ago that had to do with a design for a serpentine belt that would last twice as long as the current model. A Mobius strip configuration was the answer. Love the license plate, too!
@Daoine – That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the strip, though I heard the puzzler years ago.
I’m only an occasional listener of “Car Talk,” but I remember that one because it was one of the few I figured out. (Not that I put a whole lot of effort into the puzzlers. I usually think about them as long as the segment lasts, then forget about it altogether, unless I happen to be listening when they give the solution.)
@Jonathan Lemon – All that work paid off; the tires look like they took a few seconds to draw. It’s hard to make something complicated look easy and natural. My compliments.
Did you hear this joke on “The Big Bang Theory”:
Why did the chicken cross the Moebius strip?To get to the same side.
ekw555 over 11 years ago
first I thought they were stone wheels off the Flintstone’s car, but then I thought Mobius Strips.THEN I saw the license plate.
ColonelClaus over 11 years ago
well, I wouldn’t say… forever… thats a long time, ya know.
markjoseph125 over 11 years ago
Actually, they would still wear out, but on one side only. Of course, a regular tire only wears out on one side also…
Mrs. Peabody over 11 years ago
NPR’s “Car Talk” had a puzzler a few months ago that had to do with a design for a serpentine belt that would last twice as long as the current model. A Mobius strip configuration was the answer. Love the license plate, too!
Clobbered by Science Premium Member over 11 years ago
@Daoine – That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the strip, though I heard the puzzler years ago.
I’m only an occasional listener of “Car Talk,” but I remember that one because it was one of the few I figured out. (Not that I put a whole lot of effort into the puzzlers. I usually think about them as long as the segment lasts, then forget about it altogether, unless I happen to be listening when they give the solution.)
@Jonathan Lemon – All that work paid off; the tires look like they took a few seconds to draw. It’s hard to make something complicated look easy and natural. My compliments.
Did you hear this joke on “The Big Bang Theory”:
Why did the chicken cross the Moebius strip?To get to the same side.