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Re:First Mechanical Gear Found in a Living Creature by agumonkey on Thursday September 12, 2013 @06:47PM (#6377502)
Completely agree I was a bit stunned. I've yet to see an organic wheel, many of the things humans discovered already existed in nature (cutting tools, chemicals, fire, ceramics), but the wheel seems to be apart from these.
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Re:First Mechanical Gear Found in a Living Creature by quasque on Thursday September 12, 2013 @07:30PM (#6377668)
Probably the closest to organic wheels are organisms that form a wheel-like shape in order to roll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmLS2WXZQxU
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Re:First Mechanical Gear Found in a Living Creature by agumonkey on Friday September 13, 2013 @08:43AM (#6380048)
That's amazing. It lacks the load-bearing side of wheels + rod but anyway, thanks.
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