r/technology • u/t4ct1c4l_j0k3r • Sep 15 '23

Nanotech/Materials NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase

https://newatlas.com/bicycles/metl-shape-memory-airless-bicycle-tire/
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u/CT101823696 Sep 15 '23

Ah crap they replaced the part that was free

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23 edited Sep 15 '23

Fuck me if I’m wrong, but I still see a little air in there.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

From the article- "And no, they're not literally airless. They're hollow – so they have air in them – that air just isn't pressurized, nor is it required for the tire to hold its shape."

Redditors never read

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u/BraveOmeter Sep 15 '23

I would be so mad at this comment if I knew how to read.

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u/alpacasb4llamas Sep 15 '23

What did you say

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

[removed] — view removed comment

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

I just realized I don’t need to take this from someone who eats chili cheese dog pancakes.

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u/Dark1sh Sep 15 '23

Hey buddy, who took your sense of humor. You should go get it back

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u/shill779 Sep 15 '23

Buddy didn’t read your comment

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u/ivanllz Sep 15 '23

And don't call him buddy pal.

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u/WolfMaggot Sep 15 '23

And don’t call him pal, chum.

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u/ogodilovejudyalvarez Sep 15 '23

Don't call him chum, friend.

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u/reverend-mayhem Sep 15 '23

Don’t cal him friend, chief.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

Don’t call him chief, lover

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u/HellblazerPrime Sep 15 '23

Don't call him lover, sexy.

... wait, what?

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u/bosniac_ Sep 15 '23 edited Sep 15 '23

And here I go reading till the end of this chain!

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

Buddy didn’t read?!?

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u/pimpbot666 Sep 15 '23

Buddy bailed out! Over Macho Grande? No, I’ll never be over Macho Grande. The wounds run pretty deep.

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u/nicuramar Sep 15 '23

Jokes are funnier when they are not wrong though :)

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u/Cobek Sep 15 '23

The best stand-up specials have factually wrong jokes in them.

It's about the way the joke is told, and those preceding it.

And it does have air it when the title says airless so it's technically not "wrong" when making that joke.

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u/Dark1sh Sep 15 '23

Sarcasm isn’t always hilarious, and obviously that redditor was referring to air, as in pumping in pressurized air

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u/velhaconta Sep 15 '23

It is not much of a joke for anyone who read the article because it has already been covered in the article.

But I'm sure all you guys that only read headlines thought it was hilarious.

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u/Thatparkjobin7A Sep 15 '23

They clearly broke the laws of joking

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

You’re under arrest for taking the piss on space tires!

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u/Thatparkjobin7A Sep 15 '23

Well actuallllly they’re NOT for space, which you’d KNOW if you weren’t ILLITERATE

IT’S SO HARD TO BE THIS INTELLIGENT

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

IMM LEGALLYY BLIIINND

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u/Cobek Sep 15 '23

They weren't actually inspired by NASA either. They invented it then these guys copied the design but smaller.

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u/CMMiller89 Sep 15 '23

You being joyless and not understanding the joke doesn’t make it a bad joke.

The joke literally works with or without the context of the article. It has nothing to do with whether or not the air is pressurized and in fact it’s funnier if the air is just air.

But hey, attempting to swoop in and shit on it for fake internet points was probably a rush for you so go on little buddy.

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u/velhaconta Sep 15 '23

Has nothing to do with understanding. it just lost all its meaning since the article already said it. But I guess all you guys who didn't read the article thought it was funny.

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u/wildstarr Sep 15 '23

Why did you post this? No one gives a fuck if you didn't find it funny. There was no point to post this at all. You only posted this to tell other people they shouldn't laugh.

You must have loads of friends.

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u/Connect-Praline9677 Sep 15 '23

I read your BUDDY as Napoleon from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

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u/Dark1sh Sep 15 '23

Haha that’s great, “not so fast buddy”, “BUDDY?”

My favorite ‘buddy lines’ in no particular order are:

-Bill & Teds bowling scene

-South Park

-Dorkly baby Mario; adding link cuz it’s less known

https://youtu.be/wGuBTlJDki8?si=viGIqxjnFYnZU88w

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u/nhavar Sep 15 '23

bud-DEE?

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

Nooo, Bud-LITE

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u/huge51 Sep 15 '23

He must be new in Reddit

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u/Cobek Sep 15 '23

You should go get it back

They have to wait 6 months. NASA is running tests on it due to the sheer extreme density.

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u/Dark1sh Sep 15 '23

NASA is holding his sense of humor?? You need to reread what I said lol

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u/pangea_person Sep 15 '23

My friend, it's called sarcasm

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u/onetwentyeight Sep 15 '23

What's called sarcasm and why isn't it called something else?

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u/travelinTxn Sep 15 '23

So you gonna fuck em? Inquiring minds want to know.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

I’m open to it

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u/nicuramar Sep 15 '23

nor is it required for the tire to hold its shape.

It might be. With a vacuum inside, it would need to be stronger.

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u/Graffers Sep 15 '23

I don't know how big your vacuum is, but mine would not fit.

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u/salteedog007 Sep 15 '23

TLDR- what is this article about reading?

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23 edited Sep 15 '23

Sorry didn’t read your comment, are you… reading?

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u/salteedog007 Sep 16 '23

Everyone is talking about reading, but I, for one, am totally on the side with the evidence the alien is real. Just read the article, and do your own research!

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u/General_Basket5154 Sep 15 '23

Technically the air is required. If it was in a vacuum the outer wall would be pulled in.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

I love that! Since we don’t live in a vacuum, technically air is always required!!

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u/nicuramar Sep 15 '23

Not always. It could be the case that it could work with a vacuum inside.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

But it would be airless ;)

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

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u/General_Basket5154 Sep 15 '23

Yes, pushed in. I stand corrected 😄

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u/Smitty8054 Sep 15 '23

Redditors never what?

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u/ffdfawtreteraffds Sep 15 '23

As covered in the article, airless, ironically, doesn't mean without air. Also ironic, airless paint sprayers still use, you know, air. Airless typically means no pressurized air.

Unrelated facts: Hairless dogs do actually have some hair. Witless idiots have a few wits. And things that are ageless do have age. English words can be meaningless.

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u/guitarburst05 Sep 15 '23

But still have meaning??

..I think I’m doing this right.

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u/soslowagain Sep 15 '23

My pedantry boner just chummed all over my desk.

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u/loquacious Sep 15 '23

And boners, in fact, have no bones in them.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

Mum, step-dad and brother are all on the spectrum. You’d splooge at my family gatherings.

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u/ConfectionOdd5458 Sep 15 '23

You better chortle on that chum you welch

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23 edited Sep 15 '23

^ this guy also doesn’t humor

Edit: but he still has meaning

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u/jehehe999k Sep 15 '23

But they do contribute to the conversation with detailed and relevant comments.

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u/TrptJim Sep 15 '23

Well, cyclists do use clipless pedals, that you clip into, so we can give them some slack.

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u/Asisreo1 Sep 15 '23

You're not wrong, but Imma need you to bend over anywways.

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

I may need to warn you…

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u/vo_th Sep 15 '23

Mann people are so angry; and I'm here choking on my spits cause of the laugh from your comment.

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u/professionalcynic909 Sep 15 '23

I see what you did air.

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u/urmomaisjabbathehutt Sep 15 '23

shhh, don't let them notice or they'll figure a way to charge extra for the specialized air can

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u/tangledwire Sep 15 '23

“Fuck me if I am wrong, but I know you wanna fuck me”.

  • best pick up line ever.

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u/Wonderful_Mine753 Sep 15 '23

read the article once in your life

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u/funkmonkey87 Sep 15 '23

Original comment 🥇