To invent the wheel, did people first have to invent the spindle?
Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the process they ...
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Epic Spinning Contest with Lego Wheels
Which Lego wheel will spin the fastest? Watch as Lego wheels face off on a test rig, with the winner determined by the highest velocity. The score is calculated based on wheel size (circumference) and ...
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12,000-year-old discovery forces experts to spin new story about wheel’s origins
While most of us learned that the wheel was invented around 3500 BCE for transportation, a groundbreaking discovery in Israel suggests we need to roll back our understanding of rotational technology ...
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12,000-Year-Old Spinning Pebbles May Have Set Humanity’s Wheels In Motion
After testing out replicas of the ancient devices, the authors of a new study suggest that they were functional spindle ...
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The Ultimate Speed Test: Spinning a Lego Wheel
In this video, we test how fast you can rotate a Lego wheel and tire using a Lego motor and gearing. Watch as we push the ...
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Monopoly GO Investigating Spinning Problem
The Monopoly GO developer confirms that it's investigating a spinning problem regarding the Color Wheel which offers various ...
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These Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Pebbles May Be Early Evidence of Wheel-Like Tools, Archaeologists Say
Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle whorls, representing one of the oldest ...
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Stones That Could Be the World’s Oldest Wheel Technology
Early human cultures likely used stones as spindle whorls to spin fibers into yarn. A collection of perforated pebbles discovered at an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, marking a ...
Pack like a pro with the best carry-on luggage
After learning more about what to look for in carry-on luggage, you’ll be able to find the best carry-on luggage that suits ...
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12,000-year-old stones could reveal roots of wheel technology, study suggests
Researchers have analyzed a collection of donut-shaped, perforated stones an archaeological site dating back about 12,000 ...
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12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
A collection of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, representing a key milestone ...