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- noun A
vehicle similar to aunicycle , its rider sitting within or adjacent to the singlewheel .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If you like that half-shredded look that's in these days, the monowheel might be your ticket to high fashion … if you have a high pain threshold.
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The items on top of the Snell-Hitchcock cake are an Easter Island statue, a vending machine, and a monowheel, all items we built in previous years.
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UPDATE: Thanks to the many many many South Park fans who point out that in the episode The Entity, Mr. Garrison invented his own monowheel called IT.
Boing Boing 2007
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Over the years the myth of the monowheel has become an equal fascination.
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This site has an amazing history of past and present efforts to build a monowheel vehicle.
Boing Boing: January 26, 2003 - February 1, 2003 Archives 2003
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Embrio, Bombardier's new concept monowheel -- balanced by gyros -- is pretty cool looking, and like all good vaporware vehicles, it is powered by magic hydrogen fuel-cells.
Boing Boing: November 9, 2003 - November 15, 2003 Archives 2003
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We're talking 'bout this here monowheel, one of the nuttiest vehicular contraptions we've ever seen.
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The robot's dual monowheel design provides nimble 360º movement as it moves between accessories-you can control it from up to 30′ away.
British Blogs 2009
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There was also a steam-powered monowheel in the Japanese Anime,
WAVY TV 2008
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There was also a steam-powered monowheel in the Japanese Anime,
Dark Roasted Blend 2008
vanishedone commented on the word monowheel
See citation on gerbling.
August 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word monowheel
Designs, history, etc..
June 25, 2009