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Why are wheels round?

Updated: 10/19/2022
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If the wheel isn't round, the axle would be forced to move up & down as the wheel turns, effectively creating a series of small uphills and downhills.

And if the uphill gets too steep, like with a perfect square,, the wheel might start to slide instead of turn, at which you lose the point of having wheels in the first place.

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