5 attempts to reinvent the wheel…literally

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Exactly who invented the wheel — and exactly when — will likely be debated long into the future.

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But regardless of the actual origins of that familiar rotating circular component, one thing remains true: the wheel hasn’t changed much over the years. Sure, wood is no longer the preferred material for construction and most applications now feature a chunky rubber wrapping, but the general design is largely untouched.

And that, of course, makes sense. It’s where the idiomatic metaphor “don’t try to reinvent the wheel” comes in. After all, there’s no point duplicating an already existing and pretty much optimised method.

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