The secret is the shape of the road

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Stan Wagon, a mathematician at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., has a bicycle with square wheels. It's a weird contraption, but he can ride it perfectly smoothly. His secret is the shape of the road over which the wheels roll.

Possibly the most wonderful thing I've read all week.

Mr. Wagon's photo, from Roland Piquepaille, with thanks to Mike.

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