Russians Make a 240-Lb Set of Mud and Snow Tires Out of 12,000 Nails, Get a Flat Tire

Steel is a great material, a foundation block of modern civilization's vastly intricate construct. However, despite its universality, the iron-carbon alloy has certain limitations that prohibit its use in several applications. For example, one of the oldest inventions of man – the wheel - relies on rubber to keep us going places. I am, of course, talking about tires, as the wheel itself is still made of metal (steel included). (continue reading...)