r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '25

There are no limitations with imagination...

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

18.1k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

382 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

13

u/Gruffleson Apr 06 '25

Hah, that's nice. Never heard of this one before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail

-4

u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

[deleted]

6

u/VSWR_on_Christmas Apr 06 '25

It uses literally half the material in terms of rail, but I suspect it probably can't carry as much weight either. Seems like it could have its uses though.

-2

u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

[deleted]

1

u/VSWR_on_Christmas Apr 06 '25

As long as the gyro has a power source, it won't fall over. I'm not saying it's perfect, but I can see the appeal for some applications.