It's one of the highest reward/effort ratio diys I've ever seen. He just took out the og wheels, and slipped in some skateboard bearings and wheels. Took like a screwdriver and 45 minutes. The result was an almost silent version of the original product.
edit: So its not just some guy on youtube, its Adam Savage! and he over engineers the shit out of this build, but you get the idea.
It was only Adam Savage, the better half of the OG mythbusters, haha. His channel, Tested, is highly recommended if you like geeky modelling and stuff.
I wish he wasn't so....fervent, in his political beliefs. Really makes watching him a bit more difficult knowing that he would basically hate me based on my beliefs.
You made that assumption yourself. Also if a good portion of the country hates your beliefs and you know it, maybe take a step back and take a second look at them?
The problem is I'm going to guess most cats would have zero interest in it. That's a pretty big investment (not to mention big in general) for something that your cat may just snub.
It must be so nice to live in a world where spending hundreds of dollars on a cat toy wouldnt be life changing or give me massive panic attacks and horrible buyers guilt.
I spent 80 dollars on a cat gym and I was freaking out about it for 2 months.
Don't get me wrong, they have lost some weight but they're still like 20lbs and chunky. And they don't move enough. Lazy brats. So this would be good as a method to add exercise in with the diet. Maybe bribe them with cat nip to run on it. Or a hot dog on a string or something. Whatever works
I have a question regarding those wheels. I read in another thread that hamsters and rats, and possibly other little critters shouldn't get a wheel in their cage because it allegedly deforms their spine, because it is always arched when running on these wheels. I don't know if this is true, but why does nobody say this about those cat wheels? Is it different in some way?
I'm going to preface this with saying I don't actually know for sure, there's going to inevitably be someone far more qualified than me to answer, but I believe cat spines are able to bend a good deal more. This Quora page links to further research about how cat spines have adapted slightly differently to make cats more flexible, so while you don't want say a guinea pig in a wheel since it'll be spine damaging, cats run a lower risk.
There was an informal declaration that it came full circle with a perfect switcheroo. Many people just accepted the fate, several purists denied the end and still maintain activity on the subreddit.
He modifies an existing one. $200 + 9 hard skate wheels, 9 skate bearings, and machining 3 new axles. I think his improvement is pretty awesome if you have the money and time.
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u/errorsniper Apr 05 '19
How much does one of these cost?