I remember seeing pictures of what might have been the first wheels.
They took boards and fastened them perpendicular to a MAIN board with rope and pegs.
The boards on the end were smaller in length and the boards in the middle were larger.
something like
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Something like this.
As the thing turned, the corners got worn off and it
became more circular.
I bet that Eve's Apple owned that patent!
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