Donald and the wheel (not)

[Dan Shane]

HARRY CONTESTS:

> Sorry, but this sounds like an "urban legend" to me...
>

BUT I VERIFY:

Yes, it has that ring, doesn't it?  Yet it's true that such a patent was
awarded, though I made a mistake about which country's patent office did so.
Turns out it was in Australia in 2001.  What with the wheel and now laser
teleportation, that's a happenin' place, eh?

Here's the headline:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/state/2001/07/02/FFX0ADFPLOC.html


Dan