View Poll Results: Is it called a WHEEL or RIM?
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WHEEL or RIM?

Old May 22, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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but the actuall definition is

rim: the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached

wheel: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes
(or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as
in vehicles or other machines)

so basicly the rim (aka lip) is only the outer edge of a wheel
edgar,

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Old May 22, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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From Dictionary.com "RIM"

"A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted."

also

"To perform anilingus on."
Old May 22, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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Merriam-Webster:

"a removable outer metal band on an automobile wheel to which the tire is attached"
Old May 22, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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American Heritage:

A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted.
Old May 22, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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Yo, I callz them da dubs. Fo Shizzle.
Old May 22, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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wheeims
Old May 22, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AntiochCali
From Dictionary.com "RIM"

"A circular metal structure around which a wheel tire is fitted."

also

"To perform anilingus on."
lol
Old May 22, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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I say wheel. According to my Webster's Dictionary widget...

Wheel: Circular object that revolves around an axle and is fitted below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.

Rim: Outter edge f a wheel, on which a tire is fitted.

There you go, Wheel.

-Chris
Old May 22, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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Wheel begins to look funny (like it's spelled incorrectly) after reading it in 20+ posts.

Wheel

Wheel

Wheel

Wheel

Wheel

Wheel
Old May 22, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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i agree with huck
Old May 23, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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the rim is the outer part of the wheel. Or the outer edge of it. Now go play some basketball and shoot at the rim of the hoop...
Old May 23, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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I think the rim is the outer edge. If you look at a bicycle wheel, they usually have a hub, spokes and a rim, which, together, make up the wheel. The tire is then fitted to the wheel.
Old May 23, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Let's just call them "whims."
Old May 23, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by dr3d1zzl3
wheels = the wheels

tires = the tires

tires + wheels = tires and wheels
There we have it.

-rich
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