Smartwheel

A POV-Ray scene inspired by the “smartwheels” described in the book Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson.

Scene file.

QuickTime movie of wheel rolling (320×240, 10 seconds, 4.9 MB). [2011 update: But you'd probably rather watch a high-resolution version on YouTube, no?]

Beginning, middle, and end of the movie at 640×480:

Beginning

Middle

End