Very funny! 
Best regards, Sanne
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someone said: riding on just two wheels is impossible! He was proved wrong.
then someone else said: ok riding on One wheel is impossible!
I’m a unicycle denier.
Interesting…
I was being a bit tounge-in-cheek about it given the recurring topics that there are sometimes on here, but seriously, this forum has such a concentration of information on a relatively narrow specialised subject matter that it would seem to be a pretty good candidate for training one of these AIs. I guess all specialised forums are like this though.
Overall. a unicycling Turing test might be reasonably easy to pass! It might even be able to get a definitive answer to how to work round camber problems if it can mine across all the opinions on here over the years 
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Maybe the AI could help us find the WIYOW answer!
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To reinforce that doing something “special” and riding one wheel is a “superpower”.
You don’t need to be the strongest or youngest to be able to do it.
The mental desire to do it, no matter how impossible it seems or feels is a unique human quality.
Then to not only be able to “barely do it” but to be able to excel and emulate bicycles, skateboards and other tricks is amazing. At the same time, a unicycle spits in the face of gravity, motion and physics to stand upright. It is only our brains and body that keeps our balance on this primitive one wheel with fixed pedals. No human robot has yet been invented that can “sit” on a “separate” unicycle like a nimbus 20" and stay up. We can do it, because our human bodies/brains are “the technology”.
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I did a search to be sure.
The closest thing I got was a non-technical illustration 
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-illustration-robot-riding-unicycle-technology-concept-isolated-contains-clipping-path-over-white-image61809524
Or this… (Seems a bit of an wonky translation):
Bicycle robot developed by Murata Manufacturing "Murata Tse Saku"As his paternal cousin, he made his debut last year"Murataseiko-chan"Is currently held in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Asia’s largest consumer electronics industry trade fair"CEATEC JAPAN 2009"I did a ridiculous job of overworking a bridge of 2 cm in width with a unicycle.
Murataseiko’s movie brilliantly manipulating a unicycle is from the following.
Murata Manufacturing booth at CEATEC JAPAN 2009
An outrageous crowd has been created
Muratasei Saku appeared
Then Murataseiko appeared
Murata Seiko is equipped with LEDs, it is also possible to blush the face (note from @Canapin:
)
First we curved with a unicycle and showed off the place to go around
Murata’s “Murataseiko-chan” circle in a unicycle:
[…]
The movie this is actually going through. I am glad that I am wonderfully crossed.
Murata Manufacturing ‘Murata Seiko chan’ can cross a bridge of 2 cm in width with a unicycle:
The problem or “lack of interest” to create a humanoid robot + standard unicycle assembly that can successfully “ride” is that you can easily create a “combined one wheel” machine if you simplify the concept of the rider and vehicle.
I flew rc helicopters from 2007-2013 and the advent of solid state gyroscope and the lipo battery was transformative. Then we quickly had 3 axis gyro’s and multi-rotor drones. Simply adding a high quality gyro + servomotor + processor get’s the job done.
A true humanoid robot with humanoid joints that must all be precision controlled with “matching” servomotors and then a processor(university mainframe) via cables might work. However, who would fund that and who cares? Only, us.
Yeah I always consider it running, while being able to sit. It is like running for lazy people.
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If you evolve unicycles too much, they will end up having 2 wheels.
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would be more impressive if there was one less wheel though. Forwards becomes backwards.
Test for the male unicyclist: How long before you noticed the woman?
(I noticed her the second time I looked at the photo and after counting the wheels because of what Setonix said)
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FWIW, the guy on the 7-wheeler was about 17 years old at the time; the woman might be his mother. 
It’s a pretty awesome stack; usually people use smaller wheels when stacking a lot, because the weight really adds up, and each additional wheel is an additional source of potential traction loss. Hence the mechanic he’s wearing. I would too…
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– Can you write a poem in verses about my love for unicycles?
– Sure thing! Here’s a poem about your love for unicycles:
Verse 1:
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of the wind
Whipping through your hair as you ride
The unicycle beneath you, so agile and slim
It’s the perfect mode of transportation, so tried and trueVerse 2:
You love the way it moves, so graceful and smooth
It takes a bit of balance, but that’s no problem for you
You weave through the crowds with ease and with style
The unicycle is your trusty steed, it’s been with you for a whileVerse 3:
You’ve taken it everywhere, from city streets to mountain trails
It’s a versatile machine, it never fails
To get you where you need to go, fast or slow
You and your unicycle, a perfect duo, don’t you knowVerse 4:
Some people may not understand your love for this ride
But to you it’s more than just a mode of transport, it’s your pride
You cherish every moment on its single wheel
The unicycle is a part of you, it’s how you feelVerse 5:
So here’s to you and your trusty unicycle
May you ride on together, for a long while
May the adventures be endless, may the journey be grand
Here’s to you, unicycling fan!
The verse 4… 
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Test for the male unicyclist: How long before you noticed the woman?
There’s a unicycle in that photo??
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ya, what unicycle?
This bears repeating; this is an excellent quote about why unicycles exist, and I am tempted to label it as “the answer” to John Oliver’s question though I know his question is not posed in a serious way. It’s just an excellent way to sum up the “why” of people learning to ride one of these ridiculous contraptions. 
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That and the other video of the “unicycling robot” are fascinating! It doesn’t ride a unicycle like a human though; it uses it’s internal gyros (and/or fans?) to stay absolutely balanced at all times. Then it adds a little bit of forward (or backward, no doubt) motion to be the riding part. An interesting approach to the problem, but kind of takes all the “fun” out of it.
I also like how the robot’s form suggests a Japanese schoolgirl. This is a sight you may see at the majority of elementary schools around Japan, of girls (and boys) riding around the schoolyard on the unicycles, which are “playground equipment”, during recess.