Some NON-circular wheels with constant width... Reuleaux triangle. Reuleaux pentagon and heptagon. see http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathland_10_21.html Ivars Peterson's MathLand
A Reuleaux triangle is used for the rotor in rotary engines and for a special type of drill that creates square holes. Try this Very Cool link: http://www.cut-the-knot.com/Curriculum/Geometry/CWStar.html Note: Barbier's theorem states that all shapes of constant width D have perimeter pD. next