Apocalypto

Mel Gibson is doing it again! Making a movie that stands out from the ordinary. And as always happens, there is critisism from people who claim that the movie is not a clear depiction of Mayan culture. And its all based on a 3 minutes trailer. Hmmm...interesting!
Anyway, I was reading a bit about the Mayan civilization on Wikipedia and supposedly they never used the WHEEL!!! In the present world we just cant imagine a life without the wheel and here are these people who lived for so many centuries without ever rolling anything!
Ok, let me imagine what would happen if I decide to give up all usage of wheel today!
Early morning - I wont be able to use my toothbrush - its got a motor. Thats acceptable, I can use the regular one. I cant use my commode flush - its lever is a wheel. Umm...I can draw water from tap and drain it down the pot. Oh wait a minute, I cant use the tap - tap's knob is a wheel! Hmm...I will have to go to the stream behind my house and get some water from there and then come back to my bathroom and then be done with my early morning chores! Atleast 1 hour work!
Anyway, next - I get ready and get out of the house to drive to - oops! Cant drive. No car, unless Japanese have invented a new car that moves over the road - like their trains! Cant take the bus either. Since this is all hypothetical, lets imagine that I do move to a place near my work so that I can walk to work everyday. Ofcourse, I would need to make sure there is a water stream behind my house! Else my neighbors will be in deep shit! I mean deep trouble :D
At work: Ok, so I walk to work. Since the elevator / escalator all work on lever/pulley mechanism - wheel again, I cant use them! Thats ok, since my desk is on the 2nd floor, I can walk up. I need exercise anyways - this stupid tummy is getting more and more awkward by the day. Alright, now I am at my seat - oh I need to get rid of the chair - its got wheeled legs! I dont think there are any non-wheeled chairs on this floor, but I have seen some elsewhere in the building, so that wont be such a big problem. Lets not get too technical with this requirement, coz in that case, I might have to get rid of my laptop as well! This is my hypothetical situation, I can manupilate it which ever way I want to ;). Ok, so no other major glitches till the end of day.
Evening: I need to go for a haircut. In this chill no way am I venturing out on a walk! Well, maybe I will let it grow for a while (now we know why the cavemen had such long hair, hehe ). I need to post letters. Nope to that also. Oops Avinash calls - he is making chicken! Noooooooooo, I cant go walking - his house is 10 miles from mine! And I dont think home delivery is an option - that bugger never comes to my house! Just realised - there is nothing to cook in the house! Well...this is life and death situation; I need to eat! Ok...I will go to the nearest Giants (there is one a mile away) and get some vegetables. Another hour gone! Alrite, now back from Giants, I am ready to cook. Put oil in the pan and turn on the gas, put onions in it. Waittttttttt! 'turn on the gas' !!! Hell nooooo! Knob turns a wheel too! So no cookingggggggg! O mannnnn!!! I will have to use the fireplace to burn woods and cook on top of that tonight! :(

Ok, the day was not too bad and looks like I can sustain for a while without wheels. But this hypothesis is ignoring all other things that are present in my life that have in some way or other used wheels! No way buddy, I dont think in the present world, one can survive without wheels! Weird but true, only a millenia ago, ppl did survive without them!