For the most part, Geoff Downes has been a constant member of this band, leading them through four different decades. The original (and classic) lineup was Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer and this lineup reunited in 2006.
Like other rodents, hamsters are highly motivated to run in wheels. Hamster wheels or running wheel are exercise devices used primarily by hamsters and other rodents, but also by other cursorial animals when given the opportunity. Most of these devices consist of a runged or ridged wheel held on a stand by a single or pair of stub axles. Hamster wheels allow rodents to run even when their space is confined. The earliest dated use of the term âhamster wheelâ, located by the Oxford English Dictionary, is in a 1949 newspaper advertisement.
For the programmer nicknamed Hotwheels, see Fredrick Brennan. Hot Wheels is a brand of 1:64, 1:43, 1:18 and 1:50 scale die-cast toy cars introduced by American toy maker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997 when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then-owner of Matchbox. Many automobile manufacturers have licensed Hot Wheels to make scale models of their cars, allowing the use of original design blueprints and detailing.