Will circular runways ever take off?

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13883954

The general response seems to be "Hell, no!"

Also submitted here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13901392

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13900955

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890437

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885124

probably in the distant future. i dont really see the benefit of using them over straight runways.