Let me restate that 'plausible' position....yes, still say plausible,
but to clarify, it won't lift the whole front end. It may 'seem' like
it, as it changed lanes that quickly...
Does anyone know why it is illegal to use PVC pipe for any air line?
When steel pipe is okay?
Or that a 120 PSI rated water heater being converted and used as the
storage tank for their air compressor is a bad (dangerous) thing?
Stored energy, the rate of expansion are 'some' of the laws of physics.
Bucky, that tire was just a mud hen 'car' (aka...P rated) tire. Not
that big of a car either. The guy was just seating the bead and think
the regulator on that station was messed up. It knocked down everyone
around that station and I was over several bays and almost got knocked down.
Amazing to me that he didn't lose hearing, but guess that was the
luck of it, as the sidewall on the "BOTTOM" side blew. So most of the
energy was the bounce back from the concrete floor.
-Ben Picture of my rig
1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...
I can see where it would feel like it lifted the front end off the ground, but I don't think its possible.
Here is the best example I could find. Tire blow out
I personally had my front passenger side tire blown out in my Yukon XL in the fast lane doing 70-75 mph last Christmas. I was next to another Yukon XL when it happened. At first I thought I hit something in the road but within a second I saw rubber flying and realized what had happened. My Truck didn't even try to move or turn either direction it held a straight line.
Everyone including the Yukon next to me quickly slowed down to let me get over to the right hand shoulder. I had no problem manuvering to the shoulder at all. All I had was the bump/thump of the blown tire coming apart until I was able to stop. It took me a 1/4 mile or so to get over and stopped.
I posted a picture of the blown tire here last year somewhere if you want to see it.
I believe Campinfan has it right. When a tire “explodes” it experiences a sudden RELEASE of pressure. That event can propel bits and pieces, including split rims, at high velocities in all directions with terrible force, but to lift the front of a TV there would have to be a sudden expansion of air volume, which would require a rapid infusion of energy that isn’t there.
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