Jesus Christ! A friend of mine exploded a mountain bike tire when trying to inflate it to 100psi, assuming it would be the same as on his racing bike, he said it went off like a grenade. I can’t imagine what a car tire would be like.
I’ve got one better… I used to work in a bike shop. When building new bikes, it’s common to overinflate the tires (to get the bead seated nicely all around) and then let the excess out. I did that one day with a flat repair, and blew the side of the rim off, it had been worn so thin by the brakes. (This was many years ago, before disc brakes were common)
Also, we had a deaf girl working with us. If someone exploded a tire (it didn’t happen often, but it was more than never) it would startle her too, she didn’t hear anything, but she said she could feel it.
I’ve done this with a brand new tub, slipped between the tire and the rim and I just missed it, and it happens quick. Not exactly a grenade, only know that from having been near them too, but loud enough to snap your head real fast.
Holy shit, 6.4 - 6.7 bar…
Is this even possible?
Everyone needs a bastard of a friend like this
“My job is to enable you to undermine yourself.”
I don’t think exploding a tire really counts as “undermining”
A bastard of a friend that’ll tell you to do something that can kill you?
Use cold air so it’ll expand in the tire. Alternatively heat the tires, put them in the sun.
You need to inflate it to just over 100 so that the air that escapes when you pull the inflater leaves the tire at 100.
An easy trick is to press in on the tire with your shoulder as you’re inflating; really push into it, and it adds just enough to offset the air loss when you stop inflating. Dad used to use his head, and that worked great because the smaller surface area of the top of his head meant more PSI, but I’m not as tough as dad and it hurts my neck to do it that way, so I use my shoulder.
Anyway, don’t give up! You can get there, and a properly inflated tire can improve your mileage. Most people don’t keep their tires properly inflated and are just wasting money.
I guess lemmy has grown to the point that we’re just reposting Facebook car memes now.
That’s a pity.
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If it’s funny and I don’t have to go to Facebook, I have zero problem with it.
People are allowed to like what they like. Please don’t gatekeep.
I want to know the age demographics on Lemmy.
I want to know what love is.
I’m surprised the car didn’t display a warning
No, no, no… it has to be really cold air. That way when it expands as it warms you get 100%!
You need to top off your blinker fluid to get to 100
Just swerve on the road to warm up the tires like a race car driver.
Someone please confiscate their keys so nobody else gets hurt
They were just overclocking their tyres
Just explain to them they overlooked it is in psi and not % and all parties will be safer. It was probably a joke by the creator and by you… but ignorance isnt bad, it’s an opportunity for improvement. -Brought to you by Hallmark
Ok but only if the convo takes place more that 30 yards from the car.
Yeah, I figured just responding to the online posting would be sufficient. I can hide behind the tubes.
i dont get the joke :D
those arent percentages. That’s more than double the recommended tire pressure in psi
Nahhnahnah
More pressure means more power, and more power means a better car/j 😎
You’re the kind of person who would do something like this, then. When’s the last time you got an oil change?
I ain’t got a car yet, let alone a license :')
But tbh I would 100% do something like this even if I had a car
Needs the right atmosphere I guess
I’m tyred of all of this now…
2/3 and 3/3 do not load for me. I guess I’ll never find out how out ends!
