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Old August 7th 16, 04:58 PM posted to sci.space.history
Bob Haller
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Default Popping shuttle tires

On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 3:10:07 AM UTC-4, Fred J. McCall wrote:
bob haller wrote:

On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:15:54 PM UTC-4, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/m...5-43199-7.html

Interesting stuff here on testing for the shuttle program.


i tractor trailer immediately in front me me had one of its tires explode the other day. it sounded like a bomb went off, my van rocked a bit.

commercial vehicles need pressure and temperature monitoring. it could of caused a accident


You don't seem to understand what causes blowouts...


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"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
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low tire pressure, is one possible cause. the pressure gets low, the tire overheats and bam, tire failure

a poorly designed tire, that wasnt assembled well. i once had a brand new tire go bam on the turnpike the same day it was installed.sears replaced it for free.

a tire thats gone thru too many potholes espically if the driver hits the brake when they see the pothole. tire frozen in place, damaging force much worse.

stay off the brake when you see a pothole