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   Carlos E.R. to All   
   Wheels   
   11 Dec 25 11:20:41   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-10 11:57, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 12/10/25 05:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >> On 09/12/2025 20:20, rbowman wrote:   
      
      
   >> Otherwise a flat tyre would tear itself off the rim'   
   >   
   >    Umm ... they DO ... or at least TRY. It's just   
   >    that the rim is too stiff to 'tear' much unless   
   >    under extreme load. HAVE seen it on 18-wheelers ...   
   >    entire giant tire breaking loose, then rolling   
   >    at 80mph and bouncing randomly off an overpass.   
   >    Deadly if you were in the path .....   
      
   Once I overtook a lorry, very early morning. One of the rear wheels   
   was... how can I say... the sides of the rubber were intact, but the   
   part that touches the asphalt was loose, turning wildly at the 100Km/h   
   the lorry was doing. We were bewildered, not knowing what to do.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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