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   Xeno to thekmanrocks@gmail.com   
   Re: Strangest Tire Question EVERRR...   
   05 May 20 09:21:54   
   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 5/5/20 1:32 am, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Xeno, Arlen:   
   >   
   >   
   > My postulation is more a matter of wording:   
   >   
   > We do not put "33 pounds of air" in a given tire.  We put 33 pounds PER   
   SQUARE INCH in   
   > that tire.  Ergo, that volume of air is applying 33lbs of force to EVERY   
   SQUARE INCH of   
   > the inside of that tire & rim face combination.   
   >   
   Nobody, least of all me, is disputing that!   
      
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