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To: entropy12

If she stood with her whole weight on one foot on a tire inflated to the maximum recommended 35 psi, would that heel puncture it? And if she did this in a forest, would she make a sound?

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99 posted on 02/16/2022 7:41:37 PM PST by Lauren BaRecall (💗 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord!)
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To: Lauren BaRecall

If the woman weighs 150 lbs, load on heel is 15 lbs.
If car weighs 3000 lbs, load on each tire is 750 lbs.
A well inflated tire at 35 psi has may be 3 sq-inches
in contact with ground. That equates to 216 psi.
If the heel has contact area of 1/4 inch x 1/4 inch,
the contact psi would be 15/.25/.25 = 240 psi.

First she should not stand on a tire, and second,
the tire can withstand 60 psi meaning 432 psi.
Chances are not great for puncturing the tire.


104 posted on 02/16/2022 7:53:27 PM PST by entropy12
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