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Yes indeed, they can and DO! A tire failure like that is VERY hazardous.
When a tire fails due to overpressure, it's very spectacular and pieces will go everywhere, much like shrapnel.
A quarter mile distant is about the minimum I'd want to be from ANYTHING like that.
I was once on the highway, passing a big rig, when one of it's tires exploded. It sounded just like an explosion. A strap of rubber eight inches wide, a foot and a half long, and probably three-fourths of an inch thick (I had to look quick) hit my passenger-side roof strut, leaving a one-inch deep dent.
The moral of the story is: When passing, PASS QUICKLY!
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A truck's tires have the correct air pressure at room temperature about 20c explain why a tire is more likey to explode when the truck is driven in hot weather than in cold weather?
As a tire goes round and round heat builds up inside the heat expands the air inside the tire. On a normal day that he can dissipate but as the temperature on the outside increases is more difficult for the heat (energy) to leave the inside of the tire. As the temperature increases the pressure inside the tire also increases. It is that pressure that can cause the tire to explode.
How can boyle's law be applied in everyday life?
we use his law in everyday life use to inflate a balloon,poping abubble, pumping up a bicycle tire, breathing, filling cheeks up with air, and leting the gas that is air out of are fully filled mouth.
Why does a tire get bigger as you pump it up?
Because, the air pressure hitting the tire, and as it hitting we put some air pressure into it so the tire is fully pumped up.
How has Robert Boyle's Law affect our daily lives?
We use his law in everyday life use to inflate a balloon,poping abubble, pumping up a bicycle tire, breathing, filling cheeks up with air, and leting the gas that is air out of are fully filled mouth.
Will 16 inch tires fit on an 07 hydundi sonata with 17 inch rims?
No. When the technicians go to fill up the tire with air, it will most likely cause bubbling and can explode once on the road.
What do you do when you have low tire pressure?
Air the tire back up to recommended press.
How does air make a car tire to work?
Most tires are supported by air pressure alone, not the tire, the tire controls things but is a casing to hold the air that hold the car up.
How do you fix a flat on a riding lawnmower?
Answer:If the tire is completely flat and off the rim, try tying a rope around the tire as tight as you can. then use an air compressor to put air in tire and get the tire to seat itself on the rim. After the tire is seated on the rim, remove the rope and fill tire until air pressure is correct. If this method does not work, try using a ratchet binder around tire. Crank binder down tight. Put a small amount of air in tire, to get tire to seat on rim. CAUTION do not put to much air in tire, ratchet binder will explode off tire when you release it (had to get 7 stitches in my thumb for that stunt). This should work.Answer:Forget whatever you have learned & use this trick; you will thank me later for the hour's of time you just saved.Get Vaseline, put it in the freezer for 30 minutes. Then set flat tire on edge of two blocks and put the Vaseline on the bottom, first between rim and tire, make sure the air valve is up! Then, have someone pull up on the tire and down on the rim. Then put the Vaseline in the crack on the top between the tire and rim. Then air that sucker up. Wow, was that easy or what? The Vaseline will squirt out around the rim; just scrape it up for the next tire. Pass this trick on to others. Note: it will take about a quart to do this, if all you can get is the small cans, try a tube of grease, it would be cheaper.
Why is it when you put air into a completely flat bicycle tire the entire tire expands?
because air molecules build up inside the tire and push the rubber outwards which causes the tire to expand.
Why does your front tire lock up when you hit a bump?
When you hit the bump and you have the brakes applied, the tire will lock up when the tire is air-born for a moment.
How do you make my bunny stop popping?
Stop filling him/her up with air.
What is a word that stands for blow up?
When referring to a balloon or tire, inflate would be the word. When referring to a bomb, it would be explode or detonate.
