No
Yes, there is. its called a tire
Natural rubber, steel, polyester, and nylon depending on the tire.
No rubber is an insulator.
no, a car tire will sink immediately after hitting the surface. The density of the rubber disallows the tire from floating.
a car tyre tastes like melted rubber cement
Robert Thomson created the first rubber tyre :-)
Deterioration of the rubber, overpressurizing, curb pinch.
It takes one barrel of oil to make a single tire
anyway, you can try. I tried recently on the sidewall of an old tire, but have not used it for driving.
In order:Wood with metal tireWood with rubber tireSteel with rubber tireAluminum with rubber tireMagnesium with rubber tireLucite (Clear High Strength Plastic) with rubber tire
Is it the wheel and tire or just the rubber? wheel and tire (auction for around $500-$800) just rubber (auction for $100)
synthetic rubber and a fabric inner core and steel wire around the wheel openingThe rubber in car tires is made from a mix of latex (latex is natural rubber from the rubber tree) and synthetic rubber. It's on average 1/3 latex and 2/3 synthetic rubber in a tire (source: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Polyester/Tire-Production-DisposalOct00.htm )