Just some of the stupid things I see

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  1. PackRatTDI

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    Apparently you need a Physics 101 book handy as well as the FMCSR guidebook. :biggrin_2559:
     
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    Hmmm 200 pounds overweight? 30 pounds of air per tire? On 18 tires for 540 pound reduction. :biggrin_25523:
     
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    If you want to do the math::
    1 cubic foot of air at SLC ( 1 atm at 25 degrees celsius) weighs
    0.0739 lb

    So he would have to let out 2706 cubic feet of air.....
    [NERD MOMENT] :p
     
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    Well then.....I feel stupid now!

    Think I'll go find that gas leak with a lighted match...:biggrin_25523:
     
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    That is just flippin' priceless!!
     
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    Sure but the air in a tire is not at atmospheric pressure, it's approximately 100 times that. :biggrin_2559:
     
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    Not after he lets out 2700 cubic feet they won't be haha
     
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    Not quite Dibs, 1 atm is ~14.7 psi, so a tire is between 7 and 8 atmospheres, fully pressurized.
     
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    Atmospheres?

    Must be one of those "aliens" from Roswell?:biggrin_2556:

    Maybe a bit more "south"!:biggrin_25521:
     
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    I STILL miss Dieselbear!!
     
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