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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Firestone tyres. According to my
memory. The SUV's are unstable (roll-over) when using fully
inflated tyres (30
psi). So Ford (or who ever) recommended using sl. lower p. This caused
overheating (see below) and resulted in the scab "glued" camel backing
separating from the casing. Resulting in some roll overs (law of unintended
consequences, irony) -- (another one: scab labor = shoddy product)
bc
P.s. Some rubbers contract and have greater modulus (counter intuitive) when
heated - H.S. expts. find spring constant of rubber band at various temp.
(indirect method: freq. of spring oscillator)
P.p.s. It was fun for this labor guy to read about two ceo types duking it up
over this.