• _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    In not really talking about possible, I am more talking real world running pressure.

    I’m sure you can air up a car tire but at 90 psi it would be so rock hard that travel on it would be extremely uncomfortable. Also you would risk blowing it out whenever you went over a big enough bump. The tire volume inside would deform and cause a massive pressure spike.

    Tractor trailer tires are made with more layers of rubber and steel belting so they can safely handle higher pressures.

    • jcs@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Right, you would likely pop a tire on your friendly neighborhood pothole. Even if you were lucky and avoided all of that, the tires will bulge in the center, drastically reducing the contact patch with the ground and you’d have probably 15-35% traction compared to proper inflation.