Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not me. Remember the Hindenburg!































Yes I am perfectly aware that in hydrogen but I actually had that battle with a guy before.

hahaha thank you for the disclaimer because I would have lost my shit

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[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

hahaha thank you for the disclaimer because I would have lost my shit

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RIP airships... They were pretty cool while they lasted

[Teseo]

Nitrogen is more cooler. Plus weight less, because weight reduction

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I enjoy how one simple thread went into indepth debate...

I just gonna enjoy my popcorn and read the thread

225 vs 235 vs 245
Go

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Phijkchu

225 vs 235 vs 245
Go

How about why tire height is measured as a percentage of width... What the fuck is up with that? Why can't they just tell us how tall it is?

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

How about why tire height is measured as a percentage of width... What the fuck is up with that? Why can't they just tell us how tall it is?

I 2nd this motion.

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[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

RIP airships... They were pretty cool while they lasted

Still a thing in the fatherland (actual photo I took while in Germany)



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[yelsew]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

How about why tire height is measured as a percentage of width... What the fuck is up with that? Why can't they just tell us how tall it is?

In tire design, the aspect ratio of the tire is a much better indication of a tire's dynamic characteristics as well as the load carrying capacity, so it is a very useful measurement to the engineers. Just a height measurement would be nearly meaningless to us.

I do agree that it is close to useless to the consumer. What I really do think is absurd is that half the measurements are metric and half are standard and then theres p metric... Its like we converted most of it then gave up along the way.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I 2nd this motion.

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Maybe before low profile tires became prominent the 2 numbers were too close to being the same and it was confusing. I'm sure Tcoat knows, he was around when they were invented

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by yelsew

In tire design, the aspect ratio of the tire is a much better indication of a tire's dynamic characteristics as well as the load carrying capacity, so it is a very useful measurement to the engineers. Just a height measurement would be nearly meaningless to us.

But it's useful to the consumer. I look for tires based on a height(maintain stock height but increase width), I don't want to have to do math for every tire size I see. I feel that should be done on the engineers side, not the consumer side

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Maybe before low profile tires became prominent the 2 numbers were too close to being the same and it was confusing. I'm sure Tcoat knows, he was around when they were invented

My tire size knowledge extends to "Those look good I will take them" so I am of no help on that one.

[Tectoniic]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

RIP airships... They were pretty cool while they lasted

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Tectoniic

Yeah... They were cool, not practical. Like driving a tank to work. Or sexbots that can talk

[yelsew]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

But it's useful to the consumer. I look for tires based on a height(maintain stock height but increase width), I don't want to have to do math for every tire size I see. I feel that should be done on the engineers side, not the consumer side

I fully agree, and I had the same thoughts before I got so used to tire measuements. I didn't write the rules, I just follow them.

I'll take some time and pull up the into courses the company gave me when I started here, to see if theres anything else I can say about it that might help