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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If there are no cameras or witnesses, there will be a flat if I got something sharp enough on me.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A nail when positioned correctly will cause a flat tire to slowly deflate once it's driven over. Makes it less likely to get caught because the damage won't be discovered at the scene

The problem is the tire is still repairable. A small hole in the side wall cannot be repaired.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 7 points 21 hours ago

What a much better plan.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

Also appears accidental

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Won't a tire punctured like that go boom?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Nah, tires don't really go boom from a simple puncture anymore.

[–] ShrimpCurler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 18 hours ago

No, they just get a hole. It's not like a balloon. Firstly the rubber is very thick and secondly it's got fiber reinforcement all through it.

Even a truck like that does not have enough PSI in the tire if filled right to explode catastrophically. So for a commuter car or truck like that, you can take a small knife and just make a hole in the sidewall that'll leak slowly and cannot be repaired. To explode it would take being over pressured a large amount.

Now I'll tell you what WILL explode catastrophically if you try this shit. Commercial truck tires, they are at such high PSI and often loads along with temperatures they do explode.