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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:22 AM Original message |
Why do big, heavy vehicles such as trucks kick up more pebbles |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bigger Tires |
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M155Y_A1CH (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. More Wheels |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
3. They hate our freedoms ... 9/11 changed everything ... It's Clinton's fault |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. . |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. And they go further because of more pressure exerted by the tyres |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. Bigger contact patch. More rubber in contact with the road. n/t |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. and sometimes they're carrying them (say, dump trucks) |
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rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. Scale/Size |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. my car has a GIANT FREAKING PEBBLE MAGNET |
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Flirtus (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. told ya to quit borrowing my car! |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-05-06 12:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. sorry |
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