Ahhh, OK. Thanks. I'd never heard that before, but then again, I can't ever remember a tire going out with the sticker still on it.
Ahhh, OK. Thanks. I'd never heard that before, but then again, I can't ever remember a tire going out with the sticker still on it.
My initial thought would be that it wouldn't either. But just a gram of weight can translate into a few pounds of force at 60mph and beyond. I wouldn't underestimate the power of centrifugal force.
Although I do agree with maxmk8, and that rocks in the tread would make more of a difference.
Sorry, I have to say it, there's no such thing as centrifugal force.
It's a common mistake, I see it all the time.
Sorry, I have to say it, there's no such thing as centrifugal force.
It's a common mistake, I see it all the time.
There are some superstitious NASCAR drivers that insist on keeping the stickers on the tires...and you know how precise those tire guys are.
It seems to me that the actual force is changing the direction of the object. Like a person on a merry go round would have to pull themselves toward the center to keep on the ride. The person or object wants to go in a straight line and must hold on to stay in the circle pattern. Nothing is forcing them out.
Still alittle confusing to me.
You sure mentioned a couple of credible sources that are wrong. Why is it that if you look in any dictionary or reference book, you can find a definition for centrifugal force. Even Wikipedia.Sorry Sharon, I didn't mean to go on a "tangent" like that.
Years ago I had a physics teacher that would get very upset if someone said centrifugal force. He taught us that if there was an "F" in the word, it stood for "Fictional". Like CentriFical, centriFugal, centrifreakical, ect...He also demonstrated what was involved, using a rock tied to a string.
There is such a thing as a centrifuge though, but it's not a force, it's a machine.
He was also upset because at the time, some grade school science books still mentioned this fictional force and he had to constantly re train his students because of this misinformation.
I still hear this word on TV, even the Discovery Science channel and the History Channel which are my favorite channels. It's just one of those little things that bugs me when I hear it.
Getting off of my soap box now.