Old 11-12-20, 09:21 PM
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Jonathan Hanson 
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Originally Posted by downtube42
I don't see the story of flying debris landing sharp side up as statistically convincing. Cool story, nice image, but not data.

I think I've had more rear flats than front, but that could be just because they are more annoying to fix on the road thus more memorable. I have no data, and even if i did that's only one person and really just another story.

Stories are cool, and even convincing, but not because they are correct. Good data and good statistical analysis is boring AF, often not convincing to the general public, and more often actually correct.
Er, well . . . I didn't intend my post to be a scientific challenge, but as it happens I've taught (4x4) tire repair to several hundred people at the Overland Expos over the years, and have written a score or more articles on the subject, and engineers at several tire companies confirmed the phenomenon. So not actually just "one person's cool story." If you choose not to believe it it's of course your choice.
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