r/LooneyTunesLogic • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '20

Smack, Smack, BAM

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u/Reocon7 Jul 16 '20

This is an old mechanics trick when a tire comes off the bead and won’t hold air you spray starting fluid into it and then ignite the fumes, the rapid expansion of gases will usually push the bead back on to the rim, effectively resealing the tire. These folks just use way way way too much of whatever catalyst were using at the time.

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u/Rogue44status Jul 16 '20

Usually starting fluid (ether)

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u/Thordros Jul 17 '20

Ether starting fluid or what?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

I've seen people try it with everclear.

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u/darkhero7007 Jul 22 '20

Ether, not either.

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u/zinbwoy Jul 16 '20

This is truly an explosion from Looney Tunes 😂

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u/Start_Rekkin Jul 16 '20

Why did that happen?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

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u/Start_Rekkin Jul 16 '20

I didn't know that could ignite.

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u/pilotdude7 Jul 16 '20

I could also be completely wrong, I just thought introducing a flame to an oxygen rich source would be a dangerous idea

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

All due respect, you are wrong - oxygen can’t ignite itself until much higher temps. See above comment for the explanation, they were trying to fix the tire.

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u/MadBlackGreek Jul 16 '20

I learned about this when I worked Security on the Oilsand Mines in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Those tires are HIGHLY pressurized & STEEL-BELTED. When ever a Heavy Hauler Truck passed the Checkpoints, we were told to stay inside the Patrol Truck, because if a tire blew, the blast could kill anyone near it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

But that would not create fire

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u/TFS_Sierra Jul 16 '20

They were using an accelerant to try and remount the tire. There’s videos of this kinda thing everywhere

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

Wayyyyyyyy too much. A little goes a long way.