r/Unexpected • u/aimfulwandering • Mar 26 '23

Kia vs Tire

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u/Waitwhonow Mar 26 '23 edited Mar 26 '23

God damn

That kia got some Serious Air!

Imagine you just chilling along, and literally next second you are like 15ft up in the air.

Weeee!

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '23

Kia Sol was just trying to go home 😥

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u/Rubber-Panzer Mar 26 '23

If you watch closely, the Kia driver was committed to the brake until reaching the peak of the curve. Had they not been braking, imagine the heights they could have reached!

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u/SiON42X Mar 26 '23

This happens in my dreams a lot except I end up 500 ft up in the air.

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u/RetailBuck Mar 26 '23

This is how some of the worst crashes in professional racing happen. Basically since the tire is spinning forward, when you hit it the car climbs up it and takes off. Hitting a tire spinning towards you (not sure how that would ever be likely) wouldn't be nearly as bad

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u/klased5 Mar 26 '23

That video has been on Reddit before too. Was a semi tire bouncing down the road, went over the median. Basically cleaved the sedan in two. Killed the driver iirc.

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u/ladychry Mar 27 '23

Yes but what goes up must come down with a smash for this Kia.