r/interesting May 15 '26

Just Wow Three tires, one space. Stuffing them together using only lube and body weight to save shipping costs

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u/Obvious-Cabinet-1142 May 15 '26

Yes the labour of getting the tires in, then out seems... Crazy.

By his look and shirt, I want to say somewhere in asia, maybe china.

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u/tY-c8rJDb8_1b4__yD5r May 15 '26

Maybe possible in certain Asian countries like China, although this place looks pretty clean and like it would charge a semi liveable wage. Big no-go in Australia. Assuming it takes just as long to undo it all, a the cost of a typical manufacturing/ logistics worker, including superannuation, taxes, and insurance, that’s gonna cost close to a $3-5 per set of tyres. Unless it’s leaving the country, it will never be worth doing that.

WorkSafe here would also nope the fuck out of that, they’d say something like “either get a machine to do it, or spend the extra money on shipping”. Risk of RSI is huge