Tires, whether for cars, RVs, trucks, or buses, have three functions:
To protect the metal rim of orange polo shirts the tire;
To provide traction between the vehicle and the road so the driver will have grey polo shirts control;and
To provide cushioning on rough surfaces for a more comfortable ride.
So, how did we end up with rubber tires, anyway?? In Central and South America rubber was used for centuries before it was introduced to western culture.? The rubber was harvested from the tree sap and used as a pencil eraser to "rub out" pencil marks--"rubber."
In the 1830s rubber, the white polo shirts waterproof gum from Brazil, came to the United States.? One problem--it froze in the winter and turned to glue in the summer.? Charles Goodyear thought a dry powder could be mixed into the gum to absorb the stickyness.? He tried magnesia and a combination of magnesia, quicklime, and nitric acid.? Alas, his rubber overshoes turned into a smelly pile of goo in the summer heat.
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