On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Doug Peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >I'm not sure where I read it, but supposedly you could take a fully > inflated bike tire into outer space and it wouldn't explode. > > I nominate David Estes to try this. He could take as 700c and 650b > > > Think about it guys – you've only got 1 atmosphere of pressure at sea > level. Look at your tire gauge & you'll see it goes to probably 10 > atmospheres. You actually inflate to 5 to maybe 8 atmospheres (if you > really like a rough ride). Pump your tire to 5 atm (roughly 75 psi) & take > it into space. You've only reduced the exterior support by 1 atm or the > difference between pumping to 5 atm & 6 atm (roughly 90 psi). > > Maybe we should still send David into space, just to be sure! > > dougP > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~---- > > I hear the next shuttle will use Steampunk engineering and lugged steel... -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
