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I’ve thought about how bad this must be for years. It’s hard to imagine all of the tyre dust that’s been lost into the environment over the years. Not just fr
by bamboozled 6y ago
I’ve thought about how bad this must be for years.
It’s hard to imagine all of the tyre dust that’s been lost into the environment over the years.
Not just from cars, also commercial airliner tyres
- dredmorbius 6y agoAirline tire deposition is almost entirely witin the threshold / toucchdown zone portion of airport runways. The skid marks from sudden wheel spin-up and loading are highly evident: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/burbank-california-usa-april-skid-marks-runway-airport-near-los-angeles-117262723.jpg https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/burbank-california-usa-april... https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFOynlRYT54 https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFOynlRYT54 There's effectively no wear during flight