https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/tire-thumper-tool-or-weapon/article_9cb5c0b0-bf1f-11e3-b8f9-001a4bcf6878.html https://lancasteronline.com/opinion

https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/tire-thumper-tool-or-weapon/article_9cb5c0b0-bf1f-11e3-b8f9-001a4bcf6878.html https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/tire-thumper-... >Drivers of big rigs, with a gazillion tires, don’t want to take the time to apply a pressure gauge to each one... so according to this, the intended market for a tire thumper is evidently drivers of 18 wheelers, as it would take an inordinate amount of time to check the tire pressure of every single tire with a pressure gauge. that being said, it very clearly can be used for other, more nefarious purposes, and I would be inclined to assume that a large percentage of individuals purchasing one intend to use it for said other purposes. it's conceptually similar to how gas stations, etc, ostensibly sell "glass roses" as a gift a and a certain type of tire pressure gauge as a tool, when in reality, the majority of purchases for them are to be used as paraphernalia for consuming illicit substances (methamphetamine/any substance to be vaporized via indirect heat and freebase cocaine/"crack", respectively.) it's telling in the latter case that you can usually find chore boy or some other similar scouring pad generally sold near the gauge (which is used as a screen for capturing the melted substance,) especially in places where no such cleaning products are sold elsewhere.