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Originally Posted by James Brown
No, a tire with 30-40 psi will kill you if it fails, check out the inflation cages used to service tires that MOST tire shops should use. There built with very heavy steel tubes and the operator stands back 10' from the cage. Most shops don't use them because there a time wasters, until a tire fails. I think it's a OSHA requirement.
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Boeing does tire burst tests as part of their airplane certifications--they test the effects on vital systems if a tire on retracted landing gear explodes. Unbelievable carnage when one blows up.