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Originally Posted by slodave View Post
That would be friction.
For the tires to be hot enough to burn, they would exceed the melting point and the boiling point of water. As soon as the water starts to form, the friction of WET rubber on ice is next to zero. Unless they melt down to the ground/pavement, there won't be enough friction to do this.
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