GoPro camera inside of a tire...Amazing.

[Traction]

This is a great video of a what happens inside a tire while it's moving. It is amazing to watch, and wait until the end, and you can see the water vapor escaping with the air when it deflates. I never had any idea what was going on inside the wheel, and the tire moves a lot more than I ever thought.

 

[JHZR2]

Pretty neat.

 

[PimTac]

Interesting. That tire looked pretty bald though.

 

[BISCUT]

That was pretty interesting to see. Thanks for posting it.

 

[gathermewool]

Wash your freaking hands!

 

[Traction]

If you watch it you can see why maintaining to correct tire pressure is so important. Too high, and it will ride harsh, and too low it can bend a wheel, or just destroy itself. You can even see alignment movements, and load changes on the tire.

 

[eljefino]

Interesting. That tire looked pretty bald though.

Would have been a great opportunity to drive over a board full of nails, though that could have wrecked the camera.

 

[Carmudgeon]

Also helps illustrate why sidewall/shoulder repairs are not a good idea. And why a mushroom patch would be better than a plug.

I'd have like to see what it looks like to hit a pothole at higher speeds, and deformation under cornering loads.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Pretty cool.

 

[edyvw]

Police should impound that MB and give it to someone that washes hands regularly. It is Mercedes for the love of God not John Deere.

 

[Duffyjr]

Is it just me or did it sound bad when he started it up, started at 3:22.

 

[slo town]

Is it just me or did it sound bad when he started it up, started at 3:22.

Our 2006 MB made the same groaning sound later in life.

Scott

 

[raburn2906]

That's pretty cool, I never really thought about tires from that perspective.

 

[4WD]

Wash your freaking hands!

And maintain 6 feet distances please …