[Christ]

I have to say I kind of agree with DCB on that last point... if the tire had gotten anything more than flat at the higher pressure, the result would have been increased pressure on the center tread, with lowered pressure on the outsides... that didn't happen?

In the other pictures, which include "recommended" pressure for a large majority of vehicles (which only applies to OE tires, AFAIK, and not any other tire, regardless of similarity to OE), still shows that the edges of the tire are under more stress, and thusly, would wear faster.

I don't think we're all looking at the same leaf on this tree, either... i.e. We're probably using our own "idea" about terminology, whether or not it's the "industry standard" for a specific term. Some of us might benefit from clarifying exactly what we mean when using potentially abstract or unknown terminology.