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Old 01-18-2012, 05:50 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...all 'humor' aside, wonder what the weight "loss" would be if *hydrogen* (H2) were used to inflate all the tires instead of air?

...should work, at least for awhile, until the H2 gas eventually "seeped" out of the tires as it's known to do.
Hi Old Tele man,
The amount of air in an average car tire is about 1 to 2 oz. If you replaced the air with a vacuum you could save almost 1/2 pound counting the spare.
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