Thread: Tyre Smoke
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Old 08-01-2004, 11:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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actually, overcoming the force of friction has nothing to do with the heat created, strictly speaking. the energy needed to scrub the tire along the ground has to be dissipated in some way, hence the heat.
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