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From: Kenneth William Talley
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 1995 00:00

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	This is in reply to Mr. MIT Keith Alverson.  One point from us 
dumb farm boys out here at California Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo.  
Just one quick little thing that may have been overlooked.  Your average 
tire has about 35 lbs of pressure on it before it even goes on the car.


			     Ken Talley
		     ktalley@oboe.aix.calpoly.edu
			   "SHIT HAPPENS!"


On 29 Mar 1995, Keith Alverson wrote:

> Bring a tire pressure gauge and a ruler.
> Measure the pressure in each tire in pounds per square inch.
> then measure the area of contact each tire has with the floor in square inches.
> multiply. to get the weght in pounds.
> 
> To do this fast, you may wish to bring 4 tire gauges and figure out
> a better way to get the area of contact, maybe with paper cutouts or something.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Keith Alverson
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Deptartment
> 54-1419
> Cambridge MA 02139
> USA
> 
> tel: 617-253-9345
> fax: 617-253-4464
> internet:keith@puddle.mit.edu
> 
> 
>

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From: Kenneth William Talley <ktalley@trumpet.aix.calpoly.edu>
Subject: Re: School Science competition!!! Please Read...
Date: 1995/04/02
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