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Leo Lichtman Leo Lichtman is offline
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Default Bull**** by the numbers


"Dave, I can't do that" (clip) 30,000# is only 7500# per wheel and a tire
would probably managed to
cope with that momentary load without bursting.(clip)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I agree that the ad has no realistic meaning, so this is academic.
*Placing* 30,000 lb in the truck bed and *dropping* the same weight into the
bed are not the same. If the springs and tires compress so the bed drops 1'
(say). and the weight drops from a height of 10' (say), the deceleration is
10 G's. That's equivalent to *placing* a weight of 300,000# in the truck.