Where does all the rubber go?
The best "random thought" I ever heard of came from lee, who for a while was a long haul truck driver, who said he always wondered this:
Every year people go through millions and millions of tires, because tires naturally wear out and get thin. They all start out nice and thick with plenty of tread, and get replaced when they're too thin to be safe.
So - Where does all the rubber go? I know the scientific answer, that black dust that covers your car isn't dust at all, it's actually fine rubber particles, which brings up a whole other issue about air quality on the freeways.
Lee always say he always expected to round some bend in a deserted stretch of highway, to finally find it, that ever elusive black rubber mountain, sitting there next to the road, waiting to be discovered.
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