Learnt something new.

As a sourcing consultant, I do my due diligence of research for the categories that I am working on and I happened to read a couple of pages about the science behind the requirement of tires for cars. I learnt an interesting thing about something called as the aspect ratio of the tire. It is defined as the distance between the rim and the topmost edge of the tire and it is always expressed as a percentage of the width of the tire. That is the reason why it is called as Aspect ratio. Not this gives us how thick the tire is and how it can effectively lead to greater stability for the vehicle. The thumb rule is, higher the aspect ration, lower the stability while maneuvering through sharp edges and turns and the opposite is true as well. That is why, you will see most of the BMW's, Merc's and high end super car tires with lower aspect ratio. But the trade off comes at the cost of lower air buoyancy, which is actually the counter pressure exerted by the tire from the ground upwards which basically provides the fluidity to the vehicle to move forward. No wonder, Super cars are nick named as gas guzzlers. Now Ain't that interesting. Share it guys Knowledge Shared is Knowledge Earned.