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Offline Autos_Editor

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Feature: The origin of tire sipes
« on: September 07, 2010, 04:03:33 am »



Though inventor John Sipe is generally credited with patenting tire sipes ' those tiny incisions in tire treads that help them grip the road ' it turns out that the word originated before John Sipe came along, says Paul Williams.

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Re: Feature: The origin of tire sipes
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2010, 09:33:41 am »
  Nice article..Thanks..I'm thinking...what are the odds of some guy named Sipe inventing the tire sipe ? I mean...I've never , before today, even heard of that as a persons last name..It's got to be a rare name...The evolution of words is a very interesting subject....and English is a very convoluted, and interesting language...Thanks again   dragonfly
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Re: Feature: The origin of tire sipes
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2010, 09:33:54 am »
good article Paul, thanks!
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