Thanks Michigan Update: Picture of Said Object

"Racescort666" (Racescort666) 02/05/2015 at 13:38 • Filed to: Flat tires

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That is what was in the tread.

I got a friendly reminder last night from, I guess, fate that it's nice to have a full size spare and keep a decent pair of gloves in your car. I don't even know what that thing is from but my guess is a snowplow.

E. Julius > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 08:48

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Always always ALWAYS have gloves in your car in MI. Sucks though : /

countypork > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 09:02

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looks like a screw and a washer.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 09:26

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Looks like a round-head steel tar paper nail to me. Some are like my picture, others have the cap pressed around the head like what's in your tire.

Could also be a screw and washer, but I think that's less likely. It will depend on whether the shank is ribbed for your displeasure or whether you've just been screwed.

Racescort666 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2015 at 09:34

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It's about 10 mm in diameter so I think it's a little too big to be a tar paper nail. The washer is definitely captive to the object.

Also, excellent word play, I was going to try to think of something witty but my mood is a bit flat right now.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 09:38

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Might be a hammer-driven anchor, then? They have these in a variety of sizes and head design:

Racescort666 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2015 at 09:52

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That's a possibility.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2015 at 13:40

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Looks like a decorative spike to me.

Steve in Manhattan > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 13:43

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It's a teeny-tiny Boudica thing - like Clarkson used on his Fiat police car.

HammerheadFistpunch > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 13:44

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looks like a small magical car enthusiasts magical wand.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 13:47

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Holy shit. I think you might be lucky it didn't picture the wheel as well. I've seen that happen from large things like this.

McMike > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 13:51

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That sucks. At least it wasn't in your sidewall, like this gem.

I'm guessing what you picked up was some 20+ year old concrete anchor that rusted it's way out of something.

Brian, The Life of > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:05

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That's one mother of a golf spike!

MonkeePuzzle > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:11

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nine inch nails!

leicester > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:17

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I think it's a nail from the True Cross. If so, you have desecrated an important relic there, and a couple of pipe-swinging Jesuits are on their way to get medieval on your ass.

vondon302 > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:21

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sway bar mount?

Racescort666 > leicester 02/05/2015 at 14:25

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I'm already on the run from them for bearing the number of the beast.

Racescort666 > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/05/2015 at 14:26

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Yeah, I caught it right away. The tire was still mostly round when I stopped to change it. The rim didn't look damaged after the tire shop took the tire off so I think I may have dodged a bullet a little bit.

Racescort666 > vondon302 02/05/2015 at 14:27

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Good suggestion. I still don't really know.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:27

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Snowmobile stud.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2015 at 14:28

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I had one of those in the heel of my shoe on a 1 mile walk a couple years ago. It was just long enough to poke the tip though my sole every time I put weight on my heel. That was annoying, Didnt break the skin though

Racescort666 > McMike 02/05/2015 at 14:29

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No joke. It definitely could be a concrete anchor. It was in the center of the tread but the tire shop said that when they took it out, it damaged the belt and the reinforcements and they didn't want to attempt a repair.

Racescort666 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/05/2015 at 14:30

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That's a heck of a stud from a sled.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 14:33

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Yeah, they are usually 1.5-2" long.

Roundbadge > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2015 at 15:01

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It's a little large to be a cap nail. I've seen 2" long cap nails before, but they aren't as heavy as the spike in the picture above.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Roundbadge 02/05/2015 at 15:03

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My post was before he got it out, and when only that second photo was up. The one that doesn't show the threads on the end.

Dr_Watson > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 15:14

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I feel your pain.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/biggest-thing-…

vondon302 > Racescort666 02/05/2015 at 15:25

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If you drive by or in Detroit who knows there's so much crap on the roads around here , and never ever follow a scrapper.

Racescort666 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/05/2015 at 22:13

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This thing is around 4 inches long and a little over 1/4" in diameter.

Racescort666 > Dr_Watson 02/05/2015 at 22:16

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Racescort666 > vondon302 02/05/2015 at 22:18

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I'n occasionally there for work. I was actually on my way to the bar when I picked that up.