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Someone has to ask.

Do burnouts bring a fresh scent?

Do the tires actually clean the street as you drive?

Will there be versions available with and without pumice?

Are they going to be required purchases for Longhorns?

Will they have "refrigerate after opening" written on the side?

Will there be versions with and without pulp?

Will there be a seedless variety?

Will tires produced with navel orange oil be lint-free?

OK I'm done.

 

Saw a story on these on the news last night. Definitely an interesting development in tire technology.

 

looks like they slathered orange oil on the sidewalls too

 

Next: Grain Alcohol Tires.

 

This is all very cool technology and chemistry, however in the back of my mind I'm wondering; will orange juice become painfully expensive as a result of this type of tire technology catches on? Sort of like how the midwest's farmers are trying to turn our food into fuel with corn. I suppose oranges and corn are both renewable resources assuming the soil can keep up with it all, so there's at least a chance the solution is better than an ever-dwindling supply of oil.

 

Probably orange juice would not be affected, since the oils come from the peal. Whole oranges might go up, though.

 

I have to admit, this looks good, at first when I'd heard about these I thought it was just a way to reduce petroleum content in tires, I didn't realize the Orange Oil was part of a plan to make grippy low rolling resistance tires.

I still wonder about the scented burnouts and if there's problems with bugs being attracted to your tires while parked.

 

:lol: I missed that one.