Comments on: Punctured Auto Tube Seals Itself (Jul, 1934)

By: Toronto

Toronto — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:35:55 +0000

There’s a product called “Slime” (and some competitors)for bicycle tires. It’s basically a fibre-filled latex, as I understand it. It has a few disadvantages, such as if a hole is large enough that it would auto-seal, it also won’t take a patch easily due to the Slime itself, and you have to be careful when pumping the tire to not let it flow into the pump too.

People who live in places with Goats-head thorns swear by it.

By: ThunderCat

ThunderCat — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:15:43 +0000

I’ve seen these before. There was even a demo at the 1939 NYWF where patrons could pierce an inflated tire, but it always stayed inflated.

Why isn’t this technology used anymore? When I get a flat I am SOL until I can get it repaired.

By: StanFlouride

StanFlouride — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:24 +0000

This technology, when applied to self-sealing fuel tanks, would give Allied aircraft a distinct advantage a few years later in WW2.

By: Jari

Jari — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:13:34 +0000

And I can’t type correctly, dang….

By: Jari

Jari — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:12:58 +0000

Pinhead apprwes!