• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    6 个月前

    tire plug? what are they doing with those pretzels. patch? stem? i am so confused. i need more pretzels

    i am growing to hate ai. it’s not bringing me enough pretzels

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      6 个月前

      The “pretzels” are the tire plugs. They’re actually sticky rubber strips. You poke them into the tire, then pull the tool out quickly so that the plug stays behind:

      (Also, I’m aware that you were probably just joking, but I figured somebody reading this might be genuinely curious so I gave a sincere reply anyway.)

      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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        6 个月前

        Just a note for those still curious, after you insert it and it looks like the pic above, you’re supposed to trim it flush with a razor blade.