Who set the safety standards for childrens toys?
2 tires that I've loved to have on my truck 1. General Grabber AT2 2 BFGoodrich All-Terrain AT/KO I loved the Generals!!! They are cheaper than the BFG's (by about $120 total), can be had as a load range E (like you really need one that heavy), pre-drilled for studs if you want to run them, have good handling characteristics, and had a very good mileage life. I have the BFG's now, also a good tire. I'm running a load range D ( a C range tire is available). I get the same fuel economy, and look to be getting a similar life out of them so far. I would be running the Generals on my truck right now if they weren't on back order (and I was hurtin for tires pretty bad). The generals were great in the mud/snow. They have a tiny rib inside the tread that helps with keeping 'stuff' from sticking between the lugs. The BFGs are missing this little feature.
The moon still rotates about its axis, just as the earth does. The difference is the moon rotates once per orbital period, making a lunar day, from sunrise to sunrise, 28.5 earth days long. It wasn't always like that. The moon used to rotate faster than it is today. Before it became tidally locked, it was much closer to the earth and rotated faster, thus exposing all of the surface to asteroids that could hit it anywhere Tidal forces are slowing the rotation of the earth even today. The resulting energy transfer to the moon is pushing it further away at the rate of about 1 inch per year, and the earth's rotation slows by about 1.5 microseconds per day. The earthquake that caused the Japanese Tsunami, literally reshaped the earth and like a spinning figure skater can speed up by pulling in their arms, caused the earth to speed up and make the day 3 milliseconds shorter, thus negating thousands of years of tidal forces that were slowing our rotation down. The craters we see are old, dating back millions of years when the moon rotated faster so the whole surface was equally exposed and bombarded.
