Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
huh, that's weird that a staple would be able to point upwards to make it into a tire.
It was likely still attached to something (i.e., piece of strapping, cardboard) which would explain why I was hearing something flapping around just before I lost air pressure. I tried to find the puncture hole in the tire where it should have been but never did so whatever it was was like a needle.