Originally Posted by HereNT
The sidewalls are a point of failure on the Gatorskins, but I haven't had many flats because of it. The thing about wires and staples and any other thin, solid piece of metal is that it's going to go through better than a larger piece. I was watching an episode of Stargate and they showed how you could get through a bulletproof Kevlar vest with a tranquiliser dart, but not a bullet. Not the most scientific, but I think the theory is sound....
The tranquilizer dart through the Kevlar vest theory makes sense to me as well, I guess, but I don't understand how an inanimate object such as a staple could come to be lodged in the side of a tire. I mean, the dart would have to be shot at the vest at some velocity, but the staple was just lying on the street.