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10Thank you for using the term "donut" to refer to a spare tire. I used that word at a tire store some years ago and they stared at me as though a new limb had spontaneously erupted from my forehead. (That is, they had no idea what the word meant). I've been silently unsure of my use of the term since...until now!– bvoyelrCommented May 11, 2018 at 16:16
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20For a stuck tire, you don't need to kick it from under the car. Stand with your back to the car and "donkey kick" the bottom sidewall of the tire, turn the tire 90 or 180 degrees and repeat. I've done this successfully dozens of times, its effective and much safer.– DanCommented May 11, 2018 at 18:36
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17I've had 3 scissor jacks collapse while being used, all for the car they were provided with (mostly due to age/no maintenance). Once the jack collapsed while I was under the car (luckily I had jack stands in place). Don't ever trust a jack, if I have to get under the car, I have 2 jack stands and test them before getting under (jack stands can fail/tip too).– Ron BeyerCommented May 11, 2018 at 20:25
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3For the people who think this is not plausible, I have a friend who did this, too... And now he has to listen to the story at every gathering, "remember that time [name redacted] was silly enough to get under the car and kick the tire?!!"– user3067860Commented May 12, 2018 at 18:06
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17One of my neighbours died this way about 25 years ago. He was about 19 years old, 2 houses away.– Joachim WagnerCommented May 14, 2018 at 8:22
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