The Snow Bank Trap: Why Floorboarding a Stuck Car Blows Tires and Destroys Differentials (And the Real Way Out)
Spinning your tires at full throttle in snow can quickly cause catastrophic tire blowouts or melt differential spider gears. Here is the open-differential physics behind the 2x speed trap, why radial expansion destroys tires at high RPMs, and safe methods to get unstuck.