By now, the comical American stereotype of guns, patriotism, or hamburgers has gotten pretty old, yet sometimes some things still manage to make us go, “Yuh, Murica.” And a prime example would be a Georgia man’s unfortunate ride to work when he ran over what appeared to be an unfired 30-06 round. The bullet’s sharp projectile end pierced straight into the tire, flattening it and leaving quite a gaping hole. If the man were late to work because of a flat tire, the detailed explanation would definitely be an amusing one.
“What’s the most American way to have a breakdown? Guess I’ve found it 😅,” remarks a Reddit commenter. “That’s such a ‘LOL America’ situation,” laughed another. Some even began pumping out cheesy yet pretty clever puns, too: “Did not dodge a bullet that time,” reads the top comment. “His tyres are shot,” added a second. “Nice pun, I see a man of caliber,” chimed in a third. Jokes and puns aside, the man’s situation definitely earned his post about the bullet a solid place in the r/Wellthatsucks and r/mildlyinfuriating subreddits right where it belongs.
Some theorized as to whether the bullet could have fired into the car, but a few knowledgeable individuals believe it to be more or less impossible. One person points out how the round had been shoved deep into the casing, damaging the bullet. That said, any sort of heat hot enough to detonate the bullet will likely just turn it into a tiny gunpowder bomb of sorts. It wouldn’t fire into the tire.
Another person agreed, adding that if it did go off, the rim would have been damaged, the hole would have been bigger, and a fire might have started. However, “the odds of hot lead firing through the car were between slim and none.” So, while the bullet is indeed a dangerous and deadly piece of equipment, it wouldn’t have shot the tire when it got run over.
While it was likely still both very inconvenient and expensive to deal with the random, unfired bullet, at least the driver wasn’t injured or faced any life-threatening risk when the incident happened.
