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Encyclopedia > Skid mark
Skid marks on an asphalt road
Skid marks on an asphalt road

In motoring terms, a skid mark is the residue tire rubber leaves when a car brakes hard. Skid marks can also come about when a car suddenly accelerates on a slippery surface, or takes a hard corner. This is also possible on bicycles, with children often having competitions about who can create the longest skid mark. Image File history File links Bremsspur. ... Image File history File links Bremsspur. ... Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky colloidal suspension (known as latex) in the sap of several varieties of plants. ... This mountain bicycle features oversized tires, a sturdy frame, front shock absorbers, and handlebars oriented perpendicular to the bikes axis Bicycle may also refer to Bicycle Playing Cards. ...

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Other Uses Of The Term "Skid Mark"

  • Skid mark is recent English slang for streaks of faeces left in a pair of underwear (sometimes also known as "skitters" or "skippy skids", for slang).
  • Skid Mark is an international motorsport organisation specialising in motorcycle, and rally vehicles. In California, they sponsor Team Skidmark, a motorcycle team who competes at the highest level of American motorbike racing.
  • Countess Von Skidmarck is an aristocratic character in the UK comedy horror big-stage musical drama Restart, by Komedy Kollective.
  • Skidmark Records is an indie record label
  • Skid Mark is a long-standing GI Joe character, available as a collectors piece model in the USA.
  • Skidmark Bob was a character in the movie Free Radio, released as a movie in the year 2000, directed by film director Kevin Keyser Internet Movie Database
  • Skidmark is a name of a guitar riff developed by Flybanger.


 

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