Editing Tire (section)

=== Other uses ===
Other downstream uses have been developed for worn-out tires, including:

* ''Building elements'': Tires filled with earth have been used as garden containers<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/sanders98.html |title=A new use for old tires: A garden using tires |website=backwoodshome.com |date=22 March 2006}}</ref> house foundations,<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-12-30 |title='Earthships' in the Desert Save Owners Cash |url= https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/earthship-homes-desert-save-owners-cash/story?id=12501438 |work=ABC News}}</ref> bullet-proof walls<ref>{{cite web |title=Five Uses For Old Tires Around Your Retreat |url= http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/tires/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130218202937/http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/tires/ |archive-date=2013-02-18 |access-date=8 July 2013 |work=The Survivalist Blog}}</ref> and to prevent soil erosion in flood plains.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-28-mn-28794-story.html |title=Tire Dam to Tread on Erosion Problem |first=Arthur H.|last=Rotstein |date=28 July 1996 |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref> [[Tire wall]]s are a common feature of [[motor racing circuit]]s for safety.
* ''Recreational equipment'': Used tires are employed as exercise equipment for athletic programs such as [[American football]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://football.about.com/od/Football-Conditioning/a/Football-Tire-Drills.htm |website=about.com |title=No Frills Football Conditioning|first=Sean|last=McCormick|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130403200128/http://football.about.com/od/Football-Conditioning/a/Football-Tire-Drills.htm |archive-date=2013-04-03}}</ref> One classic conditioning drill that hones players' speed and agility is the "Tire Run" where tires are laid out side by side, with each tire on the left a few inches ahead of the tire on the right in a zigzag pattern. Athletes then run through the tire pattern by stepping in the center of each tire. The drill forces athletes to lift their feet above the ground higher than normal to avoid tripping on the tires.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.livestrong.com/article/317036-football-tire-drills/#ixzz2PFqqQ6Wa |publisher=LiveStrong |title=Football Tire Drills |access-date=April 1, 2013 |date=November 24, 2010 |first=Jae |last=Ireland}}</ref> Old tires are sometimes converted into a [[Swing (seat)|swing]] for play.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sawyers |first=Harry |date= |title=One Day Project: Kid's Backyard Tire Swing |url= http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/backyard-tire-swing-project |access-date=2024-01-18 |magazine=Popular Mechanics}}</ref>
* ''Burning tires as protest'': [[Protest]]ors, worldwide, have burned tires to create black smoke.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen: Protesters burn tires and obstruct roads in multiple parts of Aden Governorate late Aug. 22 to denounce power outages |url= https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2023/08/yemen-protesters-burn-tires-and-obstruct-roads-in-multiple-parts-of-aden-governorate-late-aug-22-to-denounce-power-outages |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Yemen: Protesters burn tires and obstruct roads in multiple parts of Aden Governorate late Aug. 22 to denounce power outages {{!}} Crisis24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=S |first=Roger Powers |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=xmlWr4aAt4EC&q=tires |title=Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage |date=1997-01-01 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-76482-0 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Necklacing]] is the use of tires to kill people, typically by [[lynch mob]]s. A tire is soaked in gasoline, placed around the victim's neck, and set on fire.

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File:Three Boys on a Tire Swing.JPG|Children on a tire swing
File:Intifada in Gaza Strip (FL45956336).jpg|Burning tires in protest
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