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Screw off the vent cap of a tire, find a really small piece of gravel, put it in the lid, screw it back on ever so slightly, so that you hear air leaving the vent.
always do this to at least two tires.
Most cars have 1 spare on board, not 2.
As a full-time asshole, I carry four spares.
Just park next to someone with the same kind of wheels as yours. No need to carry four spares.
I actually had a friend almost do something like this once. He hit some kind of metal object that pierced both his tire and wheel. He had a donut, but was tinkering with the idea of stealing the wheel off a nearby car of the same make and model. I don't think he followed through, but I'm sure it was tempting. It probably would have confused the person he stole it from too.
Just push the valve aside and stab the rubber with a fine blade
Do two tyres so the spare doesn't help
Two tires on different axles if you want them to have to replace all 4 rather than just 2.