This new 'Contact Patch' scenario makes me want to argue tho! Keep the thread alive! lol.

Why would a wider tire have a shorter contact patch. If they are the same PSI and the same diameter, doesn't seem to make any sense to me.

Is the only difference the width of the tire, or am I missing something there? If the width of the tire is the only difference, then I don't see why the length of the contact patch would be any different if they are both the same diameter. Which would mean the wider tire would have the larger contact patch.