I can take a video.
For the "Vehicles don't ping decelerating", why is that? The engine is still firing while decelerating, it's just doing so at a lower RPM. And if the detonation is now occurring at a lower RPM after retarding the timing, I don't see how it's out of the question.
Now I could very well be wrong, and I am not using experience to justify my thoughts, just logic.