Lol. Lmao

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Post has now been locked lol

    https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/xcygxs/tyre_extinguishers_go_hiss/

  • Dirtbag [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    For those that care, Tyre Extinguishers also leave a pamphlet in the windows of the vehicle telling the driver their tyres are flat

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Considering they started in Europe I'm fairly sure they did the lentil-deflating cause that's less of a crime. Pretty sure in Germany that's like a fine and no criminal record at most if you get caught, which does seem a lot more appealing than getting the book thrown at you.

      Considering I already see discourse how these are murderers (because what if you get up to highwayspeeds with a flat without noticing and careen your child pulverizer 5000 into a group of schoolchildren) it's a coin toss as to whether this gets changed, but until then I don't think it's the worst idea.

      • RNAi [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        The real crime is the fact that a dipshit that doesn't realize they have a flat while driving has a loicense to drive

        • 7bicycles [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Well, yes, obviously, but as with any (potential) negative externality of cars, to most people it's either someone elses fault or an act of god. And act of god is kind of hard to argue here, so it's the activists fault.

          • RNAi [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            "You fucking 'iN gOd wE tRuSt' hypocrites get all salty when God tells me to burn down the police station"

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        • PaulSmackage [he/him, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Yeah, most modern vehicles have tire pressure monitoring systems in them, so not only would the car tell you you have a flat, it'll be the first thing you see when you turn the vehicle on.

        • 7bicycles [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          "Surely if the car can still go forward it's fine to go, what am I, responsible for the safe operation of heavy machinery?"

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      1 year ago

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      • StalinistApologist [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Portable lithium-ion battery with jumper cables good for 100 starts before it needs recharging :sicko-zoomer:

      • john_browns_beard [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Most people don't even have a donut at this point and they sure as hell don't know how to change their tire even if they do.

        I have a donut, plug kit, quart of oil, and jump kit in my car at all times, but that's mostly because I'm traumatized from having very shitty cars in the past. I'd still rather be safe than sorry since it's such a massive pain in the ass to get a dead battery or flat tire.

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  • RNAi [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    :party-parenti: "The revolution that infuriates the bazingas gets my support"

  • RNAi [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Lentils are cheap, but sugar in the fuel tank is more effective.

    • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Sugar would just get filtered out, like sand. The real shit is water. It floats on top if the gas, doesn't get filtered out and can be hard to detect. Can really fuck up an engine. It's a bitch to fix even if you knew there was water in it.

      • RNAi [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Damn technology, I miss the old days.

        What about corn syrup? Diluted

        • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          It would probably fuck up the filter or injectors, not sure how much you'd need. Like a big jug of it? Water is also cheap!

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        don't know if it's true but the sugar theoretically dissolves in the gasoline

        • WafflesTasteGood [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Not really. If you really want to go the sugar route you need to disolve it into water first.

        • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          But glucose has OH groups and is polar, isn't it? So it shouldn't dissolve in a nonpolar diluent.

          • emizeko [they/them]
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            2 years ago

            sounds right to me, just saying that's the urban legend's explanation. I guess "theoretically" was teh wrong word to use

    • Alaskaball [comrade/them]A
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      2 years ago

      I recall reading a few FMs on this subject and if I'm not mistaking my memory, sugar is not a good agent for this kind of stuff. I think all it basically did was whatever dissolved just burned with the gasoline and whatever didn't got filtered. And when the filter was removed and the solid particulate was allowed to move freely no noticeable decline in engine performance. I should look at it again just to confirm though.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Just be careful if you're slashing the larger tyres, don't want to see any comrades get hurt

    I guess that's why they're doing the lentils thing then, also because it's less of a crime I think?

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      also because it’s less of a crime I think?

      Yep. It doesn't actually destroy anything, just immobilises it until they can reinflate the tyre.

    • D61 [any]
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      2 years ago

      Harder to find "probably cause"this way.

      Alsomost small pocket knives don't have a guard to keep your hand from sliding off the handle onto the blade. Very unfortunate to hurt yourself this way when trying to do something.

    • WafflesTasteGood [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      If you want to go further than lentils but don't want to risk slashing the tire itself you could also just snip the valve stem itself. It's not massive damage but it requires taking the tire off the rim to replace.