All Posts Tagged With: "cars"

Car doesn’t notice skate ramp, Dukes of Hazzardilarity ensues [Stupid]

Hoooo boy, them thar Duke boys tried to get away in them suburbs and with no rickety bridges to jump off of, they had to resort to running over a skate ramp. Them crafty Duke boys, wooo whee!

Time to test drive the new Mazda Pi [Pic]

Science proves that expensive exotic sportscars turn women on [The More You Know]

In another study that proves what we already know and is a veiled advertisement for an insurance company, studies show that the sound of a really expensive exotic car turns women on.  So of course, this means that the insurance company that paid for this study is hoping that you’ll get a really expensive car [...]

How To: Hotwire a car [How To]

One day, you may or may not be stuck in a hostile environment where you’ve lost your keys and you need to make a quick getaway. Somewhere that will leave you wondering “Jesus, I wish IHC had had an article on how to hotwire a car.” Well, future self, stranded desperately in a post-apocalyptic world, or future self really desperate for some jail time so you decide to hotwire someone else’s car, here is your how to.

Well, that’s certainly one use for a hatchback [Pic]

The most beautiful slow-motion Mustang tire burnout you’ll ever see [I Heart Tech]

I’m not really a Mustang kind of guy, but there’s one thing that Mustangs do very well– other than lose their back end around a high-speed turn– and that’s channeling a whole crapload of power towards going in a straight line. And this super slow-motion burnout is just a thing of beauty. It [...]

Jack Nicholson, environmental pioneer [I Heart Tech]

In this clip from the CBC from 1978, Jack Nicholson explains how he had his car converted from gas to hydrogen. Oh and you’ve gotta love the thick Canadian accent on the word “car”.
Thanks to Tom for the link via Make.

Destination Earth: oil company propaganda at its absolute finest [I Heart Tech]

In this gem from the 50s, made by the American Petroleum Institute, Mars is a completely totalitarian place ruled by some crazy old high poobah when suddenly the king has all sorts of problems with his royal limo, so he sends off a space explorer, who discovers the American oil industry. Apparently, all of [...]

Hypermiling, or How to be a Selfish Douchebag and Make Everyone Around You Waste Gas [Stupid]

Hypermiling is a style of driving where you try to maximize the fuel efficiency of your car as much as possible. Now that gas prices are getting higher, more and more people are becoming interested in the concept. Unfortunately, they aren’t just talking about saving gas by slowly accelerating, chosing better routes, etc.

A photo celebration of bad drivers everywhere [Stupid]

With 4th of July weekend coming up quickly in the US, the roads will be packed to the gills with bad drivers. So what better time to celebrate idiots on the road than now?