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A few years ago there was a craze for cars trailing grounding cables, on the theory that the car interior would get statically charged up during transit, causing all sorts of unspecified maladies to the passengers. That theory was, of course, debunked.
But I was thinking, that it should be possible
to come up with a tire material whereby the friction with the road did cause the car to charge up. Then we could coat the outside of the car with hair. And as the journey progresed, gradually the hair would rise up until it was completely puffed out.
And you would be the first on your block to be driving a giant hairball.
(We would, of course, include that grounding cable so you could step out safely at the end of the journey.)
[Name courtesy Supercruiser.]
(?) Something like this, perhaps?
http://www.martinba....htm#nescafefeature
God bless you, Tone Loc... [friendlyfire, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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I just envisioned living in New Jersey where the gas station attendand has to fill up cars. "Just come here young man, fill her up" - Boom - "He, he, he" |
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And I suppose some giant mechwarrior cat like creature is just going to cough one of these up then.... |
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They could use this in "Dumber,dumber and dumber"(the third sequel), cause they had a great dog car... |
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Here kitty kitty kitty kitty.. |
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Vvrooom Vvrooom.. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! |
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I take it that no hair implants or salves have been effective. |
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great idea... but am I going to have to give my car a shower every morning? I don't want it developing dreadlocks |
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"All set to go Mr. Johnson. We changed the oil, rotated the tires, and solved that dandruff problem too. Here are your keys." |
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I can imagine pet owners flogging their dogs/cats across their cars in an attempt to groom the pet and car at once. |
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Would skodas be the new ginger? |
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Could cars with fabric tops attempt the 'dodgy comb-over' technique? |
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"You can tell its a rug from a mile away." |
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+ There are some cars that build up charge, though it doesn’t cause any maladies other than a static shock when you get out. You’d have to keep the hair very clean in order to work well. |
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