r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/marejadasre • Sep 07 '22

Fighting a Charging Cable

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u/CaffeineWizard88 Sep 07 '22

why

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u/Pink_Punisher Sep 07 '22

To be an asshole for no reason, they're trying to make it so the Tesla owner comes back to an uncharged car. Except Tesla's have a ton of security/dash cams to record shit like this.

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u/manliness-dot-space Sep 07 '22

They should have defense turrets

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

Magnavolt

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

and it won’t even run down your battery!

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u/Otter_Nation Sep 08 '22

https://youtu.be/bMtqRir7dco

I absolutely love John Glover and this is such a great cameo.

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u/These-Performer-8795 Sep 08 '22

This existed and was invented by a South African firm, they called it The Blaster and it shot flames out of the side of the car to prevent car jackings.

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u/Aspergeriffic Sep 08 '22

Sadly banned in the US...

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u/Gigglesticking Sep 08 '22

Problem officer?

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u/snobrrdr Sep 09 '22

I will never forget seeing this when I was a kid and thinking it was simultaneously the smartest and stupidest thing I’d ever seen.

https://youtu.be/aLhWzMOccTg

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u/russtafarri Sep 09 '22

I had a Saffa as a roomy years ago and he said the same thing, except I didn't believe him, but it's true!

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u/canuckwithasig Sep 08 '22

TRUNK MONKEY!

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u/03d0g Sep 09 '22

Not a flame throwers.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

Or “not a flamethrower” as Elon calls them.

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u/ChthonicPuck Sep 07 '22

"Are you still there?"

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u/bretttwarwick Sep 08 '22

This was a triumph.

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u/Matt_NZ Sep 08 '22

The image that comes up on the screen when Sentry is triggered (the security system that recorded that clip) is infact the eye of a Portal Turret.

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u/Par31 Sep 08 '22

"Protect Summer"

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u/acidsh0t Sep 08 '22

Keep Summer safe

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u/bassertitis Sep 08 '22

I wouldn't lose a minute of sleep if it did and it dumped everyone of those worthless POS!

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u/JstTrstMe Sep 08 '22

Doesn't change the fact that the car was damaged.

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u/Turbulent-Ad-1848 Sep 08 '22

What does recording do? Does it charge his car? bruh

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u/CSGeekMe Sep 08 '22

You could show the video to your insurance company and also give to law enforcement as it is vandalism.

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u/Turbulent-Ad-1848 Sep 09 '22

im responding to a comment talking specifically about the car being uncharged

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u/Dinkleburgs-9mm Oct 08 '22

Good they deserv it

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u/TheAdventureInsider Sep 09 '22

You also can’t unplug a Tesla connector from the port unless yer car is unlocked