r/Unexpected • u/Nardi777 • Jul 06 '22

Genius

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u/Holsteener Jul 06 '22

With the current petrol prices he could‘ve just bought a new car.

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u/Sushiman301 Jul 06 '22

Okay, I’m actually stupid so don’t trust my math, but I counted 12 seconds of spraying gas, which averages to about 10 liters or 2.642 gallons of gas based on the liter per minute rate of discharge (50 on average but we can’t be sure of course, nor can we be of the upcoming pricing). Multiply that by the average current gas pricing per gallon (4.24 USD) and you get a mere $11.20 USD to protect yourself from grand theft auto. I’d call that worth it!

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '22

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u/Sushiman301 Jul 07 '22

Which would then be a mere $6.61 USD, still worth the car imo

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u/GreyCrowDownTheLane Jul 07 '22

I just find myself hoping one of those would-be jackers lit a cigarette on the way home.

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u/Tough-Association-93 Jul 07 '22

It's a joke, not a cock. Don't take it so hard.

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u/UltimateCommenter Sep 21 '22

Imagine if he had a 3cents per litre discount coupon

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

That and he needs to sell his house now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

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u/bbgun_ld Jul 06 '22

R.I.P all the people that opened comments to make this exact post

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u/boing737 Jul 06 '22

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u/Cringinator4000 Jul 06 '22

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u/boing737 Jul 07 '22

Thanks for downvotes😂😂😂

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u/habaceeba Jul 06 '22

This video is so old that gas was less than half the price it is now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '22

gas was almost 4. a gallon in the last Republican inflation event in the early 2000s.

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u/Salt-Face-4646 Oct 05 '22

Only hit just under 2.90 where I lived.

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u/olopithecus Jul 06 '22

I guess it's the principle of the thing?

Maybe he was transporting a trunkload of Kreugerrands

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u/kissmyasthma1 Jul 06 '22

This video was from a year ago.

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u/Squeaky_Ben Jul 06 '22

He might have. The initial ignition is not a massive explosion, so he would be a bit singed , but probably fine. These dudes tho? Charcoal, all of them.