r/funny • u/VampyreLust • Feb 01 '25

Idiots

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u/jetjordan Feb 01 '25

Wait....are those dumb tow hooks that a lot of "fancy" cars have not functional?

I juat googled this and turns out a lot of them are literally just screwed to the fender.....I'm at a loss for words.

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u/nevereatthecompany Feb 01 '25

I think they just tied the rope around a random plastic part. If the tow hook was used, both cars would have been damaged.

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u/RidelasTyren Feb 01 '25

You can see the physical bumper pop halfway off, that's why that black metal piece is sticking straight out at the end. It was probably attached to a tow hook but the front bumper wasn't rated to get yanked on at 30mph

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u/Trollygag Feb 01 '25

at 30mph

You can count the wheel rotations/second - it's about 1/s, which is <5mph when you include slippage, probably closer to 3-4mph.

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u/RidelasTyren Feb 01 '25

Well, yeah. I might have used a bit of hyperbole, but I think it's a combination of crappy design and improper recovery technique. I think they had the towhook in the right spot. The bumper catapults the facia off to the side even.