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does anyone do it anymore? I thought it was a very patriotic thing to do

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Random happenstance, but earlier this morning I was thinking about how handy some of that spray foam insulation might be in situations where you want make a vehicle unusable.

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where would you spray it? Asking for myself

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Off the top of my head and entirely hypothetically, because I haven't actually had the opportunity to test it.

  • if you know where the engine air intake is, clog that up.
  • exhaust if it's not running yet
  • windshield on the outside, but probably even better on the inside.
  • the seams of the doors, if it sets fast enough will make them much harder to open.
  • if you have access to the interior, the driver foot wells, seal up that whole access to the pedals
  • if you have like $500 worth, fill up the entire interior. hahaha

We need start thinking about how to disable these things mechanically. It might be messy and not great for the environment but ripping off cooling hoses, cutting lines and things. For example, all those people on the hood of an SUV the other day trying to stop it, if someone had reached down instead and slipped a hook under the front, they probably could've gotten a hold of the cooling hose. The engine would've died down the road.

[–] supdawg813@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

I'm a layman when it comes to cars but the tailpipe and fuel tank/charging port are some immediately accessible options.