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At a car wash/convenience store/gas station in South Portland, ME, one feckless moron somehow screws up the simple act of backing out of a parking spot, destroys a gas pump, starts a fire and flees the scene.
https://www.facebook.com/scrubadubcarwash/posts/3659268090770180
railgap
In all fairness, she had to poop really bad.
TargunYssboern
Hey, you cannot judge anyone for 'fleeing the scene' after putting gas station on fire
machmach
Meanwhile, at another gas station...
TupacAintDead
Was this regular speed? That thing went 0 to 60 in 2.3 seconds.
fuckyouoscarwilde
That’s my car wash! Damn you, 2020!
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
Judging by the missing front bumper he's a repeat offender
Pokedmeinthecoconut
Isi151e
Nice one
Nikolai5
In all my years of driving I have no idea how people do stuff like that.
mccar7hy
Straight to jail gif
lucindamarie18
he was trying to 1) back up with no rear view mirror. 2) hold X-large slurpie 3) put in a coffee stirrer straw all w one hand...
usingYourMomAsAHat
Missing both front&rear bumpers from before aswell? Ye that's def not his first rodeo.
storebrandproductmascot
A lot of times people will take a second to collect themselves and decide whether or not to flee the scene, but this guy did not hesitate!
rmjfadrjs
This video makes me think of those toy cars you pull back and then release to go forward.
FractalShadows
Thing's got some pick up...
youcancallmesusanifitmakesyouhappy
Akchualy it’s an SUV
RedFairladyZ32
Video is sped up. Check the time in the top corner. Seconds are moving fast
Undumpable
Whoever designed those guard posts wasn't expecting someone to come at the pump perpendicularly
Gameskyjumper
eh, life. finds a way.
willyjohnfargo
He did not hit them, they might have held.
railgap
nah, those are portable plastic, not proper permanent bollards.
buttcrackula
Perpendicularly is a great word. Providing you don't try to say it fast three times in a row, that is.
FukcTedCruz
Perp and dick you larry
buttcrackula
PandAnomoly
As opposed to orthogonally
bigdog838
yeet
ThoseDamnDirtyHumans70
And cue the theme from Benny Hill!
madman604
Must have been a Nitrous station. That truck flew!
hammersquirrel
This is why they can't be trusted to pump their own gas
DIRIG0
That’s Connecticut
GetSchwiftyClub
Oregon too. And I still can't get used to it. My car requires premium so I always have to double check the pump.
hammersquirrel
I was reading quick and saw Portland and my brain put it in OR not Maine. I actually know exactly where that gas station is
babycucumber
Stephen King vibes...
Vergenbuurg
Is that Cunningham?!
koakuma42
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
he's done that a couple of times before
PapaSez
Can't help but notice the entire front bumper is gone too. I'm thinking the 'somehow' is booze. Lots and lots of booze.
mohavewolfpup
These explorers have a weak roof over the drivers side, so if drunk they’ll meet their match one day
BooksMakeMyClothesFallOff
Yeah I think the only mystery on the "somehow" is booze or drugs or both... and how much lol
theeAndikrist
How far back they pulled before cutting tge wheel says "impaired" to me
TheAziz
Unless the video was sped up, that acceleration is on McLaren level, wtf
rmjfadrjs
The clock in the upper left counts 10s, but this clip only lasts 5s. The video is playing at double speed.
shmoogeeoogee
He got a boost from it tho, so yea I guess
Isi151e
Your lucky that 100 shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake
Fwam
Cloudypoona
Mario kart boost
Snooj
Holy shit, that's right down the street from me! I was literally there today. No, that is not me. Looks like a few hours before I was there.
DoctorDerpper
Seems pretty sus
ToasterDent
"I was out of town when all that shit went down" - a likely story!
magila
Can you account for your whereabouts, at 6:19 PM?
ToasterDent
On the 21st night of September?
Snooj
Most likely I was on here making comments. Imgur is my alibi.
FragileDonkey
That fire started almost immediately.. wth?
ayhhha
surprising it didn't explode
Svartsinn
Gas vapors light easily at virtually any temperature.
PonyMadness
Were you unaware that fuel is flammable?
rnj454
Probably because of the hot exhaust components.
4n6scientist
Also possibly the metal of the pump scraping the concrete created sparks
Bugguts1957
Electric components in the pump had their wiring torn and possibly shorted along with sparks produced by steel parts rubbing on concrete
CaptainMilk
Turns out gas is super flammable
SputterSpark
But can it melt steel beams?
aFadingMemory
The video is also sped up
TransistorRadio
Maybe they should make gas less flammable. Like add more water to it?
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Or just stop using it. Situation couldn't even really occur, if we all had electric cars.
ToasterDent
Well I mean electricity is flammable too. Electrical fires are a leading cause of home fires.
rowm
Yeah but then how does the 1% make money? Won’t someone think of the billionaires?
terriblethunderlizards
i like how they should be easy to find. theres only about 3 of that generation of explorer still on the road since cash for clunkers.
g0st
We don't know if they actually fled. Video ended. Could have been trying to get to a safe distance from a potential explosion?
TK421isAFK
First time I've seen an Exploder when the fire wasn't in/on the vehicle.
GetSchwiftyClub
Surprised the transmission still works on that Exploder.
ConsumerAffairs
Probably what caused that
GetSchwiftyClub
It went back into Drive though. Maybe it was the crappy clutch spring in the limited slip diff slipping and heating up. Hahaha
HandoB4Javert
IHateYouMyselfAndEveryone
Not in Texas. I still service these at least a few times a week.
Profscrews
Without a front bumper and a charred back end!
twerps
That doesn't really narrow it down much
Bigblunt83
Lol got 3 slides away and had to come back and uproot this
IHuggedaCorgiToday
it's funny because it implies they are all in that state
MissSpelledTattoo
I looked to see if your username was @IExplainJokes
IHuggedaCorgiToday
don't need a dedicated username to have fun
eathotdog
This footage has to be sped up, there's no way an exploder can move that fast
rmjfadrjs
The whole video is double speed. The clock in the upper left counts 10s, but this clip only lasts 5s.
aFadingMemory
Thought the same thing. Definitely sped up.
GetSchwiftyClub
Ah yes, I see you know the nickname too. Fire probably started because the transmission exploded on impact.
SilverHarvest
The worst thing to ever happen. Worse part 15 yrs later mpg has only gone up ~5 average.
aFadingMemory
Helped me get a better job with reliable transport, extra taxes I pay paid it back, but I guess I'm just looking for a handout right?
Allisrevealed
15 up to 20. 35 up to 40. Sounds good to me.
notme222
I mean yeah it was a bad idea, but I think I can probably come up with 1-2 things in history that were worse.
SilverHarvest
Just maybeee. The thing I hate is 15k was avg price 15yrs ago, now it's 30k. Used cars go no less than 20k. Yet wages haven't grown at all.
RedFairladyZ32
Learn to haggle, my dude. Last 2 cars I bought I paid 25% and 70% of the asking price.
ttmm3
Where are you that used is so expensive? Dealership or private seller?