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02-21-2010, 09:04 AM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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I like the guy who brings the cup of water...
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02-21-2010, 09:17 AM
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Eat your vegetables
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Location: Arabidopsis-ville
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Always fun watching the destruction of a perfectly useful vehicle by a team of crazy teenagers.
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02-28-2010, 09:40 AM
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Loves green eggs and ham
Location: I'm just sittin' here watching the world go round and round
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Frikken idiots!!
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02-28-2010, 11:02 AM
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Functionally Appropriate
Location: Toronto
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Technically speaking, what exactly did happen? So the engine was overheating like a polar bear in the desert but what parts would have blown and caused a fire like that?
The fuel injection system?
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02-28-2010, 09:08 PM
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Lover - Protector - Teacher
Location: Seattle, WA
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Tires. Powered rubber is extremely flammable. As the tires cooked, they sprayed loose powdered rubber directly behind the tires and the incredible heat being generated directly in front of the powder ignited it. That's why they rolled the car forward, to get it away from a rather large ignition source.
Once it all goes up, the entire tire can catch on fire. Aside from ruined tires and terrorized paint, the engine itself is probably only a little worse for the wear. Although a non-moving car is not ideal for airflow over the radiator, it's very unlikely that the engine overheated in that short span of time..
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