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[–] [email protected] 81 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

As an EV driver I was very confused at first. I know they arent great for the environment but that seemed extreme.

Then I realized what you meant.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought it meant internal combustion engine too lol

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

...what else could it mean?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 6 days ago (2 children)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The post is in response to Trump's mass deportation efforts.

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[+] [email protected] -48 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This is lib shit.

If you’re going to do bullshit that will get you shot, at least make it worth it.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago

Putting minorities in camps is fascist shit.

If you're going to do bullshit that will get you shot, at lease make it worth it.

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 6 days ago (17 children)

Alternatively, you don't want to get busted for destruction of federal property:

https://www.autozone.com/tire-repair-and-tire-wheel/tire-valve-stem-core-remover-tool

These can be found as cheap as maybe $1, and by just removing the cap, you can simply unscrew the valve stem and walk away, replacing the cap. It does no long term or meaningful damage to the vehicle (unless they drive on the flats), and you can easily attach it to a key chain so you always have one with you.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago

Always choose the right tools for your project.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

An ICE is a train 🚆

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Internal Combustion Engine actually

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Waterboarding in Guantanamo Bay with the ICE men sounds super fun, if you don't know what any of these words mean.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Or you could put a small stone in the valve stem cap and twist it on just enough to slowly leak.

Takes a bit longer but it’s going to hit a while from now, maybe while they’re driving.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Superglue the stone into the cap. That way it'll keep deflating the tire until the cap is replaced.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

That's some big brain shit right there.

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[+] [email protected] -15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For the love of god don't do this, you might kill someone.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Them slowly getting a flat is not going to cause an accident. The low pressure warning is gonna come up well before anything dangerous actually happens

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Probably still not going to cause an accident, but not all vehicles have low pressure warning systems. My car doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Most do, obviously excepting older vehicles. It's mandatory per Federal law in the US since the 2007 model year, and I believe the 2014 model year in the EU.

Still, in the nearly a century prior people managed to deal with unexpected flat tires and slow air leaks even without such electronic geegaws just fine.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fair enough but still it’s not gonna be like a blowout

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Eventually it might because we're human, cheap and, stupid.

tire is slowly deflated
driver doesn't notice it and drives on the flat damaging the sidewalls or driver does notice it but drives on the flat anyway to get to safety/a repair place
reason for deflation is found and corrected.
tire with damaged sidewall is refilled with air and driven on.
At some point in the future, under stressful conditions that the tire normally could handle the sidewall gives out in a catastrophic blowout.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lol, it's a government vehicle. I'd be willing to bet that warning is on all the time. The sending units are integrated into the valvestem and cost a lot more than old school valvestems.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

Even retail they're only like $25 a pop, which granted is more than the buck-or-less of a normal rubber valve stem but probably pretty negligible if you're on a government budget. They're less in bulk. The real bitch is you need to dismount the tire from the rim to get at it, then remount and balance it. And then get the vehicle to learn the new sensor ID code which for some vehicles can't be done onboard and requires a separate gadget.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Read that on the internet, did you?

I believe I am, for all intents and purposes, the actual originator of that trick (in terms of publishing it on the internet, anyway). You have no idea how much it warms the cockles of my twisted little black heart to see that someone else posted this before I was able to.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Does it actually work, or is it one of the hundreds of internet tricks that keep getting reposted because they sound like they would?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 days ago

It does, if performed correctly. You can tell by giving the stem a listen. The escaping air will be quite audible.

So our independent lab testing on our own private vehicles in controlled conditions reports, anyway. My lawyers told me to add that last part.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This is property damage, you'll get a misdemeanor if they want to charge you. Owning a tire valve core tool, removing the cores, and placing them on the tire is only criminal mischief. Don't forget to put the valve stem cap back on for more fun!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Just back 'em out slightly. It'll take them ages to figure it out.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Would a Molotov cocktail through the window also work?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Superglue a BB in the cap

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