By thoughtcrimeno1 - 06/07/2011 05:27 - United States

Today, I helped an elderly lady unscrew the cooling tank's cap from her smoking car. My reward? A scalding shower of toxic, pungent antifreeze that erupted moments after removing said cap. She didn't even thank me. FML
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arminium 0

dumb... just dumb. isn't that the first think we are taught about a car's engine? don't touch the radiator cap when it is hot, or if the car is smoking. YDI

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VinegarStrokes 0

Dude you TOTALLY deserved it!!! You're not supposed to unscrew the cap to a radiator right after it has over-heated for that exact reason. It also states it on the cap itself or right next to the cap directly on top of the radiator for idiots like you. If you can't read because you're illiterate then refer to the common knowledge that liquid evaporates when heated up and the steam that is created in the process then pressurizes because it's trapped in a container and is violently released when that container is opened. If you don't know about cars over-heating, can't read, and don't have common knowledge then you shouldn't be ******* around in such a harmful situation regardless of your intentions. So once again-you TOTALLY deserved it. Deuche bag.

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RustyGrizz 0

...does it not say like on every other car out there "DO NOT REMOVE IF HOT. CAP UNDER PRESSURE" and if you absolutely have to put something over the cap like a towel or rag so it doesn't spray every where and burn you...this falls under lack of common sense

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Grayfoxx 5

If you can read you'll see it says do not open hot.

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trellz17 19

leave him alone. he could've been killed or hurt badly. he was trying to do a good deed.

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wkyle1 0

you shoulda waited for it to cool off, and slowly release the pressure jackass

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Harmie 0

You're an idiot. Everyone knows not to remove the cap when the engine is hot because it's under pressure. Even if you didn't know it usually says so right on there.

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SamGoesBlah 5

the elderly are getting bitchier every day :P

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missIrene 6

a moment of charity

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GirthLongfello 0

you never undo a radiator cap after a car has been running... it's pressurized.

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bunny911 16

well that was smart... NOT!!! It says right on the rad cap "do not remove while engine is hot" for those who are too slow to know it already. Guess you can't read either.

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wearethesound 0

who doesn't know that a radiator is an engines cooling system therefore very hot

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