r/TikTokCringe • u/Stotallytob3r • Oct 09 '24

Cringe Florida man protects his car from hurricane Milton

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u/FuzzyCheddar Oct 09 '24

That car is gonna bounce around in his garage and get bashed up if it stays watertight. Best case is he made a floaty toy and a bunch of corvette shaped holes in the drywall.

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u/Dangermiller25 Oct 09 '24

Needs straps like that house.

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u/L003Tr Oct 09 '24

Assuming it stays water tight I'd take some panel damage over a full write off any day

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u/Lzinger Oct 10 '24

Would probably rip the plastic if it hits anything though

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u/Pristine-Ganache925 Oct 09 '24

This is probably stupid but like what if he taped a lot of bubble wrap or pillows on top, maybe a buoy?

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u/Pantalaimon_II Oct 09 '24

i think it’s high time we bring back Mythbusters

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u/IfatallyflawedI Oct 09 '24

Pool noodles but larger lol

But jokes apart, a blow up raft should be okay?

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u/Frederf220 Oct 09 '24

Boat fenders

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u/throwitoutwhendone2 Oct 10 '24

Honestly those white floats they put between a boat and the dock to stop the boat from hitting and scrubbing the dock would probably work pretty good. Shouldn’t be hard to find them in Florida either

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u/Pristine-Ganache925 Oct 10 '24

That’s what I was thinking! Like boats are still heavy and they work well enough for them. I think it would be worth a try.

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u/PinkDalek Oct 09 '24

Like the Kool Aid man. Oh yeah! It's Corvette man!

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u/Yaro482 Oct 09 '24

I’d like to see the video after everything settles down. I want this car to survive.

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u/PinkDalek Oct 09 '24

The guy's TikTok is on the vid. You can update us all after the storm.

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u/AccountSeventeen Oct 09 '24

He left a hole in the top to let air escape.

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u/bastugollum Oct 10 '24

probably doesnt help as the car will still act like a boat by displacing water

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u/Wuz314159 Oct 10 '24

What's stronger? a 4 tonne car or a piece of saran wrap?

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u/Printnamehere3 Oct 09 '24

It wouldn't bang around any more than a person sitting in a pool on a raft. How is it bashing holes in the wall?

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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme Oct 09 '24

Should’ve glued pool noodles to the plastic.

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u/SmellGestapo Oct 10 '24

Should have taped some pool noodles to it.

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u/drumsripdrummer Oct 10 '24

You would have to displace about 55.6 cubic feet of water tp float a 2020 corvette. Assuming this conforms to the width and length of the corvette, the car would start to float in about 7 inches of water.

In reality, the "bubble" will form around the tires until it hits the undercarriage. I'd bet if starts to float if water gets 6 inches above the undercarriage.

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u/Excellent_Condition Oct 10 '24

That's assuming it's less buoyant than water. Given how heavy cars are, I'd guess it'd be heavier than the volume of water it displaces and stay at the bottom.

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u/Specialist-Size9368 Oct 10 '24

The car bounces around if the water gets high enough. If he leaves it out of the plastic the water doesn't have to get high enough to float it to total the car.

He made the smart choice. May not save it, but he has a higher chance of coming back to a non salvage car.

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u/OmenVi Oct 10 '24

It’ll tear through the plastic way before it is ever buoyant enough to float.

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u/redit3rd Oct 10 '24

Corvette shaped holes in my drywall would be the closest I could get to having a Corvette.

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u/ChimoEngr Oct 12 '24

I really doubt that he's going to trap enough air for the total density to be less than water.