I don’t know much about safety but i’m like 90% sure they need one of those flammable signs with the numbers.
The number they’d need for gasoline is 1203, one of the few i have memorized. If you ever see a number on a truck, you can look it up on a hazmat number lookup site and it’ll tell you what it’s hauling. Usually it’s gas, diesel, or propane, but sometimes it’s something more fun
Edit: i saw a truck with the number 1824 on it, looked it up, and it’s a Sodium Hydroxide solution
What’s more fun than propane? - Hank Hill (probably)
Hydrofluoric acid - some guy
Couldn’t they just add the name directly?
When transporting dangerous goods, they must be properly placarded with regulation placards.
I still remember how much they use the word placard/placardable in the WHMIS training. Would be a fun drinking game if you survived the alcohol poisoning.
Its probably easier to write/print a number on a triangle when the name of the hazardous material is 129 letters long
Based.
I’m glad they are being responsible by wedging the hose in there with a towel.
For easy lighting
Looks shaky af
Probably corners very badly with the Center of Mass being moves up so high
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There’s no way the roof rack is rated for that much weight (let alone sloshing around).
I wonder if there’s even a gain in total miles they can travel given how much air resistance that sail adds. Wonder what RPM the engine is pushing going highway speeds.
Same speed = same RPM, regardless of load / air resistance. Unless they have to drive in a lower gear to make it work, but I doubt that
You’re right RPM is tied directly to wheel speed. There is increased fuel consumption because the load on the engine is higher.
Unless it’s a CVT, which it probably isn’t
More surface area = more drag. A big ol non aerodynamic cube will definitely be adding more drag. Other than that, yeah load doesn’t really effect mpg
Yeah for sure. I’m just saying that the engine RPM won’t be affected as the original comment implied. Drag and mpg will definitely be higher.
Shouldnt there be baffles in the tank to prevent sloshing?
The baffles are on the road outside the tank
Should there be? Who knows. Are there? Who knows.
Putting aside the stupidity. What are the actual benefits of this? It’s not like gas is hard to come by… And the added weight and reduced aerodynamics probably means fewer mpg, right?
Given the color it could be used cooking oil for a biodiesel conversion. But outside of cost saving from fuel ubiquity, none of it is an improvement for anything.
Pretty sure that car doesn’t come in a diesel version.
Full engine swap? Makes it even more ridiculous if so but someone stupid enough to do this seems like the type.
I’m betting thats what this is. It doesnt make sense. It doesnt need to make sense. Its for the lulz
Could also be that they’re collecting the cooking oil for another use or vehicle and just put the hose down there as a gag.
No benefit, its just a gag
You just can’t leave it home and fill it up daily, right?
Cannonball run, perhaps?
Ahh, what’s the worst that could happen?
“Cost me a few C notes to fill this sucker up.”
