Mechanic Reacts to Cars vs Nature

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10 ай бұрын

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We asked real mechanics to break down some of the craziest bouts of cars versus weather that we could find on the internet.
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@letmeondude 10 ай бұрын

For the record, its not because of the rubber tired that your car is the safest place during a thunder storm, its because your car is a Faraday cage. The metal chassis directs the electricity around you instead of going through you. Electricity always takes the shortest route, metal is a much better conductor so the electricity goes on that route instead of jumping through the interior of the car to get to you.

@VirginiaBronson 10 ай бұрын

The car is better than standing outside. What's safest is going indoors, not staying in the car.

@noneyabizz8337 10 ай бұрын

Faraday cage, thought that was obvious

@Donuts_random_stuff 10 ай бұрын

@@VirginiaBronsonno in a car your safer because of faradays cage, the lightning can’t get to you while if your in your house near metal or water your in danger and lightning can set your house on fire

@VirginiaBronson 10 ай бұрын

@@Donuts_random_stuff that applies only if lightning is the biggest risk. Often high winds, hail, and occasional tornadoes are also a risk of strong storms. Better to be in the house or a store, not in the car during a strong storm

@3v068 10 ай бұрын

Was just coming here to say that. Thanks.

@danielbeaumont3744 10 ай бұрын

Paul is like the grizzled old mechanic we all aspire to be

@erikberrios9887 10 ай бұрын

Definitely final form energy

@danny84281 10 ай бұрын

Paul is the goat 🐐

@lovebug9696 10 ай бұрын

hes like the Macheté Vin Diesel

@Benjamoen123XD 10 ай бұрын

Exactly bro

@Boycott_Wendys 10 ай бұрын

Word...

@FadedPixel 10 ай бұрын

I've been stuck by lightning in a car on 3 different occasions. Each time it struck the body of the vehicle and left no damage. If the bolt strikes metal on the vehicle, the body will act as a Faraday cage and keep the lightning on the surface of the exterior and will ground out through your tires. If it strikes a window such as in that clip, it's far more dangerous, but possible for your cars electrical systems to survive if lucky enough.

@CatManDax 3 ай бұрын

Hello??? How is no one else talking about how your car(s) got struck by lightning THREE times?! What kind of car? How does one get so unlucky?

@the_explorer4600 3 ай бұрын

@@CatManDax my guess is bud pissed off Zeus. 😅😂

@tfrowlett8752 10 ай бұрын

11:06 one of the deadliest pileups happened because of fog on March 10th 1997 on the M41 in the UK. 160 smashed vehicles, 20 serious injuries and 3 deaths, but a lot of it was also caused by drivers going too fast for the conditions. 28 drivers were charged with dangerous driving and one went to prison.

@taylorrudy9594 5 ай бұрын

Did you see the one that happened this year in I believe Louisiana? 150+ cars. On a bridge above water at that.

@GodOfBiscuits66 10 ай бұрын

'Get to know your local potholes' hits hard. I live by this.

@aliasfakename2267 10 ай бұрын

I ride a lot, I know where every single one is

@Lofi.z34 7 ай бұрын

And if there's 2 lanes, stay in the more center-lane because I noticed the lanes on the side usually get more potholes & dips. Sincerely, Z on race suspension lol

@SoulTouchMusic93 3 ай бұрын

i hit the same pothole on m6 every single workday.

@PS1212 10 ай бұрын

Glad to see this guy back, he didnt really seem to suit the crazy repair situation vids like the other 2 mechanics, but this; this is where his perspective make sense.

@BoobSaggit 10 ай бұрын

The look on James’s face when he said it doesn’t matter if you’re swapping the engine killed me. Can’t wait to see where that leads

@MrAntho191 10 ай бұрын

That box truck driver definitely has slicks on his daily lmao 🤣

@EiddonPerkins 10 ай бұрын

Ouuuu perfect timing was just looking for something to watch

@Kronofogden69 10 ай бұрын

Haha me too

@ABYSS755 10 ай бұрын

Word

@rileywk 10 ай бұрын

its time for the KZfaq And Eat segment of the day

@tott4201 10 ай бұрын

Lunchtime

@MykaelaBeattie 10 ай бұрын

Same!

@TheAwsomeeric 10 ай бұрын

would love to see an episode where the mechanics show off their cars!

@Miguel-ki4kr 10 ай бұрын

And the other mechanics critic their rides.

@joexali235 10 ай бұрын

Mechanics always ride a shit car.

@TheWinjin 10 ай бұрын

90% sure most of them ride some absolutely boring, easy to repair cars

@pranays 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@obeseperson 8 ай бұрын

⁠@@TheWinjinand we GOTTA see what those cars are

@marshallcammack735 10 ай бұрын

I'm impressed with Josh - good knowledge and cool. Look forward to seeing him again. Donut is getting a pretty good group of people together.

@Dubmayer 2 ай бұрын

Good knowledge? He would loose a chess game against a potato!

@ndk2k4 10 ай бұрын

for fog, it doesnt matter where the lights are, its about the colour temperature. More yellow lights will penetrate fog while white light will get reflected. This is why you want your fog lights to be slightly yellow, even if it ruins the all white aesthetic

@mmllmmll22 Ай бұрын

Red foglights (at rear) are mandatory in EU.

@d0p3dup23 10 ай бұрын

Y’all should do toolbox tours from all the featured mechanics

@chiporama 10 ай бұрын

THIS IS SUCH A COOL IDEA!!! DONUT MAKE IT HAPPEN I WOULD LOVE TO WATCH THAT

@turtleslam4185 10 ай бұрын

I would LOVE to see that

@YohanesAriez 10 ай бұрын

YESSSSS

@909lizardman 10 ай бұрын

For the Killer Fog, 1 important rule of thumb that was left out is using your hazards when inside killer fog. Living in the HD going down the Cajon or Grapevine commuting teaches you alot

@jonathansmith7306 10 ай бұрын

You don't use your hazards when your car is moving. Just turn your regular lights on

@ProthoPectore 10 ай бұрын

@@jonathansmith7306 you're required by law to turn on your hazzards when going 15 m.p.h. under the posted speed limit.

@909lizardman 10 ай бұрын

@@ProthoPectore that too, but it's just a courtesy to other motorists even though it's not in the books. Street smarts

@ProthoPectore 10 ай бұрын

@@909lizardman i used to be a habitual speeder. i've had to take my points test twice. it's in the Pennsylvania how to drive manual, not just a courtesy.

@LeyliaFireheart 9 ай бұрын

@@ProthoPectore @909lizardman California law (where the Grapevine and Cajon are) prohibits driving with hazards on ESPECIALLY in Killer fog. It's low beams or low beams AND fog lights. Hazards reflect in the fog and can look bigger than they are which can throw off other drivers because they will break inappropriately thinking there is a stopped vehicle or a work vehicle in the road. It's on the dmv website and I'm speaking as someone who lives on the central coast just south of SF where killer fog is notorious

@speedyblackman 10 ай бұрын

I'm happy to see Paul is getting a lot more comfortable with the crew!

@TheGingerBeef 10 ай бұрын

Lifelong Canadian here; I wouldn't be even half the winter driver I am (so far) if it wasn't for video games. Legit. They way you drift in video games makes it absolutely instinctual in the ice & snow when you break traction!

@kjgaming4753 10 ай бұрын

Staying in your car during a thunderstorm is great advice. However, your tires have nothing to do with it. It is safe because the metal exterior of the car acts as a Faraday Cage redirecting the flow of electricity around you and all your squishy bits.

@ISwearDownOnMeNansGrave 10 ай бұрын

Came here to say the same thing

@brettbuchheister 10 ай бұрын

Not a Faraday cage by definition. But your heading in the right direction of thought.

@caseycooper5615 6 ай бұрын

The other important rule is not to touch anything metal in your car, as it is conducting and shunting those millions of volts around you. As for tires, if electricity can ionize air, which is less conductive than rubber - well, you know.

@Bertinator-nm9ld 3 ай бұрын

@@caseycooper5615Actually, electricity stays on the outer shell of a Faraday cage. So you're good to go so long as you're not resting you're arm out the window during the thunderstorm!

@chadp363 10 ай бұрын

I like when James spends time with his new dad

@Sniperboy5551 10 ай бұрын

That last video was totally sick. That guy needs an award for that one!

@sentinel7672 8 ай бұрын

3:43 fun little story, but the road I live on is notorious for frost heaves, which are basically the opposite of potholes and called "nature's speed bumps" by some people. Snow melts at the first thaw, seeps under the road, then freezes. This causes the soil under the road to expand and push upward, pushing the pavement up with it. When I was in school we called the back seat of the bus the "Cape Canaveral Launch Pad" because anyone sitting in that seat when the bus went over a frost heave would be launched a good foot into the air. Potholes and frost heaves are no joke

@davidesquibel9356 10 ай бұрын

Thank god it’s not another “November” episode, I don’t think anybody would’ve wanted that 😂

@anothergamingchannel2656 10 ай бұрын

I do just because I love watching him get roasted in the comments 🤣

@ryland69420 10 ай бұрын

He’s so universally disliked it’s crazy - even James just seems uncomfy around him lol. He creeped him out with the murder comment 😂

@supremecai5857 10 ай бұрын

What is this referencing?

@backwoodstherapy 10 ай бұрын

@@supremecai5857look back any videos on the channel where it's "tow truck drivers react to..." One of the guys is a legit dude just trying to make a living. The other one is named "November." He's an actor, reading lines from the real guy who doesn't want to show his face on camera, because he's a POS who openly admits to breaking the law because he can get away with it.

@jbmp1390 10 ай бұрын

@@supremecai5857They had another episode of this with a "mechanic" named November. Pretty much every comment on that video is about how said mechanic seems creepy or sleazy and that people hated him, as well as that he seemed to make James uncomfortable. But I'm pretty sure it's just some sort of bad joke by Donut as some kind of "satire" or inside joke. It seems most likely that it was just a character, not a real mechanic.

@marcus_w0 10 ай бұрын

The first one happened to a friend of mine, while we were driving in a convoy, with his 2003 Mercedes CLK - the flash hit him right in the middle of the car. The car shut off, the hazards were going on - and nothing was faulty at all. Just a restart and the car was as good as new. A car is a farraday cage. the electricity is in the outside of the shell, not the inside.

@WolfkunDotInfo 10 ай бұрын

+1 for Faraday cage.

@patrickdiehl6813 10 ай бұрын

Last clip was insane, when I lived in MI I saw a Semi driver go full jackknife on similar road conditions and own 3 lanes in front of me. I was going slow enough to just drop throttle and maintain momentum to slow down and get the hell out of his way. To his credit he actually got it under control and headed to the shoulder where I am sure he climbed in back to change his shorts! love these videos, keep em' coming!

@Joe___R 10 ай бұрын

If you want to see some of the best drivers go to areas that get a lot of snow and have a lot of unpaved roads. Growing up driving fast on loose gravel and icy roads gives you the knowledge to control your vehicle no matter the amount of traction you have.

@tallguygreg 10 ай бұрын

This is absolutely true!!

@TheJohtunnBandit 10 ай бұрын

James is what you'd get if Tenacious D had a really cool baby. Love watching the guys crack up guest experts

@Gazmus 10 ай бұрын

This guy implying The D could create anything else? :0

@andyb1653 10 ай бұрын

James' formula is one part Tenacious D, two parts Initial D.

@ToddAdams1234 10 ай бұрын

That “Boxtruck” driver has got my MAJOR respect. And I LOVE to drive around on some snow and ice. 😊 Seriously love it 🫡

@TeeTafoya87 10 ай бұрын

Really, REALLY loving this channel. This is probably one of the most "car guy" things you have ever done, next to your car build series, because you're giving a platform for ACTUAL mechanics, not some day trading dude that started buying used exotics. These are the pros and one of the most often overlooked areas of car enthusiasm. We tend do go DIY and try to stay there, but mechanics have so much knowledge, and so many stories to tell. It often seems that they are only shown in "Customer states" videos, but you give was more insight into what they see and know.

@ebnertra0004 10 ай бұрын

14:45 I do a little bit of that in the bus I drive to see how slippery it is when it snows. If it kicks out real easy, it's time to be careful. It's also fun

@reag_10gaming65 10 ай бұрын

I love this channel this is a great donut side channel especially whenever they have great guests

@backwoodstherapy 10 ай бұрын

Matts Off Road Recovery guest starring was the highlight of my summer so far.

@Ballador 8 ай бұрын

thing about salt is, as a tourist from Ecuador, it was a godsend. We don't learn how to drive on snow or ice because we don't need to. We're in the bleeping Equator! haha. So when I rented a car in Chicago last year in the winter and saw snow for the first time in my life, snow and ice were a huge worry for me until I drove on the salted roads.

@SpecialEDy 10 ай бұрын

Lighning isnt harmful to car electronics because it goes through everything. The positive wires at 12 volts are identical to negative wires and ground, when you are sending millions of vokts through the chassis. Many ignition systems dont have a ground or negative: the secondary side of the ignition coil fires 20kV to 40kV through the spark plug which grounds to the engine block. But, most ignition coils have no ground connection on the secondary windings, and the ground is only connected on the primary before the coil fires(ECU connects ground to charge the coil, and releases it to fire). The ground connection is backwards through battery positive.

@tyrekewilliamsstaglon2161 10 ай бұрын

started watching you guys video last week, popped up in my suggestions and I gotta say, I love it, keep up the great work

@AllStarrKo 10 ай бұрын

The mechanics are back baby!

@argoth83 10 ай бұрын

I've hydroplaned a couple of times. Once, it was because my tires were very old and worn down. The other, I was just not paying attention to my speed. Both times, though, my dad's advice kicked in. I let off the accelerator, held the wheel, and when I skidded a little in one direction, turned into it. When I got traction again, I had full control, made a smooth recovery, and moved on, if a little shaken. Scary stuff, but thankfully, I was not on the highway either time.

@GatsbyParty 10 ай бұрын

I remember watching donut and seeing them build cars and driving around or even telling me the history on B2B.. now I'm watching them tell me basic shit like part on high ground when it's flooding. Awesome.

@wykydrone 10 ай бұрын

To this day, I'll never understand driving at high speeds while raining. Living in Texas, I see this all the time and when those accidents do happen, the driver is ALWAYS pissed the hell off.

@reddeadlive5631 10 ай бұрын

May I ask what area I be on 45 and see the same

@LeSarthois 10 ай бұрын

I remember being on the freeway when rain came rather suddenly. I slowed down to 50Kph because the rain was really something (visibility was as bad as the fog at 10:45 in the video) and yet people zoomed past me. And for added bonus, a doofus in front of me was driving a gray car, ALL LIGHTS OFF. Seriously. And on top of that, he slowed down by letting go of the gas, so every now and then I would see his rear appearing through the rain and I would have to slow down without hitting the brakes by reflex. Of course it was a loooong stretch of freeway without anywhere to stop, so by the time I reached a gas station to stop, rain got more reasonnable. One of the longest hour I ever spent on a freeway.

@dmrfnk 10 ай бұрын

Yeah. "Can't avoid em" lol excuse me? Maybe something can catch you by surprise but if you keep your eyes on the road, stay a reasonable distance from the car in front and avoid suspicious puddles you'll save yourself a lot of trouble and that's not just pothole damage.

@jethrudemendina9084 10 ай бұрын

I love all the hosts and mecahanic combos, but to be spicific my favourite is James and Paul, Dustin and Zandro, Angelina and Nolan. Love you all Donut fam!

@curtharakaly4620 10 ай бұрын

who the fuck is Dustin??? You mean Justin? And nah, Jeremiah and Sandro are a better combo.

@nollienick1121 10 ай бұрын

That box truck hit a nasty Scandinavian flick. That was clean.

@III_SLEEP_III-Daevicus 10 ай бұрын

I'm bummed that I've already watched every video on this channel.. at least twice. Great content dudes. Looking forward to the next one! Guess I'll head back to Donut for now!

@EmilySmirleGURPS 10 ай бұрын

We've got a sacrificial anode attached to our car frame, and it's doing a *great* job with resisting salt corrosion. I'm now reminded that I gotta replace it before this winter!

@rhouser1280 10 ай бұрын

03:46 That car jumped the 2nd pothole/mud hole. What an impact, my neck hurts just watching this!

@DeenSteen 10 ай бұрын

1:29 - Cars keep you safe in lightning strikes because they're more electrically conductive than our squishy bodies. It's called a Faraday cage, and it's how high-voltage workers often stay safe. If lighting can jump through 10 miles of air, which is only 5 times less insulative than rubber, and your tire is filled with air, do you not think lightning could jump from your bodywork to your rims, to the ground? In other words, air is only 5 times more conductive than rubber. Think about it.

@neoprofin 10 ай бұрын

Lifelong mid-west driver. Thankfully my city doesn't use salt because it runs into the lakes that we're very proud of (and it's regularly too cold to actually accomplish anything). It's a ritual the first time it gets above freezing even for an afternoon there's a line for the carwash. That said, I'm a pretty fearless ice/snow driver, but holy cripes that last clip makes me look like a grandma on her way to church. When I was a teenager one of my friends had a "Drive it like you stole it" window decal (very popular with law enforcement) but that guy is taking that mantra to a whole new level.

@docBZA 10 ай бұрын

These guys are the best. November sucks! More of these guys!

@anothergamingchannel2656 10 ай бұрын

Yeah. I'm more of a July/August kinda guy myself.

@sirius4k 10 ай бұрын

@@anothergamingchannel2656 October!

@maixonmaxfull 10 ай бұрын

He was an actor my guy

@docBZA 10 ай бұрын

@@maixonmaxfull yeah why have an actor? Have the real deal

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr 10 ай бұрын

I really love this content. More shop disaster stuff please!

@pali1H 10 ай бұрын

It's almost always front right tires getting damaged (in US) from potholes because a majority of them form near the roadside instead of the middle since weather erodes that area more with drainage.

@iviui2d3i2 9 ай бұрын

This. And the softer eroded base soil pack on the right side of city roads also incurs the most traffic from heavy vehicles: City Busses running their stop-n-go driving all day long, garbage trucks, big rigs and haulers etc.,

@pali1H 9 ай бұрын

@@iviui2d3i2 true that. Good points

@brianflores6207 10 ай бұрын

Definitely a great video for new drivers! Gotta teach em young so that we can all be safe! Love yall!

@kiffermachon 10 ай бұрын

Yo im gonna keep it real, i dont even care about cars, or drive.... but my god this channel is amazing, the humor + expertise, is 100% gold, thanks for the enjoyment!

@bigv6724 10 ай бұрын

Having KZfaq premium i always hate the in video commercials but this one I'm happy to see and sponsored your video. I wonder how well this camera would be as a dashcam? Also seen a smaller 360 cam this guy Kevin Talbot for his RC trucks that he bashes the hell out of them for testing for us so we don't have to.

@matt_acton-varian 10 ай бұрын

Donut's Sponsored Segments are some of the funniest on the Tube. Much better than just sitting in front of a camera looking bored. Keep it up Donut Crew!

@bigv6724 10 ай бұрын

@matt_acton-varian oh those sponsored videos are the best I've seen on donut compared to other channels. Still kinda annoying paying for the premium and still get a "commercial/ad" Last time I looked for time of ad's skipped by premium is like some 1000+ hours now. Plus the other features that premium provides is pretty nice. Not sure if the free KZfaq has the picture and picture while I watch KZfaq and play a game or browse the web so YT will still play. Turning off the screen still let's YT play and that's super awesome while listening to music, stories, podcast or whatever. Not sure if YT music is free or not but that's included with the same feature playing in the background while I have something else open or turn the screen off. Time to time you can sign up and have access to any testing or beta features YT might release in the near future like the picture in picture. I'm on mobile btw so all these features are freaking great for me.

@matt_acton-varian 10 ай бұрын

@@bigv6724 Sponsored Segments can be annoying but they are not under KZfaq's control. They are private deals negotiated directly between the product brand's marketing team and the content creators themselves. Depending on the terms the creators are even given a set amount of products or even given a small payment to advertise their goods. They can't automatically be bypassed by ad blocking or subscription service rules. It is what it is, but with creators now running as full time businesses, they need to have the resources to provide a regular stream of new videos. The commission from views, regular ads and subs royalties alone are rarely enough to support the businesses, so sponsorship deals gan generate a significant amount of revenue.

@MrRinne91 10 ай бұрын

Those potholes can be your worst nightmare if you're not careful. I had a friend who hit a huge pothole about 10 years ago. She slammed the brakes and went straight to it and the end result was cracked front bumper, twisted front rims and brake rotors and a broken front suspension on the passenger side 😬 that one mistake ended up costing her about 1000€ because she had full brake job done couple days earlier and those rims were 19" 😅

@Jasruler 10 ай бұрын

Josh is great, very practical attitude. Hope to see more of him

@hugoandre96 10 ай бұрын

Not sure if anyone has said it yet, but the reason why the Tesla did not shut down when it was submerged is because all of the electronics is isolated. The doors are pretty sealed so you don't get water in them as well where you can use it as a boat and drive the car while it is floating, with some steering control, as the wheels acting kind of like rotating paddles.

@mildly_miffed_man1414 10 ай бұрын

I highly doubt that

@hugoandre96 10 ай бұрын

@mildly_miffed_man1414 It is true. Tesla's float and don't get water in them easily. There is a video of one driving in deep water on the road and it's floating and the driver puts full power in the accelerator and it's moving

@Angry_Squirrel555 10 ай бұрын

Dude! That last clip is sick, mad props to the driver! 👍

@cornpop21 10 ай бұрын

the volvo in the advertisement is sick as hell i wanna see more of it.

@Joe_Blow215 10 ай бұрын

7:13 fastest that Prius ever accelerated

@3DPT 10 ай бұрын

Had a family friend cross paths with lightning. Their '89 Caddy soft top ended up with a massive burn through the back support, the electric system was fused scrap, and two rear windows turned into fused crackle glass. That and the poor grandma driving blew out her hearing aids. She survived but her car ended up a write off.

@robez. 10 ай бұрын

Paul is the type that would hang out with you and your family and would do a cook out with them

@x9x9x9x9x9 10 ай бұрын

I hadn't ever experienced bad fog conditions until recently. Like every time I thought it was bad fog it was nothing. The last time though was insane it might as well have been a blizzard. At times I couldn't see more than maybe 25 feet. It was morning time at least so not in the dark but still crazy to experience.

@TheRedneckAtheist 10 ай бұрын

25ft is still pretty light

@x9x9x9x9x9 10 ай бұрын

@@TheRedneckAtheist Not for Tulsa. It was the heaviest I've experienced in my 30+ years here. I know places like San Francisco can have it worse but for this part of the country it's not common at all.

@stevehill5637 10 ай бұрын

Flood vehicles: I got an MG Midget and an MGB that were under 5 feet of fresh water from Florida's hurricane last year. They are both now running and driving, and look great! The Midget even had a Datsun 5-speed transmission installed. No computers in these cars. Dried them out, changed all fluids, cleaned the carbs, rebuilt a starter, changed out a solenoid, and they ran. Best result for a chance taken.

@AstekOst 10 ай бұрын

I really like these videos, not only entertaining af but you also get a chance to learn something, awesome stuff! :)

@FiatUno2003 10 ай бұрын

finally a video without actors pretending to be someone they clearly aren't.

@zappabeefheart3433 10 ай бұрын

I wish they would make a short video explaining how this happened in the first place, and confirm for us that they will do better going forward.

@jonathansmith7306 10 ай бұрын

@@zappabeefheart3433What happened?

@zappabeefheart3433 10 ай бұрын

@@jonathansmith7306 one of their "repo men" turned out to be an actor and not a tow truck driver or repo man, just playing one on this channel. His name on the show is November. It would be nice to know if he fooled them or if they just straight up hired an actor and lied about it. I can only speak for myself, but it made me wonder how much of the show is fake after that.

@GlorifiedGremlin 10 ай бұрын

10:15 Wait getting water in the engine can bend the rods?? Is that because it tries to compress the water and can't?

@codynaylor8805 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@ChronicKnightt 10 ай бұрын

One thing i do have to mention as a canadian (most people own pickup) if you have a modern pickup with tires in good condition (for example i run falken wildpeak a/t) they have deep tread patterns and excavate the water very fast and efficiently. In a tighter highway tread pattern for a pickup they cant evacuate as fast. That especially true when talking about 'cars' with lower profile tires and lower depth treads from the factory. Just an observation, love this channel. Been watching you guys for alot of years. Keep it up donut!

@dukeandnukem9654 10 ай бұрын

I love this so much already, not scavs only from a viewer perspective. Do as you please tho sir, just please don't stop with the videos

@Serenity_Dee 10 ай бұрын

The lightning probably mostly went *around* the car, but the ambient heat (which is what melted the windshield) and the current induced by the magnetic field would definitely fuck some things up.

@yevgeniykhakhaev9788 10 ай бұрын

I'd change from "That used to be a street, now it's a river" to "That used to be a Prius, now it's a boat"

@alyx8522 10 ай бұрын

11:42 my English teacher had to be airlifted to hospital after he crashed coming to school in heavy fog. I feel like heavy fog is a good reason to be late, but we have to drive through it

@taylordelano 10 ай бұрын

As a Mainer I would love to take people snow drifting who've never really experienced it. The "right" kind of snow/ conditions can make all the difference. Along with tire set up of course. FWD, AWD. RWD all so damn fun. Do away with electronic ebrakes! 😊

@murdechoc 10 ай бұрын

I usually find ear stretches to be a huge red flag, but now, anything compared to November looks totally chill

@connor1586 10 ай бұрын

I've known enough people with ear tunnels that it would have to be cheek tunnels to be a red flag for me

@notme3134 10 ай бұрын

November thought he was the cat's balls but really was a little weeny

@cudwieser3952 10 ай бұрын

OK! Right assumption. wrong explaination about lightning. The faraday effect dictates electricity cannot penetrate a metal cage without some direct means of doing so. The current will pass around the outer surface before grounding (rubber tire don't insulate. A bolt of lightning travelling miles will span the gap taken up by tyres any day)), Anything in the cage, not directly touching it (or fiddling with the radio) will be fine.

@michaelthomas9846 10 ай бұрын

I love the shade thrown at tvarish!! Good job James!

@jkolbly1 10 ай бұрын

6:00 Reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad was taking his friend as well as my friend and I to a swap meet. Was pouring rain and the car in front of us spun out and was bouncing back and forth across the highway. At first it looked like it would hit no one, everyone around seemed to react and give them plenty of room including us, but then it bounced off the divider again and went backwards straight for us. My friend still remembers waking up to my dad yelling "Brace for impact!" No one was hurt, the damage to our car seemed small but was considered totaled since they hit us over the front bumper.

@steveroukema6769 10 ай бұрын

“Roads are unpredictable” meanwhile me swimming through traffic predicting everyone’s exact moves so I don’t crash

@wladius 10 ай бұрын

aquaplaning - I was also taught to step on the clutch. That way, once the tires regain the grip, there's a less chance they will start skidding as the wheels will match the roadspeed faster without the engine interfering/braking.

@fleezybaby 10 ай бұрын

4:30 it's the RF tire because you're in a LHD country, and the sewer grates along the curb sink into the road, making a very sharp edge for the wheel the smack right into

@techgamerman 6 ай бұрын

That last clip is pretty normal here in Finland. Not usually done by driving in trucks, but almost every 4x4 and rear wheel drive owners will play on snowy roads just like that, me included. At the moment I own Audi A4 Avant Quattro, and it is so fun to drive on the snowy roads. 🤩

@urielbaeza9489 10 ай бұрын

I like these shows honestly thank you for making these videos

@CrFouquet 10 ай бұрын

Salt makes metal oxidize/ rust. Thank you for the content you bring. Much laughter from this guy, and hopefully those I share these w/ , also it is basically hot plain crayon wax. Brushed, or sprayed on to clean new or old, and clean metal. Much love to you and all.

@sirsquiggles1584 10 ай бұрын

I skip every single in-video ad in every single video I watch. Except for the ones advertising the cameras, because the bgm is so sweet

@Nickaizj 8 ай бұрын

When i read 'Get to know your local potholes', i just imagine James sitting near a pothole sipping tea and having biscuits, asking the pothole how his day was and how many cars it already broke today

@jerryfeenstra 4 ай бұрын

I’m from Canada and we use the saline solution for icy roads but also use sand and rock for snow covered roads in the more heavily covered regions. We all know to wash our cars daily. I also lived in an area where the fog would get so bad that you couldn’t see the street light posts at a crossing. We all just drove slow, with hazards and low beams on

@newfan55555555555555 10 ай бұрын

From U. K watching from lanzarote (slightly tipsy) love the content. Much love. ❤

@PrincePisces 10 ай бұрын

The flooding where the Prius took off was in my hometown of Flagstaff Arizona that road is close to a mountain called MT. Elden and they run upwards towards that mountain… it’s currently raining again and If it keeps it up we’ll be seeing more Prius doing that

@woolpancake339 10 ай бұрын

Watching these with my mechanic roommate is great!

@zeno3630 10 ай бұрын

If you're moving anywhere where salt is put on the roads in the winter I'd suggest going into a touchless wash with a underbody wash kwiktrip's and bp's seem to have them at most locations. It's kept the underbody of my car pretty clean for rust and its a 04

@ameyadeokule 10 ай бұрын

I love the sponsor video Donut produce. They are amazing and doesn't look out of place in their videos

@craigtownsend3149 10 ай бұрын

Living in Australia we get smashed with extreme weather regularly most common accident I'd have to say is people trying to get thru flooded water.. seen some people even get washed away

@athannotoudas1032 10 ай бұрын

I love Paul so much… He looks as tuff as Danny Trejo but he is so sweet and kind and entertaining I wish he could be in every video

@paradoxx9382 10 ай бұрын

Love this channel!

@loganl7547 2 ай бұрын

Up north here we get what i think is the most frightening weather phenomenon imaginable for driving; freezing fog. Thats right, clouds of moisture vapour floating through the air that freezes to surfaces like roads, cars, etc, in sheets of essentially invisible ice. That ice has less air trapped in it as well, so instead of being kind of crunchy offering some hope of traction, and being considerably more visible as its white and crusry, its hard as marble and smooth as glass.

@Sharkbait_OoHaHa_ 9 ай бұрын

Paul’s laugh is so contagious. He’s getting more silly which each vid, great addition for sure.

@nerfgodbigguy1405 10 ай бұрын

3:08😂 the stick shifter was so hot ,they had to use a DONUT yellow hankercheif to touch it 💀

@granthutter5787 10 ай бұрын

Pro tip for spotting how deep a pothole is: look beyond it to see how much gravel/asphalt millings are after the holes. It's not foolproof but it's a good telltale sign and at least can help you figure out if you should swerve or not.

@chuckkolancz4969 10 ай бұрын

Just so ya know. The gm wax coating doesn’t hold up in the Midwest. It cracks and/or breaks down after a few years then traps moisture causing it to rust faster. Best prevention I’ve seen is sand blasting, painting, then put pb surface shield on every year after a in depth wash

@alexander10000000 9 ай бұрын

If you got a car with a manual transmission you can partially pop the clutch when you start sliding in water, snow or ice. It will cause your driving tires to slow down while maintaining that momentum, this will help you by trying to regain your traction. Done this many times in Northern Michigan while in some pretty harsh blizzards.

@drakedbz 2 ай бұрын

Yeah that salty undercarriage is very much why a lot of carwashes in the midwest are touchfree (basically a power wash, it just sprays your car with jets of water or soap), and there's usually an undercarriage wash option, which works as you pull in to the wash.

@pet19821 10 ай бұрын

Minnesota here, recently moved from the pnw, car washes here are open all year round for the salt. I wash mine once a week during the winter. Only costs $10-12 and saves a lot more than having a Midwest roach coach

@pet19821 10 ай бұрын

And yes they're heated and have big ass blow off fans in the exits with generous timers.

@captain_assburgers 10 ай бұрын

During the slippier days on the road and you manage you oversteer your car you either full throttle and steer (carefully) to counter the oversteer, or you can pump the gaspedal, depending on how much traction you have or oversteer youre into!