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There's a Car Man For Every Woman!
When Daddy hands his giggly teenage daughter the keys to a Shelby Mustang, how is she supposed to know how to keep it running? As we've seen, ads from the late-60s/early-70s era don't exactly take women seriously, and this one continues that hallowed American tradition. Say, how much would that GT350 be worth at Barrett-Jackson?
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Robotic Gas Attendant Step in Doomsday Scenario Direction
Well folks, that's it, we had a good run but we're certainly doomed now. Dutch inventors have developed a robotic system for fueling up your car. By mounting a clever end effector to a multi-axis robot, and coupling it to a vehicle recognition system, they've removed the need for any human interaction. The system recognizes the car as it pulls up then instructs the robot as to where the fuel door is and what fuel type is needed. The robot kicks into motion, opens the door, removes the cap, picks up the fuel nozzle just like people used to and fills the car. This of course is a short distance from opening up the car door and tenderizing the meat bag in the drivers seat. [via Reuters]
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All we were able to find on the above video was the caption "crazy guy so upset with high gas prices sets a gas station on fire." At first we were a wee bit skeptical, until we saw the sign in the background advertising the name of the station. Oh of course, it's Crazy Eddie's Chevron. Yup, you know, the guy with the commercial and the tagline "Come to Crazy Eddie's Chevron where the prices — and the customers — are insane!" You don't remember that one, eh? Must not be watching the same channels we are. Anyway, if any kids out there are watching this, remember not to walk through the gas as you're spraying it. If you do, we may have to teach you a new word — "self-immolation."
Man Attempts to Set Gas Station on Fire Over Cuh-razy Prices
All we were able to find on the above video was the caption "crazy guy so upset with high gas prices sets a gas station on fire." At first we were a wee bit skeptical, until we saw the sign in the background advertising the name of the station. Oh of course, it's Crazy Eddie's Chevron. Yup, you know, the guy with the commercial and the tagline "Come to Crazy Eddie's Chevron where the prices — and the customers — are insane!" You don't remember that one, eh? Must not be watching the same channels we are. Anyway, if any kids out there are watching this, remember not to walk through the gas as you're spraying it. If you do, we may have to teach you a new word — "self-immolation."
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