Luckily, after the last major explosion, the roaring flames finally started to die down until the fire had completely dissipated. They made their way back to the car to see what kind of damage had been done.
The eager teens inched closer, making sure that, even though it wasn’t ablaze it wasn’t going to explode again. Once they were satisfied that it was over, they started to give it a closer look. So, what had happened? And who had come closest to predicting it? It was time to find out.
Charred
At least one of these teens had to have guessed this next part was going to happen when they were making their bets on how this test would end up. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t take them all by surprise in the moment, considering how loud and bright it was.
A loud, “BANG,” was accompanied by another, bigger explosion. This time, the flames that once engulfed the front end of the car had swallowed the entire thing. They were now just watching a giant cluster of flames in the shape of a car. But there was still more to come, despite how it may seem as though this poor car has nothing left to give.
Starting to Think
As the flames burned a bit more slowly, they started to talk amongst themselves. What was going to become of the car now? When it was done burning, what would be left? Would it be completely destroyed? Or would some parts of it still be intact? They went over their predictions from earlier. Obviously, the ones who said it would make it the full 50 miles had lost.
Now, it was down to those who’d called that the car would explode and burst into flames. They started making new predictions. Whoever got as close to determining the final state of the car would win their contest. After all, they could only have one winner.
The Ringleader
While there may have been quite a few teens involved in the experiment, there was one in particular who can take a lot of credit for it all, from its inception until the very end. Meet the face behind the camera who filmed the majority of the excitement.
This entire thing began with him having a conversation with his friends that went something like this: Camera kid: “Dude.” Other guy: “Yeah, man?” Camera kid holds up a can of WD-40 that he randomly picked up off a table. “Do you think this stuff can like…power a car?” Some questioning glances were exchanged and then the rest was history. Especially the test subject.
Pranks and Philanthropy
While this entire thing may seem like some pointless (and dangerous) teenage fun, there was actually a method to this influencer’s madness. Of course, him being a pretty successful YouTuber is the reason why they were able to get their hands on a test car in the first place. And that wasn’t the only one he bought while he was at it.
Viewers were thrilled when they learned he was doing a major giveaway on his channel. He revealed he had a brand-new car for them up for grabs. But what did they have to do to win it?