The teens popped open the car doors and hopped inside. It was finally the moment of truth. After seeing what happened to the first car, however, a few of them were understandably pretty nervous about it all. No one wants to be in a car when the engine blows up.
Still, despite the risks, they were ready to go. They put their seatbelts on, because safety first, right? And then it was onward down the road, towards the finish line. Everyone noticed the lack of noise, a good thing. Does that mean this was going to work? Possibly, but the car got started just fine with the WD-40 in it, too. So maybe it would just take a while for the oil to work its way through the system to do some damage. Either way, they were about to find out.
Go Time
Orion swore that, in order for any of these experimental engine oils to work, the tank needed to be full. So, he poured and poured until he was satisfied with the amount of oil in the car. He looked at his friends and gave the nod.
It was time to take this show on the road, literally. But the first part of the test would be getting the engine to start at all.
Sounds Good
One of Orion’s friends slid into the driver’s seat and prepared to start the car. Everyone held their breaths for the second that it took, which seemed more like an hour in the moment. The engine roared to life nearly effortlessly. They high fived. Step two was complete, and so far, there were no terrible noises or any smoke.
It was looking promising for this new experiment. But they still had many, many miles to go before this thing could actually be called a success. Orion and his friends prepared to take the next step. First thing was first – deciding who got shotgun in the car.
Cruising
It was time to put this baby oil to the ultimate test. Would they be able to drive all the way to their destination without something going seriously wrong? Orion certainly thought so. His friends, not so much. But they were all willing to give it a shot. He put the pedal to the metal, with his friend in the backseat shooting him nervous glances. But so far, everything was going pretty smoothly. They’d only driven about 100 feet so far, though, so now it was time to hit that first mile – and then the rest after that.
They got their cameras ready to go. After all, they weren’t going to miss capturing anything, just in case something did go wrong. Would it? Or would they make it to the next town? And – if they did make it 30 miles away and then the car exploded, was there someone following behind to give them a lift? Let’s find out.
Ready to Go
Orion and his friends were still fairly optimistic about this experiment, as you can see from the smiles on their faces. At least, most of them, anyway. As always, there’s someone rooting against the rest, though in this case, it doesn’t seem like a bad idea to bet that baby oil won’t work as engine fuel.
The gauge pushed past the 40-mph marker. They decided against take the freeway and opted for a 45-mph backroad that usually had very little traffic instead. But who would help them out if the car caught fire on the side of the road? Actually, there are probably plenty of people who wouldn’t mind seeing the aftermath of the failed test. But it wasn’t going to come to that. Was it?