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.
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.
On the Road Again
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.
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?
Heating Up
One of the main reasons WD-40 won’t work in an engine is because it isn’t meant to be used at such high temperatures. The thought crossed their minds before they got started with the new experiment that the baby oil may react the same way. And, if that was going to be the case, it meant that once the car was hot enough things could go very, very badly.
They made their way down the street, picking up speed as they went. What was going to happen when the engine heated up? Would it actually work? Would they be able to drive the entire way to their destination? Or were they in for some serious trouble? As the gauge moved passed the 30-mph marker, they prepared themselves for the worst and hoped for the best.