The teens all tensed up with excitement as the turned the key in the ignition, not having any clue what was in store for them. To everyone’s amazement, the vehicle actually got started just like it had before they switched the oil! They looked at each other with huge smiles on their face and then nodded once again. It was time to take this show on the road.
With the engine still running as per usual, they pulled out of the driveway and onto the street. This was the true test. They planned to take it for a ride to the next town over, about 50 miles away. So far, so good. The boys started to think that they might make it, and the ones who bet for the car to smoke felt like they may lose the bet. But they were far from making it to the finish line, and they were in store for some major trouble.
Predicting the Future
Of course, the entire purpose of this experiment was to see what it would actually do to the car. And, while a few of them thought that it would work, there were probably others who were rooting for it to be a failure, since it would make a better video that way.
The teens started taking bets, each making their own predictions about the fate of the vehicle before them. Some said it would work, hands-down. After all, the bottle did say “engines,” did it not? Then, there were the skeptics who thought for sure it would start smoking in a matter of minutes. But who would be right?
Ready to Go
They had all been waiting for that moment. They’d gotten the tank filled up with the WD-40 and were all ready for the next part of the experiment. Except, as excited as everyone was, they were all a bit nervous, too. No one really had a clue about what was going to happen.
They got ready to turn the keys and start the engine. Some bit their lips anxiously while others got ready to laugh and cheer in their victory over their friends in this little experiment. So, one teen nodded at another, and the one sitting behind the wheel turned the engine on. No one could have predicted what came next. Even if they had tried to go over all of the possible outcomes before they even got started.
Oh, Hey
Everything was still looking good – for now. The teens cruised down the street, heading down a main strip in their town. If they broke down, after all, they wanted to make sure they weren’t stranded in the middle of nowhere. But then something unexpected happened. A car carrying another group of friends pulled up beside them. It was the perfect opportunity for another photo op, one that they hadn’t even planned on, but why not? After all, it gives us some more perspective as to everything that was going on.
“What are you guys doing?” asked the friends. “Oh, nothing, just trying to find out whether or not this car is about to start smoking since we put WD-40 in the engine.” Yeah – they probably got some strange looks, but the teens were on a mission. They had to discover whether or not they could make it for the full 50 miles. So, they headed onwards, ready to find out what they were in store for – or so they thought.
The First Sign of Trouble
As the boys started back down the road, they were confident that they would be able to pull this thing off. They were going to be social media legends. And, well, they were – but not for the reasons they’d hoped. Just a couple of minutes after they started driving again, the engine started sputtering. They looked at each other with panicked-yet-knowing expressions on their face. This was it. The car was done for.
Soon after the first sputtering sounds came a loud scratching noise, like nails on a chalkboard. This wasn’t good. Of course, the logical person would immediately pull over and get out for fear of death, but not these guys. They were determined to continue the experiment to the very end, one way or another. So, they kept driving… but probably not for long.