cars

College Kid Invents Amazing Motorized Couch

Richard Blakeley · 07/24/10 08:48PM

A college student at BYU invented a motorized couch that quickly prompted a ban on motorized couches on campus. Their favorite place to use it? The Wendy's drive-through.

Giant Bolt of Lightning Strikes an 18-Wheeler

Matt Cherette · 07/21/10 04:14PM

Remember that time some guy was driving down the road in the middle of a thunderstorm, happened to be recording it, and caught a bolt of lightning striking an 18-wheeler across the median on tape? No? Well, here it is.

Woman Drives Car 100 Feet Into School Building

Matt Cherette · 07/19/10 04:55PM

At about 9:50 this morning, a female student at a Tewksbury, MA job training school drove her Pontiac Bonneville into the building, making her way 100 feet into the structure before stopping. Inside, a local newspaper's video report.

This Is How a White Trash Wedding Car Gets Decorated

Matt Cherette · 07/16/10 12:24PM

Ah, you've got to love white trash—and this video is a perfect example of their unintentionally headdesk-inducing behavior. Watch as members of a wedding party decorate the bride and groom's "Just Married!" car—with a bunch of gross food.

Fox & Friends Highlight Gas Station Explosion

John Siegel · 07/01/10 02:40PM

During the news roundup on Fox & Friends, the gang presented this clip of a gas station accident in Alabama. If you've ever wondered what would happen if you ran into a gas pump, this video is your answer.

Woman Blames Car Crash on Vampire

Max Read · 06/29/10 11:15PM

A Colorado woman says she drove her car into a canal because she was startled by a vampire. The vampire... of bad driving! No, actually, a real vampire. She said she crashed, because of a vampire. [KVDR]

Do You Drive a Chick Car?

Hamilton Nolan · 06/21/10 11:00AM

It's common knowledge that certain brands of automobiles reveal their drivers to be chicks, or—worse—undercover chicks. Finally, researchers have quantified the most feminine cars. If you drive one, you are a total chick. Looking at you, VW.