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Salt Lick

If you live in a state where it snows, you know how difficult it is to keep your car clean this time of year. Between the wet roads and cars spraying dirty water everywhere, the salt that sticks to your car, it’s just a nightmare. That salt can even damage your car’s paint. It sounds terrible, but not everyone is so against it. In fact, the moose in Canada love the salt so much, they can be found licking it off of cars. Alberta parks even issued a warning about the vehicle-licking moose. Informing people not to try and push the moose away, but rather to sound the horn, or use the car’s remote to scare off the salt-licking quadrupeds. It may sound funny, but I’ll tell you what. If I found a moose licking my car, I would be pretty salty.

by Kolbe  | 


Locked In

Stealing a car is illegal, and apparently also tiring. A Seattle man was out one night looking to steal cars. He stumbled upon a BMW 550i that had the key fob left in the vehicle. No doubt excited over the seemingly easy target, the man sped off in his newly stolen car. A few hours later when the owner of the vehicle realized it was missing they called the police. The police contacted BMW who was able to locate the vehicle and remotely lock its doors. The police found the BMW and the thief, not only locked in the vehicle, but fast asleep! The moral of the story is if you are going to steal a car, make sure you get a good night’s rest. Wait, no, that’s not it… the moral is crime doesn’t pay and it’s exhausting, so don’t steal cars. 

by Kolbe  | 


More Than Meets the Eye

I can’t be the only person who used to (let’s be honest, still does) want a real transforming car. Turkish company Letvision has brought that dream to life. They have taken a BMW 3 Series and made it a true to life transformer! With all the mechanics to necessitate the transformation the car is unable to be operated from inside the vehicle. The 3 Series is outfitted with a remote that allows the operator to drive and steer the car from outside of the automobile. Then, with the push of a button the car transforms into a fifteen-foot tall, bipedal humanoid robot. It’s everything eleven-year-old me ever wanted. Letvision hopes to one day offer a fully functioning drivable version of the robot that is able to walk while in transformer mode. I’ll start saving my money now.

by Kolbe  | 


Wrong Number Thanksgiving

A woman from Mesa, Arizona was sending texts to her family with details for Thanksgiving Day. All was going well until she tried to text her grandson. The woman had the wrong number and ended up texting a random high school student an invite for Thanksgiving dinner. After the student sent a photo of himself as proof he was not her grandson, the woman realized her mistake. Now, here’s where the feel good part of the story comes in. The student asked if he could still come for Thanksgiving, and the woman replied telling him of course he could! The student accepted the gracious invite, showed up and enjoyed Thanksgiving with the woman and her family. 

by Kolbe  | 


Spicy Ride

That red bottle. The little green cap. The spicy heat, and bold flavor. I’m talking about Sriracha, “Rooster Sauce.” Its solid heat and taste makes it good enough to put on almost anything. It’s good on Chinese food, pizza, eggs, a Lexus. Yup, you read that correctly, Lexus made a Sriracha themed IS sport sedan. The car is painted in the classic Sriracha red with green accents throughout the vehicle. The paint even contains the sauce itself. But Lexus took things a step further, knowing this vehicle was made for lovers of the spicy condiment. The trunk comes fully stocked with bottles of Sriracha, and the key fob also doubles as a Sriracha dispenser so you’ll never find yourself eating without it adorning your food again.

by Kolbe  |