Not that I'm looking for advice on stealing gasoline from people, but doesn't like every car made for the last 20 years have a mesh or something that blocks you from snaking a rubber hose into the tank?
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A lot of the doors are also locked as well. Cant open unless the key is inside the car or pop it manually with a button.
Yeah, a lot of the time the fuel door either locks with the regular doors or they require pulling a lever in the cabin. That being said, people forget to lock their doors sometimes, and I can't imagine the latch is that strong.
Can confirm, I successfully broke the latch in family car by smashing the fuel door too hard.
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Yeah there's a lot of things in place to prevent this, however most gas tanks are plastic now and one could easily punch a hole and drain it that way.
It’s seems like anyone doing this kind of thing wouldn’t have the discipline or forethought to transfer the gasoline from a large shallow pan you would have to fit under the car, to an actual canister you could transport effectively. Resulting in a lot of waste and damage for very little profit.
What you do is have a tube with an end that fits the hole you melt, connected via a little pump to your jerrycan. Bob's your uncle.
At least, if I was doing it, like a prick who did not care about damaging someone's car, that would be how.
Not that I’m looking for advice on stealing gasoline from people
Whew, for a moment there I was getting a little suspicious... 🤔 (/s)
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I've heard it's possible to get teleported here against your will.
Only if you get stuck in the buffer.
Gasoline is a central nervous system destroyer. Never siphon gas this way.
Also, nice tits.
I unfortunately tried this as a teen. Didn't work, and you would have to breathe in the entire tube of vapor before you can expect to get any liquid out. Was instantly nauseous and had a headache for a few days. Everytime I see an actor do this I get pretty triggered. What a strange trope.
Uhh... you aren't supposed to inhale it.
You suck the air into your mouth, then evacuate that out your nose.
Repeat, until fuel in mouth.
I've found that a lot of people literally don't know how to do this. There's a significant percentage of people out there drinking from straws with their goddamn lungs
Man, we’ve been doomed for a long time, haven’t we.
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Watched my dad do it once. Sucked until he hit gas and spit it out, wild shit.
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If it's going to be a skill issue just use this
You can also shove the tube almost all the way into the tank, cover the end with your thumb, and then pull it out a foot or so, and start the siphon that way. Assuming the tank is relatively full, that is.
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Agreed. Nice tits.
Agreed. It’s much safer and less conspicuous to produce negative pressure in your rectum
I’ve been wondering if putting most of the tube in the tank and then covering up the hole with your thumb would be adequate in pulling up liquid to begin the siphon process.
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Why the fuck would you drink another persons gasoline
Gasoline has something like 3.5 million calories per gallon. That's enough to last the drinker a lifetime!
Have you seen gas prices? Why go out and pay those prices when people just deliver it to me in their cars for free?
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Someone where I used to live was murdered while trying to steal propane.
Shits wild, yo.
You mean I’m out here clipping catalytic converters when the easy money is in gasoline? Shoot!
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Do it in an upper class neighborhood at least.
Older cars are the only ones susceptible to this, and those aren’t generally driven by the types of people who can easily afford more gas.
You mean not in an upper class neighborhood then?
Do newer cars have some mechanism to prevent this? It’s pretty basic physics, but I suppose you could put some obstacles in there to prevent a tube from reaching the liquid.
I believe most cars produced these days have a screen or valve that prevents siphoning. They allow liquid in, but prevent a hose from reaching the tank.
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I just mean the old cars in an upper class neighborhood are less likely to be driven by poor people while still being vulnerable to this siphoning because yes, sadly newer cars have meshes or locking mechanisms to deter gas siphoning.
But I mean if there’s bigotry stickers on the car by all means go whole ham no matter where it’s parked. Hell stick a lentil in the tire valve caps while you’re at it.
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Most modern vehicles have fuel inlets that are specifically designed to prevent siphoning. If you want to steal gas, you'll need to drill a hole in the (often plastic) gas tank underneath the car.
More knowledge is more power.
Fun fact it is actually legal to steal gasoline as long as your boobs are out.
So you have time to wash several cars as a lovely surprise for their owners. As a bonus, your presence will deter theives who would steal from members of your proletariat community. Instead you can encourage them only to steal from faceless tax dodging corporations, billionaires and landlords.
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We used to have security guards patrolling the parking lot at the small theater that I worked at. I’m guessing that’s not happening anymore though because profits.
People exiting movie theater every 10 minutes
...something about a golf ball through a garden hose
Lockable caps became standard in cars during the oil crisis in the seventies because of this.
It's better when you just huff it
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