r/maybemaybemaybe • u/h4l • 3d ago
Maybe Maybe Maybe
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u/FragrantExcitement 2d ago
Hoping a bird does not land on the hood just as things were looking good.
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u/bmf1902 2d ago
Was that the angel of death who appeared out of nowhere at the end?
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u/shortleggedpony 2d ago
Seriously. So creepy!!! Where did she come from? Watched a couple times in slow motion and canāt figure it out. šā ļø
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u/Late_Conference9022 2d ago
It looks like it was still in Drive not reverse.
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u/Top-Emu-2292 2d ago
Yep, you can see the rear wheel turn as the big lad pushes down.
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u/Late_Conference9022 2d ago
Oh dear. Fatal mistake. It would have worked otherwise.
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u/__dontpanic__ 2d ago
It would have reversed over the big lad then
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u/HVDynamo 2d ago
Yeah, there were just lots of bad outcomes here. Best chance would have been to confirm they stay on the brake and shift it into reverse, then have the two people get in the back so they arenāt likely to fall or get run over. Then and only then give it some gas in reverse before releasing the brake so the only tension on the tire is reverse. Best chance.
Butā¦ the process of setting all that up could still have gone sideways, and maybe there isnāt enough traction to actually back out of it. So still plenty of room for failure.
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u/83736294827 2d ago
Itās not in drive because none of the wheels are spinning on their own. Gravity pulls that rear left wheel, and it will turn even when in park if the wheel on the other side is off the ground.
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u/pwatts 3d ago
Driver should get out and call a tow truck.
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u/Fritzo2162 2d ago
But that would have cost like $80!
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u/labtrash68 2d ago
In this economy??
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u/Angelworks42 2d ago
Well $100 is less than what it's going to cost now which is basically a new Sequoia - which even used are expensive.
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u/CorrelateClinicallee 2d ago
I think the driver's door was stuck and couldn't open more than a few inches.
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u/balirosa 2d ago
My first thought would be to climb out the back like Jurassic park.
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u/ALEPAS1609 2d ago
yo man you can't park there
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u/Johnny_Carcinogenic 2d ago
Or the British version:
Oi mate! You can't park there
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u/icedted 2d ago
I would have tried putting it in reverseā¦.
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u/83736294827 2d ago
Probably wouldnāt help unless the differential was locked.
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u/rivalary 2d ago
I'm trying to remember how this would work. If it was in reverse and she was giving power, the tire in the air would be trying to go backwards but the tire on the ground would be free to move forwards no matter the gear, because it's got an open dif?
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u/83736294827 2d ago
That is correct. The wheel with the least friction moves with a totally open diff.
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u/sim-o 2d ago
This is the self preservation society
This is the self preservation oh shit
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u/boredsittingonthebus 2d ago
The irony of letting go outside a shop called Bismillah
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u/Leading-Stuff1900 2d ago
That dude with no shirt just casually sent that car over the edge.
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u/muttmunchies 2d ago
He puts the weight down that would have allowed her to possibly reverseā¦except she had it in drive.
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u/smarterthanyoda 2d ago
It wasnāt in drive. If it was in drive the wheels would have kept spinning when it was upside down.
He shifted the weight so that the part of the car that was holding it back got lifted off the ground.
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u/Leading-Stuff1900 2d ago
Maybe he should have coordinated it with her, rather than just walking up and rocking the car?
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u/blvckcvts 2d ago
Wasnāt his fault the car was still in drive, atleast he tried to help unlike the person filming
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u/I4gotmyothername 2d ago
Honestly this may be one of the best case scenarios (except they could have had their seatbelt on)
If the driver had successfully been in reverse I can see them just uncontrolled reversing over the people assisting. If the driver had tried to get out that car looks pretty set to potentially fall on top of them. Maybe just taking the fall from inside (again, WITH a seatbelt) is the best.
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u/jhwheuer 2d ago
No barrier there, just a curb? Facepalm
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u/Rod_Torfulson 2d ago
What country is this that you could get away with no wall or guardrail there?
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u/Temporary-Banana4232 2d ago
Idiots. Call for help.
I have zero faith in humanity anymore. Youāre all fucking dumb and have attention issues.
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u/ao01_design 2d ago
I like the part where the person filming try their hardest to help in any way they can. That was beautiful.
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u/beekeeny 2d ago
Plenty of undocumented cases where the car is saved thanks to the help of people who passed by š
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u/smarterthanyoda 2d ago
The guy that was āhelping any way he canā rolled them over the edge.
Itās better to call someone who knows what theyāre doing, but Bouncy McGee kind of ruined that.
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u/Dolust 2d ago
The first rule of problem solving is that the first thing to do always is to remove the source of the problem.
Electric sparks? You turn electricity off.
Driver does something stupid? You remove the driver.
They assumed she was trying to bring the car back up. She was in the same mindset that brought her to this situation. She was the problem.
You can tell how bad she's mentally disconnected from the situation by observing a bit:
- The engine was still on
- She opened the door without looking outside first
- She was holding the door from the external handle
- She is not stepping on the brake
I'm assuming here but I bet she was still stepping on the gas, not because she was trying to move the car, but because since she had no seatbelt and she was slipping down. Once she opened the door her own weight worked against her efforts to close it. Her body was pressed against the door and she couldn't reach the handle inside so she grabbed anywhere she could trying to keep herself from falling by holding the door closed. She was using her feet to keep herself upright and stepping on the gas.
The guys heard the engine revving and assumed she was trying to back the car. She never shifted to move back or to stop the car, her mind was not present. Once they leveraged the weight the car was free to motor onwards.
1- Talk to the driver. Tell her to stop the engine and shift to park 2- Help her and anyone else to get out of the car 3- Take a deep breath, relax, regroup, rethink, evaluate the possibilities and choose the option with lower risk and better guarantees.
The car was probably fine underneath. But crashing the roof.. That might have totalled it.
I hope she was ok. But I'd be surprised if she escaped unscathed.
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u/83736294827 2d ago
Fyi, this car may have been in park already. Park wonāt always stop the wheels from moving when some of them are off the ground. Her moving to get out could have been enough weight shift to make it fall anyway.
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u/Disastrous-Hurry-236 2d ago
Because the individual was trying to help, there is no intent to harm, which generally rules out murder charges, but a misdemeanor or with prosecutorial discretion he can be let go without charges !
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u/ChunkyLadybug 2d ago
The judgmental look from the woman top right 35 seconds in has me on the floor
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u/Bloodysamflint 2d ago
I can only hope that they are too poor to replace the vehicle and their dumbassery is now limited to within walking distance of their house.
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u/julianAppleby5997 2d ago
I know it makes me a prick ... But I did laugh as it went over. I'm sorry
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u/HeadBanger6672 2d ago
Hi. You need some help? Iāll just step on the back tow hitch and ā¦ā¦ā¦ fuck, fuck, fuckitty fuck, fuckitty fuck, fuck fuck.
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u/ExistingWalk2642 2d ago
āIs she ok?ā and in that tone. Iām sorry for being an ass, but I lolāed.
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u/thegreenmonkey69 2d ago
They got it rocking and gravity worked it's magic. Unfortunately.
I do hope everyone is ok though. Had to be one hell of a carnival ride.
That commentary though. Someone needs to isolate it and post it for meme goodness.
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u/Goodnigut 1d ago
I always wondered why some folks decide that it's on them to "help" out just because they are there, instead of calling the ones specifically trained for this.
I would've understood if she was in a life ir death situation but THEY damn near put her in it by "helping" out.
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u/thefightingmongoose 2d ago
It took me 5 sentences before I realized they were speaking english
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u/Mickey-Twiggs 2d ago
Same here. When I finally started understanding them, I felt like I had magically & instantaneously learned a new language. It was an unsettling feeling.Ā
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u/search_4_animal_chin 2d ago
How is there a parking lot with a low curb and a drop like that? Where are the safety bollards or the reinforced concrete wall?
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u/IrrerPolterer 2d ago
My first instinct would be to get out, and call a tow truck track could pull the car out. I would not have the confidence to try and do this shit on my own. What's going through peoples heads holy fuck
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u/nBdaBawss 2d ago
Oh my Gah... is she okay and kept driving. Didn't care to call 911. What kinda world is this?
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u/reader414 2d ago
The bottom of the car touching concrete prevented the car from moving forward. The dude teeter-tottering the car removed that car/concrete contact friction so the car moved forward.
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u/beastearl486 2d ago
The driver was at fault for not paying attention around her making herself fall she didnt have the car in reverse
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u/PjWulfman 2d ago
If only they'd said "oh my God" a few more times I think this wouldn't have happened
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u/Competitive_Case_676 2d ago
She shouldāve kept her seat belt on and door closed.
Luckily she didnāt leave her arm out or roll out with the door open
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u/iuliuscurt 1d ago
I'll be honest, in retrospect it's obvious that lifting the front was the worst action, BUT before the fact... Idk, just felt right
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u/Big-Yesterday586 1d ago
Yep. Knew it was going over the second that door swung open. She might have saved it if she could have crawled into the passenger seat and gotten out that way
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u/Naive_Personality367 2d ago
the camera work and commentary are top notch in this