Apr 23 2008Exhaust Jack Takes The Work Out Of Jacking
So you got a flat tire, what do you do? Call AAA for help? Make out with your passenger? Cry and punch the steering wheel? Or do you get out there and change the damn thing? You know, changing a tire really wouldn't be that bad if the jacks that come with cars weren't the biggest pieces of shit ever made. Well thankfully, now there's an easier way. Introducing the Exhaust Air Jack ($130). You just throw the orange bag under the car's lift point, attach the hose to your exhaust pipe, and presto, you burnt your hands because you forgot to let the pipe cool before touching it. Not sure if inhaling the bag afterward makes you talk funny like helium, but my guess is no, unless that's how dead people sound.
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Reader Comments
1. dave - April 23, 2008 4:43 PM
uhh...isnt' this dangerous? if the pressure is too much and the air goes shooting back into the exhaust then you have more than just dirty hands to fix.
2. none - April 23, 2008 4:53 PM
probably dangerous to some extent, cause a tail pipe can be HELLA hot
and does it know when you stop?
all in all it's a great concept though!
3. Ray - April 23, 2008 4:55 PM
This is either a great idea or a terrible one, depending on how quickly you like the human gene pool cleaned out.
4. Slappy - April 23, 2008 4:56 PM
OMG you have got to be freakin' kidding me. These things have been around for like 50 years. How is this news???
5. SmokingGirl - April 23, 2008 5:09 PM
Warm the hot exhaust pipe with a cool island song...wait, no, cool the hot exhaust pipe with a warm island song. Wait, no, yes...blah. I've got nothing. Taking new pics for my Myspace page wore me out.
6. whett - April 23, 2008 9:20 PM
These have been around in australia since at least the 80s. They are used for 4wd out bush or on beaches where normal jacks dont work.
7. Chen - April 24, 2008 12:06 PM
I like it.
8. Big D - April 24, 2008 12:26 PM
So, uh, does the car have to keep running while you use it? Sounds like a good way for little Timmy to get that inheritance early by slipping it into gear...
9. boo - April 29, 2008 12:55 PM
hmm... this isn't new. this has been around for ages. i had one back in the late nineties.
10. Chels - May 26, 2008 9:59 AM
i think this is pretty cool and simple, i'm using it for a school project on pnuematics :)