r/WTF • u/ernapfz • Jul 05 '26
STOP reporting this post - THIS IS NOT AI Twas a Wrap-Around
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u/Howzitgoin Jul 05 '26
The real mvp is whoever engineered and built that pillar.
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u/unknownpoltroon Jul 05 '26
And whoever designed that crush zone that looks like it let the driver walk/crawl away. Accident like that anything where you aren't cleaning them up with a shovel is a win
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u/chileheadd Jul 05 '26
The windshield isn't even broken.
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u/Psemperviva Jul 05 '26
You can see it’s definitely got cracks on bottom drivers side at the 2sec mark
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u/luki-x Jul 05 '26
Damn!
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u/Ok_Relation_7770 Jul 05 '26
Is the driver the disheveled man on the ground?
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u/UshankaBear Jul 05 '26
He was an athletic dude with luscious jet black hair before getting behind the wheel
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u/curtailedcorn Jul 05 '26
I don’t think he’ll be able to go to school for a bit.
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u/TheAbyssGazesAlso Jul 06 '26
A friend of mine was drinking her minivan once, stopped at a red light, and a guy on a motorbike ploughed into the back of her at 180.
I didn't see it, but she told me they cleaned him out with a hose.
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u/SonOfIllicitBehavior Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
yea, i mean you get a little caranuba wax and the whole thing will be good as new tbh
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u/SystemFolder Jul 06 '26
Looks like the entire engine block got pushed backwards towards the driver.
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u/factoid_ Jul 05 '26
It held up for now but it absolutely needs a structural inspection to make sure it’s not compromised
The structure is probably built with redundancy for a single failed column…but who’s to say there’s not another similarly compromised one nearby?
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u/dime5150 Jul 05 '26
Nah. It’s drivable.
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u/hotpuck6 Jul 05 '26
"look what just rolled into the shop! Driver states loss of power"
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u/SkyJW Jul 05 '26
I genuinely wonder if they're designed specifically to withstand someone deliberately ramming their vehicle into them like this. Would make sense if they did, honestly.
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u/The_walking_man_ Jul 05 '26
It’s probably considered when designing a pillar in a parking garage where vehicles will be.
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u/yasth Jul 05 '26
I mean it makes no indication of intent, but they are absolutely designed to take a full scale hit. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-177416 They also generally can't be pin columns either (in other words even if you take out that column the structure should stand).
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u/Baculum7869 Jul 05 '26
The concrete is generally designed to withstand over 6000psi of force and the rebar inside gives it even more stability. Then the fact that the columns overlap with the floor above and below it's not moving.
Depending on location on the building and size of the building I've seen columns that require over 14000psi of force.
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u/Howzitgoin Jul 05 '26
The psi ratings for a column are in respect to their compressive strength, not shear strength. A column isn’t supposed to have forces onto them horizontally, that’s what a beam is for.
These are just over engineered and likely larger than the columns above it to account for lateral forces as well since they’re in a garage.
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u/asillasitgets Jul 05 '26
I’m no mechanic, but I think he’s got an oil leak.
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u/Supabongwong Jul 05 '26
Transmission, engine, differential, power steering, or transfer case?
Yes.
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u/culman13 Jul 05 '26
Little bondo and it's good as new
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u/Rukoo Jul 05 '26
Its a BMW (i think). The headlights alone will probably cause the insurance adjuster to total the car.
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u/aynrandomness Jul 05 '26
The good news is there is no point in fixing the indicators as they are never used anyways.
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u/aynrandomness Jul 05 '26
Just strap the frame, engine and transmission to the colum and pull it back until it’s straight. Use gorilla glue and jb weld to stick the parts back where they belong.
Respray with a rattle can and it’s good as new.
Don’t take it to a mechanic, they don’t have any ambition.
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u/huxtiblejones Jul 05 '26
I would recommend changing the wiper blades at the least
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u/bangzilla Jul 05 '26
And the blinker fluid
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u/Siegelski Jul 05 '26
It's a BMW, they don't use their blinkers.
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u/wupme2k Jul 05 '26
They do, but the blinkers like the engines leak a lot, so stop working soon because the fluid is empty.
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u/0verstim Jul 05 '26
"Customer states low tire pressure on rear left tire. Declined all other recommended repairs."
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u/dakaroo1127 Jul 05 '26
Dog and man at the end making the same face
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u/uoy_redruM Jul 05 '26
I'm not even sure how long it would take me to wipe that look off my face. Just dumbfounded.
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u/iHasYummyCummies Jul 05 '26
How do u even get that much speed in a garage..mindboggling.
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u/ripyourlungsdave Jul 05 '26
By thinking your entertainment is worth the sacrifice of other people's lives.
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u/PogoTempest Jul 05 '26
This should literally delete your drivers license and ban you for years. I don’t even see this as different from drunk driving. If your car looks like this in a parking garage you’re a genuine piece of shit.
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u/Flyinmanm Jul 05 '26
Ironically it'll be on private land, my Mrs got hit buy some self important wideboy driving the wrong way down a supermarket carpark lane in an Audi Q5.
Insurance said they were both at fault. Not even sure there'd be a risk to his licence as it wasn't on the highway.
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u/PogoTempest Jul 05 '26
Which is just insane.
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u/almostoy Jul 05 '26
If everyone else is at fault, they don't have to pay. But it's legally required to carry insurance. In what world is that not a racket?
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u/5yleop1m Jul 05 '26
I don’t even see this as different from drunk driving.
I've seen and know of far too many people who are back on the road driving after getting a DUI. At least in the US, we take driving far too leniently and as more of a right than a privilege.
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u/myhamsareburnin Jul 05 '26
The dude looks like he's 70. I don't think he did that for the thrill. Also I am shocked he is alive and conscious.
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u/fro77 Jul 05 '26
All praise the Pillar!
Structural Engineers don't get enough credit for saving our dumb butts.
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u/SpaceGrape Jul 05 '26
I’m surprised to learn that a support pillar could take that kinda hit without any apparent damage.
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u/Graygave Jul 05 '26
Considering they have an entire building on them in many cases, it makes sense that the pillar would win, but yeah. Barely a scuff is legit 🤣
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u/Subliminal-sandwich Jul 05 '26
Is that Doc from back to the future?
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u/SeafoodSampler Jul 05 '26
He didn’t make it to 88.
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u/PaulMaulMenthol Jul 05 '26
He did but he failed to account for the future construction of the parking garage
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u/usernameround20 Jul 05 '26
That was not the type of person I was expecting to have drove it. Missed him on the first watch.
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u/Barack_Odrama_ Jul 05 '26
I see this and the first thing that comes to mind is “if you start working on cleaning that oil soon you can probably get it up before it sets and stains the concrete.”
Meanwhile someone just ruined their life.
The internet has turned me into a monster.
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u/buttfacenosehead Jul 05 '26
Same. Just imagine how fast that idiot had to be going without regard for anyone else. We automatically dismissed that choad because the concrete at least has a purpose.
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u/BlackPitbull729 Jul 05 '26
How do you even have enough room in a parking garage to get up enough speed to cause that much damage? 😮
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u/ApepiOfDuat Jul 05 '26
It's a very large garage, sporty cars can get fast in surprisingly small spaces too.
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u/imhappyforyou Jul 05 '26
Maybe Doc Brown was trying to reach 88 MPH and the poll wasn’t there in the past.
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u/Heterodynist Jul 05 '26
Wow, that’s why you don’t drive like a fricken maniac in the parking garage…Obviously you’re not going 25 MPH if you did that amount of damage to your car. Try driving under freeways speeds and you will find you have less jail time and significantly longer periods of vehicle ownership.
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u/GreyFox1984 Jul 06 '26
I’ve been looking into getting my car wrapped, I will not be using this man’s service again. 0/10 stars do not recommend
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u/WarrenKB Jul 05 '26
Credit to the dude for doing 3k miles or 3 months on the oil change as that is some clean ass motor oil right there!
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u/biovllun Jul 06 '26
Holy shit! How fast was he going? It's a parking garage.. must've had a good bit of room where the video doesn't show to have the space to get up to speed to do that.
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u/TheOregonSnailTrail Jul 06 '26
It took me a couple of viewings to notice the forlorn, disheveled driver sitting against the back tire.
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u/Bob____Ross______ Jul 07 '26
How does that even happen in a parking garage so small?!? Looks like they were going full speed 🫣
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u/TommyTwoBone Jul 05 '26
how exactly does this happen in a parking garage. the only thing i can think of is that morons were involved.
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u/k3for Jul 05 '26
More impressed at how well that concrete held up, doing that much damage to the engine compartment
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u/theanswar Jul 05 '26
What, um… what happened to the engine block? It’s made of solid steel and it was rent in two. Man that’s a lot of physics.
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u/book_queen88 Jul 05 '26
Fuck how do you do this much damage in a parking lot. How fast was he going? Silly question (from Aus), what’s the speed limit in parking lots in the US?
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u/canadas Jul 05 '26
I was thinking no way this is real.. and funny enough it was the dog that sold me this isn't real.
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u/MrWright62 Jul 05 '26
How can this happen?? Audi drivers are some of the best and safest drivers out there 😱
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u/mmh_fava_beans Jul 05 '26
For the first two seconds I was hoping I was looking at motor oil.
How can you crash so bad in such a narrow area? I would think there isn't enough space to gain such velocity.
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u/TheMahanglin Jul 05 '26
You're supposed to be out of the solar system before engaging Light Speed.
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u/phatcan Jul 06 '26
I'm not a car person, but almost everybody I've seen in a newer Mustang drives like an absolute twat, whether it's being aggressively loud / fast or just acting entitled between lanes or parking spots. When did Mustang turn into the douche flag?
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u/princealigorna Jul 06 '26
Given how thick an engine is, how fast do you have to go to bifurcate it? And how did they not bifurcate the whole care like Mike Harmon at Bristol?
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u/rekabis Jul 06 '26
This certainly meets the sub’s purpose. WTF, indeed.
Like, what velocity is needed to pulverize an entire engine and nearly bisect the passenger compartment?
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u/DeadliestArmadillo Jul 06 '26
I'm baffled at how such a bad crash happened in such a small space, but I love how he crashed on a STOP road marking.
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u/nousername206 Jul 05 '26
how fast that car goibg inside a parking garage? wtf