Invention Of The Week
A Washington Man has obviously seen a market niche and has filled the need for a new product! The pump-action tire iron!
The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth, about 10 miles southwest of Seattle, and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel by Saturday afternoon, Kitsap County Deputy Scott Wilson said.
"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said.
From about arm's length, the man fired the shotgun at the wheel and was "peppered" in both legs with buckshot and debris, with some injuries as high as his chin, according to a sheriff's office report.
"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.
We are not real sure what market segment he is trying to reach. The self-destructive mechanic or the completely clueless tool user market. But best of luck with your invention, sir! (No alcohol was involved? Really?) There is one burning question left, however: did he get the lug nut off?
Weird Stuff | Gaius Monday, 12 November , 2007
By Sylvia, Monday, 12 November , 2007 @ 11:11 pm
Ah gee, I was expecting to see a handy little hydraulic bike-pump-esque tire iron for those of us who need a little more oomph in our tire irons…
It would be lovely to have a hand-pump version of an air compressor for breaking free an ornery lugnut.
By Sam L., Tuesday, 13 November , 2007 @ 12:29 am
A guy I know said his dad always cut down Christmas trees with 12-gauge–sometimes took two shots to do it. Said he found it quite efficacious, too.