People out west need better hobbies...

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/09/2015 at 11:33 • Filed to: smart car tipping

“Urban Cow Tipping” (smart car tipping) was a trendy thing roughly 4-5 years ago. It was basically you and a couple of buddies go around tipping smart cars for fun. There were Facebook groups dedicated to having a smart car tipping “high score” based on how many you can tip in a day, week, month, etc. Things got really out of hand when Amsterdam teens started throwing smarts into canals...After those events, teens seemed to wise up.

But out in Houston, California, and Denver? They never got the memo. At least 5 were tipped overnight in Denver.

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Look, I get it, you hate the car...but does that give you the right to destroy property that isn’t yours just because you don’t like it?

Here’s a relevant scene from Pulp Fiction for your time. :)

DISCUSSION (16)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 11:37

I have a friend who claims to have done this. Not sure I believe him.

64Mali > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 11:46

At least in cow tipping the cows can get up and walk away (or kick the tipper). This is a bit like beaching a wale with more body damage. I would be ok with this if all they did was turn it around in its parking spot.

TheHondaBro > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 11:47

Just wait until bro truck tipping becomes a thing. With that tall suspension, it really shouldn’t be that hard.

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 11:48

Seriously people, you don’t mess with another person’s vehicle.

Related: When I was in high school a group of hooligans tipped over the campus security Geo Metro one night. No, I was not part of the group. I don’t believe they are caught anybody for it either.

Sneaky Pete > 64Mali
11/09/2015 at 11:53

Or move it a couple spots over...

davedave1111 > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 11:58

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/…

64Mali > Sneaky Pete
11/09/2015 at 11:59

My father and his friends once moved an older British car to between 2 trees in NYC. I also had a friend who’s dad and his buddies rotated a VW bug to point the wrong way at a traffic light.

Übel > 64Mali
11/09/2015 at 12:09

A Beetle is never backwards, only temporarily front engined.

jariten1781 > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 12:13

Look, I get it, you hate the car...but does that give you the right to destroy property that isn’t yours just because you don’t like it?

I doubt they’re doing it out of any particular hatred for the car just as people who graffiti box cars probably don’t have burning animosity towards trains...it’s just a noticeable target with little risk. People used to try to do motorcycle dominos back in the day as well.

And they’re vandals, they know full well they have no right to do it...they just DGAF which is exactly why we empower folks to enforce shit.

Tohru > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 12:57

Car pranks where nothing gets damaged is one thing. I’m reminded of back when my dad was in high school a bunch of seniors carried the football coach’s Pinto wagon into the school and left it on the stairwell landing between the first and second floors.

This? Unacceptable.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 17:40

Is it bad I still think that tipping smart cars is funny?

Also, it’s better than what happened in Amsterdam..... (people would tip them in to the canals)

jkm7680 > Mercedes Streeter
11/09/2015 at 20:41

There was somebody in a neighboring county that was slashing Prius tires.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mercedes Streeter
11/10/2015 at 04:20

small things amuse small minds.

Rand0nS > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
11/11/2015 at 12:33

Its not funny at all. It’s fucked up. You’ve ruined someone’s day, raised their insurance, and cost them their deductible. That’s seriously fucked up.

Rand0nS > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/11/2015 at 12:33

Fuck that guy.

Rand0nS > pip bip - choose Corrour
11/11/2015 at 12:33

you mean those with small minds abuse small things?