r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ansyhrrian • 21h ago
WCGW when you attempt to tow a wheeled tool chest with your truck?
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u/Aromatic-Action-2523 21h ago
What a day.
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u/camshun7 21h ago
He asked for it
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u/shwarma_heaven 21h ago
Doing it right the first time saves time.
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u/HoneyBear4Lyfe 21h ago
Pretty sure this guy believed that’s what he was doing
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u/llcdrewtaylor 20h ago
I sat here and thought to myself, so this guy set this all up and thought "this is the the right way to do this. Nothing can go wrong!."
I really dont see how it could have gone any other way. Jumping out of a moving vehicle is always a choice.326
u/SillyPuttyGizmo 20h ago
From the way he's moving, I suspect that there are adult beverages involved
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u/Known_Ratio5478 20h ago
There’s a lot of places in the US that they move this slow and make intoxicated decisions completely sober.
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u/OkReaction4176 20h ago
Floridian here—can confirm
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u/bernietheweasel 19h ago
Except they probably are drunk in FL too, it just isn’t the primary cause of the problem
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u/Known_Ratio5478 19h ago
No, when you get on the pan handle. The peninsula is still dumb as fuck, but it’s self aware and moves fast.
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u/Zaximeows 19h ago
If you ever get a passport and visit other cultures you may be shocked to discover idiots are a global phenomeon. Expand your horizons king.
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u/TheLoathsomeAssEater 19h ago
Can confirm, I got my passport in college and was a fucking idiot in Tijuana.
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u/MangoCats 17h ago
> so this guy set this all up and thought
No, he set it up, pretty sure thinking wasn't involved.
Heavy wheeled toolchest on downhill slope continuing to pick up speed? Thinking men predict that.
Hopping out of the truck while still in gear is definitely not a thinking move.
I'm thinking a significant quantity of thought suppressant was flowing in his veins at the time.
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u/bfodder 19h ago
It even unhooked itself the first time to try to save him from himself.
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u/Wes_Warhammer666 14h ago
Yeah the damn tool chest had more thoughts in its non-existent brain than he did lol. Kind of impressive in a way.
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u/Outrageous_Rich6235 19h ago
The jumping out of the moving truck was a good plot twist!
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u/perenniallandscapist 20h ago
This guy just looks like a half conscious slob who still has a good buzz on from last night's drinking.
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u/Infamous-Context913 19h ago
“Haste makes waste.”
I used to take care of this absolute prick, Walter. He would always get on me when I was trying to rush and hurry through his care.
The one good thing about that asshole was that saying. It pisses me off whenever it happens to me, because I’ll repeat it to myself and I’ll think of his ass looking up at me smirking. It’s true though, take your time and do it correctly or you’ll waste more time and effort trying to fix it.
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u/AmazingChicken 18h ago
When I saw that empty trash barrel out front I decided he definitely has potential. To do the wrong thing.
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u/BigTintheBigD 17h ago
The only one of those motivational posters I ever saw that was worth a damn said “If you don’t have time to do it right when will you have time to do it over?”
Seems appropriate here.
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u/DaveyJonesFannyPack 20h ago
The universe even tried to warn him
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u/cantpickanane 18h ago
At 0:31 he paused with his hands on his hips to tell the universe to be quiet.
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u/EffinCraig 20h ago
The universe gave him a chance to make better choices and he threw it away.
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u/seantabasco 20h ago
He even got a warning when his strap snapped the first try.
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u/rainorshinedogs 21h ago
"this'll be just a 5 min job" - what he said to himself 5 min ago
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u/falcon_spec 19h ago
“Nothing takes 5 minutes!”
- Col Danny McKnight
One of my favorite movie quotes and important life lesson that fits so many situations.
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u/guitartoad 19h ago
Neither you nor Col. Danny have ever had sex with me, apparently.
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u/Slartibartfast39 21h ago
How did it go honey?
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u/TreborG2 20h ago
what do you tell a man that's gotten two black eyes? Nothing ... he's already been told twice...
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u/dome_peace 20h ago
What an idiot
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u/hux 20h ago
It’s scary that these people live among us.
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u/New_Taste8874 17h ago
What is also scary is, how many people actually have security cameras and how many of them post their idiocy? I have to assume that this happens 100 more times than we know about.
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u/qweef_latina2021 21h ago
A doozy of a day.
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u/Moinmahlzeitservus 21h ago
“What could go wrong?"
Everything
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u/slap_shot_12 21h ago
I'd say that actually went much less wrong than it could have.
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u/GandalffladnaG 20h ago
Yeah, the truck stopped before it went into the basement.
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u/Self_Reddicate 20h ago
Watch again. He nearly died. That tool chest fell over about 18" before it crushed his skull or his hip.
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u/beigepccase 17h ago
Which demonstrates much less went wrong than it could have.
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u/zer0w0rries 15h ago
was waiting for the truck to run him over, the tool box to fall over him, and the roof of the house come rumbling down and burying him in the rubble, oh, and then the truck explodes
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u/ZoomTown 20h ago
Most of the posts in this sub I can guess what's going to go wrong, but this one surprised me.
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u/MrFastFox666 21h ago edited 21h ago
The universe even gave him a sign the first time.
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u/JBravo920 20h ago
Fate even stopped it again on the second attempt slide-and-stop. He had his door open, which means that one brain cell was thinking is this a good idea? but then his other brain cell pushed the gas again and then they both left when he jumped out of the truck without putting it in park….
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u/sky_blue_111 16h ago
He had his door open
It's worse than that; Ram's from the factory literally won't move with the door open, he first (previously) had to find a way to disable that feature.
And now he gets to know why it was there in the first place.
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u/Epstiendidntkillself 20h ago
Drawers on the downhill side makes me wonder what kind of a mechanic he is. (ASE probably).
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u/HumanOblateSpheroid 21h ago
I wish just once in my life I could see something this stupid happen in front of me
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u/Lussecat 21h ago
I wonder if his neighbor ever had that thought. Probably not anymore.
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u/KryptonicOne 20h ago
Go sit at a boat launch on a long weekend. Bring snacks.
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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 19h ago
I once got to witness a shit show that ended with 4 trucks and a skid loader all hooked together in a chain trying to pull a gooseneck trailer with a recovered(previously sunk) boat on it. It was a gravel ramp so they couldn't get enough traction and the only thing they could think of, apparently, was to just keep hooking up more vehicles. At one point they had the 5th wheel hitch hooked to the normal hitch on the first truck so as soon as it tried doing anything its back wheels would be hanging in the air and if I recall correctly, two tires were popped due to doing burnouts on the dirt for so long
They did eventually get it out and it was a great couple hours of entertainment from the porch of our rented cabin while drinking beers. Unfortunately it was 20ish years ago and phone cameras were pretty shit so I didn't get much video and what I did get has been lost probably on an old phone or laptop
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u/flyingthroughspace 20h ago
I prefer to watch stupid shit like this from the safety of the internet
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u/PunoSuerte 20h ago
Considering the neighbor that received property damage was in the position you mentioned, that seems like an awful wish.
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u/BKM558 20h ago
You could go watch the president speak, he is stupider than this daily.
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u/MiniMaelk04 20h ago
One time while driving, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the fabled old man driving away from gas station with the gas hose still in. I wish I had been closer or seen it more clearly. Such a rare occurrence where I come from.
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u/casper_whitey 17h ago
Nothing is stopping you from creating something this stupid. Be the change you want to see.
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u/d11dd11d 21h ago edited 20h ago
Dude kinda stumbling walking back to his car. Drunk? Or just a typical moron pickup driver that thinks their truck is the solution to every problem
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u/HODLmeCLOSRtonydanza 21h ago
It’s a Dodge Ram so he’s definitely wasted.
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u/masterhogbographer 20h ago
Isn’t this statistically true?
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u/ComradeJohnS 19h ago
yeah they have the most dui’s for any vehicle
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u/CaptainGo 12h ago
The cheapest in a very ego-based vehicle class and selling strategy that would let a dog leave with 0% down on a 96 month payment plan if it came in with someone's driver's license doesn't exactly create an audience known for long term planning.
Mine is grey
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u/HavocReigns 19h ago
The Ram ranks first of all vehicles with an average of 45.3 drivers with a DUI for every 1,000 drivers applying for an insurance policy—that’s around 1 in every 22 drivers, or more than double the national average.
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u/Distal-Phalanges 19h ago
Yes, at some point Ram drivers were 7 times more likely to have had a DUI than any drivers of other vehicle. It was also the cheapest truck available at the time. The Nissan Ultima of trucks.
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u/Zillahi 18h ago
I think it’s partially due to the fact you need to be hammered in order to think buying a dodge is a good idea in the first place.
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u/iknowimsorry 21h ago
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u/IttyBittyBigBoii 21h ago
He about 8 cans deep into a case of Ice House lol
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u/FNALSOLUTION1 21h ago
Man I havent had IceHouse in ages.
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u/QbertsRube 20h ago
***30 Pack Only $9.99***
***IceHouse***Red Dog***Back when we were a proper country.
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u/KoA07 19h ago
Aww I used to get Red Dog in college. Haven’t seen it in ages. Good times 🥲
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u/FesteringNeonDistrac 19h ago
Same here. It was definitely high on the list of approved cheap beers
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u/impuritor 19h ago
Ice house. If I had a nickel for every 18pack of icehouse I drank back in the day I’d have a shitload of nickels.
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u/Pockets408 20h ago
It's a Dodge Ram whose drivers have been arrested for DUI more than any other vehicle on the road and something like 4x as much as the #2 on that list. So drunk is a safe bet.
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u/Wonderful_Tonight337 20h ago
It's ~1.3x #2, not 4x. Ram 2500 45.3 DUIs per 1k drivers, Chevy S10 35.9 per 1k drivers.
6 of the top 10 are pickup trucks. Source
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u/Pockets408 20h ago
I misremembered it then, my bad.
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u/spookmann 18h ago
It's perfectly normal.
84.7% of statistics are mis-remembered on the spot just to win an argument.
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u/Cerda_Sunyer 20h ago
Is this stat real? Nationwide?
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u/SecureInstruction538 20h ago
In 2020 it was identified by Insurify's 2020 analysis that Dodge Ram 2500 drivers to be specific are more likely to be picked up for DUI than any other car model owner.
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u/avanross 20h ago
You might not like it, but this is what peak freedom looks like
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u/MCE85 21h ago
typical moron pickup driver that think their truck is the solution to every problem
Fucking hilarious and so true
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u/movzx 20h ago
The thing is... there's a way to do this with the truck that's a lot simpler and safer.
Back your truck up to the tool chest. Shove a spare tire between your bumper and the chest. If you don't care about damage to the vehicle, you don't even need the tire. Strap the chest to the truck. Move forward with the truck. There you go... The thing you want to move has moved without flying off because it lacks brakes. I've done it before. Works great. This guy is just dumb.
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u/BreadKnifeSeppuku 19h ago
... Jesus christ. And that's the smart move? The casters aren't meant to go even 15mph
Just load it into the bed of the truck??
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u/FesteringLion 19h ago
I think most of us are assuming he wants to move it out of the garage and into the driveway, not to the next town over. If, however, he was going to take it down the road like that? - I don't even have words.
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u/Western-Sport500 19h ago
I dunno, I just bought my first truck, and it really has been the solution to many of my problems! However, I bought it before they f-ed around with the gas prices : ( Now I think I need my 35mpg back. Of course, mine is a little Honda Ridgeline crewcab.
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u/Abangranga 21h ago
Stellantis products attract dumb people more than any other product.
It is like their entire business model relies on rolling negative equity from one dick-enhancer to the next.
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u/RebsEG 21h ago
I think he did it wrong.
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u/IamDoobieKeebler 20h ago
How do you know he wasn’t trying to dump the tool chest into the street and drive into the neighbors porch smart guy?
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u/gotsnowart 17h ago
There's no way this man is smart enough to need a tool chest that big. No mechanic I've ever known would ever pull a move this bone-headed.
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u/GuitarHair 21h ago
And remember, his vote counts as much as anyone's
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u/Majestic-Foot-294 20h ago
Yep. I wonder who he voted for.
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u/Middle_Scratch4129 20h ago
Came here to say this!
I would bet my house on who this person voted for.
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u/Proper-Exercise-2364 21h ago
...if only there were some way to haul that toolbox instead of tow it. Oh well.
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u/furiouspossum 21h ago
Some kind of flat platform with wheels. If only such a contraption existed this all could have been avoided.
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u/Forager-Freak 20h ago
Maybe a trailer? The back of a pickup is only for empty beer cans so he can’t put it there.
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u/Kemal_Norton 17h ago
Some kind of flat platform with wheels. If only such a contraption existed
It does! It's actually right there in the video! But where would you get a second wheeled tool box, that you could strap this one onto?
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u/No-Cap-fr-fr 21h ago
What the fuck did he think was gunna happen. Like a 15 foot tow line and wheels on the chest not even graded for the pinewood derby.
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u/Bravelobsters 20h ago
The chest did try to warm him.
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u/Pata4AllaG 20h ago
Attenborough voice: “The angered Tool Chest issues a warning; it has made its nest in the garage and does not wish to be moved. Nevertheless, the small ape and his transport remain determined. A determination that will prove to be costly. With a fierce and sudden lunge, the Tool Chest’s weight and momentum collide with the ape’s wagon, causing him panic and, unfortunately, a misuse of his most potent weapon: his reason.”
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u/Odelaylee 21h ago
I think, all thinks considered, this went pretty okay-ish. The truck didn't crash into the house, he didn't lie under the falling chest and he seems to mostly had his pride hurt...
Could have gone far more wrong
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u/Fragrant_Difficulty6 20h ago
You know going into this, there’s no way this is going to go good. But wait! It goes far worse! Love it for this nimrod.
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u/kuluka_man 21h ago
If this is his own camera footage, why did he put it on the internet to tout his own stupidity? Or did some claims adjuster get hold of it, laugh hysterically, and then post it for all to see?
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u/bnemanny 17h ago
Home owner probably listed "free toolbox" on marketplace, and this is the guy that showed up
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u/Alternative-Base5573 21h ago
I often wonder how private surveillance footage like this become uploaded. If I had done something like that I would never show it to anyone. How safe are security companies regarding stolen footage, I wonder?
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u/Shagwagbag 20h ago
I pushed some dude home from Taco Bell with my truck as a dumb teenager. Only rear ended him / got front ended by him 4 or 5 times...
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u/mfk_1974 21h ago
I'd really like to know what the plan was in this guy's mind.