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How-to: Get Free Gas

By MacGyver | July 1, 2008

Category: MacGyver

So I know a lot of you are feeling the “pinch-at-the-pump” these days. By pinch I mean the oil companies grabbing you by the balls and wrenching them like they’re the cover to your gas tank. And I can relate: those residual checks aren’t what they used to be, and my action figure sales are in the crapper.

I don’t know about you, but when I find myself in a bind, I figure out a creative solution. And so short of invading Saudi Arabia, here are two ideas to keep your tank full beyond the obvious siphoning of your neighbor’s Honda.

*1 The Old Midget in the Trunk Routine

Here’s a good way to score some free petrol, and also a great way to let that midget you’ve been keeping in your trunk get out and get some exercise.


*2 The Drill Bit

So you’ve already tried drilling for oil in your back yard. For an individual of such intelligence, this is the next step:

And if neither of these appeal, you can always just make your own.

video via Jalopnik

Bonus:

If all else fails, you can always just set up on the street and play this until you have $67 in change.

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