Is that why people used to have those little things hanging under their cars in the 80s?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:46, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

dingleberries?
They weren't cars, and you were in Wales
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:47, Reply)

You made me laugh
in front of my public
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:49, Reply)

:)
be a bit hard to explain that one
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:54, Reply)

Yes it is exactly this

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:49, Reply)

They made me laugh.
A small strip of rubber to ground the car against lightning strikes? As opposed to the four fucking massive bits of rubber already in contact with the road?!
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:49, Reply)

I think the rubber dangly things have metal running through them
don't they?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:51, Reply)

So do tyres.
But yeah, I was being shit.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:52, Reply)

the metal on tyres doesn't normally poke out that
and yes, yes you were
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:54, Reply)

I think there was a strip on metal contained within the ribber

The rubber gave flexibilty.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:52, Reply)