For some reason, there's a common rumor about sugar and gas that's been around for decades. Supposedly, if you pour sugar into someone's gas tank, you will disable the car. The sugar is supposed to react with the gasoline and turn into a semi-solid, gooey substance that totally clogs up the gas tank, the fuel lines, and so on.
Stockbyte/Getty Images Pouring sugar into someone's gas tank is rumored to ruin their car. Will it really?
It sounds great, especially if you have a grudge against someone. The problem with this rumor is that it simply isn't true. As it turns out, sugar doesn't dissolve in gasoline. Pouring sand into the gas tank would have about the same effect as pouring in sugar. The sand or sugar might clog up the filter, and that could disable the car, but it's not a sure thing.
So what do you do if you really do want to disable someone's car? Pour in some water. Gasoline floats on top of water, so if you pour in several cups of water, the fuel pump will fill the fuel lines with water instead of gasoline and the car would have some major problems.
George Doyle/Getty Images If you really want to disable a car, pour water into the gas tank. That could do some serious damage.
Another option, of course is to drain all of the gasoline out of the tank. Or, if you can get the hood open, you could remove the battery -- that totally disables the electrical system, including the spark plugs and the computer that controls the engine in most modern cars. Or you could light the car on
ssugarlipss (Administrator) said
09:32 02/17 2008
Lol... wha someone wanna put mi in deh tank for... im dangerous....
up2 said
10:28 02/17 2008
u waan ramp too ruff
rrDesignZ said
12:17 02/17 2008
jah kno
Shockwave Ent said
12:20 02/17 2008
LOL
chronic_387 said
12:37 02/17 2008
jah kno man, unu a spread dem ting here to di mad head dem and the darkest of the darkest ago get toooo enlightened
DekaNo said
12:41 02/17 2008
lol it's a way star
minksta said
14:57 02/17 2008
I wonder why dj budi would be interested in knowing about something like that............Hope i dont ever cross your path next thing something like that happen to my car.
linko said
15:01 02/17 2008
tnxxxxxxxxx
DJ Miggs said
15:03 02/17 2008
somebody try and tell me if it work
LiL mAmA said
15:07 02/17 2008
hmm..good to kno..hehe..
GangstaGentleman said
15:53 02/17 2008
lil mama who you gonna disable??? lol
Crazypickney said
22:15 02/17 2008
whey di hell
SHERRY said
19:18 02/18 2008
creepy!
asian said
19:21 02/18 2008
lol
Jamdon_1 said
08:32 02/19 2008
why you want to post this? noh give nobody no ideas yow!
For some reason, there's a common rumor about sugar and gas that's been around for decades. Supposedly, if you pour sugar into someone's gas tank, you will disable the car. The sugar is supposed to react with the gasoline and turn into a semi-solid, gooey substance that totally clogs up the gas tank, the fuel lines, and so on.
Stockbyte/Getty Images
Pouring sugar into someone's gas tank is rumored to ruin their car. Will it really?
It sounds great, especially if you have a grudge against someone. The problem with this rumor is that it simply isn't true. As it turns out, sugar doesn't dissolve in gasoline. Pouring sand into the gas tank would have about the same effect as pouring in sugar. The sand or sugar might clog up the filter, and that could disable the car, but it's not a sure thing.
So what do you do if you really do want to disable someone's car? Pour in some water. Gasoline floats on top of water, so if you pour in several cups of water, the fuel pump will fill the fuel lines with water instead of gasoline and the car would have some major problems.
George Doyle/Getty Images
If you really want to disable a car, pour water into the gas tank. That could do some serious damage.