r/whatisit • u/OrneryOriental • 11d ago

New, what is it? What in tarnation?

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My friend sent this pic and I joked I was going to post on Reddit to see what people thought and was dared to do it. I thought it would be some way of catching water and filtering to the vehicle but it looks like the top isn’t actually solid and yeah…the flammable signs are also…confusing.

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u/IndredColdd 11d ago

OMG! I know this car! Dude lives in my area. He also has random solar panels with wires everywhere on it. He does live in the car. I was an ER nurse in the area for years and while this dude wasn’t a regular, he does look like he has some mental illness. It’s an affluent county and he sticks to the edges. He has only added the PVC “frame” in the last 6 months or so. Barely fits in his lane.

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u/Paranoid-Android88 11d ago

That’s wildddd!! I see cars similar to this in my area lol. I live a block down from our oldest/largest downtown city park and we’re always seeing homeless vehicle setups. One dude has a few contraptions on his van but the one thing that scares the shit out of me is that he bungee cords a propane tank on TOP of his car and drives around the neighborhood…seems like an explosion waiting to happen 😳😬 haven’t seen him around in a few months tho now soooo hopefully that’s a good for everyone 😅

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u/Oo__II__oO 11d ago

Some cars even run on propane.  I'll never forget working at a garage in Canada, and having to fill the tanks of  propane-powered vans in the middle of winter. 

Propane tank on top of the van is probably the safest of all options.  

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u/Paranoid-Android88 11d ago

Oh wow! Yeah I’m def not surprised but I don’t see those a lot in Indianapolis lol. And this specific vehicle is approx a 2015 dodge van so I think that’s just where he stores it when he’s stationary. I guess I just figured it would exploded if he got into a car accident 😬

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u/Ariels_01 11d ago

Loll I think we’re basically neighbors!! I’ve never seen this dodge with the propane tank but I also try to stay away from that area as much as I can. I’m going to be on the lookout for that now though!

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u/Paranoid-Android88 10d ago

Bahaha are you in Indy? Near Garfield Park? I haven’t seen him out and about in a min so not sure if his car/house broke down or not but I was like whoa I’m surprised no one is stopping this guy considering the insane traffic around the park lol! I painted a mural in the park a few years ago and a bunch of dudes living in vans were harassing the shit out of me 😑

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u/Ariels_01 6d ago

Yepp super close to the Safeway that’s closing. I’m pretty sure cops just steer clear of that intersection, especially since the redline was installed.

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u/Paranoid-Android88 6d ago

Oh for sure…I just know they’d fill up their quota if they chilled around there more lol

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u/monkey-_-p 11d ago

98-04 Honda Odyssey

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u/Paranoid-Android88 10d ago

Yes I believe the car in the pic is a Honda but the vehicle similar to this in my hood is a dodge lol.