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Tossable Truck Nuts

 or "Steel Balls Anti-Tailgating Device"
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First-of all, this device consists of a *realistic* set of truck-nuts; ie: if trucks really had nuts, not fake plastic bull nuts: two 2" cast iron spheres in a chainmail sack which hangs off the rear bumper or trailer-hitch. Attached under the vehicle, a 10 foot chain, reel and take-up device complete the set. Pushing the dash-mounted button launches the "kit" into the tailgater's radiator at speed, then reels it back.

Try explaining that one to your insurance company.

—FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009

for those unfortunate enough not to have seen high-fashion truck accessories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_nuts
[FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009]

the old 'Boxing Glove in the Bumper' trick The_20Whapper
[FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009]

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       //not fake plastic bull nuts// ermm... another "divided by a common language" moment there I think!
—pocmloc, Oct 01 2009
   

       all I can say is "google for 'truck nuts'". Trust me, the picture is worth a thousand words.... or insert "bollocks" instead of "nuts".
—FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009
   

       Oh God... truck nuts have finally made it to the HB... God have mercy on us all!
—21 Quest, Oct 01 2009
   

       You've got some balls, posting this, [FT].
—UnaBubba, Oct 01 2009
   

       yes... yes I do.
—FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009
   

       // Oh God... truck nuts have finally made it to the HB...   

       They were first mentioned on this site in 2007 (8-9 years after their invention), including the obvious reaction, "Vehicle Vagina".
—jutta, Oct 01 2009
   

       From your link:   

       //Manufacturers use HDPE, ABS, and PVC plastics to create truck nuts, though hollow aluminum and solid brass can also be found//
—21 Quest, Oct 01 2009
   

       these "brass" ones ? (from bullsballs.com):
"Our Brass Balls are made from the same Unbreakable Polymers as The Originals."		   

       A bit of research (yes, once again thanks to the HalfBakery I'm Googling for "truck nuts") indicates that the commercially available ones are just a one-piece casting.   

       These are 2" (or larger) solid iron/steel balls in a chainmail scrotum.
—FlyingToaster, Oct 01 2009
   

       What happens when it's very cold ? The term "Brass Monkey Weather" may be relevant in this context ....
—8th of 7, Oct 02 2009
   

       They turn into Pickup Nuts.
—UnaBubba, Oct 02 2009
   
      
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