Bad things happen when you take your car out of drive and put it in neutral and coast for a few seconds, only to mistakenly shift into reverse when you want accelerate again.

Trust what the jumper cables say and don't stand near a battery while you are jumping a car. Battery acid stings the eyes, and exploded plastic shrapnel is sharper than you'd think.

Don't attempt to do a heel-clicker over a 4 foot dirt hill on a Honda 300ex to impress your girlfriend. You don't even want to know the pain associated with that one. We'll just say the rest of that night was a wash.

When using ether and a match to pop a tire back on the rim, make sure your buddy is the one holding the tire upright so that when the flame travels up his arm, he is the one who looses his eyebrows.