If You Find a Plastic Bottle Placed on Your Car Tire, You Could Be in DangerHome > FYISource: Youtube / Gatinhitoluz If You Find a Plastic Bottle Stuck in Your Car' s Wheel Well You Could Be in DangerBy Kelly CorbettJan. 21 2022, Published 1:10 p.m. ET Folks, always keep your eyes peeled, because sometimes danger can sneak up on you in the strangest ways possible. In this article, we will be discussing something that I’m sure your high school teachers and/or driver instructors never warned you about: the hazard of finding a plastic bottle stuck in between that open space between your tire and your car's body, also known as the wheel well.Article continues below advertisement If this ever happens to you, proceed with caution. If you go about solving this the wrong way, there could be serious repercussions. So, have I stressed you out yet? Keep reading for all you need to know about the "bottle on the car tire trick."Source: Getty ImagesArticle continues below advertisement If there is a plastic bottle placed in between your car and one of its tires it may mean that a criminal is trying to target your vehicle So why is finding a plastic bottle in your wheel well bad, exactly? Well, for starters, the bottle is not being recycled properly. But more importantly, it means that some schmuck likely put it there on purpose. Think about it. A strong gust of wind could never hurl a bottle into a space that tight. And before you ask, have you ever seen a squirrel that agile? The truth of the matter is that a human (or maybe a group of them) put it there. And guess what? This person(s) is up to no good. In the video below, Did You Know? explained the idea behind the trick and noted that it was first reported in Limpopo, South Africa. After that first incident, a video made in Mexico, which warned others about the perilous act, quickly went viral. However, as much as the video informed drivers of this act, it also gifted wannabe thieves with a strategy.Article continues below advertisement Here's how the "bottle on the car trick" works. A criminal(s) will target an unattended parked car. Then, he or she will place a plastic bottle inside the crevice of one of the tires and its wheel well. That criminal may then go back into hiding, while keeping an eye on the car. When the driver returns to the car, there's a good chance he or she probably won't notice the bottle (I mean, do you inspect your car's tires every time you drive?)Article continues below advertisement Eventually, the driver will start the car, try to pull away, but likely stop and panic once that plastic cracking noise begins. Ahh, make it stop! The driver will probably leave the keys in the engine, open the car door, and do a loop around to find the problematic tire, which will most likely be on the passenger’s side. As the driver crouches down to yank the bottle out, the criminal may then hop in the car and take off, or steal some of the driver's belongings and run away. @LeonSheriff have you ever heard of the scam where persons will put a plastic bottle in the wheel well of a vehicle the owner gets in starts car pulls away and hears a bug crunch they get out of car to check and a person hiding jumps in car and take's belonging & or car— NEO-EXPOSINGTRUTH (@higginsgggg) January 26, 2019 Article continues below advertisement Does it sound a little bonkers? Perhaps. But while there has been some doubt shined upon these cases, the strategy does make sense if someone was to try it out. Plus, under certain circumstances (it's dark out, the weather is bad, the driver is of old age, etc.), it could actually work. The bottom line: Even though it may never ever happen to you, it's always good to know about.AdvertisementMore from Distractify TikTok ”Gas Hack” Goes Viral After Woman Fills Tank for 33 Cents Viral TikTok Showing How Workers Package Plastic Cups Sparks Huge Debate TikToker Says AT&T Worker Cut Her Service After She Ratted Him Out for Cheating on Girlfriend Latest FYI News and UpdatesAdvertisementABOUT DistractifyAbout UsPrivacy PolicyTerms of UseDMCASitemapCONNECT with DistractifyLink to Facebook Link to TwitterLink to InstagramContact us by Email Copyright 2022 Distractify. Distractify is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.