
#1422: Mattress Aerodynamics
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
This week on Car Talk, Howard needs to drive a mattress from Boston to “Hunga-Dunga”, and wants to know how to keep it from flying off the roof of his car. Tom and Ray know one method that won’t work, as evidenced by an ill-fated attempt to transport 18 sheets of plywood. Elsewhere, Tina just learned a scary and stinky lesson why you shouldn’t drive drive down a mountain in Neutral; Jerry is looking for an alternative to the “stick and ballet pose” method he’s using to get his convertible top to work; and, on Stump the Chumps, we find out if Elisa accepted her parents’ bribe, um we mean, “generous offer” to buy her a new car if she married her live-in boyfriend. And, by popular demand, aonother reading of the Melissa letter. All this and lots more, this week on Car Talk.
Show Open Topic
The connection between birth time and adult lifestyle.
This Week's Puzzler
The Prescription Sunglasses: How did the police officer know the car accident was actually a homicide?
Last Week's Puzzler
An American Pilot in France: What gave away the pilot as an American in a room full of Frenchmen?