blinker fluid
Mechanic's prank liquid
Blinker fluid is a fictitious automotive product, the basis of a prank played on gullible car owners or new mechanics.
Sending someone to fetch blinker fluid tests whether they know that turn signals are electrical and require no fluid: Go ask the parts counter for some blinker fluid.
Similar pranks involve headlight fluid or muffler bearings.
- mechanicVehicle maintenance professional
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- skyhookFictional implement for gullible apprentices
- vehicleMeans of transport
- maintenancePreserving working condition
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- fictional auto partsflux capacitor, smoke screen, rocket booster
authenticity
blinker fluidbrake fluid
Hydraulic stopping medium
transmission fluid · windshield washer fluid · motor oil · power steering fluid · coolant
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