Necessity—it’s the mother of invention. See how these Russian lads get this car started.
We don’t know what compelled this moment of ingenuity. Dead battery? Starter failure? Knackered ring gear? We do know it wasn’t enough to stop these clever fellows. If you’ve ever operated a lawn mower with a rope starter, you know how this works.
Beyond that, we have no further info about this clip or the people in it. But with creativity and problem-solving skills like these, the young man with the rope could well be an oligarch by now. See video.
http://youtu.be/2Hkv9cn4DCc
This is hysterical. Is that a Lada?
It seems almost every “slice of life” thing I see from Russia, I can’t decide if they are a smart, resilient bunch; or are they just plain nuts, and don’t know it.
Just like starting a lawn mower…