Of Course, Slowing Down To 50MPH On The Autobahn Carries Its Own Risk

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So I'm watching the Train Wreck de France, and one of their recurring commercials is for Bridgestone Tires' new 'run-flat' thingamajig. It shows some guy in a nice BMW screaming down the autobahn when he runs over a board with a four-inch nail in it. Blah blah blah, yada yada yada, and the guy's glad he's got new Bridgestone run-flats which allow him to (per the small print) "drive at 50mph or less for 50 miles or less."

How the commercial ended: The guy continues screaming down the autobahn. Cue the world's worst commercial music (think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on LSD trying to sing, oh, I don't know, some really teeth-grating aria).

How the commercial should have ended: The guy continues screaming down the autobahn... until his overstressed run-flat tire fails spectacularly, sending him into a bridge abutment at 200kph.

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Does anyone know where I can see this commercial online?

I couldn't find it on YouTube, but I record stuff all the time off Versus and I'll keep an eye out for it. If I find it, I'll post it.

But I gotta know - why do you want to see it? I found it to be really annoying.

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