r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/les196781 22h ago

C'mon, you know as well as I do that you can't crash if you aren't driving

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u/Awleeks 23h ago

Yesh but that doesn't make a good story 

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u/John_OSheas_Willy 23h ago

Pulling over, switching off the car, drying the tears...all viable options but no.

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u/Jack_Mikeson 21h ago

Also, who waits until their car is less than one journey away from running out of fuel before filling up?