# Superhero rescues illegally parked cars

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 27, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235 "2011-01-27T21:02:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235/1 "2011-01-27T21:02:50Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGQMq3hNv-g)

is this real

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235/2 "2011-01-27T21:21:23Z")

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I have my doubts. A real superhero would have worn the safety glassess appropriately, not on his forehead.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235/3 "2011-01-27T21:23:00Z")

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I heard about this guy before. He was real, but I’m not sure how long he got away with doing that.

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**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-rescues-illegally-parked-cars/569235/4 "2011-01-27T21:35:13Z")

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Angle Grinder Man was a real guy doing his thing for a long time; here’s a [2003 article](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3112670.stm)on him. Apparently he’s been [inactive since 2007](http://news.reallifesuperheroes.org/2009/07/20/10-real-life-superheroes-who-have-actually-made-a-difference/) (scroll down to #2).