# those under-car rolling things...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634 "2000-08-24T20:41:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/1 "2000-08-24T20:41:51Z")

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you know what i’m talking about…

those dolly-like things that mechanics lie on in order to slide under a car to do work.

what are they called?

i need a picture of one.

got a link? i don’t know what to search for.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/2 "2000-08-24T20:45:21Z")

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Generally, they are called _creepers_. Jeepers.

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**Author:** ![Lowellster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Lowellster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowellster)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/3 "2000-08-24T20:46:54Z")

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That’s what they’re called. Creepers. That should be enough for a successful search for a pic. Good luck.

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Lowell

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**Author:** ![Lowellster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Lowellster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowellster)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/4 "2000-08-24T20:48:26Z")

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I’m too slow. Maybe if I didn’t have to work I could be the first to answer and look like the smart one here instead of the idiot.

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**Author:** ![Perderabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Perderabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perderabo)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/5 "2000-08-24T20:48:55Z")

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Look toward the bottom on [this page](http://griotsgarage.com/store/prodpages/go_creepers.html) for a picture of a creeper.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/6 "2000-08-24T20:50:51Z")

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Here’s a pic of a fancy one: [Mechanic’s Creeper](http://store3.yimg.com/I/autotoolexpress_1588_8057)

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**Author:** ![Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Kilgore\_Trout\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilgore_Trout_1)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-under-car-rolling-things/30634/7 "2000-08-24T22:29:37Z")

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thank you.