During the Second World War the Germans used to put wire across the roads in order to try and incapacitate Allied troops when driving in Jeeps with the windscreens down. To combat this the Americans came up with a very clever fix - the thing is did this solution actually work? There is no known footage of the wire-cutters in action and there is very little written testimony that points to their effectiveness. Ed, Freddie and Lois decide to put it to the test using Bruce and his Mannequins as guinea pigs - with worrying results!
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