Once upon a time, America seemed obsessed with stuntmen and daredevils, peaking with Evel Knievel’s famous jump over the Snake River Canyon. Since then though, most stunts have been relegated to the Hollywood big screen and backyard shenanigans. And as you might expect, not all of these backyard stunts go as planned. 

Jalopnik was tipped off to this video of some hoonigans rocking a four-cylinder Mustang LX through what looks to be a self-made obstacle course. Alas, their attempts to get the Mustang airborne resulted not in a flying Mustang, but in a crunched hood and a surprised driver who apparently didn’t know his Mustang had airbags…

First off, we think it goes without saying that you should NOT attempt this stunt at home. Secondly, this is the waste of…well…quite frankly, a four-cylinder Mustang that has probably seen much better days. So considering the entertainment factor, this Mustang does die for a good cause. Indeed, for such an older and underpowered car, this ‘Stang seems to be moving at a pretty good pace, at least at first.

Alas, even a minor jump substantially slows down the Mustang, and the jump it performs is really kind of pathetic. All the driver really succeeded in doing was smashing the front end and making the airbags go off. Apparently none of these geniuses realized that any car made after 1992 has airbags…including the Mustang. Thankfully they WERE wearing helmets, so any major injury was avoided, and we can laugh at their antics guilt-free.