Someone figured out what that handle on car ceilings is for and people promptly freaked out

Who knew?

handles on car, dry cleaning handle, Twitter
Photo credit: via Tod PerryWhat’s this for?

18-year-old Twitter user Aimee recently took to Twitter to ask something most of us have probably wondered.

Speculated about without even realizing it:


“Serious question, what the fuck is this for?” she asked, next to a photo of that handle on the ceiling of every car that we all knew about and probably wondered about but never thought to even ask for some reason?!?!?!?!?!?

oh Jesus bar, car parts, car handles
Language people. Photo from Twitter @TaylorRaee23.

People immediately started sharing their theories, like this one:

And this one:

For my mom to dramatically grab when I’m going 26 in a 25,” wrote Taylor Myers, a college student from Pittsburgh.

IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. MY MIND IS BLOWN.

Her response immediately blew up, wracking up over 118,000 retweets in three days. And Twitter could not agree with her theory more:

The “oh shit bar.” Apparently, this is old news in Texas:

And for those of you who aren’t potty mouths, don’t worry, there’s also a more pious name for it: “the Jesus bar.”

But whatever you want to call it, I think we can all agree, now that we know what it is, our lives will never, ever be the same.

This article originally appeared 8.18.21

Culture

Janet Jackson’s unique song made so many laptops crash that it became a cybersecurity case

Mental Health

Yale expert shares 5 steps to rewire your brain for happiness with no weird tricks

Generations

Video shows how people spent their time each day from 1920 to 2026. It’s eye-opening.

Parenting

A Memphis news anchor fell asleep on the air. Parents everywhere came to her defense.