A sheet of plywood strapped to the roof of an SUV turned into an airborne spectacle on Interstate 84 near Boise, Idaho, after the driver hit highway speeds and the lumber caught enough wind to start flying like a full-sized kite. The whole thing was captured on video by Oscar “Moosie” Williamson, who happened to be driving alongside the oblivious motorist and couldn’t resist rolling the camera.
What makes the footage worth watching isn’t just the visual absurdity of plywood going airborne in traffic. It’s the slow-motion comedy of it all. Williamson and his son, Parker, spend several minutes debating whether to approach the driver, marveling at the bungee cords somehow holding everything together, watching other motorists give the SUV a wide berth, and at one point deciding to just follow along and see what happens.
According to Williamson, one piece of lumber had already fallen from the vehicle before filming began. By the time the camera was rolling, the remaining sheet of plywood had essentially become a sail, flexing and lifting dramatically each time the SUV picked up speed…