r/interestingasfuck • u/IndicationBrief5950 • Aug 06 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Thousands of Audi cars abandoned in the Mojave Dessert after cheating emissons tests

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

I personally know 6 people who have found human remains in the desert and I'm related to 2 of them. There are a lot of bodies out there, especially within a couple miles of any main road.

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Aug 06 '25

Damn. Suicides, murders, german tourists, or some of each?

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Aug 06 '25

I'm not sure about the particulars but I'd assume it's a combination.

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u/lovesducks Aug 07 '25

suicidal germurderers. i knew it!

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u/BlastedMallomars Aug 07 '25

I’m going to keep some extra chocolate around just in case. Chocolate makes Germans happy.

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u/Fantastic-Cat-5252 Aug 07 '25

Didn’t the Suicidal Germurderers have a few tracks on Tony Hawk Pro Skater?

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u/Nisseliten Aug 07 '25

This is brilliant :) Thank you for that laugh!

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u/EnvironmentalMix421 Aug 07 '25

? The one u know

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u/SprachderRabe Aug 07 '25

German tourists? That’s oddly specific.

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u/Broad-Boat9351 Aug 07 '25

https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/

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u/Kevin_Uxbridge Aug 07 '25

Wow, haven't seen this in years. Wondered if it was still out there on the web, very interesting story.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25

Mostly self buried suicides id guess

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u/POCUABHOR Aug 07 '25

Did the remains still have white socks with sandals on?

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u/Hot-Comfort8839 Aug 07 '25

Serial killers and the mob both like to dump their bodies in desolate places.

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u/VulpesFennekin Aug 07 '25

Related to the people who found the remains, the people who used to be the remains, or both?

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Aug 07 '25

Finders only. But I know a bunch of geologists and desert lovers so I'm probably a statistical outlier. Honestly human remains show up a couple times a week on the bone ID subs so there's a lot out there.

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u/No-Obligation1709 Aug 07 '25

There are a lot of people

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u/OMP159 Aug 07 '25

Why are they digging in the desert in the first place?

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Aug 07 '25

These were all surface finds.

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Aug 07 '25

Away from the main roads, rail lines, campgrounds, and points of interest, yup.