# I can see the fire, Daddy!

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**Created:** [July 1, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-can-see-the-fire-daddy/143437 "2019-07-01T19:22:33Z")\
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I’m a few weeks behind, but I do remember when this first aired, or at least when it was on NPR.

Tom was saying how his daughter was riding with him and asked how a car works. He explained it. Since there was a hole in the dashboard she could see what was going on where the engine was.

So she said something like, “Yes, I can see the fire, Daddy!”

He told her oh, no, honey, you can’t see it. Turns out the car was on fire.