Just when you thought you’ve seen or done it all, an up-and-coming
internet trend, designed exclusively for expert global social media afficionados, manifests to show the world what you’re made of.
Welcome to the SHAFTSHIFT challenge.
A challenge poster paints his or her shaft silver or
grey with appropriate makeup or paint, then places an automobile stick shift boot over the painted shaft to cover up the 2 nuts secured to the
bottom end of the shaft. A black colored racquetball, or the likes, is placed over the head of the shaft to completely conceal the flanged terminal as a shift
knob. If installed properly, the shift
knob and shift
boot will leave only the silver colored shaft visually exposed. (non-discernable appendage) A gloved hand then proceeds to “run through the gears”, to the dubbed sound of an actual audio recording of a manual-transmission shift cycle. (driving or fingerless style gloves are recommended) This should start from idle and go through all available gears to the highest gear audibly discernable. If successfully accomplished, recorded and posted, this qualifies the poster to hashtag as a #shaftshift post. If equipped with a longer
bus or
truck style gearstick, the poster is allowed to also grip under the shift
knob with a gloved second hand, in attempt to qualify for a #doubleclutch identifier as well.
