There are times in life when you just have to admit defeat and understand that saving a little bit of your dignity is probably better than nothing.

It’s anybody’s guess why this man thought that lying on the roof of his car and imitating a swimmer would save the vehicle from hail damage, but he did it nevertheless and for quite some time.

A fellow citizen also tried to help out by applying what looks like a bed cover, but as you can imagine, that didn’t work out either.

The full clip follows after the break.

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