Cars are well known for being one of the worst investments that somebody can make. They start using value as soon as they’re driven off the sales lot, you have to pay an arm and a leg just to keep them in working condition, and you basically pay for them all over again several times over in what you spend on gas. While driving may be a necessity for a large majority of Americans, it sure is an expensive one — especially if you get into an accident.

Mechanics don’t come cheap at the best of times, so when one woman had a minor collision with her friend’s car while she was short on cash, she decided to try out a hack to fix it. A TikTok showed a trio Pouring boiling water on the dent then plunging it back into its original shape, much to the satisfaction of the viewers. We’ve got to hand it to the women in STEM.