How to Find Your Car In a Parking Lot

Everyone at one time or another has lost their car. Amusement park—check! Shopping mall—yup! County fair—still don’t know where my car is. Let’s look at some easy ways we can avoid wandering the parking lot for hours.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Car
• Cellphone
• Digital camera
• Helium balloon

1. Take a cellphone picture of the nearest parking sign. This would also work if you’re carrying a digital camera. May not make for the most interesting pictures to look at later, but you can just erase it. Just make sure you have enough battery left on your cellphone or digital camera by the end of the day.

2. When going anywhere the parking lot is open air, such as an amusement park or a county fair, you can buy a helium balloon and tie it to the car antennae. Just make sure you buy a balloon even the most reprehensible miscreants wouldn't pop, like a "It's a Girl!" balloon or a "Happy 1st Birthday, Timmy!" balloon.

3. Get the parking lot security to drive you around.

4. Wait until every other car has left.