Video: Man Desperately Trying to Protect Car from Hail

A car owner in Mar del Plata did his best to protect his ride during a hailstorm. A video uploaded to YouTube shows the man scrambling on to the roof of his car and flailing his arms around in a desperate attempt to shield his car from the battering ice.

It's a really touching moment for any petrol head as the human car cover does his best. In a short-lived triumph of the human spirit a passer-by lends a hand by placing a towel across the windscreen.

We're wondering whether the guy filming in the apartment above eventually helped...