If you’re an automobile enthusiast who enjoys doing various DIY routine maintenance activities such as changing oil, replacing a rusty floor pan, or fitting a sump guard, then it’s inevitable that you’ll sometimes require to hoist your vehicle off the ground and crawl beneath it to complete some of these tasks. While at it, it’s easy to get tempted to resort to using shortcuts including replacing a jack stand with cinderblocks as most of your fellow DIYs may recommend. However, did you know just how much risk you expose yourself to when you turn to such using such a tact? Indeed, there’s a reason why martial arts experts often pick cinderblocks to break instead of Jack stands; cinderblocks will crush if sudden shock or significant weight is placed on them.