Corrected entry: When Carl's squad car gets folded in half by the plant, as the car tips on its side, you can see that the driveshaft isn't connected to the rear axle.
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Correction: Well, yeah. The car got folded in half. It's well within the realm of possibilities the driveshaft would let loose under those conditions. A driveshaft is only held in by a splined tube connected to a universal joint. Stretch the axle away from the driveshaft, and it easily comes loose.
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The splined tube goes into the transmission tail housing and easily pulls out. The universal joint is normally fastened to the rear axle by four bolts and is not easy to simply pull out. When the car folds, The driveshaft is still in the transmission and loose from the rear axle. The opposite of what should happen.