I've been using a variation of this theory to annoy my neighbour (who is a tw@t), every once in a while I lean out of the window and look at his house (in the scientific equivalent of a 'Paddington Hard Stare'); I figure if I do this often enough I will accelerate its decay and it will fall down, preferably while he is still inside it.
If you subscribe to the opposite theory, you could try stopping your car from rusting by training a webcam on it, thus making the rust feel self conscious about what it is doing and thus keeping your shiny car in pristine condition.
I'm inviting nominations for a nobel prize for my tireless practical experiments in this field, although I'll settle for a big research grant instead.:rotfl:
Chock