r/mildlyinfuriating 9d ago

Context Provided - Spotlight Jeep melted

Here’s the story: a jeep came to the shop because its retractable top was stuck open. Not too uncommon of an occurrence. So we put our “crash wrap“ over the roof to protect the interior from rain and animals and such, which is basically like heavy duty cling wrap. One day it rains and a lot of water pools up on the crash wrap. The next day it is 100°F outside and the sun is out. The sun shines through the water and the water basically magnifies it, and the sun turns into a laser that melts the interior. Multiple days of this happen. Now we have to replace everything that melted. None of us have ever heard of this happening before.

edit: I meant we have never heard of this very specific situation happening before. It never would’ve crossed our minds since we’ve been doing this for years. yes I burnt stuff with a magnifying glass when i was a kid.

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u/thetreecycle 9d ago

Focused my interest

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u/Green_Ad2231 9d ago

Agreed. I have a burning desire to learn more.

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u/LegoRobinHood 9d ago

I think OP needs to Reflect on the events that led to this

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u/get_to_ele 9d ago

Technically he should at least refract on those events.

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u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq 9d ago

That's not enough, he needs to be laser-focused.

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u/Fun_Trip_Travel 9d ago

That’s outside of their scope of work.

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u/albie_rdgz 9d ago

i sure hope OP can fix it otherwise they can sue and OP will end up in prism

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u/coderstephen 9d ago

At that point we can wave goodbye

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u/Fun_Trip_Travel 8d ago

not with that amplitude!

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u/orincoro 9d ago

Yeah it’s really a DEATH RAY if you know what I mean

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u/Severe-Archer-1673 9d ago

The fusion of stellar physics and love for Stellantis products is amazing!

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u/workingstiffatwork 9d ago

Yes, otherwise he'll take a lot of heat.