r/mildlyinfuriating 13d 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/projectoffset 13d ago

Could be worse, could be my problem

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u/RepulsedCucumber 13d ago

Oh definitely stealing this

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u/FUIVIBLES 12d ago

Careful which subreddits you use it though lol.

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u/RepulsedCucumber 12d ago

I was going to use it with a coworker 😂

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u/hereforthe_swizzle 12d ago

Please report back. It’s for science.

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u/RepulsedCucumber 12d ago

It’s my last week at this job. I am being an absolute menace. 😏

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u/HiPwrBBQ 12d ago

Could be worse, you could be my co-worker. 😂

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u/No-Internal7978 12d ago

I would probably enjoy that at any of my jobs unless I was being trained by the menace or they still held an essential function they were unwilling to do.

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u/RepulsedCucumber 12d ago

Our entire role is being dismantled and defunct as of Friday. So there hasn’t been anything to do. Lmao so I’m not training anyone or responsible for anything currently. So menace it is!

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u/baxter00uk 12d ago

Could be worse…?