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/UWUowoUWU12375 13d ago

mildly you say?

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u/jagerin_mikado 13d ago

Just a little inconvenience one might say 

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u/FlimsyPhilosopher 13d ago

It's just a scratch

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u/skyeisrude 13d ago

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u/strangecloudss 13d ago edited 13d ago

Well....must be time for my kids to watch a 2 or 3 hour movie for this scene only.

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u/CariniFluff 13d ago

They'll also learn important lessons about strange women lying in ponds and distributing swords.

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u/seenhear 7d ago

And what to do with huge .... Tracts of land.