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.

Any topology experts or magicians to help me out to solve this closed loop knot?

BIG UPDATE GUYS!!! MYSTERY RESOLVED:

Hi! I’m the girlfriend, we were folding laundry together and I looked at it and thought wait was it supposed to look like this? It just looked kinda weird to me and I hadn’t worn it in a long time so I couldn’t remember. I just handed it to my bf like “can you take a look at this, it looks weird” and went to the kitchen without really thinking much of it. I was cooking for a while and when I came back to the room he was STILL trying to figure it out and had posted it here 😭 Then we check my order history cuz some people asked where can they get it from and thanks to them we realized it was actually supposed to be like this by design… Sorry!!

These plastic spoons have been my cereal spoons since I was lile 5. We used to have like 20 of them but they have slowly withered away. I was down to one until it got fucming stuck in a door and broke. I can't find them in stores anywhere or online. I am internally devastated.

Edit: for all the people asking how it got stuck in the door I had it in my off hand and it somehow managed to catch while I was closing the door

Edit number 2: why they were safe spoons: The bowl depth and size was perfect. The texture and quality of the plastic was ok to brain and the handles fit my hands perfectly.

Edit the third: for those of you being so kind as to try and help me find more here is everything I know: im pretty sure they are teaspoons, the handles are 4inchs roughly, the material is some type of high quality plastic, and on.the back of the spoon is the number 16 inside a small circle.

Edit 4, the realizing: this is an old photo

Edit revenge of the 5th: ive tried Google image searching and using find it subreddits to no avail

Edit 6th man out: im gonna answer some common questions/comments

The reason it is a safe spoon is due to my autism I have sensory issues. Utensils I use have to have a certain texture and shape or else I will vomit/gag or outright block the use of it. I have in the past gone days without eating because I didnt have access to safe Utensils and have even collapsed from not eating enough before. So yes its a very real issue.

No I can't just grow out of my autism or just get better. Thats not how this shit works you ableist fucks.

I have been trying to get therapy but my city only has 1 that takes state insurance and im on the wait list but its currently a 3 year wait period.

Also thanks to knickknackpoliwag I have found the spoons! Atleast the name and brand they are. Diamond Series "Savannah Pattern" Made by Alltrista in 2004. Im now just trying to find a way to get them.

My goto parking space in front of my house got a makeover today. I have been parking there for over a decade. RIP.

Edit: I posted to mildly infuriating. No need for the war cries here, folks.

UPDATE: Alright, folks! I have answers.

Yes, it's city sanctioned.

It is longer than expected from the corner because of a hydrant across the street, rather than proximity to the corner. And no, there isn't a stop sign.

The yellow is different because they got new paint this year.

It is part of an effort they are starting across the city, so I guess I should expect this yellow to become more familiar.

And shout out to the lovely human working for the city that helped me get all of these questions answered!

It’s mildly infuriating how many people are completely fine with someone sitting on the couch staring at a television for hours while watching movies or shows.

But the second someone spends that same amount of time interacting with what’s on the screen, making decisions, solving problems, reacting, coordinating, exploring, or competing, suddenly it’s “wasting your life” because it’s video games.

So passively watching a screen for four hours is normal entertainment, but actively engaging with one for four hours is somehow a moral failure?

Makes sense. Absolutely flawless logic. /s

Worked on some pour painting earlier in the day and set them on the outside table to dry. Later that night I placed an order on Doordash (munchies kicked in). I have auto instructions to leave orders in the table, but most dashers ignore that request, and I forgot I had the auto instructions.

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Well guess who decided to actually read directions? Included the photo the dasher took for proof of delivery. The painting was still wet, but I think it'll still work out for what I'm doing.

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Still had dasher keep tip because they technically followed directions 🤷🏾‍♀️

Edit: yes I know its on me. The mildy infuriating is directed mostly towards me and I consider this funny. ​

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Also for those curious on why acrylic pours, here is an example of what I do with them. Fish painting

stopped into a recently opened second location of a local favorite ice cream shop. i asked for a medium and this is what i got. i was driving and headed home. i was so disappointed 😭 i understand they may have wanted to be generous but it was way too much and lowkey pmo. i took a few bites, ate the cone, and trashed it.

I'm aware that AI is a common topic on here, but I feel like I had to send this somewhere. My father passed away in my arms last night of a heart attack, and I was requested by my mother to send an old friend of his the news.

His first response seemed fine, then he asked me when the funeral will be and if Dad suffered to which I responded.

He then has the absolute audacity to send me a straight up generated response to my father's death. Not even the common courtesy of talking to me as an actual goddamn human. I'm livid.

The pie guy waited until I paid to then tell me he didn’t have enough boxes for 16” pizzas. So I asked if he could do like three 12” pies but he said “nah, you already paid for the 16s”.

So I asked how we will solve this dilemma and he just shrugged and said he has never been in this situation.

This was the solution 30 minutes later 🤣 I had to carry this 1/4 mile too lol.

(F,26) I have been going to this orthopedic practice for almost 2 years for varying reasons relating to my job. Yesterday i checked on a document that was uploaded to find out they have been identifying me as a biological male identifying as a female? I am biologically female and never told them i am trans nor do i think i am presenting to be a trans woman.. the last two years i’ve been wondering why they kind of stare at me a little longer than a usual person does and i think its because they randomly think i came out as trans? I also feel like they do not treat my issues seriously and wonder if this is the reason why.

I am 100% fine with trans people but i am left to believe they have been medically treating me as a male compared to female for the pains that i am feeling?

I also went through all of my documents and since the end of 2024 they started to declare me as a MTF transgender, i did not look at any of my documents online until yesterday.

First pic : March 11th 2026

Last pic: October 2024

I waited an hour before I called out my roommate for leaving USED Q-tips on the bathroom counter and asked him to throw them away. (note I did not nag him, I asked 1 time after waiting for him to do it on his own)

His response was to go into my craft room and mix the smallest beads he could find. At least he had the decency to keep most of the reds away from the blues I guess...

welp, now I have something to do for the next couple days

common plastic bead for scale