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Old 07-11-2021, 09:21 AM
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On a plus note, your tiedown looks like it fits perfectly in the stake pocket.
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As a guy who spent many hours out in the yard burning things with lenses and sunshine, I can conclude with almost 99% confidence that that is sun laser damage. Because that's what I called it. My sun laser. I melted SO many things.
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As a guy who spent many hours out in the yard burning things with lenses and sunshine, I can conclude with almost 99% confidence that that is sun laser damage. Because that's what I called it. My sun laser. I melted SO many things.
Hopefully you meant as a kid. Not a guy.
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Very likely just a fluke of nature focusing light onto the surface. It happens. Saw a shot on reddit of a similar event, but inside the car that ruined door cards and seats.
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Hopefully you meant as a kid. Not a guy.
I will neither confirm or deny.
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Originally Posted by SkyPep
Been out of town for few weeks on a camping trip with little internet access-
update- no nearby neighbors, no water bottles, still a mystery.
Will never know probably, just hope it does not happen again!
Probably caused by light reflecting off a low flying UFO...
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I will neither confirm or deny.
Ha Ha. Guess I've been caught doing some controversial things as an adult when left alone for to long.
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Did you have a bottle of water up on the rail? I have seen this happen when the water acts as a lens allowing an intense beam of light thru it and melt plastic. Water droplets will do the same.
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Originally Posted by RubyRedX3
Did you have a bottle of water up on the rail?
Originally Posted by SkyPep
Been out of town for few weeks on a camping trip with little internet access-
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Obviously lasers beams from space. Happens all the time.
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