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darrellbear t1_isuwlld wrote

I was living in the Colorado high country at the time of the eruption. I got up the next morning to drive to work. My windshield was dirty, I turned on the wipers and squirted washer fluid to clean it. I ruined my windshield instantly.

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bryman19 t1_isvl2dy wrote

The mix of ash and windshield washer fluid?

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darrellbear t1_isvo9kc wrote

The ash, the washer fluid wasn't a factor. The ash was actually very gritty, sharp edged particles like sandpaper or worse.

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huzernayme t1_isvytlp wrote

That just makes dying from volcanos sound even worse. Before the heat cooks you, you get shredded by sandpaper-razor-ash.

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Un-interesting t1_iswye3h wrote

Imagine breathing it in and it’s scraping up all your throat and lungs. Good times.

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ClearContact t1_isxucmv wrote

Nah I saw Galadriel walk right into an ash cloud and live. Don’t think it’s as bad as you make it sound.

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bryman19 t1_isvpa78 wrote

Gotcha. I had never heard of that before

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danathecount t1_isvjfna wrote

I’d love to see a graph of replacement windshields sold before and after the eruption.

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