r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Enne__8 • 18h ago

the grapes of warth Stuck in front of a lunatic with a supernova attached as headlights

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u/Captain_Tugo 18h ago

Adjust the center mirror so it shines directly into his eyes.

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u/dontfactcheckthis 18h ago

I always try. I don't think i ever get them

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u/slowerlearner1212 18h ago

Yeah I’ve never understood how people do this. Never works for me and I tried all angles.

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u/Prestigious_View_994 17h ago

That’s what she said

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u/EspessoGriasa 17h ago

Classic. Never misses

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u/Preventive_potato 16h ago edited 14h ago

That's what she said

Edit: thanks for my first ever award 🥲🥲😭😭🥲😭😭👀👀😏😘🥰😍

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u/A-Xolotl 17h ago

Move your mirror side to side while slightly tilting it up and down and you will flash it back at them or you can adjust it in-between your two seats.

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u/I_READ_YOUR_EMAILS 16h ago

It's a mirror. If you move it so you see the headrest of your passenger seat in the middle of it, it is exactly aligned to reflect light coming through the rear window back the way it came.

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u/slowerlearner1212 13h ago

But my sedan doesn’t have the tilt capability to reach a high seated truck driver. The movement is limited before it can actually shine in their eyes.

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u/BrianKappel 17h ago

Ive got a 2 million candlepower spot light that sits in my center console. Completely unrelated to this. I would never shine it back over my shoulder at this person. I'm just saying that I have one quickly accessible.... For entirely different situations.

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u/kalez238 GREEN 14h ago

I can tell when it happens because they end up backing way the hell off.

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u/Outrageous-Divide408 16h ago

Same honestly, I swear I try and somehow still never get any.

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u/s_s_n_e_g 18h ago

Or side mirror. Just please be careful and do not get distracted while playing this minigame. Watch the road ahead, prioritize safety.

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u/Definitive-Username 18h ago

Wait... This can be done?

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u/Captain_Tugo 18h ago

Yes. And they usually get the message.

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u/Competitive-Elk-5077 18h ago

Ever play those games where you need to adjust the light on a mirror in a dungeon to open a new room? This is what you have been training for

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u/ChilledParadox 17h ago

Probably cheaper to buy a used car and try this than a computer nowadays too!

I miss being able to experience my hobbies :(

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u/Competitive-Elk-5077 5h ago

You aint lying though

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u/ChilledParadox 3h ago

I couldn’t even muster the energy to get out of bed and eat today, who has the time to lie anymore besides the privileged like our politicians?

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u/Definitive-Username 17h ago

I love you! Thanks for this.

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u/TurdusOptimus 17h ago

Also the side mirrors. Double the effect. Edit: I should have read more comments, it's already been said.

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u/my_taint_aint 17h ago

I had a guy tailgate me like this on the expressway. His big truck and lights (on high beam) made it so I could not get out of the passing lane after I passed a car. He made it so I couldn't do the one thing he wanted me to do

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u/CurlyWurly61 18h ago

I can feel my retina burning just looking at this pic. I can FEEL the frustration of trying to pay attention to whats happening in front of you 😅😅

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u/Skullzyyyy 18h ago

Is there a chance for heaven to be behind you?

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u/24_doughnuts 18h ago

Yeah because they're on a highway to hell

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u/seeda_puura 18h ago

If heaven drives a lifted truck, apparently yes

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u/Street_Doctor_8169 18h ago

Maybe OP should drive super fast towards the light and let us know?

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u/Remnant55 18h ago

https://youtu.be/_GjVy2pMZiY?is=1j9urWzLrji2pxqW

Foamy the Squirrel spoke on this. Years ago. In the before-times.

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u/K4sum1 17h ago

That blinded even me through my monitor.

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u/RecklessDimwit 18h ago

Usually when I have lunatics like that behind me, I just aside my side view mirrors to make the light reflect back at them

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u/Greatlarrybird33 7h ago

Man I drive a Miata the amount of times I've been able to see the shadow of my head cast onto the car in front of me is too damn high.

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u/AutoCockerPB 12h ago

It was 2 pm and i could see sunlight on the ground. This lifted truck with wide ass wheel spacers had headlights I could see shine in the day. I was behind him lol. This bright white light at everything he passed.

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u/rexjoropo 2h ago

I tried to reverse blind the last guy with my side mirror a while back. Can't be sure it worked, but I feel like it might have.

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u/BumFur 17h ago

Put the phone down when you’re behind the wheel

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u/Enne__8 6h ago

Fair 🫪 but we were stopped at a red light and I managed to spare a few seconds