# Windshield Wiper Fluid... and the assholes who use it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 27, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689 "2003-05-27T02:34:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/21 "2003-05-27T03:28:08Z")
oh, and if you were really 5 car lengths behind, there’s no way his fluid could’ve landed on your car. But nice try. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/22 "2003-05-27T03:29:08Z")
The lamest rant. EVAH!!! Did this water on your hood stall your car. What! Other than get on your hood, what the fuck did it do! sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/23 "2003-05-27T03:36:23Z")
My car is 16 feet long, let’s say you were doing 50mph, 5 car lengths back (using my car as an example). That’s 80 feet. 50mi/hr \* 5280ft/mi \* 1hr/60min \* 1min/60sec = 73 feet per second. Dude, you were following too closely. Wash your hood. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/24 "2003-05-27T03:37:54Z")
What a fucking shitstain in the underpants of humanity. Yes, you, tailgating OP guy. Physics are against you here, there’s no way you were that far back and only going 45-55 and having the water hit your hood. Water mixed with rubbing alcohol certainly never damaged a car, so calm the fuck down and stop calling _us_ the assclowns. By the way, most of the time, emergency vehicles only use their lights in an emergency situation, not for routine transport. Allow him to merge and you won’t get cut off. And I thought people drove bad in Michigan. ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/25 "2003-05-27T03:38:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyone ever told you that if no one is on your side, then perhaps you’re the wrong one? > [@](#): > > oh, and if you were really 5 car lengths behind, there’s no way his fluid could’ve landed on your car. But nice try. Anyone ever told you that you aren’t a physics major, and if you were you would be a really shitty one? > [@](#): > > Gosh, I hope you don’t drive after a rainstorm. A lot of inconsiderate people might drive through dirty puddles too, and splash your precious car. Ok now i think you are just trying to be a shithead for shithead’s sake. Fuck my car, thats beyond the point right now. He was just being inconsiderate is all i’m saying. I am very considerte of other drivers, i use blinkers and shit. Just wait till you drive your shiny, just been cleaned car down the road one day and some dickranger does this to you. Then the dick of karma will be shoved in your eye so you can see where i’m comiing from. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/26 "2003-05-27T03:39:24Z")
Also, that was some freaky Matrix III, Rebooted water droplets to hang suspended in the air for over a second until your car ran up underneath them, too. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/27 "2003-05-27T03:44:51Z")
If you really have that big of a problem with windsheild wiper fluid hitting your car, maybe you should stay the fuck off the roads - way worse stuff could hit it next time. Get a fucking GRIP! Seriously -I’ve had my driver’s license for 22 years, and have never EVER had a problem with wiper fluid hitting my car. Geez. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/28 "2003-05-27T03:45:11Z")
This is lame. If my windshield’s dirty, then I’m going to use my washer fluid to clean it so I can see where I’m going. If my water gets on your car, then you’re driving way too close. Back off, go home, and take a nap. ---
**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/29 "2003-05-27T03:45:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\*My car is 16 feet long, let’s say you were doing 50mph, 5 car lengths back (using my car as an example). That’s 80 feet. > > 50mi/hr \* 5280ft/mi \* 1hr/60min \* 1min/60sec = 73 feet per second. Dude, you were following too closely. Wash your hood. \*\* umm ok thats 1.12 seconds or whatever. Thanks you for proving my point for me. And for all you people who have never interacted with this strange liqued called ‘water’, it is not solid you dumbfucks, It sprays… You know, like mist and shit. Leaving water spots and all kinds of gross watery shit. But it’s ok, i’ve noticed the current trend in the pit is to find everything wrong with the rant and attack the OP. My ass is open for all of you to kiss, take a number please. ---
**Author:** ![auntnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@auntnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntnut)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/30 "2003-05-27T03:47:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\* I am very considerte of other drivers, i use blinkers and shit. > \*\* :eek: ummm…wouldn’t that mess up the inside also? ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/31 "2003-05-27T03:49:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*Just wait till you drive your shiny, just been cleaned car down the road one day and some dickranger does this to you. \*\* It was washer fluid dickhead, not hydrochloric acid. Maybe your pants are too tight, because it’s preventing the flow of blood to your brain. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/32 "2003-05-27T03:50:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\* > But it’s ok, i’ve noticed the current trend in the pit is to find everything wrong with the rant and attack the OP. My ass is open for all of you to kiss, take a number please. \*\* No, this is one of the stupisdest rants ever. I won’t be kissing your ass, it’s got water and shit all over it. ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/33 "2003-05-27T03:51:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fanta \* > \*\*well well well, Lezlers, how the hell would you know that windshield wiper fluid wouldn’t have landed on the car behind if there were around 5 car lengths? guess you’ve had plenty of experience driving behind people that uses their wiper fluid? or do you just have a major degree in physics and chemistry? “so, the windshield wiper fluid molecules, after collecting the dirt and debris on the windshield, now weighs heavier, therefore according to the laws of gravity, will now fall to the ground much faster” or some shit like that? > > or wait, are you even old enough to drive to know what’s it like to drive behind someone that used his wiper fluid? usually it ends up having your hood and windshield being all fucking dirty thanks to the guy in front of you passing on his own fucking dirt on his car onto yours. > > if you still think you’re right being a stubborn ass that you are, then go out for a drive right now and give it a try. \*\* Hmmm. First post…registered in May 2003… Writes much like the OP… I’m just sayin’ :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/34 "2003-05-27T03:54:04Z")
> [@](#): > > i use blinkers and shit. Ok…I admit it. I freaking SCREAMED laughing at this line. I’m sooooo making it my new sig line. 😃 Daizy ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/35 "2003-05-27T03:54:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > \*\*snip… > > Leaving water spots and all kinds of gross watery shit. > > snip…\*\* Water is gross?? :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/36 "2003-05-27T03:55:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > Ok now i think you are just trying to be a shithead for shithead’s sake. > > Fuck my car, thats beyond the point right now. He was just being inconsiderate is all i’m saying. I am very considerte of other drivers, i use blinkers and shit. > > Just wait till you drive your shiny, just been cleaned car down the road one day and some dickranger does this to you. Then the dick of karma will be shoved in your eye so you can see where i’m comiing from. It has happened (but only when I’ve been following too closely, or waiting behind a car at a light and there’s a stiff wind), and I’ve said, “Hmm” or “Drat.” At no time did my blood pressure rise. Mm, karma. My point is that you’re either really fucking anal retentive about your car, or you’re pulling our legs and just trying to act that way. Dude, windshield wipers are standard equipment on a car, just like blinkers. If you’re going to go off the fucking deep end every time someone around you uses them or commits other extremely minor “offenses”, your life will be short and sad I fear - high blood pressure can be nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/37 "2003-05-27T03:56:29Z")
This has to be the weakest and most silly rant I have ever seen in the pit. And I’ve seen some weak ones. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/38 "2003-05-27T03:57:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > **So there i am, driving down PCH…** It’s 101, assmonkey. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/39 "2003-05-27T03:58:29Z")
This has got to be the most asinine rant I have read in a while. Geez, junior, get a life. As a hi-jack… In high school my best friend had a piece of shit Gremlin. We discovered that we could turn the spray hoses sideways and shoot wiper fluid (usually just water), right through open windows of passing cars. Oh to have that little jewel and to be driving in **macabresoul’s** neighborhood! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689/40 "2003-05-27T03:59:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by macabresoul \* > **So there i am, driving down PCH minding my own business. When this assnozzle in front of me turns on his windshield wiper fluid shit and spews his gunky ass water all over my fucking hood.** [Nelson Muntz] HA, HA! [/Nelson Muntz] :wally [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windshield-wiper-fluid-and-the-assholes-who-use-it/177689.md?page=3)