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[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 149 points 4 days ago (44 children)

I used to work in insurance. This might actually be the biggest blow to Testla, even more than stock prices. If people keep vandalizing the vehicles, eventually the insurance has to come due. And repair costs are not cheap, its basically only dealers and a limited number of repair places that partner.

And insurance companies always make sure they get their money.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 60 points 4 days ago (42 children)

What kinds of vandalism are most costly to repair, without endangering the lives of drivers, passengers and people nearby? I want to see if those are mentioned in future news coverage.

[–] despoticruin@lemm.ee 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Well, a 1:1 mixture of chlorine bleach and vinegar should damn near instantly and permanently corrode the steel. Don't breathe the fumes, but I have toyed with the idea of a squirt gun filled with instarust.

[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"Don't breathe the fumes" seems like a bit of an understatement for a reaction that produces chlorine gas.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 days ago

That, and it doesn't sound great to put in a squirt gun, which is almost certainly going to leak to some degree

[–] despoticruin@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

If you are using household concentrations you won't generate enough chlorine gas to be harmful in a ventilated area, like outside. If you put it in a bag and huff it you are going to have a bad time, but enough to cause damage can be tossed into a mason jar, shaken, and thrown pretty safely.

[–] Bad_Engineering@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

DO NOT MIX BLEACH AND CHLORINE, unless you want die or seriously injure yourself. When bleach is combined with acetic acid it produces chlorine gas, a literal chemical weapon/warcrime. If you want to corrode stainless steel use regular bleach, it does the job just fine.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

So dual wielded super soakers, one bleach filled, one vinegar filled!

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Sounds like fun

[–] despoticruin@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Excellent idea

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hell, just bleach alone will eat through stainless steel!

[–] despoticruin@lemm.ee 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The acid makes it rust in seconds instead of days though, instantly visible and quite permanent damage.

[–] Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Days might actually be better. If they go to work and come back to it rusted all over, they will know it was a malicious action. If they start to see rust the next day and see it slowly progress, it might be hard to trace back to someone.

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