A man warned drivers who have the habit of leaving water bottles inside their cars after a large disaster happens in his Jeep.
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Guero NavarreteFrom Texas, he posted a video on his Tiktok profile to explain that he was cleaning his Jeep after a small fire seems to have taken over the interior of his car.
While Guero did not share many details, as if the bottle was plastic or glass, how long it was in the sun or exactly how hot it was out there, the results were shocking.
“That’s what happens when you leave a water bottle in the front seat and the sun hits it at the right point, like a magnifying glass,” Navarrete wrote in the text superimposed in the clip, which has accumulated over 500,000 views.
It may seem crazy, but this is really possible. When the sun reflects in a bottle of water, the material becomes a magnifying glass that directs the sun’s rays in a specific area, which can start a small fire focus that spreads rapidly.
The heat can also cause the liquid inside to expand, generating pressure, and if this pressure is too high, the bottle may burst.
Also, when plastic bottles heat up, they can begin to break down and release substances in water, bringing the risk of chemical contamination.
Moral of the story? Do not leave water bottles inside your car, unless they are thermos that are better able to resist external temperature variations, and are more resistant, overall.
“Thanks for warning me, I’m going to clean my car today,” said a Tiktok user in the video comments section. “List of tasks: Clean the car bottle # 1 of the car,” joked another. “My glasses are very dark for this to happen,” warned a third netizen.
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Photo and video: tiktok @gueronavarrete1. This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team.
