As I sit in traffic, I have a lot of time to think about things.
I'd like to say, it's always about the big things in life.
However, it's often about the mundane.
...Like the vehicle in front of me and those bullet holes. What's with those things? Maybe you've seen them -- the very classy stickers that look like bullet holes, usually afixed to the bumper.
I always find it kind of funny that they're usually put on with great care to appear like the vehicle was casually strafed with a machine gun, but not with enough care to ensure that the light source and shadow effects have a consistent direction. (hint for those of you who might be considering putting these inspired ornamentations on your ride: the sun is always above you, and a bullet makes an indentation, so that would make the shadow on the top edge of the hole, and the highlight on the bottom edge. And it would be consistent from bullet hole #1 through bullet hole #400. Got it?) :)
I always find it kind of funny that they're usually put on with great care to appear like the vehicle was casually strafed with a machine gun, but not with enough care to ensure that the light source and shadow effects have a consistent direction. (hint for those of you who might be considering putting these inspired ornamentations on your ride: the sun is always above you, and a bullet makes an indentation, so that would make the shadow on the top edge of the hole, and the highlight on the bottom edge. And it would be consistent from bullet hole #1 through bullet hole #400. Got it?) :)
So, what's the point of these things?
I suspect the idea is to make the driver look tough and interesting, as in "look at the trouble I get myself into."
However, I always think it says "people hate me enough to shoot at me, and I'm not man enough to face them, so I was running away when they shot me."
Think about that, tough guy.
Photo of bullet holes courtesy of www.bullet1.com
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