Found a 10mm Wrench in a Parking Lot: Is Today My Lucky Day?

Avery Emberly

Updated Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM CDT

While strolling through a parking lot today, an unexpected discovery was made that has sent ripples through the online community. A close-up image reveals a hand holding a metal wrench, specifically a 10mm wrench, inside a car. The hand, gripping the tool with the thumb and index finger, highlights the worn and rusted state of the wrench. A clear embossing on the handle reads "10 10," confirming its size and purpose.

The backdrop of the image, featuring a car's interior, includes a modern dashboard with a touch screen, albeit blurry, and various surrounding controls. Below the screen, a blue and silver gear shift adds a touch of modernity to the otherwise surprising find.

The Reddit community has been buzzing with reactions to this serendipitous event. User comments range from humorous to skeptical. One user remarked, "Wow 10mil...I saw one of them once. It was 1983," reminiscing about the rarity of such finds. Another quipped, "Congrats. That’s a silver medal win. The gold is the d***** socket," highlighting the elusive nature of 10mm tools.

A particularly insightful comment noted the "Law of Conservation of 10mms," humorously suggesting that finding this wrench means another 10mm tool will inevitably go missing. Others jested about the improbability of such a find, with one user humorously adding, "You Sir should buy a lottery ticket."

The intrigue doesn't stop there. Some users even suggested supernatural explanations, like a spaceship with an infinite improbability drive passing by Earth. Meanwhile, others congratulated the finder, calling them "the chosen one" and urging them to look for a matching 7/16th wrench.

This seemingly mundane discovery has turned into a viral sensation, celebrating the finder’s good fortune and sparking a wave of inside jokes and improbable theories. Whether staged or genuine, finding a 10mm wrench in a parking lot has made someone's day and entertained countless others.

So, is today truly a lucky day? For one person, it certainly seems so.

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Top Comments from Reddit

nrg117

Wow 10mil...I saw one of them once. It was 1983..

sdmike1

Congrats. That’s a silver medal win. The gold is the d***** socket

JerryLZ

Somewhere else somebody is saying “that knocking in my engine just randomly stopped, guess it’s okay now.”

mattsprofile

I doubt the average reddit user is aware of the value of a 10mm wrench.

Space_Narwhals

Unfortunately, the world operates under the rigid 'Law of Conservation of 10mms'. What that means is that the moment you picked up this 10mm, another 10mm of yours was slated to be lost forever. It could be a socket, it could be a wrench; but just know that some day you will go hunting for that other 10mm in your hour of need and it will be gone. Vanished. Today is the reason why.

GAR3KA

Everyone's been looking for that. Thanks!

jnlsn

you are the chosen one

PirateCodingMonkey

it is if you need a 10mm wrench

Bitmugger

I call BS, this is staged. No one finds a 10mm. Doesn't happen.

ThinkOutcome929

Inside Joke