• Frater Mus
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    531 year ago

    I was driving with a friend on in Louisiana about 3am one night in the late 90s. I thought I saw something ahead in the right lane so I moved into the left lane just in case.

    As we got closer there was a giant shadow of some kind with only tiny reflectors at the edges. It was a HUGE matte black boat filling the lane on a matte black trailer with no plates. Closest comparison I can come up with would be one of those river patrol boats from the Vietnam war.

    We were on cruise so it took a few seconds to pass them. The boat was being towed by a matte black F-550 (?) MDT with no plates and no lights other than headlights.

    I did not look up at the driver when we passed. I have no idea if this was a drug thing, an intel thing, or what.

    • Cethin
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      111 year ago

      It could be many things, but I’d guess it’s just someone who thinks it’s cool to have matte black everything. I had a neighbor (who was a cop) who really liked matte black vehicles. It’s not like it’s illegal or anything. (Although, being a cop, he very well may have been a drug dealer also, so who knows?)

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        And isn’t there some special paint that is the most light absorbing black possible?

        I kind of imagine some Dale Gribble type driving it…