Reddit reacts: Woman's car targeted in paint balloon prank, raises safety concerns | Trending

While pranks are generally harmless, they can often be life-threatening or cause property damage. Recently, a woman became the victim of such a prank when someone decided to throw a paint balloon into her car. The woman reported this incident on Reddit, which has now raised concerns among social media users about such dangerous pranks.

Reddit user “18monthdrought” posted about the incident, writing: “Someone threw a paintball through my window at a red light. Was pretty harmless, but why?”

She also posted pictures of the incident. The pictures show pink paint splatters on the steering wheel, the car door and on her clothing. (Read also: “She wants robots, we are humans”: Reddit user's fierce resignation email sparks online debate)

Check out the post here:

This post was shared a day ago. Since it was posted, it has received over 6,400 upvotes. The post also has numerous comments. Many people raised the dangers of such attacks. (Read also: Aunt refuses to give niece third plate of food, Reddit post sparks heated debate)

This is how people reacted:

One person wrote: “It doesn't seem to be without its dangers. Cleaning paint, especially on white interiors, is a pain. And if it splashes in the driver's face or eyes, that's not good either. Even if it hits the windshield, it creates blind spots.”

Another person shared: “You don't usually happen to have a paint balloon on the street. The idiot was probably out on the street on purpose to prank people. Maybe you'll get some points on TikTok. If you're lucky, you might come across the video and be able to track them down.”

“This is how people get killed for stupid shit. It happens to the wrong person and on the wrong day it can get very bad,” posted another.

A fourth commented: “I constantly worry if this is the result of some modern day influencers who are absolutely awful people.”

I'm really scared of the future.