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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

When I used to watch commercials^1^, this shit would just register itself in my brain, lurking silently for when/if it comes up. I'm not even a "car guy" by any stretch of the imagination, and credit this mostly to the insidious and brain-worm-like quality of car advertising. For a while there, I could identify most cars just by seeing the shape and position of the headlamps at night. It is/was the most useless superpower, and I'm still a little spooked that one can be low-key programmed like this.

I suppose it's possible to come by this while racking up commuter hours, since the make/model is usually right there on the back of most cars, but that doesn't explain the headlamp thing.

^1^ - I will leave it as an exercise to the reader as to how one might dispose of most advertising when watching shows.