51 Screws on a Highway Rest Stop Floor. This Stranger Picked Up Every Single One.

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Service areas (サービスエリア, or "SA") are full-service rest stops along Japan's expressways — the kind with food courts, gas stations, and restrooms. A driver who pulled into one recently spotted something alarming in the parking area: dozens of metal screws scattered across the pavement. Apparently a brand-new box had been dropped, a car ran over it, and the screws went everywhere.

The driver — who goes by @KENSTV2 — had absolutely no obligation to do anything about it. But they got down and started picking up screws one by one. Final count: 51, from what was likely a 50-count box. They brought them all to the service area's information desk.

The stakes aren't trivial. On a Japanese expressway where speeds can reach 120 km/h, a single screw punching through a tire can trigger a blowout with catastrophic consequences. The response online was immediate and grateful.