Look on the bright side, if you had a stainless wiper you may have achieved THIS….
Where did all the PTFE go?!?
(“Free” wiper. Because previous owner was clueless)
Edit: I was hoping I had pics of the individual segments, showing how different in profile they had become. They say sugar will rot your teeth if you don’t brush, it will also destroy your wiper blades if you don’t wash with water…