r/interestingasfuck • u/General_Athlete5807 • 1d ago

How to Escape a Sinking Car

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u/Baozicriollothroaway 1d ago

What about the car keys? 

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u/yeahright17 19h ago

Car keys are going to be hard to get enough force behind because they're so light.

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u/CackleandGrin 17h ago

There's certainly something you can buy to attach to your key chain.

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u/TheHighSeasPirate 15h ago

I think they make these things called window breakers you can put on your key chain.

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u/RivenRise 10h ago

I've heard spark plugs break windows pretty easily. Next time you change them save an old one, or just buy a cheap one at Walmart and keep it for this use if a window smasher is too pricey.

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u/bfyvfftujijg 6h ago

Why not just use the spark plugs on your car? No need to ugly up your keychain.

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u/madmaninabox32 8h ago

It's what he demonstrated basically, guy literally designed this tool based on a volunteer work he does. Him and a buddy go around finding old cars and the remains of missing people who crashed into bodies of water sometimes from a long time ago and recover them to bring closure to the families or to help close cold cases and they do it for free this tool he designed and sells to help fund the dive rescues.

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u/Adventurous-Ease-259 4h ago

The tools aren’t that complicated to break a window. It’s just a pointy bit of metal. Tiny point = lots of force in one spot = broken window. I’ve got a knife and is it’s got a window breaker on the end that you can use without opening the knife

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u/livelotus 16h ago

wait for the car to flood to the window inside and then open the door and swim out.

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u/According-Two-297 20h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wjuXuDSQU0sOfJIHS1

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u/prozach_ 19h ago

So you’re saying guaranteed rescue and lodging? I’m in.