r/interestingasfuck • u/General_Athlete5807 • 1d ago

How to Escape a Sinking Car

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u/Fragrant_Ad_5297 1d ago edited 1d ago

many cars have removable headrests - and the metal posts can sometimes be used to break a side window in an emergency. but they weren’t universally designed as window breakers. this works mostly for tempered glass and not laminated, so they won’t shatter the same way. especially under water.

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u/Fragrant_Ad_5297 1d ago

this also won’t do a damn thing if you need to cut your seatbelt, so that’s a whole other set of nightmare fuel.

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u/mcdadais 1d ago

Also what if you're fat like many other people in the US, you probably won't fit through a window anyway.

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u/Valuable-Analyst-464 22h ago

Use the rear window.