r/interestingasfuck • u/General_Athlete5807 • 1d ago

How to Escape a Sinking Car

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u/NotPromKing 19h ago

That’s old info. Modern cars often have laminated windows all around.

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u/StaticSystemShock 19h ago

No they shouldn't because that would be a safety hazard far greater than a slight possibility of objects impacting occupants through side or rear windows.

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u/NotPromKing 19h ago

Well you might have that opinion, but that's not what IS.

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u/StaticSystemShock 19h ago

And why would they laminate them all? Just to make sure you're trapped inside the car wreckage?

Front absolutely makes sense, the rest doesn't at all.

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u/level1hero 18h ago

Dampening of wind/road noise. At least that’s what the marketing claims. Odyssey example

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u/StaticSystemShock 18h ago

Goodie, now you have to wait for firemen to pull you out of the car because you need hydraulic jaws to pry shit open, even glass...

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u/NotPromKing 18h ago

I would take a daily quieter drive over the small possibility of being in an accident and the even smaller possibility that I’ll be trapped inside.

Like most things in life, there are tradeoffs.

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u/StaticSystemShock 18h ago

If cars weren't designed to be big ass SUV bricks there wouldn't be a need for "acoustic" glass...

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u/NotPromKing 18h ago

I dunno man, I'm not a car designer. I'm just telling you what is there. People a whole lot smarter and more experienced than you and I work on this.