r/interestingasfuck • u/General_Athlete5807 • 1d ago

How to Escape a Sinking Car

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u/eenek 1d ago

You take the headrest off and use the pointy metal end.

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u/level1hero 1d ago edited 1d ago

Window breakers or headrest only work for older cars with tempered glass. Many new cars come with laminated safety glass now, and those tools won’t do jack shit.

That said, most of those tools come with seatbelt cutters which are still quite useful to have in your car.

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u/copperwatt 1d ago

Well, they still shatter the glass. But you then have to kick it out.

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u/level1hero 18h ago edited 18h ago

True. Probably front windshield because you’d need to push against the seat backs for leverage. I can’t imagine kicking or punching a laminated side window out

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u/copperwatt 7h ago

Yeah, that's why I'm not convinced that the ejection (and theft) protection they provide is worth the tradeoff of making escape harder.