Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency.

phoneymouse@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In the states? Gun.

  Rest of the world? Crowbar?

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  • Natanael@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not a handgun if you want to be able to exit through the opening. Under water? Not sure a shotgun will even be helpful unless you fire at all corners to break it up more thoroughly.

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    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      18 pounder cannon, as the founding father’s intended.

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• boyi@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  vixtorinox (swiss army) rescue tool. It’s a locked knife - most probably illegal in many places.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They make safety glass shatter tools and they usually also come with seatbelt cutters attached to them as well. Looks like a really large, sharp ballpoint pen tip.

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  • NOPper@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    These don’t work on laminated glass.

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    • boyi@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I thought ‘victorinox rescue tool’ works for laminated glass. It even has glass cutter.

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• Confound4082@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A “Glass-Master” is what I used in the fire service. Goes a lot faster than you would think.

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• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Use the same type of glass tool as before to shatter it. Then just push it out of the way. It’s still the same glass. It just stays held together with the plastic.

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  • phoneymouse@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Will that work when you’re submerged underwater and the pressure of the water is pushing against the glass?

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    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Instead of pushing out, the water pressure will make it fold in on its own after you crack it.

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    • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The recommended (and slightly terrifying) advice is to let the car fill first. Basically, use the time and air to prepare yourself. When the car fills, the pressure will equalise, and you can push the windscreen out with your feet.

      Unfortunately, unless you’ve thought it through beforehand, most people panic.

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    • repungnant_canary@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would assume that when shattered it becomes flexible so you can move it out of the way

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• doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would guess you could use a regular tool for breaking a normal window, then cut through the plastic with a sturdy knife. Not great to need two tools in an emergency though, and keeping a combat knife in your glove box might raise some eyebrows.

  Unfortunately, being difficult to get through is the whole point

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• anon987@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Small bits of ceramic, like from a broken spark plug easily shatter any tempered glass even when thrown lightly. Look it up.

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  • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Laminated, not just tempered. There’s a strong layer of plastic inside the window. Even if you shatter the glass you still can’t get out.

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  • douglasg14b@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They asked about laminated glass not tempered glass.

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