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- GoingPostal, on 12/08/2007, -1/+113I sure a locksmith would be cheaper than a new window on an Audi.
- lynkdead, on 12/08/2007, -9/+87Is it just me...or are those some of the weakest hits they could possibly be doing with those tools?
- z0mbie2099, on 12/08/2007, -4/+37AAA
- DaleoftheUK, on 12/08/2007, -3/+35A windows best strength is usually central, the corners would have been better to repeatedly hit.
Still, shows how well they engineer these windows, obviously for crash purposes. - applehill, on 12/08/2007, -4/+34I guess these guys have never been on digg; they would have known about the tennis ball trick.
- CrookedAsterisk, on 12/08/2007, -0/+29Yeah, neither of those comments were that great. Maybe try a third variation?
- Nougat, on 12/08/2007, -5/+26That has nothing to do with an Audi. I had a 78 Caddy that I was setting up for the racetrack. I had to break the back window out. The big one, which is easier to break than a smaller one. I had a really heavy hammer, and it took several strikes and all of my might to break it.
These guys are barely touching this thing, and with the wrong tools. It takes a lot more than they're giving it to break any car window in a hurry with a blunt object.
Use a center punch and a hammer to put all the force on one point. Wear gloves, preferably a face covering, and close your eyes. - inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+19They need to be hitting it with an object with a very small tip or surface area so that all the force is concentrated. That's why they make emergency window breakers look like this: http://www.amazon.com/LifeHammer-Original-Emergenc ...
- LimeParrot, on 12/08/2007, -4/+22Well they were short tools so it's hard to get a good torque going... especially when the window is about to smash in your face. Also they were making sure the tools only hits the glass. Don't want to damage the frame.
- firewrx612, on 12/08/2007, -0/+18I can guarantee you would not. I'm a firefighter and I've seen someone burn alive in a car. This was a big guy (which is part of the reason we couldn't get him out), if anyone could have gotten out it was him. If being on fire isn't going to give you enough adrenaline to do it, nothing will. We couldn't get the door open fast enough and he died.
- StGhurka, on 12/08/2007, -1/+17Locksmith might be cheaper than a window, but don't forget to count the tank of gas he was burning through - which in Europe might be $150
- broohaha, on 12/08/2007, -0/+16If it weren't their buddy's car, believe me they'd be less discretionary.
- elscorcho717, on 12/08/2007, -3/+18Where the ***** are those guys from, Jersey?
- br0pbr0p, on 12/08/2007, -1/+16The chip is only for the engine to recognize the key, not the door.
- atbnet, on 12/08/2007, -3/+18Yeah because cars don't have doors or anything.
- bloodqc, on 12/08/2007, -0/+14the trick is to use a spakplug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxNvcsbxhfE - elscorcho717, on 12/08/2007, -1/+14So? No problem for a good locksmith
- HayString, on 12/08/2007, -0/+13It only cost *him* $70?!
- thermus, on 12/08/2007, -1/+12You might be right...I couldn't understand a damn word they were saying...
- swiftheart, on 12/08/2007, -0/+11On the other hand, it would be arguably a greater car if it didn't allow you to lock the keys inside.
I have driven several cars which didn't allow the driver's door to be locked unless the door was closed, making it extremely difficult to lock your keys inside the car.
Since they all were european cars, I'm surprised that Audi doesn't have the same feature. - pcgeek101, on 12/08/2007, -0/+11Did you get the job to pay for it?
- ImWatchingYou, on 12/08/2007, -0/+10Yeah...that doesn't actually work on most cars.
- sl123000, on 12/08/2007, -0/+10Proven wrong on mythbusters, a door submersed in water with electric locks will function properly until the battery is corroded.
- br0pbr0p, on 12/08/2007, -0/+10Eh...what idiots manage to lock themselves out of a car that's ignited? They purposely push the central lock button then close the door on purpose?
Also, Audi comes with 2 regular keys + 1 spare/service keys. I would be cheaper to get someone to bring it to him even if that person takes a limo there and back. Maybe he should have gotten the GPS package, then there's no problem. =D - romanboy, on 12/08/2007, -2/+12actually, it's not.
i can understand what the writing says at the beginning of the video, and i can understand what the guys are saying. they're romanian, and got they keys stuck inside, and the engine was running.
learn romanian before you make incorrect assumptions. - OscaronV1, on 12/08/2007, -1/+10I think it might have a lot more to do with the slight concave shape they are engineered with, than air pressure.
Fractures don't care about air pressure.
Of course, I could be wrong. - inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+9they should use that glass for the iphone
- Ozzy73, on 12/08/2007, -0/+8They specifically wanted to break the right-front window as it was the only one in stock at the dealership.
- Radan, on 12/08/2007, -0/+7Though, there's a greater risk of damaging the actual door if you try to swing a heavy object at the corners of the window instead of in the centre. It's easier and cheaper to simply get a new window instead of replacing the whole door.
- LimeParrot, on 12/08/2007, -2/+9Yeah wtf did they even think about it?
- romanboy, on 12/08/2007, -0/+7desert rats? hahaha! they are from romania, europe! hahahah! you are so mistaken! hahah!
- FierceGrape, on 12/08/2007, -0/+7Then all you have to do is smash your window to get to it and then you'll have it to smash your wi....wait....err.....
- br0pbr0p, on 12/08/2007, -2/+8Too bad that doesn't work on Audi's. Their locks are electronic locks, can't pop it open like that. Trust me, I tried it on mine. :P
- MasterThief117, on 12/08/2007, -1/+7What you can do is get a Philips-head screwdriver and place it on the glass and press. It is essentially the same idea of using those window breakers that you can buy to break the window when your car falls into water. It focuses the force into one small area.
- Nougat, on 12/08/2007, -0/+6How many stitches, tough guy?
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+6I once locked the keys in my car right before a job interview. I didn't want to just ditch the interview so I had to break the window. It was pretty hard (I ended up breaking it by throwing a brick through it), and my car was a lot cheaper than an Audi.
- kajoob, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6Yes, this is the best solution. All you have to do is gain entry to the car, pop the hood, use a wrench to get the spark plug out, break it into little bits, then throw a piece of the spark plug at the window you want to break. Then you'll be able to get into the car. Wait....what?
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6Torque? Back to the Physics book for you LP.
- stanti, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6They should have used their mighty hammer of soviet strength.
- xxNIRVANAxx, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5I don't see how that works. Am I dumb?
- br0pbr0p, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6It's the kit that comes with the Audi. Makes me wonder, how the hell they get the tools from the kit but the doors are locked. O.o
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6Wow, now that you wrote it twice I suddenly agree with you...
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5Maybe from another car?
- Nougat, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Which is essentially a hammer and a center punch, yes.
- MasterThief117, on 12/08/2007, -1/+5But then again, this would make a great commercial.
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Actually the trick is something with a sharply defined point. Since the window is tempered, the outside surface is in compression. A sharp object such as a carbide or the ceramic edge of the spark plug is able to penetrate through the outside compressive layer, essentially squeezing between the lattice work of the glass structure.
- inactive, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Dwighth Schrute
- ricksite, on 12/08/2007, -1/+5A couple of guys from Jersey probably could have broken the window.
- firewrx612, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4You are correct. The window bounces because they are hitting it in the middle. They're fairly flexible. You can get through them with one swing if you hit it in a lower corner with the pointy end of a Halligan.
- thomashauk, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Alot are ultrasound
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