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So just how does one escape from a car through the window if the electrical mechanism is broken?

by Apocryphon 4y ago

codetrotter 4y ago
Kick the front window out with your feet.
- eggsmediumrare 4y ago
  Do we have the technology to make windows that can smash from the inside but not the outside?
  - codetrotter 4y ago
    [flagged]
    - mardifoufs 4y ago
      That's a pretty bad answer in general. The laminated glass part could kind of make sense, but suggesting tempered glass for a glass that only breaks from "one way"... yeah...
    - kaashif 4y ago
      These "ChatGPT says" comments are terrible. It's not even true that tempered glass requires more force to break from one side, is it? Really low effort. Unless, I guess, the point is to showcase how some of the answers ChatGPT comes up with are very confident and very incorrect.
  - Kon-Peki 4y ago
    If anyone besides me is wondering what happened, it appears that someone posted a ChatGPT response to this question that was could-cause-death-in-an-emergency wrong and has now deleted the comment. Thanks for deleting it!
- lazide 4y ago
  Most Americans are completely incapable of that, and it’s not just strength hah.
  - adamdusty 4y ago
    Then they wouldn't be able to climb out the window either.
    - lazide 4y ago
      Roll out?
spullara 4y ago
Lots of people have something like this on their keychain for exactly this purpose: https://smile.amazon.com/01-100-09-Original-Emergency-Keychain-Seatbelt/dp/B01G6C18EC/ref=sr_1_5 https://smile.amazon.com/01-100-09-Original-Emergency-Keycha...
Viper512 4y ago
The door.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  Lateral thinking puzzle champion right here
- snvzz 4y ago
  Problem: The door (which is quite large) is blocked by an obstacle, and thus you can't open it.
  - userbinator 4y ago
    Solution: The other door(s).
- neffo 4y ago
  Tesla model 3s (and some other cars) at least have electric door releases, maybe on the same CANbus (or whatever they use in Tesla) loop. Also highly relevant (hilarious) story on risks of relying on celltower connectivity with Tesla vehicles (Glenn Howerton on the Always Sunny Podcast, starts at 3:45 if link strips time off): https://youtu.be/jxud-F_kMWM?t=225 https://youtu.be/jxud-F_kMWM?t=225
tjmc 4y ago
According to this article [1] you have 15-60 seconds until the electric windows stop working. Also, on most cars you can detatch the headrests and use the metal at the bottom to break the windows. 1. https://rac.com.au/car-motoring/info/unexpected-car-emergencies https://rac.com.au/car-motoring/info/unexpected-car-emergenc...
hotpotamus 4y ago
I think the most impressive way I've seen are known as "ninja rocks" - broken pieces of spark plug ceramic insulator. But basically anything that can apply a force to a tiny area of the glass can start a fracture that will propagate through the glass. They make little escape hammers and things if it's a concern.
nunez 4y ago
teslas front doors have a mechanical latch that opens the doors. the rear doors are out of luck :(

So just how does one escape from a car through the window if the electrical mechanism is broken?

codetrotter 4y ago

Kick the front window out with your feet.

eggsmediumrare 4y ago
Do we have the technology to make windows that can smash from the inside but not the outside?
- codetrotter 4y ago
  [flagged]
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    That's a pretty bad answer in general. The laminated glass part could kind of make sense, but suggesting tempered glass for a glass that only breaks from "one way"... yeah...
  - kaashif 4y ago
    These "ChatGPT says" comments are terrible. It's not even true that tempered glass requires more force to break from one side, is it? Really low effort. Unless, I guess, the point is to showcase how some of the answers ChatGPT comes up with are very confident and very incorrect.
- Kon-Peki 4y ago
  If anyone besides me is wondering what happened, it appears that someone posted a ChatGPT response to this question that was could-cause-death-in-an-emergency wrong and has now deleted the comment. Thanks for deleting it!
lazide 4y ago
Most Americans are completely incapable of that, and it’s not just strength hah.
- adamdusty 4y ago
  Then they wouldn't be able to climb out the window either.
  - lazide 4y ago
    Roll out?

spullara 4y ago

Lots of people have something like this on their keychain for exactly this purpose: https://smile.amazon.com/01-100-09-Original-Emergency-Keychain-Seatbelt/dp/B01G6C18EC/ref=sr_1_5 https://smile.amazon.com/01-100-09-Original-Emergency-Keycha...

Viper512 4y ago

The door.

Apocryphon 4y ago
Lateral thinking puzzle champion right here
snvzz 4y ago
Problem: The door (which is quite large) is blocked by an obstacle, and thus you can't open it.
- userbinator 4y ago
  Solution: The other door(s).
neffo 4y ago
Tesla model 3s (and some other cars) at least have electric door releases, maybe on the same CANbus (or whatever they use in Tesla) loop. Also highly relevant (hilarious) story on risks of relying on celltower connectivity with Tesla vehicles (Glenn Howerton on the Always Sunny Podcast, starts at 3:45 if link strips time off): https://youtu.be/jxud-F_kMWM?t=225 https://youtu.be/jxud-F_kMWM?t=225

tjmc 4y ago

According to this article [1] you have 15-60 seconds until the electric windows stop working. Also, on most cars you can detatch the headrests and use the metal at the bottom to break the windows. 1. https://rac.com.au/car-motoring/info/unexpected-car-emergencies https://rac.com.au/car-motoring/info/unexpected-car-emergenc...

hotpotamus 4y ago

I think the most impressive way I've seen are known as "ninja rocks" - broken pieces of spark plug ceramic insulator. But basically anything that can apply a force to a tiny area of the glass can start a fracture that will propagate through the glass. They make little escape hammers and things if it's a concern.

nunez 4y ago

teslas front doors have a mechanical latch that opens the doors. the rear doors are out of luck :(