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This story is very odd.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Nov 4 '09, 08:18

10 feet of water....3 people died

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4620720 (sports.espn.go.com)

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It was on the Today show this morning. It doesn't make sense to me either. Why didn't they get out of the car? -- nm - decline Nov 4, 08:22 14
- Not easy to open the door of a car when completely submerged, water offers a *lot* of resistance. -- nm - celedhring Nov 4, 08:23 13
  - this is why they sell little spikes you can put in your console to break the glass. This is *exactly* why. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:25
  - Roll down the window? oh wait...stupid power windows -- nm - oblique Nov 4, 08:24 4
    - MythBusters showed power windows still work when submerged. -- nm - TWuG Nov 4, 08:27 3
      - They still work, but the pressure is too much and overpowers the motors. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 08:30
      - I want to see this episode. It sounds very interesting :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:28 1
        
        Here's a Wiki summary of the episode -- (link) - TWuG Nov 4, 08:33
  - Yeah, if you don't open them before you're submerged then you kind of have to wait until the car's full of water. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 08:24 6
    - Which still gives you time. - Will Hunting Nov 4, 08:26 3
      - Kinda indicates they might have had something impeding their reaction -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:27 2
        
        Meh, in a panic all it takes is one ill-timed gulp of water into their lungs amd they're done for. -- nm - Ender Nov 4, 08:31 1
        
        Yeah, 3 persons with very limited oxygen. I can really understand panic taking over without anything strange going on. -- nm - celedhring Nov 4, 08:36
    - Mythbuster did an episode about this. IIRC, they found that it was very feasible to open the door and the window before the car was full -- nm - Guigue Nov 4, 08:25 1
      - Here are their findings from that episode. -- (link) - Ender Nov 4, 08:29
I saw that on CNN ... very sad. I can top it for oddness, though. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 4, 08:21

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