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In response to "This story is very odd." by Will Hunting

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

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Nov 4 '09, 08:22

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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

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