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In response to "Not easy to open the door of a car when completely submerged, water offers a *lot* of resistance. -- nm" by celedhring

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

Posted by Ender (aka Ender) Nov 4 '09, 08:24

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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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