5 Mar
2005
5 Mar
'05
5:16 p.m.
On Mar 5, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Jim Battle wrote:
chris wrote:
If you tried to open the door, it would indeed be impossible to open
it. Depending how deep you were, there would be (many lbs/sq
in)*(door surface area).
however, that is the wrong solution.
Roll down the window. then go out.
An If you have electric windows like my Saturn ION, you will need to
break them.
The motors may or may not work after being submerged.
Now that
is weird. I read somewhere (or saw a survival show) that
EVERYONE
should carry a center punch in their cars just in case you car gets
submerged in water. Use the center punch on you side windows to get
out,
otherwise it would be impossible to open the door....
Although I can't dispute
this idea, I've been curious exactly how
hard it really would be to open a car door under water. You have air
pressure inside the car trying to escape, and although the door would
be slow, it shouldn't cease to open.