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Break the window......

Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 30 2013 @ 12:49 PM EDT

... and if underwater, make sure you do it in a section that is "pointing away from anyone".

The water pressure will initially force that broken glass into the vehicle.

RAS

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MythBusters

Authored by: squib on Friday, May 31 2013 @ 06:57 AM EDT

Adam of MythBusters (as the video shows) left it way too late before attempting to open the doors – he was half submerge! This debate is a demonstration of confirmation bias from once's own chosen 'authoritative wisdom' colouring ones common sense about how a vehicle behaves in a real situation (not lowered slowly in to the water as Adam was) sinks and the changing dynamic pressures brought to bare upon it. Think Kopechne and Kennady. One moment they were on a dry bridge, the next they where all afloat. It goes back to the new insight that as soon as you realise your in water – open the door PDQ and before the water pressure traps you in to a longer escape procedure with all the added dangers that that entails.

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