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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 09:59 AM Original message |
Can a golf club break a car window? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. They said his wife used it to free him, but also said it was the back window |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. the answer is yes, |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:04 AM Original message |
The SUV is an Escalade and I would suspect that they have heavy duty glass but |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. That's what I was thinking too ~ seems strange to me. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Also, not in MSM, the day before a rumor was published in the NE about Tiger having an affair |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. Ms. goclark would have been ready to rumble ~ |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. lol! Meanwhile, she has a 5 month old... that would rev it up even more! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Blessings 1,2,3,4,5 and $$$$$'s |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
31. The glass isn't any heavier-duty than any other car window |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Thanks for the clarification. :) |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. self-delete... apparent computer burp. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. She broke the rear window, then apparently climbed in |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I bet she lacerated HIM with the club before he drove off |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I'm not watching tv ~ are they clearing anything up yet? |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. That actually happened to me. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Glad you were Ok after the accident |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Maybe she climbed in the back window and unlocked the doors.... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. good point |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
65. ..Because Hitting A Tree And A Fire Hydrant Disables All The Doors? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. Shame on the Daily News |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
80. If we go above 10 mph, our MINI's doors autolock. |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. If the crash was such a slow speed that the airbags didn't deploy, why would you have to break out |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. i am thinking all he need do is OPEN the door, lol. nt |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
33. You'd break that window to avoid injuring the person in the front seat. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. Woods was apparently unresponsive and going in and out of consciousness |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. Mythbuster results on car glass: |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
36. The point of both the center punch and the window-breaking hammer |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. Thanks for the information ~ I can see how it would work nt |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. My mother got one for each of her kids (and grandkids |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. That is awesome ~thanks for sharing nt |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 03:01 AM Response to Reply #36 |
72. Golf clubhead speed even for Elin would be 50 or 60 mph. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. It may well - but the is not what the mythbusters discussed. |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I was only addressing your statement about not knowing one way or the other. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
8. A bare hand can break a car window n/t |
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Altoid_Cyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I can confirm that. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
56. I can also confirm that |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
41. On the other hand, I saw a dude try to break into a car with a rock once |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Please tell me it bounced back and hit him in the head or crotch |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I think the window he was trying to break was plexiglass |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #49 |
78. i locked my keys in my car with my dog inside in a home depot parking lot... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #41 |
66. I've seen it done with a head |
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Celebration (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. glad he wasn't hurt worse! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I was thinking the same thing |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
12. No, but a person can use it to break |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. This story does not pass my smell test |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. Jack Nicholson got arrested for breaking a man's car windshield with a 5-iron once |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. I remember he said the shot really called for a 3-iron but he wanted the extra control of a 5. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
19. If I heard a crash in the street, I'd certainly pick up a golf club before going outside |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
67. Pitching Wedge.... |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. He Who Lives By The 'Club' Dies By The 'Club'...........nt |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. If you are pissed enough or scared enough, |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
23. Very suspicious.. Why not just open the car door to get him out? |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. If she could run into the house to find a golf club to free him she could have found the spare key |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
26. Yes |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
28. BOGUS |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Thanks now I feel better ~ |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. I've read two different strories - and won't believe either till |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. As long as he realizes that the longer he "waits" |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. I sure hope you are right ~ |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
30. Yes. Modern car windows are MEANT to shatter more easily than the old versions. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Wow! I didn't know that ~ |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
34. Old Friend of Mine Broke Every Window in VW Van |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
35. Perhaps she whacked the back glass as he drove away |
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AlexinVA (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. That's exactly what TMZ is reporting... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. That seems the most probable... |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
43. I have had Cadillacs and Lincolns... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yes, actually pretty effective |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
46. I consulted my caddy as to what club he would recommend for bashing out an Escalade window |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I would recommend a 1-iron |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. It would be really interested |
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woofless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
51. It's all in the wrist. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. Huum, Tiger better watch out from now on ~ nt |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
62. you could take out just about anything with a golf club, it's a wicked thingy |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
68. "Come on... that's not necessary...." |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-28-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
69. If swung by a jilted wife? Absolutely. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Mrs. Woods seems like she can handle him ~ |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
71. My 5 iron clubhead speed is about 100 mph. I'd say yes. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
73. easily...pretty much any club in the bag would do it, i think... |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 03:10 AM Response to Original message |
74. "Can a golf club break a car window?" --> Easily. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. LOL ~ nt |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
79. You can break a car window with a screwdriver. n/t |
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