The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
This reporter found out the hard way that demonstrating a technique to your audience can be . . . er . . . embarrassing (particularly when the editor saves the out-takes!).
On the other hand, he gets a gold star for persistence!
Peter
Tempered safety glass can be removed very easily indeed with the right tool. A hammer is not the right tool (g).
LOL- I used to carry a spring punch when I was with the VFD, THOSE work… 🙂
Most pocket tools and knives designed with EMS and firefighters in mind have carbide strike points on them someplace.
Shucks…. a fragment of spark plug ceramic tossed at a good clip will do it. It just has to be harder than the glass, and pointed enough to concentrate the blow.
I have seen five pound hammers bounce off car windows hard enough to nail the user a pretty good wallop.
So, if he'd used the claw end of the hammer it would have worked?
And why wasn't he wearing gloves?
The best take was where he hit the window and it droped down! ROFL.
If he had the face of that hammer turned down to a point he'd probably have more luck.
Then again the aforementioned automatic spring punch would be a lot easier.
Jim
He also earned the Purple Microphone for his injury.
Yeah, the window dropping was classic.
Carteach0 is right–I learned this in fire department extrication training too — a sharp blow with the punch in a lower corner of the window.