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emergency vehicle escape keychain

Step 10Action!

Not content to let science and other internet videos make my point for me, I went to the auto wreckers and managed to talk my way onto the site.

The owner was skeptical to the reasons why I was there and asked one of his workers to show me a car I could test it on. While walking along the aisles of cars I asked my escort if he'd heard about ceramics working on breaking windows. Judging by the look he gave me it was like asking a sailor if he'd ever seen water. His exact words were "it's the oldest trick in the book.".

To complete the breaking action there needs to be impact, simply applying pressure to the surface of the glass will not work.
Check out the video below where I toss a shard at the window, the force used was less than what you'd use to clap your hands together.

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