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Glenn's spark plug trick

DildorDildor
edited November 2012 in The Walking Dead
Who knew this actually works?
Video of spark plug window breaking action:
http://youtu.be/RtdK6Q2JkGc

Comments

  • dustpuffsdustpuffs
    edited November 2012
    Nice! I'd wondered if that would work after playing that episode. Didn't have a car I was willing to try it on, though.:)
  • JokiemanJokieman
    edited November 2012
    http://www.amazon.com/Window-Punch-w-Pocket-Clip/dp/B000TSYF86

    Yeah it works. If you live near a lot of lakes/canals, etc. They actually recommend you keep one in your car in case something happens and you end up under water with the windows up.

    (window punch). When I lived in New Orleans there were a lot of people that ended up dying because they went off the road and didn't know what to do.
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited November 2012
    Yep, I knew it worked and I soooo wanna try it (I can even think of a few vehicles I wouldn't mind trying it on... none of them are mine of course).
  • Red PandaRed Panda
    edited November 2012
    Cyreen wrote: »
    Yep, I knew it worked and I soooo wanna try it (I can even think of a few vehicles I wouldn't mind trying it on... none of them are mine of course).

    I've wanted to do it since I first saw it.
  • BlankCanvasDJBlankCanvasDJ
    edited November 2012
    I knew it worked but it's loud. It didn't really seem like the best solution when you're trying to sneak around zombies.
  • TheNNerdGamerTheNNerdGamer
    edited November 2012
    he said it turns it to tissue paper, I thought It might be quiet..... but no
  • _BrYan__BrYan_ Telltale Alumni
    edited November 2012
    I remember the animation team using this as reference:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhlmKHbPFhU

    It's still loud, but this guy recorded it indoors.
  • ProfanityProfanity Banned
    edited November 2012
    If anyone tried it or at least held the broken piece of porcelain from inside the spark plug, does it feel heavy at all?

    I mean, porcelain is usually pretty light, but fucking hell, the window just... disappears.
  • SergiySergiy
    edited November 2012
    Yeah im curious about the weight of this ceramic as well.
  • CooperalCooperal
    edited November 2012
    BlankCanvasDJ wrote: »
    I knew it worked but it's loud. It didn't really seem like the best solution when you're trying to sneak around zombies.

    Well the writers clearly have little perception of how sound works.

    On top of shattering the glass, they used a pillow to dampen the sound of a pistol so some zombies on the balcony above them couldn't hear. (I think the devs just wanted to teach you about the porcelain trick instead of letting you use the pillow+pistol in the window too).

    And then Lee and Lilly couldn't hear a thing from Ben, their watchman, who was sitting just outside their door when a group of bandits lined everyone up for shooting.

    I thought it was just the motel that was cursed. And then I heard Kenny clearly shouting from two train carts away when he saw the collapsed truck ahead. I was like "WTF!?!"
  • anonymau5anonymau5
    edited November 2012
    Profanity wrote: »
    If anyone tried it or at least held the broken piece of porcelain from inside the spark plug, does it feel heavy at all?

    I mean, porcelain is usually pretty light, but fucking hell, the window just... disappears.

    Weight has nothing to do with it. It's all about the hardness of the porcelain compared to the window.
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited November 2012
    The aluminum oxide ceramic is a 9 on the Mohs scale, while tempered glass is 6.5. From what I understand, the smaller the piece of porcelain, the quieter the impact. Which begs the question, does the same thing happen if you throw a diamond chip at tempered glass?
  • The_Cheshire_CatThe_Cheshire_Cat
    edited November 2012
    They are called Ninja rocks for a reason
  • TWDFTWTWDFTW
    edited November 2012
    It was a pretty cool trick anyway. But it is a game, so their perception is going to be slightly off, but it varied it up a bit instead of just shooting the window with the gun and pillow. But I do agree that it was quite loud when Lee threw it through the window, but nevermind.
  • DreadMagusDreadMagus
    edited November 2012
    Well I'll be damned, and here I was suspending my disbelief as much as possible for this scene. lol
  • a butt hurt conservativea butt hurt conservative
    edited November 2012
    Many a junkyard windshield has suffered the wrath of this sparkplug trick
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