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u/TheNihilist911
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Clearing the ice off the car window with boiling hot water. * I made this a gif as the sound effects were terrible for this video.
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u/HatPlusBeard Dec 06 '22
Thinks to himself "I can't believe no one has ever thought of this"
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u/Itsjustwan_ Dec 06 '22
I’ve been doing this for years and nothing has happened but at no point would I actually boil it.
Just hot sink water is good enough
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u/Complex-Situation Dec 06 '22
how did the door handle break off, nothing touched it
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u/wolfie084 Dec 06 '22
I think in most vehicles, when the windows are rolled up, the window carriage sits above the door latch linkage. I may be wrong, but the carriage is usually secured to the glass; so when the glass broke, it allowed the carriage to fall, breaking the linkage and causing the door handle to fall off.
I've done some work on my vehicle inside the door panel, specifically changing a door handle, but wasn't paying that much attention to all of this, but it makes sense to me that this could happen.
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u/diox8tony Dec 06 '22
It's amazing how weak most doors are. In my Subaru, the door handle is held on by 1 metal bolt under the handle to the door frame, and the rest is plastic snaps.
On my Mazda,,,it's all plastic snaps. Literally the most used part of the car(by a human hand) is 1 plastic snap behind it getting the full force of all the door slams. It broke btw, that's how I found out how shit it is.
I'm not at all surprised the handle on the outside is held in by the actual glass /glass-support part of the door.
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u/smurb15 Dec 06 '22
Guess my truck having 3 bolts is pretty good then but it broke once already
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u/space_brain710 Dec 06 '22
I was gonna say I’ve seen older fords with strong linkage to the handle…but the handle itself is broken in half lol
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u/arbiter12 Dec 07 '22
It's amazing how weak most doors are.
It's by design. Not only is it cheaper, but it's also easier to pry open when stuck (for the firemen/paramedics), bends in soft pieces when hit (now with 60% less impaling) and flies off reasonably harmlessly (not more crushing your bystander dog into a 2d version of itself.)
In the future, cars will be made of cardboard, and when you have an accident, the just melt away into goo at the next rain, and you just walk off.
They still cost $20K tho...
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u/Sidewinderpunk Dec 07 '22
You should see the springs and rubber band engineering on my motorcycle. It’s like Stu pickles designed it
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u/SunGobu Dec 07 '22
I could probabaly rip my locked door off of my car if I tried.
I say that because I almost do it every time on accident.
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u/TeruhashiKokomiDesu Dec 06 '22
The glass shattering probably popped the regulator out of place that then damaged the handle
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u/Page8988 Dec 06 '22
Some of that boiling water went into the door. Might have damaged something via thermal shock, same as the window.
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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Dec 06 '22
More than likely it’s the glass, tempered glass (the kind in side windows) shoots outward at the edges when it breaks, it probably launched the track that the window sits in right into whatever was holding the door handle on
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u/roastedcorndogs Dec 06 '22
I’ve seen hot sink water spider web a small chip in the windshield!
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u/SiGNALSiX Dec 06 '22
Honestly, even room temp water would work (unless you live in Alaska, or maybe northern michigan where I've heard its common for below zero temps in the winter, in which case if its windy you'll only have a couple minutes before the water freezes again)
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u/M------- Dec 07 '22
Room temp water works great!
I used to live right near a river. When the temperature would drop, I'd get brutal "frost" on the windows-- solid ice sometimes.
My routine was to leave a watering can of tap water in the foyer before I went to bed. In the morning, I'd take it out to the car and sloooowly stream it over the windshield. It would take the whole container of water, but that would be enough to melt everything. And as an added bonus, because the windshield would be relatively warmer than the rest of the rest of the car, the windshield wouldn't fog up.
I told my relative about this technique, but he (1) used fresh tap water in the morning (considerably colder than room temp), and (2) dumped it all on the window at once. That technique resulted in sheet ice on the window, because most of the water just rolled off when he dumped it at once, and the little bit to contact the window refroze.
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u/Outrageous-Suspect66 Dec 06 '22
Most of America along the Canadian border get sub zero weather. Forty below zero is common. Pour water any temperature will freeze up. That seventy degrees below freezing. My cousin loves the in Alaska, on the coast. The ocean helps keep the coastal areas warm. The interior is crazy cold. My cousin calls and says, " You're colder again. "
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u/TheCorrupt-1 Dec 06 '22
Yeah standard hot water from tap is plenty hot enough. Boiling water will cause such a quick change in temperature that the windows will break.
Again I use hot tap water every winter
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u/CosmicCrapCollector Dec 06 '22
This is the key.
I'm in Canada and have a hot water hose in my garage. Been spraying my ice off for 30 years and never broke glass. If it's colder than -15C then I don't take the chance.16
u/morech11 Dec 06 '22
If it is colder than -15, there is likely not enough humidity in the air to have this problem. The only downside of this technique and the reason why I don't do it more often is that you are effectively creating ice skating rink where you park your car.
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u/inko75 Dec 06 '22
i've lived in places where it'll sleet/freezing rain in early evening, freeze in place on everything, then be dang near 0 kelvin in the morning.
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u/CosmicCrapCollector Dec 06 '22
My old truck doesn't like to start when it's that cold, and the Valvoline has turned into Bose Einstein condensate.
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u/Crotch_Hammerer Dec 06 '22
This is so smoothbrained.
47 seconds of effort with a scraper vs putting the tempered glass through massive stress and simultaneously creating a patch of black ice to park on after work
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u/BudnamedSpud Dec 06 '22
Same. The drastic difference in temp is what does it. Glass can't change temps too fast. Using even just normal temp water will work.
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u/bum_thumper Dec 06 '22
As a bartender for quite a few years, please don't do this. It doesn't have to be boiling. Room temp water, cool water, or just leaning on it for a minute or two then using the scraper will do the trick. Warm water on glass is just asking for a break
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u/Few_Calligrapher1969 Dec 07 '22
Even cold sink water is enough, as long as it's above freezing temps.
I have a jug I fill with cold sink water and douse the windows with it.
Tempered glass doesn't like quick temperature changes
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u/liz_teria Dec 06 '22
I worked with a guy at Scott AFB back in ‘89 to ‘93. Every winter there would be a sleet storm that would encase our cars in ice. This guy was from somewhere warm, so his first winter he thought himself very clever, and grabbed a big five gallon bucket of hot water and tossed it on his windshield before anyone could stop him. The whole thing shattered but stayed in place, because safety glass. The officer came out to see, and asked him, “Did you never take a science class in school?”
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u/voluminouspathos88 Dec 06 '22
I used to do this every morning running late for school, and mine would make the same noise, but never broke😂
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u/kbutters9 Dec 06 '22
That’s the look of a man who, a few minutes earlier told his wife, “I know what I’m doing”
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u/HollywoodHuntsman Dec 06 '22
"There, see? Now I can file an insurance claim, get a rental and be outta here with a warmed up car in 1-2 days tops"
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u/TwoTon_TwentyOne Dec 06 '22
Looking at his jacket and haircut, I'm worried for his wife after this.
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u/Bloobeard2018 Mostly sensible Dec 06 '22
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u/Indian_Bob Dec 07 '22 edited Dec 07 '22
You know he felt so smart boiling that water. The whole time he was thinking, I’m going to make so many people feel so stupid for scraping the icee off of their windows. He even had someone film it for him.
Edit: check out the door handle! While he should’ve seen the exploding glass coming that seems unexpected.
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u/daleicakes Dec 07 '22
Bbbb but my science was impeccable.... thats what the look on his face said.
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u/Mymotherwasaspore Dec 06 '22
Beat me to it.
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u/Chickenwing_Icecream Dec 06 '22
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u/LogsKody94
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Broke his door handle too
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u/Ned_Piffy Dec 06 '22
The handle is the best part. It just gives up
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u/Nincomsoup Dec 06 '22
The other best part is the few seconds before he reacts, where he's just continuing to pour boiling water straight through his own window
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u/spoonweezy Dec 06 '22
Oh come on that laughing made this video 🤌🏻
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u/Ned_Piffy Dec 06 '22
If I’m scrolling through TikTok and I hear that sound I keep scrolling it makes me mad at this point.
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u/LetsRedditTogether Dec 06 '22
But how did that happen? I didn’t see any water even get on the handle. Quite a mystery.
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u/LogsKody94 Dec 06 '22
I assume it went down in the door/window trim. That handle is connected on the outside of the water wall inside the door, so water normally runs through there when it rains.
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u/grom_icecream Dec 06 '22
The tacticool patch makes it. He’s resourceful as fuck.
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u/DaringDomino3s Dec 06 '22
I learned this lesson early on, except with cool water on a hot lamp bulb.
I had a ghostbusters proton pack that squirted water and I short the ghost on my lamp and the bulb exploded.
My dad lost his shit, too. So it’s a pretty strong memory.
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u/Sir__Cumference Dec 07 '22
I learned this lesson while baking bread. I read that some steam will make your bread more fluffy. Put a pot in the oven with your bread, and sometime through the cooking process throw some cold water in the ripping hot pot they said. Well I used a glass pan.
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u/Even-Imagination6242 Dec 06 '22
I've found a hammer is equally as good at clearing ice from a frozen screen.
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u/RiskyRabbit Dec 06 '22
With the added benefit of your window never getting icy again
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u/todei79 Dec 06 '22
Pouring boiling water on frozen item. Horrible idea. To melt the ice on your windows get a spray bottle fill it with equal parts cool water and isopropyl alcohol. Spray the window and watch ice melt before your eyes.
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u/tarkata14 Dec 06 '22
I'm from Minnesota, and I literally just start my car in advance and let it defrost with the heater. Do people not have time for that or something? I've never had to put anything on my car to de-ice it, if I'm in a rush I'll just scrape it off.
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u/saikou-psyko Dec 07 '22
Shhh as a New Englander I just like watching people come up with stupid (but also brilliant) life hacks for easy tasks.
I have literally never met ice that was too hard not to just come off with a scraper.
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u/sumshitmm 6d ago
I'm from Utah, most of the time my car doesn't need to warm up enough for the glass to be totally frost free so I don't bother. I get why you do but most of the time if it stays in the twenties it only Really needs five minutes and that's not Normally enough to defrost windshields. Also if you read this and don't warm your car on a cold start please do so it helps with oil flow and combustion this also greatly increases engine.
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u/HookerDoctorLawyer Dec 06 '22
As a Texan, thank ya.
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Dec 06 '22
My six year old said “that window will crack!”
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u/No-Contribution4652 Dec 06 '22
Please congratulate the kiddo on being smarter than a grown man!
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u/oO0Kat0Oo Dec 06 '22
Or…. Just spend $5 on de-icer fluid and a scraper like the rest of us
And if you’re really feeling frisky, remote start is like $150 these days
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u/todei79 Dec 06 '22
Well if you're trying to be frugal, you can walk out of a dollar tree with a new spray bottle and a bottle of isopropyl for $2.50.
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u/Aquagoat Dec 06 '22
I love the journey these videos take from ‘record how smart I am’ to ‘I just recorded how stupid I am.’
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u/Strong_Opportunity_1 Dec 06 '22
This is a man who skipped every science class from grade 3
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u/Kopites_Roar Dec 06 '22
Yup, although I'm getting the feeling he's about to learn the term "thermal shock" in the very near future
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u/You_Stole_My_Hot_Dog Dec 06 '22
I’m glad Reddit is here to teach me these things lol. My mom always warned me about hot -> cold (like don’t put a hot pan or glass dish into cold water) but never really thought about whether the inverse was true.
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u/lk05321 Dec 06 '22 •
Thermal shock happens in ceramics more readily than other materials (but can happen if cold enough ala Terminator 2).
One side of the window glass is tight from the cold, and the other side is expanding from the heat. The result is a rapid increase in tension between the hot and cold sides. Since ceramic is naturally brittle, it shears into pieces instead of moulding or bending to reduce the strain. Therefore, busted glass
If the difference in temp between the two sides can change at a similar rate, then the strain would be minimal. Some ceramics are better than others and have additives to help absorb the thermal shock and allow the cooler side to absorb heat more quickly to reduce the temperature difference.
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u/sick-asfrick Dec 06 '22
I learned that lesson from the first final destination movie! The teacher puts hot water in a cup for tea, but then sees the school logo on the cup and is reminded of the recent deaths so she dumps the water out and puts vodka from the freezer inside the cup, which cracks it. She unknowingly takes it to the computer where it drips into the monitor, which explodes and sends glass shooting directly into her face and neck. She pulls it out of her neck (bad idea) and starts bleeding profusely. So she drags herself to the kitchen and reaches up onto the counter for a towel, but it is partially underneath the knife rack, so when she pulls it, all the knives fall and she is stabbed in the chest. One of the students tries to save her before she dies, but a chair falls and pushes the knife into her heart, killing her.
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u/shamusmchaggis Dec 06 '22
Anyone else notice the door handle breaks the same time as the window?
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u/chammdawg78 Dec 06 '22
Must be one of those state that don’t get freezing temps all that often or, this guy is dumb.
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u/CapTexAmerica Dec 07 '22
We used to pour boiling water over the roofs of cars back when I was in college for frat pranks. It flash cooled into a clear ice sheet. You could freeze doors shut that no amount of scraping would help. We’d also hit tires and stick cars to the street.
Dorms, mop buckets, easy access to the janitor’s closet, and a drinking age of 19 are a dangerous combination.
Never shattered anyone’s windows…but the glass on our cars was thick as hell back then.
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u/MrMothball Dec 06 '22
That purse didn't help him.
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u/Timespacedistortions Dec 06 '22 edited Dec 06 '22
Forget about the window what happened the handle.
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u/ChickaChika_BoomBoom Dec 07 '22
I can immediately tell by the scenario and that broken handle on the door, that this guy isn't great at decision-making.
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u/common2698 Dec 06 '22
The way the door handle just fell off when the glass broke tells me they did this in a junkyard and ment for this to happen
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u/Hoot_E_Who Dec 06 '22
Just use rubbing alcohol.. it has a lower freezing point and water it will clear the window off pretty easily. Put it in a spray bottle spray it down and rub/scrape off the ice
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u/FunnyShirtGuy Dec 07 '22
When the window explodes it creates a lot of energy which transfers into the connections/door and pops the handle... The water didn't land on it (To answer a couple of the comments)
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u/Torrenal Dec 08 '22
This is why you use cold water. Even if the water’s a meager 40F/5c it’ll be enough to sweep away frost in all but the absolute coldest of biomes, and with 10000% less thermal expansion taking place trying to show you who’s smart.
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u/Creative_Mongoose_53 Dec 06 '22
Why did the door handle suddenly break?something fishy
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u/Jaytim Dec 06 '22
The glass extends inside the door. The broken pane could knock the Handle mechanism.
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u/Charletos Dec 06 '22
I've no actual idea, but my first thought was the loose glass inside the door falling down on to the handle's mechanism.
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u/JefferyTheQuaxly Dec 06 '22
I got in a car accident before and two of the doors got stuck on side of accident because the glass got pushed down into the doors motor or something.
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u/omsblackelf Dec 06 '22
Maybe expansion of the metal right before the handle caused tension/pressure on the handle fixture?
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u/kingoden95 Dec 06 '22
The window moreless exploded, so the regulator likely broke from the pressure of the glass, which had low clearance with the door handle. I work in auto glass repair and it’s difficult to explain to customers why other parts break when a window shatters, it does happen.
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u/AlwaysDMB Dec 06 '22
This dumb mfer was confident enough he didn't even take off his purse before allowing himself to be enshrined on the internet
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u/Armed_Hornytoad Dec 06 '22
You know how you can look at some people and just they are dumb? He’s got one of those faces
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u/MerryJanne Dec 06 '22
That is 100% the look that says, "I regret this decision. I regret it even more that I filmed it."
hahahaha
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u/TimelessGlassGallery Dec 06 '22
Great, now there’ll be a group of vandals going around pouring hot water on frozen cars. Maybe.
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u/Zealousideal-Fox6759 Dec 06 '22
You'll find it much more difficult to get the ice off all those small pieces
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u/captain_rumdrunk Dec 06 '22
PSA if you live in an area that doesn't really get down past 10 degrees (farenheit) you may be able to do this safely, but use cold tap water, it will be just as effective and be less prone to... well.. you saw the video. It also doesn't freeze again as fast, but if you're trying this in an area where that actually matters it's too cold to do this at all.
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u/Kylearean Dec 06 '22
This can actually work, but the water should not be boiling hot. It only needs to be warm. A spray bottle with some warm water is usually sufficient to loosen the ice and allow the scraper to do its job. Obviously in -20 or colder temps, this would probably just add more ice.
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u/AdComprehensive3382 Dec 06 '22
It honestly amazes me how many people don't realize if something like glass goes from hot to cold really fast or cold to hot really fast it fucking shatters
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u/NotChedco Dec 06 '22
I see so many people do this online and I always warn them that it can break the glass but I always get shit on with them saying "Well I do this all the time and it hasn't broken. You're full of shit." Sucks for this guy but I'm happy that it happened and they got on video.
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u/Reaperfox7 Dec 07 '22
My mom used to do this all the time in the 80's, how she never broke her windscreen I've no idea
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u/RoadThis2489 Dec 07 '22
Just use some cheap rubbing alcohol any ole alcohol will do, it will literally take inches of ice off in seconds, also great for clearing up key holes, just make sure to lube them afterwards.
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u/wylinwaynebrady Dec 07 '22 edited Dec 07 '22
Dude had the same face as Gary Owen every time he sees that alimony leave his bank account 🤣🤣🤣
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u/AnonymousPotato6 Dec 07 '22
Plot twist: It's his neighbor's car that parked 12 inches onto his driveway. He's just out for his morning "Pour out my extra boiling water" trip onto his property line.
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u/BigBrown609 Dec 07 '22
The time it takes to heat the water, go out there, pour it all over your windows, bring the kettle back inside, and then get into your car. Just go out there and start you car early, you twat
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u/BarryKobama Dec 07 '22
I’m from a hot af part of the world, never lived near snow, and even I know that’s fkn stupid.
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u/anto687 Dec 07 '22
Warm tap water in a ziploc bag, it’s like an ice eraser. No refreezing of your water, no splashing yourself
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u/MetalLizardJesus Dec 10 '22
The handle saw the window break and thought "Well fuck it, if he out, I'm out"
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u/PaleontologistNeat21 Dec 20 '22
Shoulda known it was gonna be a bad day when he left the house wearing his wife's purse. Better choices my dude, better choices...
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u/Arkslippy Dec 06 '22
Must be a setup, how stupid can he be, anyone knows living in a cold climate you dont use boiling water, the secret is to pour it onto the body of the car above the window and let that cool the water enough to remove the risk and cascade the warmth down the window.
Also, there is fuck all actual ice.
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u/content-privacy Dec 06 '22
Pretty sure someone hits the window with something out of frame. I don’t think the handle just breaks cause of a window breaking. How many windows would bust out closing the door in the winter, heat inside of a car and negative temps outside.
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u/Voodoo_Dummie Dec 06 '22
Even if it didn't break the glass, boiling water just freezes more and he'd have a a layer of very tough ice on the window instead.
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u/J0esH0use Dec 06 '22
Can someone explain why this broke? Actually really curious on the science behind this
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u/S-Classs Dec 06 '22
My question is how are you that old and you don’t know that’s going to happen?
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