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   Ralph Mowery to All   
   Re: Question about locks and window moto   
   26 Dec 21 12:30:05   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: rmowery42@charter.net   
      
   In article , bobnospam@gmail.com says...   
   >   
   > Unless the car is upside down, the pressure (PSI) on the windows will   
   > certainly be less than on the doors.   
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   It will be less on the windows than on the doors because of the area.   
   Say a car window has about 2 sqft of surface.  That is 288 sqin for the   
   window.  If only 1 pound of pressure per sqin that is 288 pounds of   
   pressure.  If 5 feet under water it will be just over 2 lb per sqin.   
      
   So you have about 500 pounds on the window if just slightly under water.   
   If around 10 feet under it will be around 1000 pounds of pressure in the   
   window trying to push in on you .   
      
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