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|    Bob F to knuttle    |
|    Re: Question about locks and window moto    |
|    26 Dec 21 09:09:30    |
      XPost: alt.home.repair       From: bobnospam@gmail.com              On 12/26/2021 7:40 AM, knuttle wrote:       > On 12/25/2021 11:42 PM, Bob F wrote:       >       >>> Are people saying that the sideways pressure of the water forces the       >>> window against its channel and that's why it won't go down?       >>       >> Some are.       >       > It was in the videos so look for them but you can think about it.       >       > You already agree there's about a thousand pounds against the door.       > Why wouldn't there be about a thousand pounds against the window?       > (the actual pressure depends on the area - but go with the idea)       >       > Certainly the same pressure per square inch against the door is against the       > windows once the water gets to that level so the question is really what       > happens to your car windows when you force them with appreciable force       > sideways?              Unless the car is upside down, the pressure (PSI) on the windows will       certainly be less than on the doors.              >       > I don't know the answer but the expert's suggestion is don't wait until it       > actually happens to find that out as these people may very well have done       > this week.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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