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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Tiny Tim on March 04, 2005, 20:08:04

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Tiny Tim on March 04, 2005, 20:08:04

3M advertising their security glass ...

(http://www.37signals.com/svn/images/3mmoneyglass.jpg)

With my luck with the car I'm sure I could break it  :evil:

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Big Rich on March 04, 2005, 20:12:24

Its worth a try. How much do you think is there?
Would it cover the repairs


Rich

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 04, 2005, 20:12:41

bet a spring loaded cente dab would give it a good test  :twisted:

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: mud4brains on March 04, 2005, 20:16:41

i would just un bolt it from the floor and take it home,, then prat about with a grinder

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Xtremeteam on March 04, 2005, 20:17:26

well there is that  :twisted:  :twisted:

bring on the still saw

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: mud4brains on March 04, 2005, 20:19:28

its the sensible way

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Big Rich on March 04, 2005, 20:19:55

SWMBO said she would lend us a 7ton 360 digger from work, with breaker. If we split it with her.

Now that should crack it.

Rich

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Tiny Tim on March 04, 2005, 20:23:42

Bit more info / comments ...

"There was only $500 of real currency, the rest is fake. A security guard was present for the duration of the promotion. People were told they could only use their feet and would not get to keep the money if they were successful."

"Actually, the bills on the top are real...underneath they are fake. This PR stunt/promo was done not to far from where I live. What was entertaining was the guy they filmed on the news who took a 30 ft run at it and kicked it as hard as he could. His eyes watered up and he said something like "wow, is that tough". The producer figures he had to have broken every toe on his foot."

"The PR company that staged this deserves and award. This promo got international attention."

"A great advertising gimmick, sure. But not really a good technical demonstration of the strength of the glass. All that paper in there is acting as a buffer and reducing the space vunerable to the initial blow - thereby making the glass "appear" that much more impenetrable.

Take the money out, and then do the demonstration. That'll impress me as a buyer of security windows."

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: hobbit on March 04, 2005, 20:45:16

Hook the thing up to the rear recovery points, with very strong rope, foot down and go! But dont stop :twisted:

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: karloss on March 06, 2005, 02:40:13

Quote from: "V8_redline7500"

bet a spring loaded cente dab would give it a good test  :twisted:

Never tried it on toughened safety glass then?
It'd laugh at you.
Once tried to smash a piece with a brick (a full one) from about five feet away. I had to duck!! :shock:

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 09, 2005, 14:23:50

I dread to ask, but what were you doing throwing a brick at a window???  :D

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: thermidorthelobster on March 09, 2005, 16:49:39

I bought one of those hammer things (not spring-loaded, just the pointy ones) for the car, so as to be able to get out the window in an emergency.  It's so tempting to try it out!  I saw a wrecked Escort in the motorway services and had to be restrained...

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: karloss on March 09, 2005, 18:26:55

Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"

I dread to ask, but what were you doing throwing a brick at a window???  :D

Trying to get it into bite sized chunks to take to the tip. No, honest! Tried a spring loaded punch coz the local hooligan said it was a sure fire way. That nearly took out my eye with a tiny shard it managed to dislodge. The brick bounced back with more force than I threw it. Took a chunk out but little else. Amazing stuff.

Title: Wish I knew where this was
Post by: Sharpshooter on March 09, 2005, 19:12:26

:?  If it was in Epsom Surrey,  :?  Why did they use Dollar Bills????? :?