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Old 13 April 2006, 01:13 AM
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Default Smashing windows with spark plugs

Not that its something i want to do, another thread just jogged my memory.

How do you do it, surely its just like anything else heavy, you could lob.

Or are there certain window smashing properties that a spark plug has


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Old 13 April 2006, 01:31 AM
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erm, what?
Old 13 April 2006, 01:36 AM
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smashing windows with frozen ejaculate is good also for the weird ones in our midst
Old 13 April 2006, 01:46 AM
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I mean,brick should do the job!
or,if it is a double glazed one,just use two bricks
Simple!

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there is that as well
Old 13 April 2006, 02:09 AM
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Absolutely
Why make your life complicated?
Fast,easy solutions are the sign of 21st century.
Rest are all "Roy croppers" stylee
Old 13 April 2006, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
erm, what?
I clearly rememeber people saying you could smash windows easily with spark plugs, something to do with the ceramic part.

Thi swas many years ago though
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
smashing windows with frozen ejaculate is good also for the weird ones in our midst

*makes note, and checks stocks in freezer
Old 13 April 2006, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by cookstar
I clearly rememeber people saying you could smash windows easily with spark plugs, something to do with the ceramic part.

Thi swas many years ago though
i * heard * that too.. just the ceramic part , tho'...
Old 13 April 2006, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by hectic
i * heard * that too.. just the ceramic part , tho'...
Thank god im not alone, i though I was going nuts
Old 13 April 2006, 02:56 AM
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well your down there.. im up here .. 'cant' just be urban myth can it??
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Spring-loaded centre-punch is supposed to be the best, and for a similar reason: it concentrates all the force on a small area of glass.


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Old 13 April 2006, 10:31 AM
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what u do is break the ceramic bit off and use little chunks of that...apparently.
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Originally Posted by King RA
what u do is break the ceramic bit off and use little chunks of that...apparently.
Yeah that's right. Or you can do it with a hacksaw blade if you hold it with your thumb and forefinger and give it a good whiping action to a corner of the window.
Old 13 April 2006, 10:48 AM
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A small chip of ceramic will break a toughened window if you throw it with sufficient force. A scrubber found with pieces of broken sparkplug ceramic can be charged with 'going equipped' I believe.....


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Old 13 April 2006, 10:55 AM
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I was told a small bit of graphite thrown at a window will shatter the glass....
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just tried this with a broken pencil










Does anyone know where you can get cheap double glazing units?
Old 13 April 2006, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
just tried this with a broken pencil










Does anyone know where you can get cheap double glazing units?
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Does the plug need to be sparking at the time?
Old 13 April 2006, 01:21 PM
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i cant just see someones flamer kit exploding through a shop front window one day!!!!! lol
Old 13 April 2006, 01:27 PM
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get a spark plug and smash up the ceramic section into little bits, then throw hard at the glass. thats what i was told anyway
Old 13 April 2006, 01:58 PM
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When I was a kid I too heard that spark plugs could smash car windows with aplomb.
We were more into kidnappings and sweet shop heists though so never tried it.
Old 13 April 2006, 05:06 PM
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Small peices of white ceramic from a broken spark plug do indeed fairly easily break a window. Tried this about 10 years ago on an old car my dad had and I was surprised how easy it is. You do have to throw them pretty hard but it is impressive that something so small and light can shatter a window so easily.
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The correct way to do it, if youre interested, is o shoot a small piece of ceramic at the drop-glass using an elastic band. It'll shatter but the point is that it shatters without making very much noise. Most of the noise comes from strinking the glass when its broken conventionally.

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Get a hammer and a spark plug (used or new..doesnt matter) smash off the white (ceramic) part go to the scrappy and when no ones looking throw a bit (as if you flicking a cig) at a side or back window of a car...see what happens.
the smallest peice I've had "results" with is about the size of the tip your average marker pen.

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