American Mind Blown By European Door Strength - Police CAN'T Break In..

[@Grubik]

America: i need gun, what if someone broke in. EU: closed door

[@littleDutchie92]

Hear hear

[@rrs_13]

"this is the european burglar, and this is the pathetic attempt of detaining me with a regular lock" - read in LPL's voice. opening most commercial locks is waaaaay easier than one may think.

[@Dukenukem]

@rrs_13 That is why the safety category of doors 1-6 is defined for brute force only. If you know how to open the lock and have tools to do it (and in LPL case overwhelming experience), only a few highly secure systems can deter you.

[@wolf310ii]

@@rrs_13 On the door in the EU it depends if someone is inside or not. If the key sticks in the inside and is turned, you cant lockpick the door from the outside, it wont even open with a second key from the outside.

[@wodmarach]

​@@rrs_13 even LPL generally picks euro locks upside down, there are a bunch of extra lock features that rely on gravity. And as stated above our locks have clutches that prevent picking if there is a key in the other side.

[@aphexart]

Even if the US had doors like in Europe, it wouldn't work either, because you can still get through the wall 🤪

[@hushus10021971]

Exactly 😂😂

[@buddy1155]

It is dangerous to go through a wall in the US, you can get a papercut.

[@braindump1446]

@@buddy1155 whahahaha

[@Luke-gc1mj]

Exactly what I thought if you install a door like that in an American house probably the whole thing would rip out of the wall cause that’s the weakpoint

[@sophiastorm8616]

😂

[@Gnin1000]

As a German police officer, I have also worked with a battering ram on one occasion or another. Fortunately, you don't always stand in front of it like a complete idiot for 10 minutes and can't get in. But if we know that we have to get into a house or apartment where the door is probably heavily secured, we call the fire department or a locksmith to help us open the doors. If the front doors shown here are to become standard in the USA, the American way of building houses will have to change. There is no use having a solid door built into a wall that I can drill a hole in with my fingernail.

[@Ohne_Silikone]

What always wanted to ask you guys: do you post people at the backdoors? (Or is that trade secret)

[@Dewkeeper]

@@Ohne_Silikone I can't imagine that, having rounded up the people required for a raid, you'd waste all that effort by not bringing enough people to cover all exits, especially in an apartment that generally only has a main entrance and fire escape at best.

[@olivercaamanoformoso5582]

​@@Ohne_Silikone most of the houses have the main door. But yes, its controled how the house is and where it is. In between houses, in middle of the Town with streets at all the sides, of course at least a couple of agents are going to guard the posible ways out. Even covering windows. Dependíng of the localization maybe the Patrol vehicles keep a Driver in Ready for a pursuit in case the suspect manage to sneak out and run in a vehicle.

[@damirhlobik6488]

Bricks and concrete blocks are still a mystery to Americans

ye, I just wanted to comment... does police even break doors in EU... I was sure locksmiths (in case of warrent) and firemen (in case of emergancy) are doing thet...

[@Brazauskas123]

In my country, Lithuania, If the cops need to break into an apartment, they won't even try to. They will call the fire department so they would dismantle the whole door frame, otherwise it's impossible. Edit: Or they would try to get in through the window/balcony via the fire truck's ladder.

[@matsv201]

Here they call the land lord and ask for a master key. How they do in a single family home i don´t know. Now when floor windows are so popular its even harder becasue they are by law forced to have unbreakable glass both inside and outside. The one i got is 3x6mm with unbreakable inside and outside and laminated in the middle. You are better of going throw the wall

[@tommasotaglialatela2859]

Same here in Italy

[@PotsdamSenior]

​@@matsv201My landlord doesn't have a master key. Master keys for apartments would be highly illegal in Germany.

[@Aotearas]

Yup. They're either going to wait outside until the person they're looking for shows up, or knock and demand entry (if they have a court order to that effect). If no one is present, they may use the services of a locksmith or open the lock (or more realistically: bore it open). If the entry is time critical, they'll call the fire fighters to bring in the heavy equipment and if entry is required **RIGHT NOW** and they can't afford to wait even a moment (potential threat to another person's life inside in a non-hostage situation) they may decide to go enter through windows if one is accessible.

[@Emile97427]

@@PotsdamSenior in France too.

[@taranvainas]

I love it when in American movies they put that little chain on the door to stop the killer from coming in.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

That's not actually a US-only thing. Here in Germany - some (older) houses still have them - my grandparents did. But they're mostly a thing of the past.

[@taranvainas]

@@stanislavczebinski994 You can also see some little chains here in Spain, although I don't even remember where I have seen them. But what I do remember when I saw them is thinking that they would hardly withstand a simple kick.

[@souldoc123]

@@stanislavczebinski994 may be you dont saw good doors..chain is so strong,and mounted,that absolute impossible to break without tools...

[@Bleed1987]

@@souldoc123 depends on if its a casted or forged chain

[@p.informatico1320]

I had a different system in my house, with a sliding plate which was suppose to be way safer than the chain...

[@mat_jas]

In most of the US what would be the purpose of a door stronger than the building around it? Such "European style" safety doors make sense when they are installed into a masonry/concrete wall.

[@KenFullman]

Here in the UK, our insurance companies usually insist on 5 point locking on all of our external doors. So they're built to resist entry by force. If we suffer from a burglary and don't have such locks our claims will generally be rejected. So it's not just where you see the key that has a lock engaged in the frame, there are also hooks that come out at the top and bottom of the door that also penetrate into the frame, and that frame is also reinforced with a metal plate that goes the full height of the door frame. It would make more sense to attack the hinge side of the door or better still, just ring the doorbell. There may be someone inside that can let you in.

[@tihomirrasperic]

4:23 A door alone means nothing without a real wall this is a brick house and the door is connected to the wall In America, that would mean nothing when you have paper walls

[@keithgrant7950]

I lived in a Prefabricated house with uPVC doors and windows which could resist as good as a brick walled house.

[@jurgengrove2488]

They need better doors to save the planet!! Yes you have read right!! They are need to much energy through the paper doors and walls. The point is that energy is too cheap in the states!!! And that is the shame

[@jurgengrove2488]

@@tihomirrasperic Wooden houses don't have to be worse than brick walls, it just has to be done right, and the States are far from quality in that regard.

[@Nattkatta]

I always thought how weak American doors are in media was an exaggeration for drama.

[@tonikaihola5408]

In Finland the outer doors are required to open outwards. Good luck trying to kick them in 😅 This law/code dates back a couple of centuries. There were fires at churches where the panicked churchgoers piled on the doors which opened inwards and nobody got out.

[@tobyk.4911]

In Germany, the big doors of public buildings have to open outwards, for the same reason. in residential buildings, however, the entrance doors usually open to the inside

[@tonikaihola5408]

@@tobyk.4911 in Finland it’s all the doors, even the residences

[@Morgolot]

In Finland doors open to safety

[@bellissimo4520]

@@Morgolot So either way then...

[@red_concrete_1212]

@@tobyk.4911 It depends on where the emergency way is. If by opening your door the staircase would be blocked, it would be dangerous as well

[@jeremybordeau2325]

In France, the police use a hydraulic door opener.

[@barlin4972]

Had to google that, looks like a metallic vacuum cleaner.. 😅

[@naftyloescher]

@@barlin4972 what you found by googling that is a damper so the doors close soft :D the real thing looks more like a hydraulic press

[@Findalfen]

There is picture on that page (as well as other more permanent solutions): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_breaching

[@sickmit3481]

I know german military and police like gsg9 have a backpack with hydraulic door opener they like to blurr out the backpack in every video they are featured in but everybody knows what it really is.

[@bladablitz]

So they do in Austria

[@lucadellamonica4412]

I'm italian. About the video of the two americans trying to get in the b&b i want to Say that the handle Is Just for estetics, or to push, It does not open the Door, you open just with the Key. Also, here we use those big long keys (Just for main Doors) which you have to spin 4 or five times to open or close completely. It Is a safety feature that makes the Door difficult to open for most picks. I have One of this Doors as the front Door (the only entrance to my house). It Is 12 cm thick, so Is pretty strong.

[@alessiopronto409]

Exactly! In Italy most of the entrance doors don't have any handle, but they open directly by turning the keys and that's it. The knob is definitely there only to help close the door

[@fiore7939]

My door has a rounded handle in the center, like all the others in the building, we use it to pull the door when we close it. That's it.

[@carmenl163]

I was shouting at the video that the handle was no help opening the door and that they just needed to turn the key, but obviously, they didn't listen. 😉

[@stefanwiechmann4808]

I can agree.. In 2014 I made holidays in Arco - North Italy during the Soccer Championship in Brazil. We had an appartment. And the door was a heavy, solid door. You had to tearn the key five times to lock it, because there were 5! solid steelebars to lock the door. I had never seen this before. I was faszinated and loved this door. Until today I talking about the door. Greetings from Germany to all Italiens ✌️🤓

[@irene3196]

I'm in UK. My door lock is the same and drove me crazy when I first moved in until a neighbour came and told me I had to turn the key umpteen times before it connected.

[@sharkusZ]

That's a big part of the reason we don't feel the need for firearms in the UK. Home invasion? What home invasion?

[@christopheb.6121]

There isn't a door lobby called the NDA (National Doors Association) in the US? 😁

[@Ranger-Ford]

And a shaky doorknob monopoly?

[@smiechuwarte-qt8pn]

This organization probably has funding for its operations from sponsors, i.e. companies that manufacture doors in the USA. 😁 This is more or less how all the so-called "independent" institutes and agencies operate in the USA. 😁

[@Dukenukem]

How can some US states have "castle doctrine" for self defence if you have nothing like castle to protect you :D. You can rename it "shack defence protocol" and add that firing through the door is considered self defence as you are afraid that it will fall on your head if the outsider knocks on your door.

[@jurgengrove2488]

Why do we always have to think about war when we produce something that is stable and reasonable? It's also a question of economic efficiency if something lasts longer than the junk from the neighbor who saved money but needs to replace it after a short time. In general, this is called sustainable...

[@vHindenburg]

Lol. ( I actually did laugh out loud)

[@jonnydarkfang2816]

Cardboard box doctrine

[@jurgengrove2488]

Ian! The last door is a security door from "Schüko" This has a cylinder in the lock that opens the entire mechanism! This door has six locking points (locking pins) so that it is perfectly thermally closed. Greetings from Lower Saxony.... Jürgen

[@bladablitz]

Cool. I have a similar door (from Schüko, interesting fact "just" 5 locking pins). I live in a totally common house in Vienna. Every resident in this house - around 120 - has the same door. No extra payments or so, just usual. And don´t forget the framing. Has to be min. over 10.5 cm in the (concrete) wall. This are 4 inch, for you fellow americans.

[@manuelvo1798]

I would love to see how a hand ram works on this one xD 3 hours later (imagine a french voice from spongebob)

[@MarcoNierop]

My door looks exactly like that, it has 3 locking bots... But you have many options how to outfit the locking mechanism, but even with the 3 bolts, it is virtually impossible to break in.

[@Outside85]

@@manuelvo1798 I'm imagining an entire SWAT team lying exhausted in the hallway when the owner shows up, lets himself in and locks the door behind him.

[@dovos8572]

@@manuelvo1798 they don't use a ram for it. they either pick it or melt it open with a plasma torch.

[@Justforvisit]

American door: "door" European door: "WALL"

[@nicoladc89]

American walls: doors.

[@erraldstyler]

Europan door: Key only.

[@Bassalicious]

American door: "paper" European door: "barrier"

[@Bassalicious]

@@erraldstyler But the little lever inside the latch though.. you can just push them open if you want them to be open. I feel like that's a critical feature to our doors.

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

3:32 That's a Northern Ireland car/clip.. And it's a council house so it's the most low cost door lol

[@verttikoo2052]

🤣

[@avi.chan23]

"low cost door" 🤣 US people be like "how do high cost doors look like in Ireland, then???????" 😂 As a German, I can confirm, we have sturdier doors here as well. Like, the door to my office inside of our home is 1.57 inches thick... the standard front door in Germany is between 2.75 inches and 4.96 inches 😁 but then again, the us doors just make sense considering their houses are build out of thin wood panels, so yeah, if the door is too sturdy, just go through the wall... 😅

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

@@avi.chan23 my door is slightly over 3 inches, 2 pvc sections on the outside but some kind of steel or metal in the middle. It has 8 bolts that engage when locked, 2 up top, 2 on the bottom and 4 spread out on the side. As it's an apartment it's also fully sealed and fireproof 😂

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

Same as mine, I can turn the key once to lock the 4 side bolts, twice to do the 4 side an 2 top, 2 bottom ones

[@chadUCSD]

​@@conallmclaughlin4545That sounds like the same type pf door I have here on my flat/apartment (council/social housing) here in Edinburgh. About 3" thick, 5 kever mortise and 'security' latches that pop out and go into the doorframe/brickwork abiit 1/3 way from both top and bottom of the door. The top security latch on my door broke and wouldn't retract one day and I had to have the while door removed and replaced. They replaced with an upgraded version with 'added' features lol

[@alisonstark1258]

i'm from the UK and your 2nd video shows the door i have and it's just a standard door

[@QuentinPlant]

And the window to the left looks really inviting - I presume they could have accessed the house much faster there.

[@darkiee69]

@@QuentinPlant I was thinking the same thing.

[@Abb0able]

If it's recent. odds are he occupant said something wrong on facebook,. I wonder though do these fast trials supply defense attorneys btw?

[@QuentinPlant]

@@Abb0able Troll.

[@Thelma7361]

@@QuentinPlant I don’t know why they don’t just equip police with pillows. They’d be no less useless.

[@ThorDyrden]

Out of curiousity just checked the front of my rented house in Germany... Besides the normal lock - there are two claws connecting into the frame, when locked - 2x 4 bolts coming out ~4cm and another 2 bolts on the top of the door - on the back are massive, heavy duty hinges... Yes - try do break the windows... they also are modern and also properly lock on multiple points - but the three layers of glass should be feasible with a ram.

[@diegodessy9700]

yeah more or less like my door in Italy, those are called reinforced or armored doors

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Modern windows do have a protective film on them to keep the glass from falling out as it breaks or people falling trough them at specified placement or window sill heights, this is a requirement in the building code in many countries of Europe. Breaking these windows is difficult but probably easier than the door.

[@lorenacovaciu1225]

Producers call that a lock with claws and bolts , and multipoint locks are a standard demand for safety reasons so almost all the dors have at least 3 points of safety , but most EU countries have a 5p lock sistem minimal demand so ... in goes from there up ro 12-14 points on all sides

[@Naanhanyrazzu]

Forcibly opening a door in Germany. Fire department/emergency services: There are door opening kits on almost all technical vehicles, and in some places even on ambulances. They contain a small drill and other tools to drill out and remove the door cylinder. If the emergency worker is trained, it takes about 2 minutes. Normal police: If there is "imminent danger" (a person calls for help, it is known that a helpless person is in the house, etc.), they can alert the fire department. See above. SEK/MEK/OpE/and other SWAT-like: They come straight away with an axe, a grinder or a chainsaw. There is no messing around. I have seen live how the SEK abseiled from the 3rd to the 2nd floor and cut out the roller shutter and window pane with a battery-powered chainsaw. The entire operation lasted less than a minute before three SEK officers were in the apartment.

[@SDMagicBuzz]

Actually, fire department trucks has... ladder. So they can break a window and enter any house or apartment without even needing to open the door.

[@Naanhanyrazzu]

@@SDMagicBuzz Yes, we have ladders. But: A window costs many times more than drilling out the door cylinder. The law stipulates that as little damage as possible should be done. In addition, drilling out is usually quicker than using ladders. In addition, if the key cannot be found, the door would have to be drilled out anyway, as rescue using a ladder is only carried out in absolute emergencies when all other options have been exhausted. None of my colleagues would rescue a helpless person using a ladder if the alternative was the door cylinder. When SEK/MEK/Etc are deployed, these forces usually have their own unmarked cherry picker vehicles, or order the fire department's ladder truck. However, this is then operated by police officers, as it would be too dangerous for the firefighter to potentially get in the line of fire and the basket cannot be properly used from the ground control.

[@dnocturn84]

@@Naanhanyrazzu A drill doesn't work anymore on many newer doors, that come with hardened cylinders (there are many exotic variants out there, that are indeed very resistant to drills). The fastest way is to rip apart the cylinder cover (or whatever covers the cylinder) and then apply a tool that grabs the cylinder and by applying force to its lever, simply rip out and break apart that very cylinder. Some cylinders actually raise more than 2mm (sometimes 5mm for example), than you don't even need to remove the cover. So most insurance companies will check if your cylinder is below 2mm (mine demands less than 1.5), but of course including the cover.

[@Naanhanyrazzu]

@@dnocturn84 In Germany, I have only seen such cylinders on security doors and never on apartment doors.

[@dnocturn84]

@@Naanhanyrazzu How do you know? They look identical to normal key cylinders. And apartments use them too - unless you're running around with a medival key for your apartment? Maybe there is a misunderstanding due to my choice of words here: with "cylinder" I mean that thing where you put your key in. In English you would propably just call it "the lock". In German the technical/professional term for it is "Schließzylinder (which means "lock cylinder").

[@hyzenthlay7151]

I'm not trying to take this to a gun control debate or anything, but if in the US bad people can break into your house so quickly, I kind of understand the mindset of "I need a gun to protect myself and my family". In Europe our houses are built to withstand a lot more, giving the authorities more time from when you call them if someone is trying to break in for them to arrive and prevent something from happening.

[@gregc9344]

Anyone slightly athletic is going in through a window and you won’t even be able to get the call off before they’re in

[@EldarsLab]

@@gregc9344 that really depends on the type of window. If you didn't cheap out like a lot sadly do, you can get windows that are quite secure. So secure in fact that I know of a case where burglars tried to brake in through a window and after a while gave up on that and instead dismantled the whole window frame to get in. Even police was surprised they did that, because most burglars give up when the window isn't shattering almost immediatly...

[@Chaezaa]

@@gregc9344 Modern European windows have one thick or multiple thin layers of glass. The noise you are making by breaking it will generate plenty of attention.

[@Paintotal_]

@@gregc9344 most of our windows, especially in France, in modern construction ( from 2002 and so on ) got a special treatment. It's like going through a windshield, from a modern car, good luck with that.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

@@gregc9344 The windows are built like the doors, they also don't really have windows that fully open, at least not ground level making it hard for big guys to get in.

[@Plinfut]

This is probably why Dutch SWAT teams (DSI) use a pneumatic spreader to break the doorframe instead of the door itself. 😅 And sometimes they use explosives, but they usually get it open in a few seconds.

[@bigshorty4855]

Not if you have a secure door.

[@ODT81]

​​@@bigshorty4855 DSI uses shaped charges to blow the locks and hinges out. .

[@bigshorty4855]

@@ODT81 I know There's doors that even are proof against that. Special security doors.

[@suicidalbanananana]

Seen them use a bucket loader with police livery several times in Amsterdam, good memories hehe.

[@s.b.907]

@@suicidalbanananana9:40 you are right, for me it is weird that front doors don’t lock automatically when closed. So if you forget to lock it, people can just walk into your house. Always felt weird when watching shows like friends or the Big Bang theory. People just walking into each other houses. Downside of the European way, don’t forget your keys when going out! 😂

[@4kr3Gaming]

8:35 its not the door handle, its a doorknob, it doesnt twist, its there just to "help you pull" the door towards you in order to open the door with the key in the case that the key is a bit rough. that lady is pushing the door with her foot too so, she basically is making her life even more difficult

[@kennethprocak5176]

The thing is concrete and solid bricks are the common wall materials outside of the US. Most US walls are cosmetic surface material and not structural materials. Cheap is the description. Even Russian commie blocks are concrete. By the time you wake up, someone is in your bedroom. What good is a gun then? It’s too late.

[@__-fm5qv]

That being said it is still absolutely possible to have a wooden door frame be strong enough to match these doors. So you can make the materials work, you just have take that into consideration when designing the structure.

[@munzekonzarupe]

@@__-fm5qv In that case all you need is to avoid door and go through wall. You'll need less time for doing so.

[@herpderp7114]

What do you mean even Russian commie blocks are concrete? Of course they are concrete, because prefab concrete panels was the cheapest way to build an apartment building!

[@michaelblueknight1268]

My father builds armored doors meant for houses. They are certified "Class 4" in Europe, which means the only kind of door stronger than the ones he builds are those you find in Banks' caveaus. Literally the only way you're breaking in is by tearing down the wall, except most walls are pretty thick and made of reinforced concrete, so yea. Most of the break-ins (at least here in Italy) are in very old houses or because of burglars entering from windows left open during the night.

[@Blazeor2]

If i ever would construct a building in the US i would import european doors and windows, including the rolladen shutters.

[@vophatechnicus]

And nobody would buy it, because they are not used to it and it would be super expensive...

[@Aotearas]

@@vophatechnicus Missed the point much? The commenter talked about himself, not that he'd open a business trying to sell these to others.

[@kuplung22]

But you must construct your house in European way

[@mateskure7402]

Aim from Czech republic. I buy new house and buy new security door for 8000 $.

[@automation7295]

Even if you import European doors and windows, the house wouldn't even withstand a F1 tornado and still easily collapse. US houses are held buy wooden beams and walls are thin.

[@vereybowring]

I know one reason european doors are tougher and that's because household insurance premiums are lower if you have a multi deadbolt style door. At least that's my experience in the UK. Smarter (better equipped) police have hydraulic doorbreakers when they raid like many firefighters use - the thing pops the door off the doorframe in seconds.

[@tonys1636]

The only way the `Big Key' works nowadays is if the frame gives way, many upgrade the door but forget to check that the frame or its fixings are secure, unless they are serious criminals. When my doors and windows were upgraded the frames were bolted into the wall in multiple places, the problem is the concrete block walls that will crumble under extreme localised force. The armoured laminated glass in the door is stronger.

[@m1k1a1]

We live in a rental flat in Finland and I think the door is thick and heavy because of fire safety. If there's a fire people are told to leave, close the door and alert their neighbours. Every minute that door holds means people in the same floor and above can evacuate using the stairs.

[@seanmc1351]

Doors and windows in the UK, are usually PVC, with double glazed glass, The PVC frame is what is called 5 chambers, 5 air channel inside, to help stop the outside cold, air gaps for the want of a better word, This goes for the glass, double glazed with the norm being a seal unit glass on both sides 4mm each usually and seal with a gas to stop cold transfer, also the interior glass is nornally what is called ''K'' glass, this is piece if glass, is designed to let the heat of the sun into the room, but stop heat loss from escaping back out, good glass to have where you have radiators. the window system often come with 10 years gurantee, then handles and stuff a shorter one, most people dont change there windows for about 25 years, if you do want to change and short of money leave the frames, renew glass, and any hinges and handles thay may needed it, it will go for years more, The main problem is bad fitting and the glass breakind down, the seal goes, but easily replaced if you can do yourself, Fitters charge 2 to 3 times the price of the glass, incase they break fitting, and have to get new one, they still earn

[@dnocturn84]

We're using triple glazed windows in Germany as standard right now.

[@wesbos9929]

it is strange that US insurance companies don't demand these kind of doors in the US. We get a discount for this kind of security on your home on the home insurance policy.

[@Maccoye]

Here, in France, it's not a discount, it's mandatory. If you don't have at least 3 point of bolting, you're not insured. And it's it can be verified by the expert of your insurance at any point.

[@mrHello420__]

A security door makes no sense if your walls are made out of paper..

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

the US insurance companies are more about making you pay them and giving out as few money as possible when they are called so it's all in the fine print. there's more tehn likely a clause that say you should have a security alarm active at home. and if you don't, even if your door is up to standards, you don't get the money. It's sad to say but lots of people don't read teh contracts they are signing in detail, it's like the users agreement section of a website you make an account on. everyone agrees with them but less then 0.2% know what's actually in them.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

In the US it is cheaper to protect yourself with a gun then it is to protect yourself with a solid door.

[@wesbos9929]

@@Netscape-kd6mg so it would perfectly make sense they demand a proper door with security locks before they will give you a share of their beloved amount of money.

[@gar6446]

Before watching, i suspect the German ones will be tough. It's probably easier to dig a tunnel.

[@Bramfly]

Certainly not only German doors, they can be found all over in European countries

[@Aotearas]

Here in Germany you can get anything from what would pass as a vault door (my parent's appartment got one of those, that thing should be able to at least stop pistol bullets), to what I'd consider normal doors (thick, strong wood and a solid frame) that you could comparatively easily break open if you are determined (though it'll make you work for it). Mostly depends on how old the buildings are and/or if they've been renovated recently. Really old houses can have solid but simple wood doors. Newer houses are probably going to have security doors with at least some fire and forced entry resistance. In either case though I have to say that if you absolutely need to break into a house for emergency cases (since I hope no one who reads this intends to force entry for nefarious intentions!), going through the door isn't going to be the most expedient way.

[@gar6446]

@Aotearas The police use chainsaws to go through those modern plastic front doors. Also, often, the hinges are weaker than the locks

[@vHindenburg]

@@Bramfly Well eastern Europe has the tickest doors... In 2017 I have been to St.Petersburg Russia and you had to go through like three security checks just to get through an appartment. All windows were doubble ( not just doubble paned doubble windows) with steel bars in front (No it was not a prison), main door opened only with key and code. [ and this was normal, the 90ties really must have been rough in Russia/ Eastern Europe]

[@denisek.1777]

Not if you live on the third floor

[@tronza87]

Interestingly our doors open outwards in Finland. It’s going to take forever to ram through with force. Door frame is blocking the door from pushing. I think it’s for fire safety mainly though so you don’t get stuck inside when people are pushing from behind.

[@GazilionPT]

8:20 The door handle is round (knob), not lever-shaped, because it's not an active handle. It has no role in the locking or unlocking of the door, it's just something to grab and pull/push, it's not something to be rotated in order to activate some unlocking mechanism. The knob is in the middle of the door purely for aesthetic reasons (symmetry). Of course, that means you need a little more effort to rotate the door on its hinges, but if the hinges are well maintained, that should not be to much of an effort anyway.

[@Arnaud58]

@06:03 This makes me think of the fable of "The Three Little Pigs"...👴😉😁

[@blechtic]

"Then one day he was cranking up Bob Marley, Along came the wolf and his big bad Harley"

[@natsukiilluna6324]

Me as well😂😂😂

[@Jurjen_Warrel_Ottenhoff]

That fable is also why Europeans build houses out of stone. :D

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

americans: *see the two first pigs get caught by the wolf* "yes that's how we'll build our houses!"

[@Anonymous-uw4sr]

😅

[@kaekae4010]

As a European I find doors that have a crank? handle? on the outside strange xD, here the normal thing is to have a knob or something like that to help push or move it once you have unlocked the lock. (The key itself must be made of good alloy and very thick xD otherwise you will bend it... and you will be very screwed day lol). Good doors, in addition to being well armored, etc, are placed between reinforced partitions. I assure you that you will not open it by hitting it, you need something mechanical like hydraulic levers.

[@gzgzggg]

In the Northern Ireland clip the door was barricaded. You can see that the PSNI were not expecting the door to not just pop with the ram. Its a uPVC door with glass panels usually one or 2 hits would open one.

[@thedutchhuman]

As for the man who complains that it is not right with a handle instead of the American way of door handles/locks.....it is just the way it is, we are used to our doors and complain about the American ones, while the American complains about our doors. and as for the safety of it, that is certainly true that our doors are much more difficult to break open by burglars/authorities. But hey, better safe than suddenly face to face with a burglar (especially those with guns)

[@gvisir]

Hi, 90% sure that the spheric knob on the italian door is only for help you close the door. Get out, pull the knob use the key, sometimes using the key while still pulling the knob 'cause an old door due cold and hot could be a little bit out of alignment

[@PedroConejo1939]

This is why 'home invasion' is almost, but not entirely unknown in Europe. Americans don't demand powerful doors because they believe in guns. No opportunist thief is going to spend that long noisily trying to get into a door like that. By the time they get in, you could call the police, hold and election and change the government.

[@stevefox3763]

Im in the UK, a week ago the police put my nextdoors front door through, it took them almost 10 mins to get in, I was sat watching it on my CCTV and was just missing the popcorn lol

[@sanji663]

A metal door is useless If your door frame and walls are out of wood.

[@jmbpinto73]

It depends, they have very durable wood houses in Switzerland.

[@cornovii3012]

In the UK the police will keep smashing away until your brick wall falls apart if needed.

[@NakiriX1]

@@jmbpinto73 because theyre made out of SOLID wood AND sandstone and sometimes a similar material to concrete. not to mention the doors are mounted in the sandstone/concrete part. the all wooden houses (usually very old farm houses passed down generations) are all also made from solid wood, no drywall to be found at all so the frame can be securely mounted as well

[@timokohler6631]

It is extremely rare to see cops doing this in Europe, I certainly never have. If it is not urgent they can just call the landlord for a master key. Or they call a Locksmith, they can open most doors with minimal effort (and damage). Seen it multiple times and it's usually just a matter of seconds. Battering through a door is just generally a dumb approach. Also regardng doors without handle, they almost always have an unlock mechanism which allows you to just push it open. And the new one he showed definitely had the same mechanism, it is usually a little switch on the edge of the door where the lock is. So yeah that american was just dumb himself :D

[@seorsamaclately4294]

Yeah, you only need the handle to pull the door closed.

[@wolf310ii]

In most cases only the main/outside door has this mechanism, never seen one on an apartment door

[@timokohler6631]

@@wolf310ii Yeah true but I also never have seen an apartment door without handle.

[@wolf310ii]

@@timokohler6631 I dont mean normal room doors, i mean the appartnment doors in houses with serval apartments, were you still need a key to open the door.

[@karfrancouzsky9725]

You are right. Especially with those English cops, that are forcing doors for 18 minutes, while they have window just next to it 🤣

[@christineperez7562]

In Germany it is illegal to make a day that is easy to break in. They look after their citizens before they look after the corporations or the owners of the company. This is way scammers get rich in America.

[@retrieveri]

In Finland doors always open outwards, because 1) more difficult to break in 2) easier to evacuate the building if there is a fire or some other reason for people to come out quick

[@papalaz4444244]

not if someone parks a car in front of the door - then everyone is dead

[@forrestfey]

Same in Sweden

[@TooEasyL2P]

imagine smacking doors for 10 minutes to realize that they open into outside (:

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

you can see very easily how a door opens by it's position according to teh bump of the frame. if you see the bump it opens inward if not outwords. so you knnow from the getgo if you can smack it open or not. sometimes, you can also see the hindges if it opens to the outside

[@raisan5989]

0:55 The US doors fall short, especially the ones in public toilets, literally

[@oskar6747]

9:50 I would say to that American that it's dumb to have a front door that won't automatically lock when closed.

[@noefillon1749]

Personally I'm really greatful I have a handle on my front door. I'd have forgotten my key in several times. I live in France where most houses have a handle but a significant part of the apartments don't. Fortunately, the two I've been in (the first one was really new, like built in 2020, the current one is from the 1960's of 70's), have a handle.

[@carpediem5232]

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic in the video.

[@error262]

9:02 the problem is that there's usually a handle on the inside. So you can get out, close the door and remember that you forgot to take the key with you just a millisecond after you hear the door locks itself. Sound of that door locking sticks with you for the rest of your life.

[@wolfress7819]

I don't know if it would work as well in a US house because the houses in the video are all stond and concrete so the door frame is anchored in the wall. In the US I think you would just ram out the whole frame. It would of course be stronger than what you guys have now so it will be an improvement non the less. but correct me if I'm wrong

[@JoriDiculous]

you say that like there are no wooden houses in Europe

[@wolfress7819]

@@JoriDiculous of course are there wooden houses in Europe and stone and concrete houses in the US, but wood houses in Europe are not as common as stone and concrete houses and the other way around in the US.

[@bartoszmeister6163]

@@JoriDiculous in Poland less than 1% of houses are made of wood, and we're talking here mostly about bale houses in the mountains.

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

Yes to have an European armored door, you have to have your house built with armored concrete and bricks, not plywood and drywall

[@vonsauerkraut]

Most of them are from the Middle Ages or Renaissance and are made of solid oak, not thin boards and cardboard

[@theciramor]

No, having no handle is dumb even for us Europeans, because it means you can lock yourself out if you forget your keys

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

4:20 In Germany they would probably call the firefighters instead who would then pick or blow the lock and use maybe a spreader or a chop saw to remove all further obstacles. The firefighters have the tools to do the job.

[@alanaw27]

I just bought a new front door, I live in Scotland and after watching you talk about the locks and the thickness of doors, I checked mine it is heavy and thick and there are metal bolts as shown. This type of door is also approved by British Insurance companies.

[@Hauke-ph5ui]

3:15 They would not only have opened like 10 doors in the USA in thattime, they couldalso easily have broken through 10 US walls in the same time because most(not all of course) houses in the USA are made of wood and have laughably weak walls. Trying that in Europe...yeah good luck. Most houses here are made of stone. Edit: Weak points are actually the windows, not the doors. If the police really needsto get in quick they occasionally smash in windows, however the risk of injury is much higher in that case (because of fractured glas). As for the USA and the high crime rate - well it doesn't help much if your door can withstand intruders but your windows and walls cannot.

[@vanesag.9863]

and sometimes low leveled windows in my country have "rejas" (I don't know how to call them in English they are metallic grids like gates) and you have to cut it with an industrial saw to enter.

[@evawettergren7492]

Interestingly... we have lots of wooden houses in the north of Sweden. And our windows are NOT the weak points... because we use triple glass windows that are tough as heck to break and you will pretty much be quaranteed to cut yourself in the process. Perhaps, using an ax through a wall would be the best bet for our houses actually... as the door is often a thick, solid slab of hard wood while the walls are thinner wood with insulation between them. Yes. Go with an ax through the wall in the north of Sweden if you want to break in. Just watch out for any electical cables...

[@rayneill2220]

Thanks for taking the time to understand the world sir as normally Americans are so about there own borders

[@steverobey711]

Hi Coming from Nottinghamshire I used to work for a company who made windows and Doors had I have seen what goes into the security of them which consists Square tubing heavy duty locking systems and other sized metal in the door which makes it very heavy to pick up All the best from Nottinghamshire England

[@MichalHutar]

You can say, my house is my castle and you will be too tired before you conquer it.

[@KappaLouca]

Living on the Azores, my door is homemade and doesnt even have a lock! :))

[@jmbpinto73]

Açores é outro mundo.

[@malkontentniepoprawny6885]

Ooo, you lucky, such a beautiful place....

[@Frahamen]

@@malkontentniepoprawny6885 I had a foreign student friend from the Azores and he absolutely hated how boring life is there and insisted the only people who want to live their are pensioners and clueless tourists who doesn't know what they signed up for.

[@KappaLouca]

@@Frahamen well, i stranded here when covid happend ….and i am soooo thankful….for me, there is no better place! :)

[@KappaLouca]

@@malkontentniepoprawny6885 yes, me lucky!! :)

[@billyhills9933]

As a kid I remember the front door had no handle on the outside just a lock and you could pull the door shut and lock yourself out easily. These were called Yale locks. You could actually press a lever in the lock and it would not engage when shut - this was called 'leaving the door on the latch.' Of course it could be pushed or even blown open. The back door had a handle and big key which, for want of a better word, was a traditional key-shape. Later on, the front door was replaced with one that had a handle and it always felt much safer as you couldn't lock yourself out.

[@kregitos9]

In Evroupe, your front doors protect you, your family, and your valuables. In the US, that duty fals to your boomstick, I guess?

[@keithgrant7950]

Hi I am in England and just looked at my front and back doors. Both are uPVC Double Gazed. The Front door has Twelve (12) locking points with the backdoor having Eight (8) locking points on the lock side and Both doors have Lever handles with built in keyholes for the locking mechanism Just in case you have not come across uPVC before it stands for unplasticised polyvinyl chloride, it is a strong and low-maintenance but lightweight plastic building material. It's a type of plastic that's used in many different applications, including: Windows, Doors, Siding, Roofing, and Plumbing and drainage. 😁😁🧡

[@tehweh8202]

You should look at German windows next. I still remember years ago, we locked ourselves out of the house. We spent almost half an hour trying to break into our cellar window. In the end I was smashing a chisel into it with a 2kg hammer, before it finally gave up. That window was single panel and 40 years old - it wasn't up to security standards and needed replacing anyway. I don't want to know how long it would take to smash a double or triple panel window with modern security features and 4-8 security bolts... And they have a reall interesting double-swivvel mechanism, that will probably blow you mind.

[@sillyjellyfish2421]

Word of advice - next time just call a locksmith 😂

[@terlondre]

Hello from Prague. My wife got stuck in a bedroom after lock mechanism broken up once. It took me almost 2 hours to get her out and i literally had to saw around the lock to open it. Ever since then i have removed all the locks from all the doors inside the flat and only the front door can be locked. ....there is a thin line between "secure" and "the death trap" :D

[@jm-holm]

American: "I need guns to protect my home against burglars and home invasions." European: "Just don't open the door." Slight joke since there are always windows, but still.

[@NagadirGame]

I mean doublepaned windows are not walk through park eaither

[@CamiloSperberg]

With regards to the last video: I actually never realized this myself, my front door also always needs the key to get in! That being said, we almost never use it, going through the back door (and the garden) is way more convenient since that is where our bikes are parked.

[@qualitytraders5333]

In the US if you can't ram the door in just go through the adjacent drywall. Try to do that in Europe and you'll probably end up in a cast. In Germany you literally "can't get a handle on it".

[@gordondry]

"How dumb is that?" - going to the garden, gatorrading the plants.

[@Songfugel]

That door that they can't break through is in Scandinavia, judging from the language the cops are talking In Finland our doors and locks are totally different than the other European ones I have seen on your videos so far, maybe check them out sometime? There is one massive difference, our front doors always open towards the outside. That way the whole frame is supporting the door from being pushed (basically you have to literally destroy the door with an axe or something like that) in or water coming in. Also, we use Abloy locks that are extremely hard to pick, support multiple key combinations (all the apartment keys work on shared facility locks, but only your key works on your door) and (the modern ones) have an additional electronic security mechanism as well, which helps vs lost/stolen keys, since specific keys can be disabled without changing all the locks We also don't have any handles outside of the door and our front doors usually come in pairs for better insulation and sound proofing Home security is not an issue here at all, since random crime and robberies are not really a thing (you can always get in through a window anyway), so our doors are not built like vault doors like in that Croatian one, but mostly for utility/insulation/looks and apart from fire-safety and the bomb shelter doors, they are not made from metal

[@Trauerdurst_TD3D]

Tesa Assa Abloy locks are next level (at least the higher grade ones, not baseline models)! a nice TK100, TX80 or even Protec² line model and you're worry-free (aside from being broke ;P )

[@nymeriaclegane9503]

I'm surprised about them opening outwards, does that apply only to flats in apartment buildings or family homes as well? Because while it makes sense if you want to prevent stuff from coming in, I would imagine it also prevents you from leaving in case of heavy snowfall etc.

[@benibear2995]

​@@nymeriaclegane9503Outside doors in single family homes too, yes there is a tiny risk of a door not opening because of snow, but there is also a risk of a inside opening door not opening because of overpressure in case of a fire, which is why ours open outwards, also usually at least in Sweden the main entrance has a decent roof over it to make it both nicer for people ringing the door on a rainy/snowy day and lessens the snow problem..

[@nymeriaclegane9503]

@@benibear2995 I see, thanks for the answer!

[@papalaz4444244]

@@benibear2995 or just go out of a window

[@ZlataChernis]

I just can't be tired of watching your unbridled enthusiasm and awe from watching what is considered a just normal door behaviour here. It's sooo cute! xD Aaaand it kinda dawns on me that all those paper walls and doors I've seen in movies weren't there for a comedy exaggeration, on the other hand. Also, looks like no1 here mentioned yet -- in my country, if it comes to actually battering a door down and not drilling thru the lock or using a disc grinder (which is how's it mostly done), the police and such would also bring liquid nitrogen to freeze it. Metal becomes brittle enough in extreme low temperatures so it can be battered down quite fast (like, a minute -- still enough time to demolish average american house with the same ram I'm afraid)

[@higuitarrademadera]

Amigo soy de España. Esa puerta no es común en España, la policia está intentando entrar en casa de un narcotraficante. La puerta está reforzada por dentro de la casa para dificultar la entrada de la policia. Un saludo desde España ✌️

[@dan_kay]

Es exactamente lo que pensaba. Si la policia quiere entrar tu apartamento de esa manera, hay una razon, y estoy bastante seguro que el residente se haya preparado para la visita.

[@framegrace1]

Hahaha... no ni mucho menos. Fue muy una imagen muy famosa en su tiempo por lo ridiculo. Detras de esa puerta habia un "Peligroso Independentistas del CDR" y su familia, los indepes nos hechamos un panzon de reir. Llevaban la camaras para marcarse el tanto y acabaron haciendo el ridiculo. Obviamente, todo acabo en nada, no llego ni al juzgado porque todo esto de los CDR terroristas era un invento de la GC.

[@zondar76]

Al final, se nota que es una puerta blindada, porque se queda enganchada arriba. Yo tengo una así y no soy un narco 😅😅😅

[@jmbpinto73]

It would be easier and faster to put a ladder and use the window instead of destroy the door.

[@vanesag.9863]

Es una puerta blindada. Yo tengo una y en mi bloque, la tenemos los 18 vecinos. Y no veo a mi vecina del 4º traficando, suficiente tiene con maniobrar el caminador por el pasillo de la escalera, la verdad. Supongo que depende de que zona seas, pero en la mía, son bastante comunes.

[@123batina]

My apartments have 7 point locking systems. Its pretty much standard here. Around 1000E to buy and have that puppy installed. Maybe few cents over now due to inflation but, its a ballpark. Once I slammed the door shut with a key in (we have fix point outside knobs, you cant turn it). Called in the keysmith, told him Im locked out. He asked - if the door are slammed shut or locked. If they were locked - he said - it would be easier to dismantle the frame then to break in. And it would cost ALOT + probably severely damage the door.

[@Dutch1961]

Why need a gun if you have a decent front door?

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

a decent front door needs decent walls to stay in place.

[@Dutch1961]

@@Netscape-kd6mg 10" concrete walls here!

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

@@Dutch1961 that's some nice thick wall you have. but what i mean is that if you have a decent door but the wall collapse when the door is stressed then the gun would still be usefull. in short, iot's great to have a door that can't collapse after a kick but if it's the wall around the frame of the door that brreaks instead of teh door then might aswell have a pliewood door. saves on money after teh act

[@darek4488]

In Poland the police uses hydraulic claws to open doors. If it is a weaker door they might use a regular ram or a smooth-bore shotgun with breaching ammo. However in cases when it is easier they will call the fire department to be lifted up to the balcony or a window. That is unless it is not one of these flats that has rebar cemented in the window openings or a thick steel cage around the whole balcony.

[@stiglarsson8405]

In sweden the building regulation demand outward going doors, for fast evacuation! Its altso practical for not letting burglars and rain in! One need a cowbar and often its easyer to dismantling the whole door frame! But burglars are lazy so they break in by windows instead.

[@UnusualPete]

In Portugal, most doors that lead outside are made of metal, which takes even longer to break in 😂

[@CatzHoek]

I caught the cold and can really need some light weight content like that. Thx

[@Songfugel]

Wrong video, for LW content you should have watched a video featuring US doors 🫠

[@ChristianJull]

As mentioned already, that Airbnb door has a deadlock (the bottom lock) and normal lock. Yes, we have similar on Finnish apartment doors. The deadlock is for when you are away from home for a longer period (or you are uber paranoid). Modern everyday locks also have chip keys where the lock won't work unless it detects the programmed chip in the key.

[@Pidalin]

European would never leave enterance door without keys, we are just used to it. If you have handle from outside, you have to lock it when you are in or you are risking that anyone can get in in middle of night without any resistance.

[@benibear2995]

That is quite a bit of over generalization, as I have to say the vast majority of all doors (more than 99%) of doors I have seen have a handle and doesn't auto-lock. Germany is the only place I have seen them being common (I am sure there are other countries also). I see pros and cons with both.

[@Aotearas]

Yup, we learn as children. Mostly when we forgot the keys one day and locked ourselves out when parents were away, then it's down to spending the entire afternoon outside or chill at the neighbours until the parents come back. Am ashamed to admit it happened more than once to me and this was in the days where not everyone was used to carrying mobile phones around 24/7, if you even had one at that typical young age. ... it's a good thing I and our dog like(d) rain. Washing the dog later, not so much xD

[@mr.nobody1081]

I never lock my door, just went on 4 weeks vacation and didnt lock the door, i dont lock my door when i leave during christmas and new years either. Not all of europe is paranoid and unsafe.

[@Netscape-kd6mg]

@@benibear2995 it's a decently commun thing in new building in France aswell. the standard is with a handle but we get those types when we ask for "security handles".

[@thomasfranz6467]

@@Aotearas I mean that's just what happens as I child, I also had that multiple times. You learn and now I never leave without a key. Honestly, some of these afternoons with neighbours or friends, or even alone outside turned out to be quiet fun!

[@racamon]

Story time. My shady neighbor in Serbia thought normal European style door weren't enough, so he upscaled it. We are talking like, instead of wooden door, he bought metal one, from same brand. Same locking system you saw in many videos, so for the purpose of this story and video series - same standard door we see today. When police came for him, they tried to break in, but as you imagine, it goes slow. They did not want to lose time, so they just brought up some drills and industrial saws after few minutes, and they cut the brick wall around the door. That was both epic and scary, but also much faster than hitting the door with a ram. I was hoping to see something similar in this vid. Maybe next time.

[@veljkopavlovic607]

I live in Serbia, and my front door has 10 cm thick steel plating and 12 locks. If someone wants to break in, they better bring C4 or an industrial laser saw.

[@kuplung22]

10cm? Gde ti živiš? U sefu?

[@JohnWhite-nq5kn]

That's a bit excessive, but then if you're home is still standing after all the heavy fighting,

[@fleurcloche]

Dude you live in a vault?

[@veljkopavlovic607]

My bad, it's not 10 cm, it's 7 cm. I just measured it.

[@altechuk]

@@fleurcloche nope standard balkan doors. usually with a 5 point lock that goes into the concrete

[@Bassalicious]

You DON'T have to use the key every single time you want to go into a German front door that doesn't have a handle; there's a little lever inside the latch that you can flip. If it's up the door catches and locks like any other door. Flip it down and the latch only slightly engages, holding the door in place yet it can be pushed open with a satisfying little 'click' noise. You just have the lever down when you're around the house and want the door to be passable or you flip it up and don't have to worry about anyone intruding without making a right old ruckus for an hour straight.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

*sigh*... "door with no handle" 🤦‍♂️🙄😵 anyway, see that HUGE metalbar on the... door, that can be grabbed and used by people like you and me to either pull the door towards you or push the door away from you.

[@barlin4972]

His point was, you have to use your key in order to use the metalbar to open the door, which is true. That's how it is here in germany, but like IWrocker said, it's safer and a good thing.

[@RaduRadonys]

@@barlin4972 In Romania there's usually a handle on the outside but it works like the metal bar in the video. Meaning if you go outside without the keys and close the door, you are fkd. The handle won't work unless you put the key in and unlock the door. Every time the door closes without a key in, it locks.

[@cpthf3535]

@@RaduRadonys yup, same in Italy. The key is the actual "handle" that's why you don't forget the keys when you go outside or you will have an unpleasant time trying to work the bolt open, if you even can.

[@barlin4972]

@@RaduRadonys Yep, it's the same in germany. :)

[@vanesag.9863]

@@cpthf3535 and this is the motive you always have a spare key at your parents/sibiling/best friend/the nicest neighbour or you would have to face a very unpleasant bill to be able to enter your own home.

[@Myria83]

3:44 Why didn't they get inside from one of the windows? I can't see any steel rebars protecting them, and even if they had reinforced glass, it would be easier to to crash anyway, compared to the front door...

[@thomaspagh8988]

I work in security in Denmark our Doors and Windows are ok could be better but the crime is wery low but people are starting to upgrade their home whith bullet prof Doors and Windows and alarms

[@burnsyp13]

the second clip is here in Northern Ireland, wasn’t expecting to see a PSNI car when I clicked on this video hahaha

[@101steel4]

By the time they broke the door down, it had been well and truly flushed away 😉

[@davidmunisi5420]

Your to experienced to be hare😂😂

[@DmonHiro]

I'm in Romania. My door might as well be a safe vault. It's not even wood, it's a hunk of metal stuck to concrete walls with steel bolts. Good luck getting through that.

[@koppadasao]

2:30 Just goes to show that police and intelligence doesn't go well together. An intelligent person would attack the key hole, as that's the most vulnerable spot on the door...

[@streaky81]

My door is made by a company called rockdoor, it's kinda similar to the door in the second video here except it has smaller windows and is triple glazed - given those doors look like they came with the house they're probably one of the cheaper, weaker copies. The secret really is the multipoint locks - they're what is doing the hard work stopping the police getting in - the door can flex and absorb the battering but the locks hold it in place which makes it extremely strong as a complete system. The manufacturer of mine runs training courses for police and fire, and the upshot is you need a disc cutter to get in within any reasonable time window. The other upside to doors like that is they're extremely efficient and if properly framed fully seal all the way around. NGL though I could pick the lock on that in 30 seconds - but there are solutions to this :)

[@Frankon81]

Why you dont have such sturdy doors in US?? Cause Police would just get in through the walls ^^

[@benibear2995]

So the reason to have good security is to keep the police out, not the criminals? 😋

[@nosmokejazwinski6297]

@@benibear2995given how many americans get killed by the police…yes

[@PointlessCreativity]

Cool video and reaction! And here's a story from Poland from a dozen or so years ago. The police tried to enter the apartment of some criminal who had turned it into a fortress. They couldn't get in through the windows because the apartment had reinforced windows with bulletproof glass. They also couldn't force the door open with a battering ram because the apartment had a massive reinforced steel door. The whole situation ended with police pyrotechnicians placing small explosive charges on the doors and windows. They finally managed to get into the apartment, but unfortunately for the police, the explosions damaged the entire building and the police had to pay large compensation to cover the costs of renovation...

[@bitkarek]

well, the door is much more expensive... i guess you can have door like this in the US for like 10x the price of your normal door. Even here in CZ we pay more to get this door, its not like every door is like that.

[@1001digital]

I had to replace my front door a few years ago. Cost was about 4000 €. This thing is massive...

[@martijnkeisers5900]

One would think in such a dangerous and violent nation as the USA they would have doors to match 😂

[@maiklehmann6100]

get a doorhandle on the door and you forget to lock it... oh someone trys and he is in, if you need always the key then no one can come easely in if you forget too lock the door.

[@yakoobski]

I always thought US has bad doors because firefighters need to be able to get into a house quickly. Since you build your houses from wooden support beams, 2by4 wooden frames, plywood walls and drywall finish which makes the whole house burn down in minutes so every second matters for firefighters. Is that not the case?

[@DashcamDrenthe]

When I was in New Orleans this summer, I was staying in a typical New Orleans wooden home. The wooden door was locked only by 1 lock. You could see the light coming through on the edges and could bend the door in the corners. That was the moment I understood the American movies where they kick in the door. If I would kick my door, with 6 'locks' in a metal frame on a concrete wall, my foot would hurt.

[@irene3196]

Matchwood houses that disintegrate in a hurricane.

[@UncleNewy1]

My auntie had a fall in her council flat last month, and she was on the floor of her living room for 3 days. Eventually a friend went to call on her, and spotted her through the window. She called the police and ambulance, and when they got there they had to break in. They eventually broke in through the main window........BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULDN'T BUDGE!! This is a regular downstairs council flat, purpose built back in the 80's for single and elderly people. Just to add, she is back on her feet, and getting around with a walking frame. Hopefully ready to move back into her home, now that the damage is repaired.

[@puccaland]

That's why we always find it weird when in American TV shows they open doors just by giving a single kick.

[@LudoTechWorld]

This is why when I see an US movie where someone open a door with his elbow or by kicking it, I'm like "wtf, is that a superhero movie now?" 🤣

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Sorry Ian like most things in America just substandard across the board. Like most things in Europe and across the world, things are generally better than in America.

[@christineperez7562]

Not to mention the American government lets corporations and owners scam their own people so they don't have to improve our standards.

[@Last_Starfighter]

I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this in previous comments, but it should be noted that the doors you showed in the last video are definitely not common in Europe - they are security doors made by specialized companies, and these doors are quite expensive - usually only rich house or apartment owners can afford them, or people who build a new house and plan such doors as part of this new house. In older houses, especially in villages, you will rarely find such special security doors. As you rightly noted, the problem arises when the owner of the apartment or house from this door loses or breaks the key in the lock! However, an even bigger problem would arise if there was a fire inside and the occupants could not get to the keys because of the fire - if there was no escape exit, it could be life-threatening!!!

[@Salix631]

Those are standard doors on any uk/Irish house built in the last, maybe, 20 years, or where old doors have been replaced by modern 'double glazing' doors. They are very strong but not specialized security doors. I think the vast majority of doors would be this type.

[@Last_Starfighter]

@@Salix631 I was referring to the door that IWrocker showed in the first part of his video on this topic - that is, the one that was supposed to be from Croatia...

[@JoanMusser]

Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!.......!!

[@JuliaRobinson-x6t]

Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly? ........

[@SaraWilliamson-p6i]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@njordholm]

I can tell you, don't secure too much though! Some years back we had an incident. When I left for work my wife wanted to give me some stuff I have forgotten to take with me. The door went into the lock due to wind right behind her. Her keys were inside and I couldn't use mine to open it from the outside. The backdoor to the garden was secured with a metal grille welded to the door from the outside and a thick chain from the inside you can't reach by breaking the class as the grille was too narrow. Our baby was inside in a carrying tray with a blanket to shade for sleeping. I was trying to break the glass of the front door and the front windows with a thick brick from the pavement - no chance, not even a scratch in the security glass. The thrown brick just bounced back nearly hurting me, no neighbor was there for borrowing tools, etc. My father-in-law was an engineer for security doors and installed it for us. It additionally has multiple locks which auto lock the door to the ground even without turning the key which will put 2 hatches on both sides and two at the top in place. After a while our baby pulled the blanket over its face and no movement was seen. I called the fire department for help as no locksmith answered my calls early in the morning. When I reported about my baby a whole fire brigade squad and ambulance showed up - no matter what. They decided to emergency break the backdoor. They have used the hydraulic shears they will also use to cut cars in half after an accident to cut the door frame part with the chain out of the wall. Thankfully our baby was just sleeping and the firefighters had a little fun with it after checking - As it was a suspected emergency we didn't need to pay the deployment. Anyways, I didn't have as much fun, as the reparation of the door was very costly. At the end we have also decided to change the front door lock cylinder which allows opening the door from the outside even if a key is inside.