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Brian demonstrates a surprisingly simple way to break automobile windows.
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[@Silmerano]

Uses rubber mallet to try and break window. Uses actual hammer to break spark plug and get porcelain.

[@SalTarvitz]

Lol

[@sweetassteel]

exactly

[@joec4339]

Even with a normal hammer is kind of difficult, possible but difficult

[@jeeyoungseu295]

. . .

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

Yes why that is not funny and they just smashed the spark plug with a really hammer...

[@RandomActsOfGaming]

A rubber mallet against a shatterproof window? Why not a fucking actual hammer.

[@blueduckproductions1]

RandomActsOfGaming or even better hit it in the corner like you're supposed to XD

[@1LitreofCola]

RandomActsOfGaming Also wouldn't hurt if he learned how to swing a hammer...

[@richwetpasta]

1LitreofCola yeah that first hit was utterly pitiful, i shouldnt even dignify it as a hit.

[@andreatognetti750]

+RandomActsOfGaming next time they will try with a dildo..........if the window doesn't break,at least they will gain a new interesting toy to play with................

[@floydwilson8797]

+RandomActsOfGaming It is a sand filled dead blow hammer if I remember correctly. They did that so it wouldn't bounce back and mash him in the face.

[@beet111]

yeah....get inside for an "emergency"....

[@BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Now I don't have to worry about what to do when I lock my keys in the car!

[@rayking3466]

call a locksmith. cheaper than a window every time. Even less expensive? carry a spare key

[@NickyCakewalk]

yea in an emergency situation i'll be sure to pull the spark plug out of the vehicle i can't get into ..

[@frizzlegrustle7247]

"or head over to the ceramic store"

[@cenicenka7895]

😜😜😜

[@Mr16thPrestige]

Well, to be fair. He didn't hit the glass hard at all. He was "striking" it like a six year old girl. In fact, i think a six year old girl could hit harder. Also, if the'd taken an actual hammer he'd have a much better chance, but that kind of hammer is build with a huge impact area, and of it's made of rubber to reduce impact. It's really only meant to bend and shape soft materials like copper and gold, without damaging them. So it's one of the worst thing you could choose to break anything

[@adielkabets6419]

Comeon, give me a break. He was hitting a window with a hammer in order to ilustrate hitting a lamp or whatever you might hit when driving in an urban environment. Stop complaining about the little details.

[@drkrpr155]

It's a mallet.

[@NathanaelGreer]

Thanks captain autistic

[@djskizmarkey]

i did this in the 90s growing up in boston as a kid,,its best to do this in the winter,,snow deadens the sound

[@lashadarakhvelidze9148]

+1 ))

[@Garyyx24]

A real hammer can break the window...

[@jorgerosales6452]

arent you the guy from the jack vale video lol

[@Garyyx24]

Jorge Rosales yes i am LOL

[@Ludak021]

Oh good job natgeo, now not only criminals will break my window to steal my shit, they will also break my spark plugs :((((((

[@may2december29]

Great point

[@badreligion292]

...and what theif is gonna bother popping a hood, or bother to carry around a deep socket and ratchet to get to your spark plugs. this video is really stupid

[@janndee4167]

badreligion292 they dont need to. they can buy them at walmart for 2 bucks a shot. duh.

[@koolkoolkid12]

lol

[@Brandon-oh5jc]

If someone is hell bent on breaking into your car, their first 5 or 6 attempts will not be with a rubber mallet for the purposes of a video. They'll grab something heavy and metal, break in with one swing, and forego the whole spark plug thing, so don't worry ;)

[@Forkontheleft]

you could punch the window harder than this dude could hit with this rubber mallet

[@danielseiti]

Brian Brushwood!! Man, I am so proud of this guy from Scam School! You made it!

[@grindcoremaniac]

yeah! Jason from Rage Select!!!! and Brian Brushwood!

[@naythechocolatehead]

Next time it's an emergency and you're down at the shops, get the hammer you bought, pop the bonnet (assuming you already got it), the wrench, get undo your sparkplug, smash it then break the window.

[@MegaVortex]

I had always heard that a spark plug would work, but never actually tried it or saw it done. Cool!

[@eavenegas88]

i'm sure the metal hammer he used to break the spark plug would've been just as effective lol

[@UberDoyle]

So you use a metal hammer to break the sparkplug, then throw the ceramic bits at the window... How about using the hammer to break the window directly? You can save time by going straight for the window, and money by not wrecking the spark plug. If you don't have a hammer, you should at least have a tire iron, or a jack handle, or a rock from the side of the road, or the bottom of a pocket knife held in a fist for those who EDC, you could even hold a small rock against the window and baton it with a stick, or use the finger tapping trick to shatter the glass... If it's an older care you can use the coat hanger trick, or the shoelace loop trick... There are just so many better ways of getting into a car than breaking a sparkplug with a metal hammer then tossing the sparkplug bits at the window. Maybe I'm missing something.

[@IndyTheGreat]

UberDoyle You are. He DID swing the hammer at the window. What if you're rescuing a child who was left in a car? Swinging a hammer too hard could risk you throwing it at them or sending glass shards at them at a high speed.

[@nightcaste]

Indy The Great they hit the window with a different hammer than they used on the spark plug. You can't break the porcelain off a spark plug with a rubber mallet.

[@Murdoch493]

Oh no! A child is stuck in the car! Better pop the hood and get those spark plugs and smash them up using this hammer I so happen to have, instead of lightly tapping on the glass with the claw to break it. Oh geeze I'm soo smart for knowing the fact that I can break glass with porcelain!

[@mantis5581]

Just use the back of the hammer? The sharp points wont require much force

[@mantis5581]

Also the point of this was that the porcelain piece was this tiny little thing It wasn't "use the spark plug," it was "look how easily I can break a window with pinpointed force of a pointed object"

[@AidansVlog]

nice swing jason haha

[@Mr._Maniac]

I like how most of the comments when this first came out are like, "Fake!' or "Use a real hammer idiot" or whatever. Now newer comments are just commenting on the fact that it's Jason and Brian from The Modern Rouge.

[@KBfromhatena]

Or you can just use the hammer you used to break the spark plug. The nail pulling end is great for focusing energy, since the point of impact is also very small

[@florascent9ts]

I can imagine some genius taking a spark plug from his own car to do this. But that's still friggin' awesome.

[@WolfSolder13]

Hammer time Jason!

[@MemeMayhem369]

Thank you NatGeo for making it easier for thieves to break in to our cars.

[@MemeMayhem369]

+Dragoon Z duhhhhh but now it's on youtube with 3 million views.

[@TJ.S]

This is sweet. I'm looking forward to your show!

[@GRIMGORIRONHIDEROCKS]

Oh my goodness! I'll save you! Lemme just whip out my trusty pocket Hammer and Spark Plug... -.-

[@JackieHern]

Oh wow, this could really be a life saver. I might be tempted to give it a try next time I see some dog trapped in a car panting.

[@DaveNParker]

I bet you Brian got the idea for this from playing Telltales The Walking Dead Season 1.

[@adielkabets6419]

***** Season 1? Can you send me a link for that scene ?

[@HueJazzz]

I always carry around spark plugs with me at all times, just incase I have to break a window in an emergency :)

[@Saxtafunkta-fecta]

Yes its always good to keep a couple of spark plugs in your wallet and a hammer down your trousers

[@redbeardedt3437]

eugene davis Yep, I'll stick to carrying my pocket knife with a glass breaker on it.

[@rafimetz6571]

eugene davis Yeah I dropped the hammer on her last night.

[@HappyHimitsu]

eugene davis Or you can keep some chunks of already broken sparkplug?

[@ModernDevotion]

@@HappyHimitsu actually considered burglary tools in some states so be careful

[@jek__]

Awww you guys are so cute

[@DrewberTravels]

Why is he trying to smash that window with a rubber mallet?

[@xenophon86]

Because it reinforces their point. Using an actual hammer might not make them look good.

[@hpstacks9742]

Why is he under arm rather over the arm. Guy must not really want to get into a car.

[@Lamis990]

man i knew this 15 years ago...thanks.

[@FUN4NOON]

we love National Geographic videos thumbs up 4 them

[@joshr8466]

"just give it a little toss at the window" *chucks it*

[@sushilskolia]

Explanation I wanted!

[@minikylee5]

Uses mallet like a 5 year old child. Throws spark plug like pro baseball pitcher.

[@O.Shishi]

THANK GOD I FOUND THIS VIDEO I WAS FREAKING OUT

[@phoenix602baby]

Every kid in south Phoenix knows this trick. Something small and easy to carry which also happens to be very quiet vs a rock.

[@DanMowry]

Shwood... a rubber mallet first? C'mon now. lol

[@JoelGetzhasauselessurl]

That looks a lot more fun then using a slim jim on the lock.

[@etamlous]

That's how smartphone screen protector makers mislead the public when they smash with hammers or drills and tell you "see the screen survives." But the same screen shatters when it hits uneven pavement or gravel side walk where point of impact by tiny gravel is more concentrated than a blunt hammer.

[@ProfPod]

favorite line. "You have a hammer."

[@BrandonQ1995]

I learned that from the Walking Dead Game. Thanks Lee!

[@Dumass88]

He hits it with a rubber hammer.. with the strenght of a dead child. Most men could destroy that window with an elbow or a fist. FFS.

[@sorkpojken]

Your name truly fits you.

[@Dumass88]

Your comment is totally original.

[@NarutoSSj6]

Dumass88 If you look two comments below you will find that your originality is even less convincing.

[@alecman7052]

Gta

[@lukasvoloskevicius8204]

So if in an eXtreme emergency (as stated in the video) your handy rubber mallet fails, you should do the following: a) open the hood of he car b) get the tools needed to screw a spark plug out of the engine c) screw one out and shatter it with your hammer e) use the broken piece of porcelain to shatter the car window DON'T: d) dont use the steel hammer (that you of course have) to smash the car window, use the rubber one. Reserve the steel hammer for spark-plug smashing. e) when opening the car's hood, for which you need to get into the car itself to pull the handle, dont stop and realize that you actually made it into the car f) when preparing for this eXtreme emergency in advance (as I imagine the video suggests) pack the tools you need to screw the spark plug out + two hammers. Dont pack an emergency glass-breaker tool.

[@holypoop88]

Why ask him to use a rubber mallet when he had a hammer at his feet?

[@creativelife5196]

he hit the car like he afraid of it lol

[@barmiro]

i already knew it thanks to The Walking Dead (the video game, not the tv series) :D

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

I was thinking the same thing

[@AceBoogyStacks]

i already knew this before I could dress myself congratufuckinglations

[@tapia4g63]

How are you going to remove the spark plug if you can't open the door to pop the hood? Also I'm sure there are probably rocks laying around hat would do the same job.

[@dima11592]

tapia4g63 Spark plugs are sold separately, hurr durr.

[@dantesinfernal0]

dima11592 OMG, it's an emergency! Let me go over to the auto parts store and buy a spark plug.

[@dima11592]

dantesinfernal0 Why would you need to bash a window out in an emergency? If you've crashed your car, the windows are probably already broken. If you didn't, you can just open them from the inside and climb out. Logic though.

[@nicktoroottechnology]

why you no let Jason talk, he's got personality just as bombastic as Brian

[@ironmantis37]

Yeah this is super old news to me. We called them "ninja rocks" and used them all the time to break into cars when I was a kid. That was until we got our hands on a center punch. They work the best even over a spark plug.

[@koolkoolkid12]

this is great for a zombie apocalypse situation because I know how to hotwire cars and I always keep extra spark plugs in my garage

[@Joverne]

Old News! knew bout this like 8-10yrs now =P

[@jbreedz]

I've been doin that for years

[@Misterunnamed]

Not every trick is called a "hack". I hate that the word is being overused or misused.

[@quelorepario]

actually this is the actual meaning of a hack, the usage in computer crimes is the misused one.

[@SergeofBIBEK]

quelorepario Definition is: "to cut roughly, cut with chopping blows" lol So this is even more accurate!

[@rswingman]

Actually, Google N-gram shows that usage of the word "hacker" was nonexistent before 1975 and has risen steadily with the rise of computing. "Hacks" or "to hack" in this context has always and should refer to methods of circumventing security measures in computing software. This is not a "hack".

[@nobleteamspartan073]

Why not just find a near by rock then toss it at the window lol

[@Hameud]

Your mommy never told you to not play with rocks? We don't play with rocks. Just hammers and spark plugs.

[@nobleteamspartan073]

psssssh rocks are cheap I just like to save my money

[@LegendarySeifer]

Thanks Nat Geo,now I know how to get into my car when I lock my keys inside. Carry around a sparkplug to smash the window. So far seems like this needs to be renamed "How to be a better criminal"

[@AutoYoung]

Learned this in automotive school.

[@ki6eki]

Good to know

[@hipperson7139]

WHAT?! THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION! WHAT IF YOUR STUCK IN A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE AND DIDN'T WANT TO TRACK ATTENTION TO ZOMBIES!? THIS WOULD BE PERFECT!!

[@brodysbuckinbroncos7697]

Now we need to figure out how to make tempered glass resistant to sharp objects as well as blunt ones

[@jlmknight]

because in an emergency i would have a spark plug or porcelain with me lol

[@JC54867]

a rubber fucking mallet you've got to be kidding me SMH

[@jamesgarcia125]

Hands guy a hammer and says"do your worst". Guy gives it a little tappy. Tap tap taparoo

[@BostonBunker]

Soo, step 1, get a crowbar to open hood. Step 2, use wrench or some other tool to get spark-plug out of engine block. Step 3 use a metal hammer to smash spark-plug. Pretty sure any metal tool could break window, especially if it had some type of point.

[@NightSwift271]

You might have saved a life. Good job

[@brittanybella2514]

Pretty cool

[@AStrangeFatMan]

That's crazy

[@Chris-hx3oe]

Man these guys sound familiar, like people from an awesome gaming website.

[@DuckieThirteen]

Looks like a fun way to kill boredom. Pocket full of spark plug crumbs and a crisp clear night. Who wants to play?!

[@kbo206]

Who would use a rubber mallet to break a window? It does work well for illustration purposes, though.

[@normanlucasjr]

"Car theft increases by 20% in the past year"

[@aleksb7158]

Damn Dude

[@MooncatUK]

I had no idea !, Glass is some weird stuff

[@reneangelojaravata8098]

Whats a rubber mullet going to do 😂😂😂

[@MetaMW66]

nice now car thieves can get into your car quicker :D good job.. real great tip

[@madfadedbaby782]

very cool

[@herpderpmonkey]

what. of course it's harder to break glass with a flat round mallet. just use the claw end of a damn hammer or your keys.

[@dirtmasta2960]

or a .. rock..

[@therhythmslave1]

As kids we use the same! :)

[@tyrone7518]

so now i know how to break into someone's car. thanks

[@whiskeypapa8842]

Crap,1:39 minutes of my life I can never get back.

[@1990fjz]

I'm 23 and here in arizona we learned that in middle school.

[@nocreativity9156]

nice rubber hammer

[@tien-tsowang1523]

Great : )

[@jasonofcompsci]

If your mallet won't get you in to your car, simply enter the car and pop the hood to remove one spark plug. Then use a hammer that could have gone through the glass to wreck that spark plug open. Enter the vehicle. Either hotwire the car and drive away with one cylinder open and the hood on fire or simply take shelter in the vehicle that now is open to the world.

[@4wayPen]

I'm not gonna say I think he got the idea from the walking dead game, but that's where I first saw that you could do this. Videogames teach me a lot.

[@dawhoda1]

Old news. Used to do this 20 plus yrs ago to cars parked in the movie theater lol. It works

[@MicrosoftCPU3]

-the other guy, ".... right... emergency.... "

[@EpicPenguinTurtle]

This reminds me of the Walking Dead game! when Glenn told Lee to use the spark plug

[@ScaryValentine]

Lee did this in Telltales The Walking Dead. RIP Lee

[@ryanchiang9616]

cool!

[@thomaskishmanii2675]

ResQme is an awesome device.

[@cabog]

Fuck yeah Jason !!!!!! RAGE SELECT !!!! ROC

[@KeepinItRealat22]

....because I totally have useless spark plugs and porcelain lying around....

[@JasonAnderson666]

"So the next time you have an emergency and need to get inside...head over to the ceramics store."

[@loonyleny]

was doing this in the early 80s

[@easkone]

Metal hammers and hatchets don't work on passenger windows either. If they are cracked a little (not rolled up all the way) you can simply kick them out. But it's much easier to break a windshield.

[@coreylew1]

Hmm interesting

[@1990Heuw]

Using rubber hammer against window, using normal hammer to break spark plug so I can use the pieces to break the window. Makes sense..

[@JRSportBrief]

This video is a criminals dream!

[@aljen181]

That's Brian and Jason :-D #jeffcantclose

[@nikicamalezic5388]

Rubber/plastic hammer :) You can also use any sharp point tool, and press it/punch hard against the window.