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		reisse 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Testing shows automotive glassbreakers can't break... I think mock slide deployment could be made much cheaper than 30k - e. g. high-volume compressors can be used instead of gas canisters, the materials can be cheaper because there is no weight or temperature requirements, etc.

walletdrainer 2 days ago | [–]

Fair, since it doesn’t actually need to work well enough for emergencies you’re presumably looking at bouncy castle levels of spending.

butvacuum 2 days ago | [–]

And no bills from the coast guard. (All these devices have distress beacons that activate automatically)

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