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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A real hammer can break the window...

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

nice swing jason haha

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

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

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

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

we love National Geographic videos thumbs up 4 them

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

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

favorite line. "You have a hammer."

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Hammer time Jason!

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

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

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

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.

THANK GOD I FOUND THIS VIDEO I WAS FREAKING OUT

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.

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

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

I've been doin that for years

Learned this in automotive school.

This video is a criminals dream!

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

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"

Explanation I wanted!

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

he hit the car like he afraid of it lol

Awww you guys are so cute

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Good to know

Pretty cool

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!!

Damn Dude

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.

You might have saved a life. Good job

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

very cool

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.

That's crazy

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

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

I had no idea !, Glass is some weird stuff

nice rubber hammer

Lee did this in Telltales The Walking Dead. RIP Lee

Dudes not over hand hulk smashing the window.

So convenient...for those people that always have spare spark plugs and umm hammers on them.

As kids we use the same! :)

Great : )

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

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

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

cool!

I like it how he goes soft using the hammer and then throws the ceramic with force. That hammer would've smashed the window, even if it wasn't able to break it...

who the fook carries around a spare spark plug?

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

Here's a better idea, give the guy the METAL hammer that you used to break the spark plug, instead of the rubber mallet in the first place.

was doing this in the early 80s

Whats a rubber mullet going to do 😂😂😂

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.

Believe me that Spark plug is 100 times harder then breaking that window

The best way to break a window is with a spring loaded center punch. You're not likely to have one handy if you are trying to get in, but if you were trapped inside and have one in your glove box it will get you right out.

So, I guess in an emergency, someone would happen to have a spare ratchet set with spark plug sockets at the ready...

"Next time you have an emergency..." 3/10 on your attempt to cover your asses.