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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful.
Works, is nice and small. Worth your pocket change.
By Zach Johnson
I got a couple of these a coupld weeks back after observing a Mythbusters episode with regards to submerged cars. For my wife the unit is little and effortlessly added to here key ring. I hung mine from the seatbelt in my car. I had a lot of tempered glass laying around my garage, so I gave it a quick try. It worked as expected. With just a little bit of pressure the glass was punctured and without delay shattered.

I highly commend this device, specially give it is low price.

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful.
Happy with ResQ Me tool
By Jeffrey D. Watkins
I am a firefighter and find the tool not only utile but space saving and exceedingly functional as well

106 of 121 people found the following review helpful.
Small sufficient to carry and potentially save your life.
By T. Hassler
I've always read that in order for instrumentation to save you, it has to be with you. The ResQMe Mini is pretty little - with regards to 3 inches long with the keyring/protector inserted and 1 1/4" wide and 5/8" tall.

It has a plastic insert blade guard which "locks" into place to protect the razor blade intended to cut through a stuck seat belt (or potentially cut through clothes or shoes that are caught if the fabric is thin enough). I have to confess that I'm disappointed in this design to a great deal of degree. While I comprehend the necessity, I think that a devoted lanyard or keyring hole in the body casing would have proven more inviolable and less likely to fail. It's not that the insert is easy to fall out, it's just that it can. The razor is with resolute determination seated and double edged, so it's very sharp.

The spring loaded glass breaker uses a hardened steel pin which is concealed behind a plastic cowl. This cowl is difficult to depress, but it charges the spring for the pin to release with sufficient pressure to break the side window of your car. The spike is self-resetting and may be employed numerous times. The manufacturer, states that it takes 12lbs (5kg) of strength to fire. The tool will not break windshields or laminated glass. Some automati side windows are laminated! So check your vehicle model or call your merchandiser as this may not work in your queer car (though it's not mutual yet, a good deal of cars are getting safety upgrades now). It will have to break most rear windows too.

While the Mini Escape tool is little sufficient to fit in a pocket, it could be bulky on a keychain. I like to keep my accessaries to a bare minimum, so I'd prefer it in a littler formfactor. I've already cited the problem with the keyring mounting position. The quality of the plastic is very good and the blade hook is reinforced well. I'm giving it a 3.5, rounding down for the weak keyring placement.

I think that some persons wouldn't mind carrying this in their pocket or on their keyring. I will do so, since that is why I purchased it, but I hope the NGV folks who make the ResQMe line of merchandise comes out with a more compact design with a permanent lanyard hole.

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