Unlock your car with a Slim Jim or coat hanger
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"After driving onto frozen river, man locks keys in car, engine melts ice" Detroit Free Press.

Avoid such a fate.

Here is the secret on getting back into your car. All you need is a police-issue Slim Jim or a wire clothes hanger.

The former takes little finagling. It's made to unlock doors with the flick of the wrist. Hangers, on the other hand, take some elbow grease (+ 2 screwdrivers).

Thanks goes out to Bob for submitting this gem for Wonder of the Day consideration. If you know of a video we should feature, email me at contact@wonderhowto.com or submit it here!

Break into your car to retrieve your keys

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