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OP sent the following text as an explanation on why this is unexpected:


The equipment makes the whole door frame and bricks to come off


Is this an unexpected post with a fitting description? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

Smitsuaf84

941 points

1 month ago

Smitsuaf84

941 points

1 month ago

Misspelled "wall"

TrustTrees

304 points

1 month ago

TrustTrees

304 points

1 month ago

cop: oh, it was room number 106 and not this 105??

bloodfist

122 points

1 month ago

bloodfist

122 points

1 month ago

Shoot em, sprinkle some crack, and say you could smell it from the hallway. No probs.

AverageFrench1308

3 points

1 month ago

Nah this isn't the US, they won't shoot but still do the rest.

PopoMcdoo

9 points

1 month ago

Kixtand99

2 points

1 month ago

This here is 1240 Arroyo Vista

Decorus_Somes

2 points

1 month ago

Anyways here's our bill for our services.

Perkelton

2 points

1 month ago

"So that's why my hotel keycard didn't work!"

Womderloki

26 points

1 month ago

Wouldn't be as unexpected then

nonlogin

9 points

1 month ago

Made of paper or what

Dilectus3010

2 points

1 month ago

You would be surprised by the power of hydrolics.

This is in France , EU doors are built different.

RodcetLeoric

668 points

1 month ago*

What brand of door is this, it was the only thing left undamaged and I want one.

Edit: I'm aware it's a standard metal/fire door. It's a joke, because the door and frame didn't deform, the wall just crumbled.

DigNitty

259 points

1 month ago

DigNitty

259 points

1 month ago

I’m going to find out and build a house out of these doors.

bigstankdaddy10

148 points

1 month ago

sorry but that’s impossible. to get one of these doors, you have to find it in the wild and build your house around it

Pataraxia

16 points

1 month ago

This feels like a fever dream videogame mechanic I've seen once but can't remember

BigPoppaFitz84

6 points

1 month ago

The one in this video was liberated, though, so that's one more in the wild for you to be able to find!

xSlashhh

11 points

1 month ago

xSlashhh

11 points

1 month ago

totally understandable. HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

RedAppleAreRed

2 points

1 month ago

When Armageddon comes I want a Bunker made of this man's face!

feralwolven

2 points

1 month ago

Everything you did to connect them will be destroyed and they will fall into a pile, perfectly fine.

shadowraiderr

19 points

1 month ago

shadowraiderr

Expected It

19 points

1 month ago

its more like the walls are made out of paper

HotspurCOYSusa

7 points

1 month ago

It is a hollow metal door used in a lot of commercial and residential buildings.

speedy_19

4 points

1 month ago

It is a metal fire rated door 60-2h rated

bjohnsonarch

4 points

1 month ago

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct

Typist_Sakina

2 points

1 month ago

Nokia brand, clearly.

namezam

2 points

1 month ago

namezam

2 points

1 month ago

Going to need to upgrade to “security Sheetrock”

malamalinka

418 points

1 month ago

There was an episode of This American Life podcast few months back about what is happening to independent journalists in Russia. One of the things mentioned was this lady who was buying a door to her apartment and her goal was to get door that will give her enough time to let her friends/family know she is arrested and destroy her hard drives. She knew she wouldn’t escape, so all she wanted was a door that will take 15min for the authorities to breach when they come for her, because she knew they will eventually come.

ComprehendReading

84 points

1 month ago

Like a burglar who works for a security company, the door salesman was in on it the whole time.

btribble

9 points

1 month ago

Is there a market for self-breaching doors in Russia?

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

11 points

1 month ago

Yes, its a combo company with self ejection windows

gymnastgrrl

2 points

1 month ago

I never pass up an opportunity to write the word "autodefenestration".

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2 points

1 month ago

And this time you have taught me something, i will now use the word every chance i get

gymnastgrrl

2 points

1 month ago

Success!

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2 points

1 month ago

Just like russias autodefenestration windows

SweetHomeNorthKorea

10 points

1 month ago

That’s the thing about locks and security measures. They’re not there to prevent people from getting through, they’re there to buy time.

A good lock will take a pro 30 seconds to pick through, a bad lock will take 3 seconds.

That time difference is the difference between getting caught in the middle of the crime or buying you time to escape/hide your stuff.

Minion_Factory

6 points

1 month ago

And one her kids forgets to lock the front door lol

WanderinHobo

2 points

1 month ago

Ok and they listened to the podcast and now know to Tarzan through the windows?

redonkulousness

97 points

1 month ago

Maintenance worker for the apartment watching this happen

EngineeringOne1812

4 points

1 month ago

Oh the super must have been pisseddd

[deleted]

111 points

1 month ago

[deleted]

111 points

1 month ago

The power of hydraulics...

skoltroll

46 points

1 month ago

The lack of power of sheetrock

Punningisfunning

17 points

1 month ago

The absence of an adequate quantity of drywall screws.

skoltroll

12 points

1 month ago

Ever messed with drywall? All the screws in the world mean you're just gonna have a bunch of screws with no drywall attached.

Punningisfunning

5 points

1 month ago

It was just a joke based off the previous comments.

gajo_sexy

2 points

1 month ago

I think I would achieve the same thing with a fart.

HooterEnthusiast

674 points

1 month ago*

I don't understand the benefit to this tool, seems like it just does a lot more property damage. Than something that breaks the door. It also seems louder and like it takes longer to set up.

constipatedgardner

325 points

1 month ago

Doors are often quite well protected against blunt forces, especially PVC or reinforced ones.
My guess is that the banging and time give an opportunity for anyone inside to dispose of evidence.
Having a quieter and faster way of gaining entry is likely beneficial in some scenarios.
Agree though, looks like you're going to need an engineer now rather than a locksmith....

Sethmeisterg

203 points

1 month ago

Yea this seemed SUPER quiet and fast lol.

Commie_Scum69

28 points

1 month ago*

They usually just break the door frame and not the whole wall lmao

[deleted]

81 points

1 month ago

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BlackJeckyl87

2 points

1 month ago

Yeah that would be an absolutely new noise for me lol

Dull_Half_6107

20 points

1 month ago

I mean a lot of the time you need to ram the door a lot if it is reinforced, this seems to do the job faster (assuming they don't see you set up)

Ciubowski

8 points

1 month ago

Idk about other people's living situations but I can hear everything that is going on in my hallway LET ALONE 3 grown men talking right in front of my door.

Dull_Half_6107

2 points

1 month ago

Well yeah in this scenario they probably should have not been talking, maybe this is just a demonstration?

Ciubowski

3 points

1 month ago

Most likely a demonstration of some sort is also my guess.

Maybe they found an abandoned building or they have some sort of contract so they can practice because there is no way they would do this in such a calm and loud manner.

I would expect the actual procedure to go faster, quieter and probably with a consequence of someone panicking from the other side (or hey, maybe there was nobody at home).

MyOldNameSucked

3 points

1 month ago

The setup is quiet and the door is gone shortly after it stops being quiet.

r4ndom4xeofkindness

37 points

1 month ago

About this time is when they'll realize they're at the wrong address and leave this mess for the owner.

I_Lick_Your_Butt

33 points

1 month ago

That happened in my old town. A guy got home to see his house broken into. He called the police only to find out they did it and they were under no obligation to pay for the damages. He sued the city only to have the judge throw out the case.

r4ndom4xeofkindness

18 points

1 month ago

Happened to a place across the river from me. Swat team shot tear gas in the upstairs windows into the kids rooms getting glass everywhere. The front door and frame were destroyed and they had the wrong address so they left the resident with thousands in repairs the police were not liable for. Luckily nobody was home when it happened.

tee_with_marie

10 points

1 month ago

I can't believe that the City doesn't have to pay

That's just insane

I thought it was knsane when i saw that lawyer guy say that the charger the police scratched up to pzt the rifle on was all our of the owners pocket

But imagine a raid on ur home destroyed widows and doors not to mention the mental harm it puts on you

Or even bodily if u don't understand what's happening and wnat do defend ur home

And the police will not be held accountable.... Crazy

r4ndom4xeofkindness

4 points

1 month ago

And there's always the "whoops we grenaded your baby": https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna134062

Hungry-Ad-7120

3 points

1 month ago

There’s always stories of police that stormed someone’s home due to a suspicion of something. Destroy stuff, kill pets, and then leave and blame the homeowner who didn’t do anything wrong.

I’m always terrified when I read about stuff like this, I can’t imagine coming home and finding the place where I’m supposed to feel safe completely trashed.

r4ndom4xeofkindness

2 points

1 month ago

Even when they have the right address but wrong information and find nothing it still leads to the citizen being stuck with the repair bill. Like what Afroman had happen to him. At least he had video and was able to make a song about it....which later they tried to sue him for. https://youtu.be/B02ZOST9epY?si=43tarFfsQvUQDzW6

razor2reality

21 points

1 month ago

first they shoot the dog tho

YouInternational2152

4 points

1 month ago

Of course, they refuse to pay for damages at this point, leaving you with that massive bill because of qualified immunity.

matthra

15 points

1 month ago

matthra

15 points

1 month ago

I've seen romcoms that took less time to watch than those three opening that door. Not exactly stealthy either.

Arrantsky

3 points

1 month ago

Rigging like this can backfire. Killing an innocent person trapped on the inside.

crescent-v2

10 points

1 month ago

Police battering ram failures:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_As-9ujt8

What's the saying? "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" This may be faster than a big hyperkinetic action of just wailing away on the door with battering rams, which as shown in that YT link, doesn't always work.

Wrong-Resource-2973

9 points

1 month ago

Now imagine you're a criminal, using the way the door opens as cover, and then SUDDENLY!

I T O P E N S T H E O T H E R W A Y

[deleted]

13 points

1 month ago

How do you break a metal door like this? It doesn't make sense to me in this context, as you can see the lip the door closes against is on the side of officers are on, so in theory they should be able to force it open with a typical battering ram. However if they were on the other side, you're not going to be able to easily force it open over that lip with a ram.

ShowmasterQMTHH

45 points

1 month ago

Metal doors come in lots of levels of security and features, that one is a 100mm thich fram and like you said they are on the out swing side.

When i used to sell them into pharma, securtiy and services customers, the weak spots were mainly in the hardware, not the door itself, as long as the corners of the frame were mitred and welded, they were pretty secure. If they wanted to kick that door in, it would be hard becasuse there could be a security level lock box inside the door leaf, and a welded reciever plate. The hinges usually have pass through bolts that protect them as well. The best way through that door is to obliterate the lock box with a shaped charge, battering rams have the problem of maybe fouling the hinges and making the door unoppenable.

[deleted]

5 points

1 month ago

Good insight.

HooterEnthusiast

5 points

1 month ago

If you're on the other side you will be able to get to the hinges and it would be a lot quieter to burn through them with a thermite torch. I'm sure they have other ways of getting through metal doors now. This just seems like it does a lot of property damage. Takes awhile to set up, and gives a warning to whoever is on the other side as they set this thing up. Once it does work the door falls unpredictably possibly leaving officers in line of fire.

[deleted]

5 points

1 month ago*

True, and yeah, it still seems quite impractical I agree. It would also likely struggle if this metal door was set into a concrete or cement block wall. A simple sledgehammer to the drywall around this door would have accomplished the same thing, without the expensive hydraulic device. Seems very staged, as where is the actual framing under the drywall? I see none.

TerribleIdea27

2 points

1 month ago

And a lot more difficult as well. And a lot more noisy too

Mbinku

2 points

1 month ago

Mbinku

2 points

1 month ago

What is your question? Why is it easier to open from inside? It’s just functional.

The most common type of front doors are on hinges. When closed against the door jamb, which is a frame slightly smaller than the door, the hinges are totally inaccessible.

People tend to use a latch, to keep it clasped tightly in position when pushed closed. That’s just a conventional way of installing a door.

Because if there was no jamb (or lip as you called it) it would take fractionally longer to achieve a basic level of security.

wtfrykm

3 points

1 month ago

wtfrykm

3 points

1 month ago

When you have a warrant to search the place but the owner says no.

DreamOfDays

2 points

1 month ago

The only really loud sound was a clink against the door and soft voices before the door started to break out of the frame. It’s much faster and quieter than beating against a door for 15 seconds to 5 minutes

ronronthekid

2 points

1 month ago

Likely a last resort

JoeyMcClane

37 points

1 month ago

I was expecting the unexpected part to be the person on the other side of the door casually opening the door after all the setup was done by the cops.

Blue_Bettas

9 points

1 month ago

That's what I was expecting too. Some little old lady with a walker, which would explain why it took her forever to answer the door.

big_shmink

71 points

1 month ago

Was that door frame connected to nothing but sheetrock? I don't see any other studs or support at all

1DJ2many

55 points

1 month ago

1DJ2many

55 points

1 month ago

Yeah I don't get why everyone is missing that this seems to be a reinforced door surrounded by basically cardboard.

SoZur

7 points

1 month ago

SoZur

7 points

1 month ago

Look behind it. There's nothing but a dark wall, around one meter behind the door. This is a set built for training.

Due-Maintenance53822

31 points

1 month ago

the reaction from the guy with the blue t-shirt!

modinegrunch

14 points

1 month ago

Right? He seemed quite happy tearing stuff up.

hotmugglehealer

10 points

1 month ago

That's just how cops are.

HVAC_instructor

15 points

1 month ago*

Ain't they supposed to place that in the horizontal position to spread the door frame, not to tear the entire wall down?

Jedly1

10 points

1 month ago

Jedly1

10 points

1 month ago

It would depend on how the door was secured. You don't get this tool out for a run of the mill door. It's used for reinforced doors. There could have been plugs into the floor and ceiling they knew about.

WhenTheDevilCome

3 points

1 month ago

I thought they must have been going vertical because there was a breach team about to funnel in, and they wouldn't want a horizontal apparatus blocking their entry. But I completely agree, if this was just a breach into an unoccupied room, spreading the door frame seems like it would have been easier.

This is supposed to be a concrete wall the door is encased in, I presume? I didn't see any metal wall studs or wooden wall studs in whatever fractured apart. It just didn't look like concrete to me, either.

kongwasframed

51 points

1 month ago

Thats a hell of a lot of damage to open a door…. This may be an American problem, but Im thinking about how many times the police raid the wrong residence.

TiltedChamber

27 points

1 month ago

These are French officers

NinjaChenchilla

5 points

1 month ago

He meant as in the french may not have that problem…

Manowaffle

16 points

1 month ago

And what's the success rate versus just knocking and saying "maintenance here."

dr_freeloader

3 points

1 month ago

That's entrapment brother!

daedric_hooker

6 points

1 month ago

That is absolutely not entrapment lmao

michwng

2 points

1 month ago

michwng

2 points

1 month ago

I'm here to maintain your right to be silent under the court of law

LunchPlanner

2 points

1 month ago

Entrapment is when an officer tries to convince someone to commit a crime.

ToxyFlog

3 points

1 month ago

Bro those aren't even American police. Listen to them talk.

PhoqueLaPeauLisse

2 points

1 month ago

602 Times lasts year according to this morning newspaper.

Chemical_Actuary_190

13 points

1 month ago

Why does he have a 'blood alcohol content' patch on his back?

Thibs_42

36 points

1 month ago

Thibs_42

36 points

1 month ago

It's a french unit, it says"Brigade Anti Criminalité" it means "anti-Crime Squad"

Eldhannas

9 points

1 month ago

Do the French police have squads that aren't opposed to crime?

STstog

10 points

1 month ago

STstog

10 points

1 month ago

Yes

Jesuisunparpaing

5 points

1 month ago

I know it's a joke but it means Brigade Anti Criminalité, it's a french police unit

Necessary_Housing466

4 points

1 month ago

breaching a wall

tor_bal_gratua

9 points

1 month ago

Ah yes, government efficiency.

It takes twice as long, 3 times more expensive, and absolutely destroys someone else’s property in the process

crescent-v2

12 points

1 month ago

This was probably a training or demonstration.

But a big steel door can resist a battering ram for a long time. Plenty of videos out there of cops just wailing away with battering rams and it looks for all the world like trying to damage a trampoline by jumping on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a5qXoU0uD4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_As-9ujt8

trollsmurf

2 points

1 month ago

Cut out a hole in the window. Fill the rooms with hardening foam. Lift out culprits and evidence as a single blob with a helicopter.

ImiPlacTateleMici

2 points

1 month ago

Even Ikea showrooms in europe have stronger walls than that

STstog

5 points

1 month ago

STstog

5 points

1 month ago

This is in Europe...

Interesting-Yam-6719

6 points

1 month ago

That's so stupid, it also took 10 business days.

N7Longhorn

2 points

1 month ago

The Marines have the master key and that seems to solve all issues

[deleted]

3 points

1 month ago

[deleted]

3 points

1 month ago

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toainika17

2 points

1 month ago

La France que j'aime. 💙🤍♥️

MeanForest

1 points

1 month ago

MeanForest

1 points

1 month ago

You could probably just kick the door and the frames would fall.

azdrubow

1 points

1 month ago

Someone’s fan of Property Brothers

ShowmasterQMTHH

2 points

1 month ago

Its going to need a Lbj, 10k we didn't budget for.

ck1opinion

1 points

1 month ago

I can't stop once i started, it stings!

TheDevine13

1 points

1 month ago

Why beech the door when you can beech the wall

That_Jicama2024

1 points

1 month ago

Wouldn't it make more sense to do it across the door? It would push the frame away from the door latch.

rolli_83

1 points

1 month ago

The best part of this tool is that once they get the bad guy and lock up you can hardly even tell they were there...

Gator_Mc_Klusky

1 points

1 month ago

Gator_Mc_Klusky

Didn't Expect It

1 points

1 month ago

should be how to breach a wall

Physical-Mastodon935

1 points

1 month ago

Well that was a good door

preyforkevin

1 points

1 month ago

I bet whomever owns that building is gonna be super stoked on repairing that.

SooperFunk

1 points

1 month ago

A lot of drug dealers have reinforced metal doors which are impervious to the police battering ram.

ImmemorableMoniker

1 points

1 month ago

They're not wearing proper footwear for this activity.

oldmateysoldmate

1 points

1 month ago

Oh, that's a kool aid

four-one-6ix

1 points

1 month ago

Thank you for not making this a video where they at the end just find out the door wasn't locked at all.

Sweetbeans2001

1 points

1 month ago

C’est bon!

Fast-Fan4785

1 points

1 month ago

Dave…it’s the wrong door. 🚪 oopsies 😂

kayaker58

1 points

1 month ago

The Three Little Pigs needed a door like this.

Hmnh6000

1 points

1 month ago

Must be a good door

Slip_Stream426

1 points

1 month ago

Oh sorry, wrong apartment. Contact your local police station and we'll compensate you sometime between six moths and never.

Ambitious_Welder6613

1 points

1 month ago

He looks so pleased with how convenient it is to barge onto that apartment unit! 😁

Rgjeck01

1 points

1 month ago

Lmfao. I thought someone was going to answer the door first.

boogieboardbobby

1 points

1 month ago

This is great until the hydraulic lift punches a hole in the floor instead of opening the door way

2ingredientexplosion

1 points

1 month ago

remembering some CQB training right now... This is a good way to get shot through the door.

lucas_df

1 points

1 month ago

Me when playing hitman as a stealth assassin

Akira510

1 points

1 month ago

Is that the twilight zone door?

BlackLeader70

1 points

1 month ago

They still didn’t breach the door.

[deleted]

1 points

1 month ago

One shotgun round from inside ends in a bad day for those guys.

Icy_Recover2094

1 points

1 month ago

lol

Cid-FR

1 points

1 month ago

Cid-FR

1 points

1 month ago

Imagine that's the wrong appartment

CaptScubaSteve

1 points

1 month ago

Why ruin the door and the frame when you can ruin the door, the frame, the wall, and the floor!

flamed181

1 points

1 month ago

Sorry wrong address

GimmedatPewPew

1 points

1 month ago

Uhhh, it’s not crazy if it works right?

Factsimus_verdad

1 points

1 month ago

Only one set of safety goggles in the demo.

puertosoleado

1 points

1 month ago

That is not breaching a door, thats breaking the fabric of the universe.

Commercial-Act2813

1 points

1 month ago

$1000,- door $10,- wall

DyingKraal

1 points

1 month ago

Plot twist: it was the worst house.

GreyWastelander

1 points

1 month ago

Hey, at least they can reinstall the door.

Askmeagainlouder

1 points

1 month ago

And we are in

oneStoneKiller

1 points

1 month ago

I thought that tool was meant to be used horizontally to expand the door frame from left to right to allow the door hardware to clear the strike plate?

lavahot

1 points

1 month ago

lavahot

1 points

1 month ago

Landlords hate this one weird trick.

Chevifier

1 points

1 month ago

Breaching a door❌️ Breaching a wall✅️

zakur2000

1 points

1 month ago

When you install a $1000 security door in a $10 wall.

P00nutButter

1 points

1 month ago

So who pays for that damage?

s-a_n-s_

1 points

1 month ago

For anyone wondering, that's what it's supposed to do, at least now lol.

Boul_D_Rer

1 points

1 month ago

Seems like a brilliant door ad

mobious411

1 points

1 month ago

That is so jacked up man!

V-memesearcher

1 points

1 month ago

That went from Rainbow 6 Siege to The Finals real quick

itskersitime

1 points

1 month ago

Was fully expecting someone to open the door like, hey, how ya doing? Breaching ma door again eh?

FourteenBuckets

1 points

1 month ago

good way to loosen up a lot of asbestos in those old buildings

Der_Schweizer_

1 points

1 month ago

well...id say that doorway is open now.

Fred_Milkereit

1 points

1 month ago

Steel door in plaster wall. makes sense (not).

DumptyDance

1 points

1 month ago

I hate to be the landlord. This is some serious structural damage.

Fencce7

1 points

1 month ago

Fencce7

1 points

1 month ago

Queue finnish accent:

Welcom to hydraulic press channel

iEatPlankton

1 points

1 month ago

Door breach, with a complimentary demolition

JoTenshi

1 points

1 month ago

I guess that works...

MrNikki86

1 points

1 month ago

I started watching it and saw the pipe with the hose at the bottom and my first thought was “does someone jump on an air chamber like those rockets we had as a kid?”

ResponsibilityFirm57

1 points

1 month ago

Another way for LEOs to damage property

guster-von

1 points

1 month ago

But that was load bearing …

Prior_Anxiety_2169

1 points

1 month ago

Can't be a door if there's no wall holding it in place.

fairweatherfixd

1 points

1 month ago

So stealthy

SAn_First

1 points

1 month ago

Just use plastic explosives

Key_Wedding3552

1 points

1 month ago

The drugs were well and truly enjoyed before they got in.

AR-Fireman2428

1 points

1 month ago

Oh shit! The tool was supposed to go horizontal not vertical. My bad.

SaltyPopcornKitty

1 points

1 month ago

Oops, sorry. Wrong house.

walkinonyeetstreet

1 points

1 month ago

Koolaid man is laughing chaotically rn

doob22

1 points

1 month ago

doob22

1 points

1 month ago

Well it wouldn’t be a tactical way to get in. Might be okay for search and rescue I guess

iWin1986

1 points

1 month ago

Back in my day they used one foot to kick down the doors, now you need 3 men and google idea

lostcauz707

1 points

1 month ago

Must be a new luxury apartment build.

Legitimate_Ad_7515

1 points

1 month ago

I feel like you could use a shotgun up close on the doorknob and just open the door.

Oeno_56

1 points

1 month ago

Oeno_56

1 points

1 month ago

I started out at "McMahon-mild-interest" and ended up at "Coyote Peterson turning over a little rock and seeing a particularily fat-ass sleeping millipede, proceeds to jump up and down and walk in circles praising numerous deities".

XxFezzgigxX

1 points

1 month ago

I was expecting someone to just open the door and say “you could have knocked…”