 SPOILER: Episode 59 of the television show  _"MythBusters" (2003)_ (qv) put the myth of breaking into a safe the  way Nick did to the test. Using a thermal lance like Nick, they were  able to burn a hole into the same model safe, but it took a very  long time and several thermal rods. The contents of the Mythbusters  safe were burned as well. The safe was not watertight so they had to  seal it from the outside before filling it with water. However, the  underwater explosion did blow the door off before the glass relocker  mechanism could engage. Based on the safe door becoming dislodged  and past police reports they determined it was "plausible".