The yellow level broke it. 2x4 knocked it out . When you stuff a long pole against the window in your pickup and you get involved in an accident,the yellow pole crashes the window. Perhaps an "out-there" guess, but I see the consequence of a gravel-loading accident, OR . . . your friend has a freakishly loud (glass-breakingly loud)stereo for jamming out on the job-site. Can't feel too bad about the window being gone now that he has that convenient level storage space! John in Rock Hill, SC Hehe, my guess is that level was in the bed when the truck got that other dent? My first thought is that someone hit the tailgate and the level in the back got pushed by the tailgate into the window. From the rust in the damage on the tailgate, I can assume that isn't true, or this truck has been sitting motionless for a month or two. It also looks like the moulding has either been removed and the shards of the window already cleaned up and it's possibly a trick question. Judging by the array of stuff in the back, my BEST guess is that someone threw something into the bed and has a stronger arm than they imagined. The truck was rear ended, which caused the spirit level to propel forward into the rear windshield. The yellow thing broke it. Something like that yellow object hit the window and shattered it. HIT THE BRAKES WITH A LOAD OF LUMBER I think the yellow board was forced through the window when someone rear ended the vehicle. (dented tail gate) I have no idea why the window is broken, but why does the window edge look burnt? One would quickly assume the level went through the window when the truck was rear ended. However, there's no visable broken glass shrads, suggesting the window was broken another time and may not have anything to do with the level. Since you probably gave us enough clues, I think, at one time the passenger went to recline or move the seat back and it smashed the window. Something might have been loose in the back of the truck and shot forward during a particularly quick stop, thus shattering the glass. break in. stole wood. sonic boom The great Golden Bear broke in (using the level) trying to find food. Something hit the glass, causing it to break. Judging from the large dent in the tail gate, I would say that the long level being carried in the back of the truck was pinned in pretty snugly. When some motorist was too busy checking emails to see that a squirrel had run out in front of the Nissan, they crashed into the back of the truck causing the level to shatter the rear window. The windows were rolled up tightly on a hot summer day, and the back window blew out. Happens in Arizona anyway... The easy answer is that he backed into something and the level got pushed through the glass as a result or, the bed pused back into the cab. It appears though that there is classic "duct tape" marks where he had a plastic rear window for a while. THe answer I'll go with is that the level was put through the glass when he shut his tailgate one day. This is easy. The owner was throwing tools into the bed and he accidently hit the window. The same thing happened to a friend of mine, it is pretty common with guys who work in construction. -Josh Closing the back gate. Global warming? Upon completing a hard day’s work at the Miller house, John tossed his level (which should never be done for fear of unlevelling the level) into the truck with a little too much umph. When the aliens abducted him they hadn't figured out the whole "door handle" think yet... Or the yellow beam (I assume that its a level) was resting peacefully like a cat an a pillow between the tailgate and the window. WHEN BAM!!!! A car spun out after the steep #3 turn at Jack in the Box, causeing not only a yellow flag for the racers, but a colision with the right side of the tailgate, forcing the level through the window causeing whatever happened to make me start writing this. Just a theory though Previous Alien answer revised... I noted the rust on the tailgate, so unless the driver has left his window a while, the most likley cause is the ever famous "it fit before I closed the tailgate" Driving with the large cargo in the back, hit a bump. Crash! Something from the bed broke it either while braking hard or after backing up into something. Probably something that happened on a construction site. But apparently the driver finds it useful to have no back windshield as it allows him to put things in his bed that are actually quite longer than his bed. If he didn't find it useful, surely it would be covered with some sort of plastic (or pizza boxes - I swear I've seen that before) and some almighty duct tape. the driver broke the window so he could fit long yellow things in the truck. a mad dude with a bat umm the level? Tailgate pushed something through the window as is was closed?? Something in the bed of the truck came through the window when the driver slammed on the brakes. i did The truck, which was carrying the ladder comfortably in its bed, was rear-ended; the tailgate caved a bit, forcing the end of the ladder through the rear window. meteor? He put the level through the window? driver started yelling at other drivers on the road so loudly and with just the right pitch until the window shattered It was probably a sudden stop and something in the bed went flying and hit the back window. a quick stop and a ladder slid thru window A soprano warming up her high C? in California? Obviously the window was destroyed in a shoot-out Judging from the dent in the tailgate, I'd say the truck was carrying boards or some other rigid objects that were leaning against the rear window. The truck then got into a collision, sending the boards through the window. Hope nobody was in the passenger seat! A load being carried in the back of the truck shifted forward while braking, well, breaking, the window. The divots on the forward bed wall extending up to the window show that many loads have forcefully moved forward, so it was a matter of time. idiot Since the open bed doesn't provide protection for tools, the driver put some tools in the cab to protect them. A thief broke the window to steal them. Clearly the window was broken so they could fit their oversized novelty level in the bed. The truck was hit from behind. The impact propelled the yellow stick through the windshield. snapped tow rope 4 teh win!? Um...the level? It's the new Nissan Frontier Breezy Edition. I believe some kind of impact broke the window. Possibly from a rock thrown by a Transformer. Stress from the rear impact that damaged the tailgate? plank of wood/that metal ruler placed on window and into a metal fold in the bottom of the truck/the other side, with a tight fit. Car got rear-ended. Window breaks under strain. Man that's an old sucky SUV (are they called SUVs?) The truck was rear-ended, and something flew up from the bed and broke the window. A sudden impact with an object created a larger force on the window than it could resist. During the insufferable heat of a Sacramento summer, Buck (the owner) broke the window out himself in order to facilitate the flow of sweet California air. It is very obvious that the window was broken to make room for that level in the picture. It's a work truck. Shit happens. that yellow thing broke it Someone broke it putting a ladder in the back. Flying pumpkin? Truck carrying yellow ladder backed into a lightpole. Yellow ladder punched out rear windscreen. That long level or whatever it is was balanced across the bed of the truck. It was backing up to a work site, but the driver didn't realize how close he was to the wall and smacked into it (causing the dent on the tailgate). This blow drove the level though the windshield. I think that the pole in the backwas rammed into the window after something rear ended him. They put some lumber/furniture in it and were rear-ended casuing the lumber/furniture to go thru the window... Aliens abducted the driver through the rear window might it have something to do with the yellow dealio poking into the cab? in not, maybe a tree branch knocked into it? Something (a car?) hit the back end of the truck and forced the yellow thingy through the window. Was the yellow thingy braced against the window? And then when the truck was hit in the rear right, the shock was transmitted to the window. Since It seems the truck is used in construction (the levels, square, and extension cords) I would guess that they put too much lumber in the bed and when He came to a sudden stop the lumber slid forward and broke the window. Though this only put a hole in it because the window is "scraped out" to remove the other pieces windows held on all four sides like the back window seldomly completely shatter normally it is only the middle and the edges still retain some glass (which is removed in this case). Move over Grisham here I come. KJ chuck norris Hey Rob, how about giving us the answers to challenges 5 through 9? How about following up the Paypal fraud story or the tallest-building story? Finish what you start before you move on to the next thing. my guess is that he hit the brakes and that level came crashing through, but i dunno Hurricane? he came to a sudden stop and that big level went through his window My "theory" is the ball-cap-wearing, chaw-chewing, head-banging-music-loving chap stopped suddenly and the four foot spirit level when through his rear window. I know the answer as well. It was a small scale (less than 6") nuclear-powered alien space ship that lost control. I heard all about it from Art Bell. It actually happens all the time, but secret government agents are summoned to destroy the evidence. a monkey The level The ladder leg broke the window when someone rear-ended the truck, forcing the tailgate inwards. B-dogg The Answers to Detective Questions 1-9 are on http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/detective/detective_answers.shtml the giant level went thru it It was in an accident, mabey a ladder went through it, you can see duct tape leftover sticky around the back window, so the owner probably took the plastic off to either see or put the levels through. Someone rear ended the truck while it was carrying the ladder. PS... am i the only one who saw the duct tape sticky? you people gotta LOOK INTO things for crying out loud, thats why it's a DECTECTIVE MYSTERY!!! The driver stoped to fast, and something heavy in the bed pushed the beam through the window? spirit level! Either the yellow thing hit it (cause it's plainly sticking into the cab) or there was a minor car accident (cause of the dents in the back) level shoved too hard and broke glass shotgun it got broken Ladder went through back window when breaking. rob, it's a work truck. he was workin', and somethin' smashed it. no mystery there. That guy in the truck was pissed off that you were taking pictures and broke the glass to show you that you needed to "run along". Excessive speed with the windows down. The buffeting caused minute vibrations that eventually led to window failure. Or maybe an ex-wife with a brick? its gotta be one of those two. Thanks, Chris the level They broke it on purpose so that this large level would fit into the back of the truck. I'll guess (lemming-like following your photographic suggetion) that the window was broken at the same time the tailgate was dented. I think, being a work truck, that something large was in the back. When the tailgate was struck, the big thing was pushed into the window, breaking it. It's been broken for months because it's a "beater" motorcycle guy rammed his tailgate while looking over his shoulder in an attempt to pass. the impact on the tailgate shoved the ladder fwd enough to puncture the window... i think. It seems to me that a rare earthquake, resulting from the hatching of the egg of the Quasma spider, occurred directly below the rear windshield of the truck. The quivering of the Earth in that particular spot is what caused the windshield to shatter. 1. some one smashed it out to steal tools from inside 2. something in bed of truck tipped over when truck stopped short penis monsters attacked the aliens. Shut the tailgate on the level, forcing it through the window. redneck it used to have a camper shell and when it was damaged from the rear, it punctured the cabs glass. It looks like he hit it with that really long yellow thing. board through the window. stopped to fast and the board smashed through the window Piece of a ladder tornado that yellow thing in the picture This is a prime example why you should never haul rhinos in a midside truck. sfds I would imagine that it has something to do with the level The truck was in a parade carrying a bunch of drunken women. A child ran in front of the truck causing the driver to slam on the brakes (the child was okay). This in turn caused the drunken women throwing candy in the bed of the truck to all pile up near the front of the bed. In the process the two of the women smacked heads (one was the driver's wife) and their purses flew open. Inside the wife's purse was a stash of candy that she had hidden in there 'just in case'. The other woman saw this candy and immediately started rolling around the bed of the truck laughing a drunken hysterical laugh. Some excited shouted ensued which caused one of the children standing on the side of the road excitedly expecting candy thrown at his feet to startle throwing his arms up in startled fright. Unfortunately in his left hand was a giant lollypop (one of those rainbow ones) that flew up and hit his father in the head. The father, also startled, (mis-use of commas there!) and with the lollypop stuck to his forehead hindering his view fell over his child and up his arms went! In his left hand was his wife's purse which he had been holding for the last hour while she was getting drunk in the back of the pick-up truck throwing candy to kids as the parade crawled past. Inside this woman's bag was an extra bottle of vodka (Grey Goose) which flew out of the bag which was in the flailing husband's hands and slammed against the rear window of the truck smashing it to pieces. The level was jammed in the window during the accident Someone hit the tailgate, which rammed that yellow thing through the back window. guy slammed on brakes and level went thru window..duh! an all terain vehicle in the back. Who needs windows anyway? I dunno... Ask Veronica Mars! Fifth wheel trailer+bad angle while parking=this When someone hit the rear of the truck it impacted the end of that yellow level which was resting on the glass of the pickup truck, thrusting it ahead and busting the glass. equipment/materials in the bed of the truck hit it when coming to a sudden stop broken into by a drunk guy who backed it up into a tree limb causing the big dent onthe tailgate. the driver heardthenoise, ran outside, and got his truck back. Isn't it obvious? The owner broke it out to make room for the giant level. broken on purpose to stick things through the open space. given the dents in the cab and the work, I would assume they were hauling something. A quick stomp on the brakes and it popped through the window the level obviously didn't think that the window was level enough, so it had a hissy fit in kamakazi fashion The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? Owner broke it to allow longer objects to be transported maybe that big yellow thing broke it lol or they needed more room i sneezed on it A thief probably wouldn't break through the back window (awkward to climb over all that glass). Window was probably cracked by something in the back of the truck sliding fwd when driver hit brakes. This "starred" glass must have blocked the driver's rear view, so he busted out the rest of window until he could get it replaced. Broken in f The level was resting against the window. It broke the window after the truck was impacted somehow. I'd say it has something to do with that yellow level... It looks like another vehicle hit the tailgate, somehow causing the yellow ladder support to break the window. Either (a) The guy needed to carry an oversized load in the back of the pickup and broke the window to fit it in or (b) He had to stop suddenly and by the magical power that is momentum an item was propelled from the bed of the truck and through the window. The truck was struck lightly from behind, breaking both the window and the spirit level that was up against it. stopping suddenly Drunken sex, no doubt. Got its shit pushed in. Disgruntled postal worker, the truck was parked in front of the mailbox and the postal worker could not deliver his mail without getting out of his vehicle. This made him very mad, thus the busted rear window. Stopped too quickly, beam continued forward through window. More convenient to store the level! obviously this truck is used to transport lots of shit. something shifted and broke the window. slate of masterslate.org Something that was loaded into the truck shifted forward and smashed the window. Something impacted the rear panel of the cargo area, which in turn shoved forward the incredibly long yellow level. The level punched through the window. A thief broke the window front end accident the level? Another car ran into the back of the truck, pushing the level through the window. they had a ladder in the back of the truck, they were hit in the tail gate, and it smashed the ladder into the rear window broken when something hit the back of the truck and pushed an object through the window. I'm guessing that he was rear-ended and something long that was in the back of his flatbed went through the rear windshield owner broke it out While off-roading, the driver did not secure his Cockeyed.com 2007 calendar, and it broke throught he glass. it busted He got rear-ended and that big 'ol level went right through the window. 8ft level + 6ft truck bed= shattered window. The owner, making more room for the really long level? My guess is that its not due to the level protruding through (that seems to be an "added bonus" of not having a rear window) but instead that the window broke when the truck was rear-ended / backed into something. I think we've all broken a window or two to safely transport our levels looks like a level poked it when the truck was rear-ended. the truck was rear-ended, pushing the yellow pole through the rear windsheild i punched it your welcome pl potato gun accident The level broke the window. Stopped too quickly, or was rear ended, and the level went through the window. biggest. fart. ever. It looks like a female driver seated in the vehicle. After she backed into her husband's car in the driveway, he smashed her rear window in retaliation. ? good ol read end Hovercraft Demolition scrap over zealously thrown into the truck bed misses target? the thing hit it rear end collision caused the dent in the tailgate and shattered the window. the level at a sudden stop they needed room for their level. Toll thorugh window. Pooosibly the level I'm guessing he stopped too quickly and that big ol' piece o' yellow garbage was thrown into the window. I'm tempted to look at the dented tail there and say he was hit, but methinks I see some rust on that spot, leading me to think it's an older piece of damage. obviously from the dent, someone rearended this fellow which pushed the ladder through his read window. they got crashed into! From splatman: Cuzz the yellow level iz too ling. How many hav said that already? Someone in the passenger seat w/o the readrest got a "cranial impact test" wen the truch got rear-ended. The owner put the headrest back after the event, tried to cover up the mess, but, asI hav learned years ago, duck tape doesn't last squat in the weather. 12/14/06 24:09 PST Judging by the dent in the back, I'm goign to say a rear end collision caused some of the un-secured construction tools to fly forward into the window. The yellow beam thing is a red herring; it was probably placed there AFTER the rear windshield was lost, because hey, why not, extra room. Well, he clearly had the long, yellow level resting up against the windsheild and when he came to a sudden stop it crashed through the glass. Luckily he was riding alone, since Lucky Joe had a bad plate of Mexican for lunch and went home early. tossed in with an elephant How? I'd guess a break in, a while ago. It looks like there was somethign taped up for abit, and the weather has taken its' toll on the interior. Either plummeting space junk, or something in the bed moved forward and broke it. A giant bird don't know Yellow stick of doom the giant level wanted to sit inside the cab. that yellow stick broke it It appears, due to the location of the large bubble level, that it was possibly on left top of a toolbox or other box, and left unsecured. While driving, the vehicle was forced to a sudden stop, driving the level into the window , shattering it instantly. this is the reason why you should always go with the factory stereo. the window was broken by thieves on a spree. Brien The level had been sitting on part of the tailgate and when it was shut the level was pushed clear on through. the big level the big level aaa...umm...:S ?? high speed reverse chase scene ending with a sudden stop and the passenger flying through the back window The bed hitting the cab in that collision with the dock-plate. Also, nice duct-tape patch job. They stopped too fast and the yellow stick thingie continued forward in a nod to "An Object in Motion will stay in motion..." What is that anyhow, a level? Rear collision tossed tools from bed into rear window. It happened a long time ago, though, because at one point a tarp was duct taped to the hole. Level was touching window and resting on tailgate. Tailgate go shut, window go boom. the yellow thing The car was hit from behind, and the denting of the back pushed the yellow beam into the window Too much pressure in the cabin caused by a case of accute flatulence. the yellow level leaning into the window frame slid forward while the truck was coming to a stop, breaking the rear windshield. space meteor Rear-ending that resulted in the level being thrown through both windows He might have been driving and the wind might have gotten up underneith the board propelling it into the back. =O I dunno...I'm taking the easy route and assuming he hit the brake too fast and that yellow post-doodad went right through the window. xP kinda looks like a fire in the bed of the pick up, or possibly in the cab caused the window to break loading a ladder By looking at the tailgate damage and the equipment in the bed, I would guess that at some point, lumber or other long building materials were being transported when the truck got rear ended (or backing into something) causing the payload to break the window when it was pushed forward. The owner wanted to install a sliding rear window, did not want to pay to have it removed so he removed it himself. I see not glass, so I assume it happened a long time ago, maybe when the rear gate was dented (and now rusted) of 4ec1be247ceb4b934ec1dc1815a1f1b2 . com944@cockeyed.com Someone hit the back of the car, the yellow bar thing was in the way of the crumpling metal so it got pushed foward and broke the glass. ? loading a ladder in through the back. the ladder slipped The butler. The truck got rear-ended, causing something in the bed to fly forward and break the window. The level ? The yellow level was pushed through the window when the tailgate was closed. monkeys... it's always monkeys A friend of mine did the same thing while loading firewood into the back of his pickup - ker-crash! - so I would guess that this happened loading wood or lumber of some sort. it broke, of course tree fell on it Old break, no way to tell from given evidence You hit him from behind, because you were taking pictures of something else, and thus slammed into him.Hence his scowering face! sodium5393@cockeyed.com A wild sasfrasquatch got mad and hurled an angry yellow stick through said window. Ouch. This is a tough one, and I think it's clear that something isn't on the level (get the pun? do ya?). Fortunately, for the owner of this vehicle, I am willing to lend my expert sleuthing skills to crack this case. An amateur investigator may be attracted to the large dent on the tailgate visible in the first picture. HA! Alas, dear Watson, this is but a red herring - cleverly designed to throw off the untrained eye. The damage to the tailgate is clearly old - old enough for the metal to brown with rust (see upper right corner of tailgate). The damage to the window is relatively recent - as evidenced by the bits of glass still present it the upper right corner and along the bottom of the window frame. Yes, the window breakage is very recent indeed. What could lay such carnage to an otherwise sturdy glass window? Perhaps a large yellow level? NO! this is yet another false clue thrown in to hinder the inexperienced dick (that wasn't meant to sound dirty, I swear). That level was purposely placed there by the owner (visible in the photos) as it would not ordinarily fit in the truck bed - there is no possible situation which that level could have been responsible for breaking the window and then come to rest in its current position - it defies physics. The clue which would inevitably lead to the truth can be seen most clearly in the second and third photographs. Notice the small dents present on the front inside of the bed (immediately behind the cab and below the broken window). There's only one thing known to be able to cause this level of truck carnage: meteors. Yes, the damage to the truck bed as well as the back window was caused by a sudden meteor shower raining bits of falling stone onto the truck. Thankfully, no one was injured (apparently) during the impromptu cosmic event. Hopefully, the owner's insurance will cover the damage without deductible. -Jake Scaltreto looks like someone backed into the tailgate and drove the level through the window! he was loading his truck and threw that threw the window backed into, or was hit from behind, and the long, now broken, spirit level went through the window It was broken deliberately to fit the level. The level was forced through the window by someone shutting the tailgate. He got rear-ended pushing the level forward He got rear-ended pushing the level forward slammed the brakes on, level slid forward, crash the yellow balance thing? or did YOU do it? wind telling the truth isnt gonna be easy. (glass everywhere you look). who broke my window? why is my stomach all nervous and queazy? telling the truth isnt gonna be easy. (glass everywhere you look). who broke my window? why is my stomach all nervous and queazy? telling the truth isnt gonna be easy. (glass everywhere you look). who broke my window? why is my stomach all nervous and queazy? teenager Infamous wise guy Vito Scaparetti was taken to a field about 20 miles from the city and killed execution style with a bullet to the back of his head. His body was then taken, via trunk of a cadillac sts, back to the city and thrown from the top of a building. It landed in the rear of the truck. The shock of the landing shattered the rear window. Load of 2x4s in the back and a surprise red light. They must've slammed on the brakes, then that 4' level blew through the back windshield, spewing glass and panic everywhere spontaneous combustion A long pole was propped against the window and rested against the window. The truck was rear-ended and the pole was forced through the glass. Looks as though the tailgate was smacked good and hard, pushing the long bubble level through the rear window. But that's just based on the information in the photo. It coulda been a baseball bat for all I know. Hmm... It looks like he keeps tools and what not in his trunk and the back of his car has a dent too, so my conclusion is that he got hit from behind and maybe that yellow thing smacked into the window... mind you that dent doesn't look like the impact was very hard and i doubt that it could create enough force for that thing to break the window... hmm.. Haha maybe he pissed his girlfirend off :P that long yellow thing was already in the back of the truck and some hit & run driver backed into the gate on the truck bed, crushing the gate, pushing that yellow bar/hook looking thing through the windshield. Looks like someone smashed into the back of the truck, causing the long level to smash the window it was leaning against. driver hit the brakes hard 4 ft aluminum level catapulted into window. level has a sharp corner that broke glass The level was hungry for a taste of safety glass. A long heavy object (such as a 2x4)in the bed slid forward after the driver braked suddenly and went through the window. This happened to me once. guy had the carpenter's level resting against the rear window, then made a sudden stop. the level smashed through the window, shattering all the glass. had the same thing happen to me with a 2x4, but lucky for me - i had a 4 piece panel window, so only one piece broke. unlucky for me, you can't just replace one panel - you gotta buy all four. The window was accidentally broken by a careless low-paid employee who was in a hurry to load the truck, so he could make it home in time to watch 'Deal or No Deal'. nye@comcast.net The truck was hit from behind which cause the yellow thing (which was in contact with the tailgate) to shoot forward fast enough to break the rear glass. Looks like the long level was resting on the back window, and either the truck was hit from behind, or stopped suddenly, shattering its back window. This has happened to me personally, except it was a bamboo flagpole I had attached to my truck, which whipped into the window when I got rear-ended. Somebody was transporting heavy goods without fastening them securely. When they braked at an intersection, the goods smashed through the back window due to inertia. stopped suddenly, spirit level's inertia took over. Birdstrike! That huge yellow implement went through the windsheild when the truck hit a bump or was rear ended Truck stopped fast and yellow level didn't. Is this one a joke? It was broken by the impact of the long yellow level. hehe He stopped short; level lurched violently forward. Looks like someone braked suddenly and the level took out the window. Looks like the driver backed into a pole. When the tailgate bent inwards it drove the level through the rear window. The level smashed through it when the driver got rear-ended his melon hit the back window Black Sabbath. Love, Kushcash.com The dent in the tailgate leads me to believe that the long level in the back of the truck was placed against the tailgate and propped up against the window. The truck was then either backed into something or something hit the tailgate there, which pushed the level through the back window. Obviously an alien abduction. some dude trying to break in ? The level in the bed broke the window when the truck came to an abrupt stop THE GLUE WAS POOR AND HAD TO BE TAKENOUT TO BE REPLACED Someone slammed the tailgate, sending the level through the window. I've actually seen this happen, but with a 2"x4" and a Honda Civic's windshield. Not pretty. the broken window theory of policing Someone threw an apple at it. Judging by the wear and tear around the sides of the vehicle, it used to have a camper on it and the owner perhaps broke the rear window out because he felt he didn't need it and needed the ability to have items extend into the cab for transportation purposes. biker hit the tail gate and flew threw the window. rage he stopped to quickly - the driver wanted to transport beams of some sort using his truck, and while trying to get it in the back, they accidently made a forward thrust toward the windshield and it broke. -my idiot brother decided that taking a puch to the windshield of our car wasn't enough for him, that he flew to the U.S and did the same to this truck. The level was pushed through the window when the truck was rear-ended. Obviously, a shotgun blast. It's clear. This monkey wouldn't get out from in front of me on I80 heading to Tahoe. Man, the guy was pimpin' that truck at 55 in the fast lane. I flashed my lights and when he didn't move I put a cap in his cab. I think he got the message. a tree The level was leaning against the back window, and a hard stop made it fly through. [mp] the level was leaning against the window and someone tossed something on top of it. someone hit the tailgate of the truck, the tailgate pushed the yellow bar, the bar broke the windshield. easy. level through the window after being rear ended someone hit the back fo the truck causing the level to smash through the window water escape is the yellow level made of metal or plastic? if metal, i would guess it broke it. Deliberately broken so that the spririt level would fit. no telling what broke it to begin with, something unsecured in the back of the truck flying through it after a hard braking. The only thing i can infer from these pictures is that it's been broken for quite awhile. You can see the duct tape glue remnants on the side suggesting there was something covering the area for quite awhile. when you closed the tailgate the yellow level went thruogh the back window gogzilla did it Tree Braked quickly and the spirit level smashed it. Backed into a light pole There was something in the tray that pitched forward when the vehicle stopped. kjdnvvqnevoq2eov f i don't know Something in the pickup bed slammed into the rear window during a panic stop. the pipe a car ran into the back pushing the rest of the cargo forward which then pushed the beam through the window the window was broken out prior. it is an old work truch and the person just put the beam in to it. The accident pushed the level through the rear window. sasquatch