Travel Bags Versus 10,300-Pound Elephant: FIGHT! [Travel]

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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_elephant-luggage.jpgIt's not a scientific test, but is there any other better way to test the strength of five bag brands than using a 10,300-pound elephant? Maybe there is, but it won't be this fun. Surprisingly, one bag resisted:
It took 14 minutes to crack open a $545 Tumi, eight minutes to open a $218 Delsey, one minute to open a legendary $240 Samsonite, and twenty minutes to rip apart a cheap $99 American Tourister. So much for premium pricing. The only un-cracked winner: A $320 Victorinox which, coincidentally, is the one I bought a few months ago. [CBS (http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6009462n&tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0)]


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