The men discovered that the concrete around the ventilation grates in their cells was weakened by salt air. Using spoons stolen from the cafeteria and a homemade drill made from a vacuum cleaner motor, they chipped away at the concrete. To hide their work, they created fake vents out of cardboard and painted them to match the steel.
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Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers didn't have a "1" moment. They had a multi-month plan: handmade drills, dummy heads for their beds, a raincoat raft. The "break" itself was a single night, but the preparation was thousands of hours. The men discovered that the concrete around the