It's not valid to make this into a bash Ryanair thread. If the door action is different when armed than not, then all airlines should have a means of simulating the effort required. It doesn't have to be for real, but must simulate the effort, as clearly the CC were used to unarmed opening, but not armed. It's not clear whether they could have opened the doors on a second or third effort. Maybe the helpers leapt in to get them open asap, which is probably a good idea.