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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Trick for auto entry in the news.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.091207.20297@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <41341@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 09:12:07 GMT
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- mark@kraken.ucsd.edu (Mark Anderson) writes:
- :
- : A local news story said that thiefs had been exploiting
- : a new trick to unlock cars.
- :
- : The claim was that one could take a tennis ball, cut a
- : hole about the size of a quarter in it. Place the hole
- : flush with the door over the keyway. Then give the ball
- : a sharp blow, while at the same time pulling on the door
- : handle. Up pops the lock. Sort of a pneumatic pick gun.
- :
- : I've not had a chance to try this yet. Has anyone
- : else heard of this? Anyone tried it successfully?
-
- Nope - first time. I also expect that it is just a rumor.
- I know of no way that this would work. It would have to
- line up all the pins/wafers at once, plus torque the plug
- in the correct direction. A lot to ask of a random puff
- of air. But then, we all know how accurate the news media
- is.
-
- Bill
-