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- From: snow@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Mark Harrison)
- Newsgroups: alt.locksmithing
- Subject: Re: Trick for auto entry in the news.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.200749.17195@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 20:07:49 GMT
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- In article <41341@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> 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?
-
- i heard about this some months ago, but with a different explaination. it was
- supposed to work on central locking cars.. the sudden pressure opened a
- contact, and all the locks opened. there's no way it could be actually picking
- the lock though. you'd need things like pneumatic seals around the lock
- (inside as well) to make sure the pressure was actually applied to the pins.
- and with most car locks being (as far as i know) wafer locks, and quite
- stiff.. i doubt it would work. but triggering the central locking may do... i
- don't know :)
-
- hugs,
- Snow
-
- --
- The
- best way
- to avoid responsibility
- is to say, "I've got
- responsibilities."
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