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- From: andrew@cubetech.com (Andrew Loewenstern)
- Subject: Re: HELP WITH MY LOCKER PLEASE!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.142834.4474@cubetech.com>
- Organization: Cube Technologies, Inc.
- References: <C1C26s.I76@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1993Jan26.012133.22590@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:28:34 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.012133.22590@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- >ec49726@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Manny DeSoto) writes:
- >:
- >: A couple of years ago, a friend of mine told me a way of opening a master lock
- >: (combo or key, Im unsure) with a hammer and some pantyhose. From what I
- >: understand, you tie the U end of the lock to the pantyhose and let it dangle
- >: and tie the other end to something solid. When you strike the lock with the
- >: hammer, the elasticity of the pantyhose is supposed to have the right frequency
- >: (something like a spring constant, I guess) to open the lock.
- >
- >The technique is called "rapping", and can be used on some models of
- >combination locks. The usual instructions say to use a piece of leather.
- >The pantyhose will not gain you anything - but probably will not hurt
- >either.
-
- Unless it springs back and hits you in the face.... ;-)
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-
- andrew
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