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- From: jstark@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Jens Stark)
- Subject: Re: Trick for auto entry in the news.
- Organization: Point of Presence & MCS Hamburg
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:23:12 GMT
- Message-ID: <jstark.722535792@mcshh.hanse.de>
- References: <41341@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <1992Nov21.091207.20297@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
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- billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
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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.
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-
- >Bill
-
- Well, it ran through german news as well.
- One of the strangest methods to break into a car was used on a mercedes of
- a friend of mine. They fired some 9mm cartridges at his door from a little
- distance. The police claims this to be a method of increasing popularity.
- ( Didnt work this time... but the door was ruined... )
-
- Jens
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