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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Trick for auto entry in the news.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.202725.16178@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <jstark.722535792@mcshh.hanse.de>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:27:25 GMT
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- jstark@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Jens Stark) writes:
- : billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- : >:
- : >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.
- :
- : 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... )
-
- Why don't they just break a window? It is quieter, and certainly more
- effective. I question any police statement that such a stupid method is
- becoming more popular - at least, for being effective at breaking into
- an automobile. Maybe they just want to make it expensive for the Mercedes
- owner to get his/her car fixed.
-
- Bill
-