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That's generally true already, though? It's pretty trivial to make a lock unusable: just fill it with super glue.
by jmgao 8y ago
That's generally true already, though? It's pretty trivial to make a lock unusable: just fill it with super glue.
- crooked-v 8y agoFilling a lock with glue doesn't get you free batteries.
- minitoar 8y agoI'm imagining an elaborate battery black market. One vendor specializes in 9Vs. Sure, they're partially discharged, but if you're unscrupulous you can get mobile power for cheap...
- crooked-v 8y agoFor context, consider that I live in a city where homeless people can regularly be seen hoarding multiple partialy disassembled bicycles that were almost always stolen off the street. https://bikeportland.org/2018/08/16/portlands-most-prolific-bike-thief-steals-again-gets-25-months-in-prison-287608/amp https://bikeportland.org/2018/08/16/portlands-most-prolific-... Mere battery theft would be inevitable.
- lostmsu 8y agoBatteries are orders of magnitude cheaper.