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This reminds me of when I was in Hawaii visiting my brother who lived in a high rise building. This was years ago so all I had ever know was the lock and key bu
by 14 7y ago
This reminds me of when I was in Hawaii visiting my brother who lived in a high rise building. This was years ago so all I had ever know was the lock and key but his building had key cards and the doors would just unlock with the swipe of a card and you could go to your unit. He explained they are just magnetically locked. I asked well couldn't you just pry them open? We decided to try and sure enough with 2 of use we were able to pull past the strong electromagnet. It didn't really seem overly hard I am sure a strong person could do it alone.
- ISL 7y agoA little mu-metal might be a skeleton key.
- pxx 7y agoThat doesn't seem like they used an electromagnet that was strong enough (an implementation problem rather than a problem with the design). Well-provisioned magnetic door locks should be stronger than the door or a comparable physical lock.