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You could fix this by randomizing the orientation of the lock.
by pagekalisedown 15y ago
You could fix this by randomizing the orientation of the lock.
- cosgroveb 15y agoThat would be a usability nightmare if I am picturing what you are saying correctly.
- jojopotato 15y agoIt wouldn't be that bad to have it start on a different number every time. It means that you would have to actually pay attention to the unlock process though, muscle memory wouldn't work.
- wccrawford 15y agoI think that's exactly what I thought when I read his comment. I'm not sure why anyone else thinks it's a bad idea, though. Let me clarify it a bit: Just like a rotary telephone, the numbers are in a circle. To open the lock, you drag your finger in a circle around the ring, alternating left and right like a combination lock. But to make sure the smudges are meaningless, the device rotates the rings randomly before each attempt. You still enter the same code, in the same pattern, but the rotation of the device changes each time.