14 Oct
2000
14 Oct
'00
6:11 p.m.
Why try to pick a Medeco when it's locking a glass door? :-)
-derek
PS: This isn't a hypothetical; I visited a friend's parents a number of years ago, and noticed that their front door, all glass (with nothing behind it) was locked using a Medeco lock. For those who don't know, a Medeco is a top-of-the-line lock, practically impossible to pick, drill out, etc.
The solution is obvious, to a chemist. Make the glass door double-glazed, sealed at the edges, and filled with hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid). (with a smidgen of phosphoric acid added to prevent long-term polymerization.) Jim Bell BS Chem MIT '80