On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 02:51:32PM -0700, jim bell wrote:
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.)
First kid with a bee-bee gun and you're on the evening news. I've lost a couple of similar doors in the past to kids, both my own and neighbors...
Jim Bell BS Chem MIT '80
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