Rijndael & Hitachi

[Michael H. Warfield]

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

	Mike
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