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    Image of madog madog
    11/04/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    "No Homers allowed!" #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    i still use the trusty "No Girls Allowed" sign. works like a charm. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Keighvin Keighvin
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    The equipment and code are better than just knock detection - while that's a novel approach, there are other things that could trigger an authentication that can be hooked up as well. These can include anything capable of spitting out any kind of data - this same base would work for RFID, fingerprint, iris scanning, etc., after which all the rest of the equipment for actuating the lock mechanism comes into play.

    And why use just one? If both RFID and a knock were required, both proximity and knock authentication would have to be used to get you in. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/03/09

    @Keighvin:
    Wow, now I want a door knob with a USB port in it... #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    DCI-class drummers would have a blast (no pun intended) with this. Can it detect 64th notes? #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of coughiecup coughiecup
    11/03/09

    @shenanigans61: I'm game. That way you're only allowed to enter if your hands are fast enough. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @coughiecup: "No no the whole second part is 16 straight 64th's not 32nd's! Aw you were trying to play 64th's? Jeez I'm sorry :/ " #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @shenanigans61: "And after six o'clock, you start out with Swiss Army triplets then switch to paradiddles with a swing feel." :) #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @coughiecup: Nick Cannon wants in. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @Nick: What's the secret knock? #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @coughiecup: wipe out? #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    I'm assuming the PVC pipe is to hold the skunk scent that gets squirted at someone who knocks incorrectly. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    That is way cool. A commercialized product like this would appeal to every 10 year old and probably quite a few adults as well, assuming it doesn't interfere with a regular key lock. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    Flawed idea. All it takes is someone watching/listening you do the secret knock once and then they'll know it as well and be able to enter. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : "...you could program it to accept a variety of knock patterns, including different knocks at different times of the day." #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/03/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: :

    i dont know - as a pretty decent knuckle-drummer, im pretty sure i could come up with a complex enough knock that to replicate it would be rather difficult. the other thing is, locks only keep out honest people. anyone spying on you as a way to gain entry to something will either photograph your keys or use a bump key or jimmy your lock. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List: That doesn't necessarily prevent people from entering, it just makes their time window shorter and leads to more potential for error on your own part. Who is going to remember a knock you programmed for 3am in the morning if you come home stumbling drunk. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/03/09

    @nutbastard: I wonder how easily the sensor could detect a complex pattern though. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/03/09

    @nutbastard: Interesting solution. My only question is do you continue to be a good knuckle-drummer when drunk? I'd hate to have to wait outside until I was sober enough to perform my tap-tap door code. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @nutbastard: Yeah that's a valid point, if they want to come in, they'll find a way regardless of the locking mechanism you use. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/03/09

    @The Lab:

    i continue to be a good everything when i'm drunk. maybe even better. i know there's a few things, at least, that i do better after 3 beers. downhill skateboarding, COD4, dancing, traffic court, job interviews and (dont try this at home, kids) racing. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @The Lab:

    i continue to be a good everything when i'm drunk. maybe even better. i know there's a few things, at least, that i do better after 3 beers. downhill skateboarding, COD4, dancing, traffic court, job interviews and (dont try this at home, kids) racing. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Just program your head hitting the door as the 3am knock. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @nutbastard: Yes, I agree with the fact that you get better after a few beers. However, I consider drunk as having more than just 3 beers when you definitely get worse at doing stuff haha. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: :

    i meant 3 beers in 20 minutes. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    11/03/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : How would your neighbour know it is a "secret knock" activated lock? To an outside observer, it is a guy knocking on a door and then the door opening. No security issues at all. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @Gary_7vn: If I see my neighbor knocking on his own door with the same exact pattern every day after which the door magically unlocks, I think I'd figure it out. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    I've heard of "secret" NYC nightclubs that utilize the secret knock. This could put an entire demographic of bouncers out of jobs. Like, 5 jobs. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    That is actually pretty cool. You could show your girlfriend the secret knock to get in whenever she wants yet just change it at a instant when you breakup. Wait... did I imply you can have a girlfriend and this knock lock(hay that's a good name!) at the same time? Sorry about that. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @Xeno: I've never given a girlfriend a key to my place, but I have knocked one up, wait, what were we talking about? #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @maven2k: The odds of keeping a girlfriend once you explain the knock to unlock your door system. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of Isentropic_Storm Isentropic_Storm
    11/03/09

    @Xeno: Aw, knock it off guys... we don't want one of those pun threads to start. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    @Isentropic_Storm: Party pooper, heh. #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Make Your Own Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock
    So is this better than the knock/ping detector in my car? #knockdetectingdoorlock
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    Image of omgwtf123 omgwtf123
    10/07/09

    In reply to How to Best a Master Lock
    Okay, so the graphic claims that it would take 7 days - 24/7 to pick the lock using all 64,000 combinations.

    That's means that it takes 6.349 minutes for each attempt? Seems very unlikely.

    Regardless, it ALSO claims that it all 100 attempts take less than 5 minutes?
    Say you could do 100 attempts in 5 minutes.
    Assuming you could, it would take 2.222 days straight of attempting ALL 64,000 combinations.

    Exaggerate much?
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    10/08/09

    @omgwtf123: 7*24*60*60 = 604800 seconds in a week.

    604800/64000 = 9.45s per attempt, unless I got a number wrong somewhere
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/07/09

    In reply to How to Best a Master Lock
    So now all your items in school are gone and you ask why?
    (Bolt cutter...quickest!)
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    Image of swsboarder366 swsboarder366
    10/06/09

    In reply to How to Best a Master Lock
    This is way better. Tested and confirmed.
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    Image of Sean Scrooby Grube Sean Scrooby Grube
    10/06/09

    @swsboarder366: What just happened? lol
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    Log1c promoted this comment Sean Scrooby Grube was starred Sean Scrooby Grube was unstarred
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    10/06/09

    @Sean Scrooby Grube: Use a shim.

    [revision3.com]
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    Image of swsboarder366 swsboarder366
    10/06/09

    @Sean Scrooby Grube: He used part of an aluminum can for a shim.
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    Image of sousago sousago
    10/06/09

    In reply to How to Best a Master Lock
    or more simply: Step 1. Aim at the lock. 2 fire your pistol
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    Image of D0rk D0rk
    10/06/09

    In reply to How to Best a Master Lock
    Based on the infographic's charts for step 3, the combination for the Master Lock sitting on my desk is wrong. The code is 16-2-20 and following the directions, I should use the first chart of numbers, which does not have that as a combination to check.

    In fact, the actual combination to the lock doesn't exist across any one single block of numbers.
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    10/06/09

    @D0rk: Your lock is obviously broken. You should return it until you find one that works with this chart. Then you'll know that your lock is protecting your things properly.
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