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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    Or just use the one I hide outside under the welcome mat.....
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    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    That reminded me of the story about the guy who swallowed his key and the locksmith made a copy from his ex ray.


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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/30/08

    @shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: Why did he bother with the xray and locksmith? A good laxitive would have worked almost as quick at a fraction of the cost...
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    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    This earned him a Masters?


    I can do this myself with a photo of a key, some spare keys to get the depths, a blank, and a key cutter (worked at the HD for a few years, and became the key expert).


    What do i get?

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    10/30/08

    @diabolusunknownTheSecond: It becomes harder when the photo of the key is at a severe angle. That's where the program comes in.
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    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    Great! Now I can duplicate the keys. Now about that alarm...
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    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    That's nothing.

    I knew a guy that could tell what you ate just by the...well it's a unique talent. We'll leave it at that.
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    Image of drewkkake drewkkake
    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    Wouldn't a simple bump key be a little easier to use for that type of lock?
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    10/30/08

    @drewkkake:


    yeah but you make lots of noise that way.

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    Image of diabolusunknownTheSecond diabolusunknownTheSecond
    10/30/08

    @nutbastard: Not if your good. A few taps with a rubber mallet and i would have customers locks opened and re-keyed within minutes, and I made very little noise.
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    10/31/08

    @diabolusunknownTheSecond:


    i've only got one bump key i used to use (with varying degrees of success) to get into my buddies apartment - and maybe i was doing it wrong but i remember i made a bit of noise.

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    10/30/08

    In reply to Software Can Duplicate Your Keys Using a Photo Taken From 200 Feet Away
    I'm gonna use this to break into the Playboy mansion. Or maybe even the White house.
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    10/30/08

    @takashimiike 7 aka Dl33t: "Or maybe even the White house."


    That's goona be tough. The landlord is set to evict that deadbeat tennant very soon and will most likely change the locks afterwards before the new tennant moves in..

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