Penny Door Lock Trick

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Penny door lock trick.

We haven t been able to find any credible reports of thieves using a penny in a door handle to break into cars and warnings about that happening can easily be picked apart. One is a magic trick one is a brain bender and two are neat science demonstrations. Most doors will need four or. Check your door as they may shove a quarter or penny into the gap like this.

Slide several pennies into the crack between the door and the jamb molding about 18 above the handle. No we re not lying. The rumors claim that it. Thieves are becoming more brazen and are now using a very sneaky and easy to miss method of breaking into your car.

If you live in a college dorm military barracks or similar structure they have a huge heavy metal door with deadbolt lock. Whether your car is sitting in your driveway or a lot when you are shopping the thief slides a nickel or penny in the door handle of the passenger side. Though you try to use your key for central locking it will not work in light of the fact that the passenger car door is stuck. The point of this prank is to lock someone in a room usually causing significant confusion as to what is wrong with the door and or handle.

Select the appropriate number of pennies for the space between the door and frame. There have been rumors going around facebook and elsewhere that thieves have been wedging coins like a quarter or a penny into car door handles to get inside the vehicle. How to penny lock a door step 1. Jamming a penny in a car door handle prevents automatic locks from working and allows thieves to easily steal your possessions according to online warnings.

Wrap your chosen stack of. While ordinary pennies are very very difficult to rip if you get rid of the zinc core you are left with only the thin copper shell which is itself very easy to tear apart. By binding bundles of pennies together with some duct tape and sticking them in the door frame of a locked door you can prevent the door from unlocking and opening altogether trapping your victim inside. Start by pushing in the door near the top.

Examine the door you want to lock. For the final day of our craft closet boredom busters series here are four fun tricks to do with a penny and just a few other household supplies. Repeat process below the handle.