TLontheDL Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 A technique has just been revealed on how thieves can break into your crib with a simple "bump." How it works http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgxlY2rv8cE...ted&search=
coolcat467 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 That's crazy. Good thing I live in a house that no one would want to break into.
TLontheDL Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Good thing I live in a house that no one would want to break into. for real.. me too. :help:
coolcat467 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Damn you got me beat... That's actually me.
TLontheDL Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 Damn you got me beat... That's actually me. waiting for the ps3, right?
CleanGSR Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Problem Solved For a measly $65.00 per door knob. Compare that to the $20 for a normal door knob and it's only costing you $45 more. I might order a couple of these keyless locks pretty soon after seeing that video. Or maybe this one is more your style
Pyrorocketeer Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 if someone wants to get into your house badly enough, they will find a way in. all it takes is one brick through a window, and they are in.
mycarsux Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 The media yet again creating false fear. I love it.
Jeffro Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Having a dog is the #1 deterrent of thieves. Although, they will cost you more than $65, lol... But they're an even better deterrent!
coolcat467 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Not to mention they are just so cute and cuddly
TLontheDL Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 all it takes is one brick through a window, and they are in. One pull of my trigger and they are out...of life.
Hatch92 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 i got a 12gauge and a 10 gauge. 1 in each bed room of me and my roomates appartment. i think that's a very good deterent.
Xeryon Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 The bump technique is pretty old school though. I used to do something similar to locks with a modified envelope opener. Yea, I love how the media reports on something only a handful of people know about and BAM every 12yr old monkey with a key and a screw driver is out stealing radios and porn from the peeps in the neighborhood. BTW, the keyless locks work great until you have a lightning strike close to you house. The emp and/or the static shock will render the circuitry nonfunctional and then you will be sol - and not the 4 wheel kind.
CleanGSR Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I don't believe that for one second. Where I work, every lock into the building is electric locks with key fobs to get in ( even the exterior doors) and not once have they had a malfunction due to a storm or lightning.
TLontheDL Posted February 1, 2007 Author Posted February 1, 2007 my parents house alarm use to go off when they set it and lightning strikes nearby. it sucks.. my car alarm does the same thing and its so damn annoying.
Xeryon Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I don't believe that for one second. Where I work, every lock into the building is electric locks with key fobs to get in ( even the exterior doors) and not once have they had a malfunction due to a storm or lightning. It is the same reason peoples power supplies go out in a computer when they have a lightning strike and they still have a surge protector. It's not the electritcy that does it, it's the static. The locks where you work at would be a much heavier grade and definately would all be fully shielded and I bet they paid alot more then $65 per door lock. I would wonder if they put any shielding in the home use ones when they don't put adequate shielding in home use computers or other appliances either?
CleanGSR Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 The locks in the link I posted are run off 4 AA Batteries, so how would lighteneing screw them up anymore than they do my cordless keypad for my garage door opener? (which is none by the way)
Xeryon Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Ultimately, it is still just a circuit board with IC chips on it. The static causes the internal wiring to be bridged and thus shorts out the chip. The internal wires in the chip are something like 90nm apart, so a minor static shock is all it takes. Same reason whey all computer parts are shipped in ESD bags and when you work on computers you are supposed to be in an anit-static workshop with an ESD strap on your wrist. This might all be moot as the designers of those locks may have actually used adequate shielding to prevent damage from just about everything except a direct hit. I would definately find that out before installing them in my own home.
CleanGSR Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Then why have I never had problems with the wireless keypad for my garage door? Had it for almost 2 years with a ton of bad storms and even tornadoes and never even had a glitch.
Xeryon Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 either nothing close enough or they encorporated enough shielding
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