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Penny door lock trick.
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.
Most doors will need four or.
Select the appropriate number of pennies for the space between the door and frame.
If you live in a college dorm military barracks or similar structure they have a huge heavy metal door with deadbolt lock.
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.
But before you try and tear a plain old penny in half you should probably watch this video first or you may hurt your fingers.
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.
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.
Start by pushing in the door near the top.
No we re not lying.
How to penny lock a door step 1.
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.
If the door frame has a lip that extends over the door as many office.
All of them are fun to try and kids will enjoy impressing their siblings and friends.
The rumors claim that it.
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.
Repeat process below the handle.
Check your door as they may shove a quarter or penny into the gap like this.
Examine the door you want to lock.
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.
Thieves are becoming more brazen and are now using a very sneaky and easy to miss method of breaking into your car.
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.
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.