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The comic plays on the idea that geeks and nerds will try to break into high-security areas in order to challenge themselves, instead of to steal things. The vault is labeled "unpickable" as a kind of challenge to break into it, while all the valuables are simply stored in a shoe box ''beside'' the vault. | The comic plays on the idea that geeks and nerds will try to break into high-security areas in order to challenge themselves, instead of to steal things. The vault is labeled "unpickable" as a kind of challenge to break into it, while all the valuables are simply stored in a shoe box ''beside'' the vault. | ||
− | + | To our knowledge, a 24-pin dual-tumbler {{w|Tubular pin tumbler lock|radial-hybrid lock}} would be too bulky and cumbersome to actually exist (the key would be huge, for one thing, or just plain ''long''. With the length of the key, the key would need to be extremely strong, and the length would be around 96mm long, assuming each notch is 5mm), but in theory would be a remarkably difficult type of lock to pick. The fused 17th pin means even with the correct key it cannot be opened. It would be much easier to simply break open the safe with brute force than to pick it. A simple and nerdy way to open the vault with brute force would be to use canned air, using the principle that cold objects are more brittle. Once the air is emptied onto the lock, it can be easily smashed with an ordinary hammer. Since the vault is nearly unopenable, nerds and geeks would spend all their time on the vault and ignore the seemingly useless shoe box. | |
− | The title text continues the theme, with an unsolved {{w|Professor's_Cube| | + | The title text continues the theme, with an unsolved {{w|Professor's_Cube|5x5}} {{w|Rubik's cube}} to further challenge and distract the thief. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | :HackerShield Geek-Proof Safe System: | |
− | :HackerShield | + | :[Two boxes sit side by side. One is a safe with a lock marked "Unpickable." It is labeled: (1) 24-pin dual-tumbler radial-hybrid lock (rendered unopenable by a fused 17th pin). The other is a shoebox. It is labeled: (2) Shoebox containing your valuables.] |
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− | :[Two boxes sit side by side. One is a safe with a lock marked "Unpickable." It is labeled: | ||
{{Comic discussion}} | {{Comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] |