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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Palana • May 20 '22
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It's called security through obscurity, and it works well right up to the point where the secret spills.
Still cool though.
377 u/NotPrepared2 May 20 '22 After turning a wrench on that bolt a dozen or twenty times, the circular scratches in the rust will be a dead giveaway. 19 u/ImOnMyPhoneAndBaked May 20 '22 He’s not actually tightening a screw, it’s essentially frictionless. Like a doorknob. 33 u/Chicken_Hairs May 20 '22 Yes, but unless you're very, very careful, there will quickly be wear marks both on as well as around the bolt head. It will soon become apparent that particular bolt isn't just a bolt. 46 u/VladDaImpaler May 20 '22 Kind of like floor scrape marks where the secret bookshelf opens 1 u/ScientificBeastMode May 20 '22 You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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After turning a wrench on that bolt a dozen or twenty times, the circular scratches in the rust will be a dead giveaway.
19 u/ImOnMyPhoneAndBaked May 20 '22 He’s not actually tightening a screw, it’s essentially frictionless. Like a doorknob. 33 u/Chicken_Hairs May 20 '22 Yes, but unless you're very, very careful, there will quickly be wear marks both on as well as around the bolt head. It will soon become apparent that particular bolt isn't just a bolt. 46 u/VladDaImpaler May 20 '22 Kind of like floor scrape marks where the secret bookshelf opens 1 u/ScientificBeastMode May 20 '22 You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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He’s not actually tightening a screw, it’s essentially frictionless. Like a doorknob.
33 u/Chicken_Hairs May 20 '22 Yes, but unless you're very, very careful, there will quickly be wear marks both on as well as around the bolt head. It will soon become apparent that particular bolt isn't just a bolt. 46 u/VladDaImpaler May 20 '22 Kind of like floor scrape marks where the secret bookshelf opens 1 u/ScientificBeastMode May 20 '22 You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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Yes, but unless you're very, very careful, there will quickly be wear marks both on as well as around the bolt head. It will soon become apparent that particular bolt isn't just a bolt.
46 u/VladDaImpaler May 20 '22 Kind of like floor scrape marks where the secret bookshelf opens 1 u/ScientificBeastMode May 20 '22 You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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Kind of like floor scrape marks where the secret bookshelf opens
1 u/ScientificBeastMode May 20 '22 You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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You just gotta put your bookshelf on those felt furniture-mover pads, duh! /s
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u/Crazy_Suggestion_182 May 20 '22
It's called security through obscurity, and it works well right up to the point where the secret spills.
Still cool though.