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		warcode on July 26, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This $200 3D printed bot can crack your phone's PI... Interesting, but then again I get alerted after 3 failed attempts, and I'm pretty sure it locks down after ~10+. An automated version that does combination locks seems like the proper market.

bashinator on July 26, 2013 | [–]

I think it was Feynman who figured out that most combination locks actually have a +/- 1 digit slop on the dial. Between that and peoples' habit of leaving the last digit of the combination set, and you can open it in no more than 25*25=625 attempts for a 50-digit dial.

DrewAllyn on July 26, 2013 | [–]

You get alerted... on your phone?

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