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From the Vault: The Invention of the Lock & Key

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Locks - Locks That Work Like a Key

The pins that prevent the bolt from moving, the pins that hold it in place. And they're just these like little rods in tubes that sit there blocking the movement of the bolt until you lift them out of the way. So yes, if you could just turn it upside down and they just fall into the tubes above, then open it automatically. But luckily, in the world of invention, the demon coyley visited the earth and brop with him the iron spring. These were used to push the tumblers into the holes a ou in the bolt and hold them there. Then you suddenly had a situation where, yes, you could take the lock mechanism and have it function on

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