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3 April 2003 - 12:14 am
Apparently the Scots don't know how to use combination locks. Earlier today I found myself writing an email to an a faculty member explaining to him how to open a locker secured by a standard, dial-based combination lock. The email went something like this.
Steps to use combo lock.
1. Turn the dial right many times to clear.
2. Align with first number of combination without turning the lock left.
3. Turn lock to the left one full turn (past the first number of the
combo) and align with the second number of the combo.
4. Align with the final number of the combo by turning the lock to the
right, stopping as soon as you get to the final number (i.e., don't
turn it a full cycle this time).
5. Pull the lock down.
To close, push the lock up and spin the dial. If it's hard to close,
you'll need to reenter the combo, then close it.
The labs will be in Locker XX. The combo is X-X-X.
dgw
I think these instructions are pretty good, but I bet Bill he still has to have someone help him with the lock.
(In his defense, he claims that combo locks don't exist in Scotland and the first time he ever used one was about a week ago, when he had to get an American to help him open the lock. Apparently we're good for something after all.)
Posted by on 3 April 2003 at 12:15 AM
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