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by clumpthump 2549 days ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/vermilion-alberta-sa...

The CBC article differs in two important aspects. The BBC article says they "enlisted the help of experts", when the CBC article says they just called a locksmith who gave them some combinations to try over the phone. The BBC article makes it sound like some tourist just tried a random combination, while in the CBC article, a machinist put his ear to the safe and listened for clicks.
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m463 2549 days ago
I think they both tell a similar story. Someone on the tour (a machinist) played with the safe and got it open.

The experts tried it at were at a different time in the past.

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cl0ckt0wer 2549 days ago
You can be an expert tourist.
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m463 2549 days ago
I imagine someone traveling wearing khakis with lots of pockets, pulling a wheelie cart with a handle, breezing through airport security and opening encountered locks in moments.
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Fjolsvith 2548 days ago
He is being followed by a guy in a pith helmet with a moustache and a big gun.
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