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by tzs 2152 days ago
> If it has a keyhole it can be picked

What if you can't get your picks into the keyhole?

I saw a lock that had a tubular key, and an airlock-like mechanism between the place the actual keyhole and the opening for you to insert the key. You would insert the key, and then activate the airlock-like mechanism which would transport the key to the keyhole.

There was then a mechanism to rotate the thing that was holding the key so as to unlock the lock.

The actual keyhole in this lock was never exposed to the outside.

2 comments

Bosnianbill's YouTube channel has featured some nifty "unpickable" designs:

* Inaccessible keyhole: https://invidio.us/watch?v=OLsJDELd4lo

Sounds related to the lock you describe, except this one is purely mechanical.

* Serpentine keyhole: https://invidio.us/watch?v=1ey2SFHbZV8