Safe Man

October 1, 2006 8:09 PM

A concise history of the British safe and safe-cracking.
posted by exogenous (8 comments total)

Very Cool!
I have a couple safes. Older and newer. It was cool to read about the safe-cracking techniques.

Thanks!!
posted by shnoz-gobblin at 9:04 PM on October 1, 2006

Oh, dear. Brits protecting stuff they took.
posted by longsleeves at 9:29 PM on October 1, 2006

YouTube: Mythbusters crack a safe with water
posted by aye at 9:35 PM on October 1, 2006

Fascinating post - and the mythbuster link is a beaut!
posted by speug at 10:08 PM on October 1, 2006

Jelly Knight, gelignite.
posted by aerotive at 10:09 PM on October 1, 2006

[this is good]
posted by dg at 10:29 PM on October 1, 2006

The Battle of the Safes is brilliant - thanks for this.
posted by patricio at 3:59 AM on October 2, 2006

Thanks -- I really enjoyed this, and the mythbusters....
posted by Rumple at 11:38 AM on October 2, 2006