How to Crack a Master Lock - Trying Combos

OK, how to go faster when trying out the 100 possible combinations, as shown below. Assume that your last number was 17, and thus your first number is 1+4x, and your second number is 3+4y, where x and y are are any numbers, 0-9, inlcusive. So to try the first combination, we dial it like we usually would. 1-3-17. Next we dial 1-7-17. However, instead of starting over, we simply start from the previous position (the one we ended on when dialing 1-3-17) and rotate back to the left to the next second number, which is 7. Rotate right to 17, and if this doesn't work, continue. Rotate left to 11, and right to 17. Left to 15, right to 17. Left to 19, right to 17. This allows you to try multiple combination codes without having to enter the first number every time. (Of course, you will have to enter the first number when you switch from the 1-x-17 set to the 5-x-17 set.)

I know, confusing, so questions welcome in comments! Digg This!

Posted by PU on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 at 8:47 PM Post a Comment