I know it’s weird but that little bit of promo swag had been on my keychain across 4 cars and now my keys are weirdly light. It makes me kind of sad.

Edit: I knew y’all would understand. I’m going to try the epoxy idea on my next day off. Your responses have turned a crummy day into a great one.

  • rycee
    503·
    3 days ago

    Bummer, perhaps it can be repaired? By the way, be very careful about sharing photos of keys, it is often quite easy to produce a duplicate key from a photo.

    • GlytchOP
      54·
      3 days ago

      I did think of that. The key visible in the photo is a dummy key that goes to a lock that I’ve misplaced.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️English
      15·
      2 days ago

      This rather relies on an attacker also knowing where any of your locks are located, and any of them being heavy duty enough that it wouldn’t simply be more expedient to show up with a crowbar. I’d be much more concerned if I were showing off keys to the premises of a well known commercial enterprise and also let people know it.

      • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        The issue with a crowbar is if people see you, it’s kinda sus. Bring a key and no one thinks twice. You can do it in broad daylight.

        • bluesheep@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          2 days ago

          However, put a reflective vest on, carry a clipboard in your other hand and you can do whatever you want with that crowbar!

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        That or posting your house keys on Facebook or something, where most of the people seeing it live near you. We on Lemmy generally don’t even know who the other person is, so it’d be a ton of effort to use this information.

      • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I’d be much more concerned if I were showing off keys to the premises of a well known commercial enterprise and also let people know it.

        Gee, I really hope nobody does that.

        *nudge nudge*

      • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
        7·
        2 days ago

        Possibly, but walking up with a pre-made key (or a few if you aren’t 100% sure) is way more inconspicuous than breaking out yourracoon dick pick and trying to get lucky.

        Edit: I had a random ebay seller able to make a key for my motorcycle just from a picture. And it worked the first time, so it can’t be that hard.

        • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          I have snap decoder on my phone and insta code live.

          First is an easy picture to bitting app and the second is used by locksmiths to get precise key cuts, combo lock codes and such.

          Most keys are trivial to decide with a decent photo.