I like how it resolves the combination into 5 single digit numbers.
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that one⌠definitely that one.
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Yup. Not quite as ludicrous as the x-ray thingy in Moonraker, though.
OTOH, the device used in On Her Majestyâs Secret Service seems mildly plausible, what with the sheer bulk of it and what seems to be a simple brute force attack of trying out combinations, taking quite some time, which is played out for dramatic effect.
While weâre at it - not a safe, but I always liked how Bishop/Bryce circumvents the door with the code keypad in Sneakers.
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This is what attracted my attention. I thought maybe I just didnât understand something about how this stuff works, but I guess my instinct was correct.
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LOL, ty my phone was having issues copying the correct thing
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Yeah⌠once you start to question these things it quickly falls apartâŚ
My background is in civil engineering and whenever the plot moves to the Evil Mastermindâs secret underground/volcano/whatever lair I catch myself thinking about how you could actually build this, and how long it would take, and how much it would cost and so on. The overburden dump from all those tunnels aloneâŚ
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Obviously you want to build your secret base in, say, an existing abandoned salt mine or something, or maybe a decommissioned nuclear missile silo. Then all the excavation costs have been taken care of and you just have to bring in the furniture and the world domination map, install some trap doors, and youâre done.
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Too obvious.
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But think of the SAVINGS!
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Also, my understanding of supervillainry has never included subtlety as a particularly important skill.
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Duh, why do you think Evil Masterminds always demand lots of cash?
No, but a secret lair is supposed to be secret, you know?
Abandoned mines, missile silos etc etc already have a massive paper trail.
ETA:
BTW, if anyone is interested, the Illuminati HQ for central Europe is located at 51°21â23" N, 07°08â03" O
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Yeah, but thatâs what shell corporations are for. You donât own it, Cayman Heavy Industrial Holdings does, and theyâre incorporated in Northern Ireland and have business offices in Switzerland, etc., and are held by Magnus Offshore Deep Mining Concern, and so on. The way to hide a paper trail is with a bigger paper trail.
Way too obvious.
And far too many lawyers involved. Lawyers always flip.
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An abandoned amusement park? Nice.
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Not if theyâre at the bottom of the quicklime pits.
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If you kill that many lawyers youâll attract undue attention.
Sure, mostly from people who want to thank you, but itâs bad opsec all the same.
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I just realized something.
@beschizzaâs safe was opened in late January 2017
Donald Trump was inaugurated in late January 2017
We need to go back.
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