Unlock Your Car with a Tennis Ball - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Halx · 02-02-2007, 01:10 PM

http://algebraoflife.blogspot.com/20...nnis-ball.html

Interesting little trick here.

Burn a small hole in a tennis ball.
Hold the ball with the hole against the lock of your car.
Press the ball firmly against the lock.
Give a solid punch to the back of the ball, against the lock.
The air pressure will force the lock open.

Xazy · 02-02-2007, 01:27 PM

Wow that is cool, of course I wonder if it really works.

Halx · 02-02-2007, 01:40 PM

My guess is that it works on the newer cars, with the remote locks.

Etarip · 02-02-2007, 09:42 PM

Scary... and by the comments on the site it looks like it works.

ngdawg · 02-02-2007, 10:16 PM

My purse is too small for a tennis ball....can't I just blow really hard?

newtx · 02-03-2007, 04:26 AM

That is interesting. Sure would be cheaper and quicker than calling a locksmith.

Cynthetiq · 02-03-2007, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngdawg

My purse is too small for a tennis ball....can't I just blow really hard?

Same idea as behind bump keys.

Nothing really new there...

gal · 02-03-2007, 07:36 AM

Not the same as a bump key. It says in the video it's air pressure that forces the knob up. Wouldn't work on my car with all the rust holes I've got

MSD · 02-03-2007, 01:35 PM

The Mazda3 will open the locks and disable the alarm if you punch hard enough to dent the door just below the passenger side lock.

Brewmaniac · 02-05-2007, 02:12 PM

Maybe that's why you see them on peoples antennas, a spare key?

Deltona Couple · 02-09-2007, 05:02 AM

Sorry, I gotta call bull on this. I see no way to explain how it properly works. The lock rod is connected through the locking mechanism. By simply blowing pressurinzed air into the lock, I see no way that it could be possible. I say we call Mythbusters!....

dlish · 02-09-2007, 05:09 AM

i wa sthinking the same thing deltona.. how do we go about contacting them?

Zooksport2 · 02-10-2007, 12:13 AM

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/my...talk/talk.html

MSD · 02-10-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deltona Couple

Sorry, I gotta call bull on this. I see no way to explain how it properly works. The lock rod is connected through the locking mechanism. By simply blowing pressurinzed air into the lock, I see no way that it could be possible. I say we call Mythbusters!....

I don't know how it works, but I've done it and it does.

hiredgun · 02-11-2007, 08:56 PM

Wouldn't it be easier to carry a spare key around than to carry a special tennis ball?

DJ Happy · 02-19-2007, 01:29 AM

Yes, but I don't have a spare key to my next-door neighbour's Lamborghini.

oneofmanymen · 02-24-2007, 09:42 AM

If you look on the video the car door on that car is dented just under th lock.

genuinegirly · 02-24-2007, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlishsguy

i wa sthinking the same thing deltona.. how do we go about contacting them?

Hey, I have the answer for you. Anyone want to join the Discovery Channel discussion boards? Apparently that's how we contact MythBusters.

From this site: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/talk/talk.html

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troit · 09-09-2007, 12:49 PM

Very interesting....Anyone else try it?

ratbastid · 09-09-2007, 12:56 PM

They did it. A tennis ball couldn't open the door, nor could any pressurized-air-blowing apparatus they could devise.

They pointed out that the famous video that shows it working has a big ol' cut right between the girl squeezing the ball and the lock latch popping up.

Plan9 · 09-09-2007, 01:43 PM

Doesn't work, peoples. My brother pops cars for a living. If it has doors... he can get into it.

Dilbert1234567 · 09-09-2007, 03:25 PM

i think the issue is the sealing of the door, if you've got a door that is well sealed, it could work.

Sion · 09-09-2007, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crompsin

Doesn't work, peoples. My brother pops cars for a living. If it has doors... he can get into it.

your brother is a car theif?

Plan9 · 09-09-2007, 07:53 PM

No, he's Mr. Goodwrench.

02-02-2007, 01:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	Unlock Your Car with a Tennis Ball http://algebraoflife.blogspot.com/20...nnis-ball.html Interesting little trick here. Burn a small hole in a tennis ball. Hold the ball with the hole against the lock of your car. Press the ball firmly against the lock. Give a solid punch to the back of the ball, against the lock. The air pressure will force the lock open. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

02-02-2007, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	My guess is that it works on the newer cars, with the remote locks. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

02-02-2007, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	My purse is too small for a tennis ball....can't I just blow really hard? __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

02-05-2007, 02:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	Maybe that's why you see them on peoples antennas, a spare key? __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"

02-09-2007, 05:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
Deltona Couple Addict Location: Spring, Texas	Sorry, I gotta call bull on this. I see no way to explain how it properly works. The lock rod is connected through the locking mechanism. By simply blowing pressurinzed air into the lock, I see no way that it could be possible. I say we call Mythbusters!.... __________________ "It is not that I have failed, but that I have found 10,000 ways that it DOESN'T work!" --Thomas Edison

02-02-2007, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	Wow that is cool, of course I wonder if it really works.

02-02-2007, 09:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Etarip Tilted	Scary... and by the comments on the site it looks like it works.

02-03-2007, 04:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
newtx Addict	That is interesting. Sure would be cheaper and quicker than calling a locksmith.

02-03-2007, 07:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
gal Insane	Not the same as a bump key. It says in the video it's air pressure that forces the knob up. Wouldn't work on my car with all the rust holes I've got

02-03-2007, 01:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	The Mazda3 will open the locks and disable the alarm if you punch hard enough to dent the door just below the passenger side lock.

02-09-2007, 05:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	i wa sthinking the same thing deltona.. how do we go about contacting them? __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

02-10-2007, 12:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
Zooksport2 Casual... Real Casual Location: Orstraylia	http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/my...talk/talk.html __________________ "And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but your older, shorter of breath, and one day closer to death" ...pink floyd

02-11-2007, 08:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
hiredgun Addict	Wouldn't it be easier to carry a spare key around than to carry a special tennis ball?

02-19-2007, 01:29 AM	#16 (permalink)
DJ Happy Psycho	Yes, but I don't have a spare key to my next-door neighbour's Lamborghini.

02-24-2007, 09:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
oneofmanymen Insane Location: Wisconsin	If you look on the video the car door on that car is dented just under th lock. __________________ Everything works if you let it....

09-09-2007, 07:53 PM	#24 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	No, he's Mr. Goodwrench. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

09-09-2007, 12:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	Very interesting....Anyone else try it? __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

09-09-2007, 12:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	They did it. A tennis ball couldn't open the door, nor could any pressurized-air-blowing apparatus they could devise. They pointed out that the famous video that shows it working has a big ol' cut right between the girl squeezing the ball and the lock latch popping up.

09-09-2007, 01:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Doesn't work, peoples. My brother pops cars for a living. If it has doors... he can get into it. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

09-09-2007, 03:25 PM	#22 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	i think the issue is the sealing of the door, if you've got a door that is well sealed, it could work. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen