▲ 15 ▼ Code cracked for Margam shipwreck padlock solving 400-year-old mystery (www.bbc.co.uk) submitted 3 days ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/goodnewseveryone@piefed.social 5 comments fedilink hide all child comments The brass lock, found in the sand near Port Talbot, forms part of a 1583 shipwreck treasure hoard.
[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 1 point 3 days ago (3 children) 1296 possible combinations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BartonFink@piefed.zip 5 points 3 days ago (2 children) A few hours over the course of twenty years should have done it. I bet he tried the right combo but with a slight misalignment that kept it from opening. An hour a day would let you get through all the combinations in a week or two, depending on the quickness and nimbleness of your fingers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) With four seconds per combination you can go through all of them in less than 2 hours. On second thought, probably it was a bit stuck, to be fair, I would be afraid to pull too hard even knowing the right combo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Matty_r@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago Yea less than 1300 isn't bad at all, but I reckon youre right. Plus he wouldn't have wanted to force it too much in case he broke it. I totally get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BartonFink@piefed.zip 5 points 3 days ago (2 children) A few hours over the course of twenty years should have done it. I bet he tried the right combo but with a slight misalignment that kept it from opening. An hour a day would let you get through all the combinations in a week or two, depending on the quickness and nimbleness of your fingers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) With four seconds per combination you can go through all of them in less than 2 hours. On second thought, probably it was a bit stuck, to be fair, I would be afraid to pull too hard even knowing the right combo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Matty_r@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago Yea less than 1300 isn't bad at all, but I reckon youre right. Plus he wouldn't have wanted to force it too much in case he broke it. I totally get it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) With four seconds per combination you can go through all of them in less than 2 hours. On second thought, probably it was a bit stuck, to be fair, I would be afraid to pull too hard even knowing the right combo. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago Yea less than 1300 isn't bad at all, but I reckon youre right. Plus he wouldn't have wanted to force it too much in case he broke it. I totally get it. permalink fedilink source parent