Unlocking the doors of parliament
summary
Photos of a minister’s punch‑hole keycard let someone reproduce its hole pattern from eBay reference cards, model it in Fusion 360 and cut replicas with a laser on 1 mm plywood. The card is a VingCard punch‑hole system from the 1970s with 32 positions and about 4.3 billion combinations. Dimensions match the original so the plywood copy is durable and “technically” able to operate a lock, though accessing the office requires bypassing additional security.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:23Ceremony
- 0:54Photoshoot
- 1:58VIN card
- 2:21Programmable key card
- 3:09Punchhole key card
- 4:12Reference cards
- 4:48Lasers
- 5:08Lampshade
- 5:29Bowl
- 6:10Animation
- 6:53Another door
- 7:12Conclusion
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