A few years
ago, a good friend of mine mentioned in passing how she felt her belongings
were safer with a combination lock. I didn’t know what to say so I nodded
politely. However, her words lingered in my head so I did some research and
discovered that most combination locks are very traditional in the sense that
most of them operate similarly especially regarding the turn patterns for
example, you always turn the dice three times to the right, twice to the left
and once again to the right with the only variable being the set of numbers
from 1 to 40 for your particular lock.
I also read
some reviews posted online by people who had purchased these types of locks
before and found out that many of them forgot their combination and had to
replace them (instead of being able to contact a local locksmith and have a new
key made) and then other buyers claimed to hear a click whenever the
combination lock had reached the amount of turns it needed in order to go on to
the next step. The problem with this last scenario is that if a burglar wants
to rob you, all they have to do is to be really careful and listen closely to
the sounds of the lock while turning it around.
If they
hear 3 clicks, the lock’s open and soon your possessions will be gone along
with your short-lived affinity towards combination locks. I don’t mean to
undermine them here, I think they are really good for people who forget to
carry their keys but I just think a good majority of people know the importance
of a unique lock and feel much safer with a unique key to have it opened and if
they happen to lose the key or forget where they left it, they can always reach
a local locksmith to save the day.
