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After just coming back from a week with the family at
various theme parks, security was always a prevalent
issue. Usually one member of the clan had to sit out the
ride and "hold the stuff". There were a few lockers
around
of good design but they were expensive and sometimes
fully booked
out.
The Chain Mesh Lockable Bag (CMLB - catchy name huh!)
is light but large enough to put in various valuables such
as
phones, watches, sunglasses etc. which aren't allowed on
the roller coasters and other thrill rides. Put your
goodies
in, wrap the steel cable around a lamppost, snap on your
lock and you're good to go. It won't deter a fully
determined thief with a lot of time but would be robust
enough and conspicuous enough to deter the
opportunistic
types. Water proof versions with plastic liners are also
available.
cable not ring mail, but the same basic idea.
http://www.amazon.c...Steel/dp/B0018BTPCE
[MisterQED, Apr 29 2014]
Flak Sack lockable bag
https://loctote.com/product/flaksack/
[AusCan531, May 01 2017]
Another real-world example of my idea
https://theaquavaul...m/products/flexsafe
Too obvious to not exist I guess. [AusCan531, Aug 24 2020]
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Can't you get these for bags and backpacks already? O swear I've seen "security" mesh coverings for bags that can be locked up. I guess the main intent is to deny the baggage chuckers from easy access to your valuables, but surely they could be subverted to your porpoises? |
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Where I come from, carrying one of these might cost you your life. |
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^Carry a bigger one you can step into and lock up?
Knife proof anyway. In the scenario I described, all
the valuables were being carried anyways so this was
just a method to leave them unattended but
relatively secure. |
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Actually my post was rubbish, on reflection. Having a bag like that would make it easier to hand everything over, and so only be killed if the perp has gone without killing someone for too long, and needs the satisfaction. |
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And even here, it might even work to secure your valuables, left somewhere. In a lot of places there are car guards on the lookout for new honest ways to make a living ... |
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... <light goes on> ... something like this might just be bakeable. All you need is a lamp post, and an honest car guard ... |
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When I worked at Starbucks we had mesh lockable bags to
transfer money in. |
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[+] brilliant. The only shortcoming I see is that bags are rather small: a thief leaning against a railing (while trying to cut the chain or jimmy the lock) wouldn't receive the same amount of attention somebody standing in front of a bicycle would. |
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And we'd all have such nice wings on our backs that we'd spend most of our waking hours flying around the place. Sometimes we'd go and try and take photos for our shrines, of the wonderful politicians responsable for the state of things (whom we would revere more than even the lares), but most of the time we'd just all drink responsibly from the whisky fountains, and then fly home to spend quality time with our unicorns. |
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//enforced sterilisation after a third child// |
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Should I rather say something like, "We'd all have perfectly balanced harmonic attributes"? Trouble is that would spoil the beautiful imagery of the communal narcotics dispensers and the flying home after really just having "One". |
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I could edit out "unicorns" and replace it with "goldfish" (the choices "cats" and "dogs" being too risky - we don't want holy wars breaking out, with lots of people stepping forward, offering to perform ritual murders in honor of their deities). |
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