Archaeologists cracked the code on a 400-year-old lock found in Ann Francis shipwreck

It's incredible that after 400-plus years of sitting at the bottom of the sea, the combination to the lock still worked.
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Researchers unlock 443-year-old brass lock from Welsh shipwreck

Scientists have used advanced CT scanning technology to decipher the four-letter combination of a brass lock recovered from a ...
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A micro-CT scan cracked the code ANCE on a brass lock from an English ship that sank off Wales in 1583

Four letters, ANCE, open a brass combination lock recovered from the Ann Frances, an English merchant ship that sank off ...
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CT Scans Crack the Code of a 400-Year-Old Shipwreck Lock

CT scans reveal the secret code of a 400-year-old lock recovered from a 1583 shipwreck off Wales, but what it once protected remains a mystery.

How to Open a 4-Digit Dial Lock When You Forget the Combination: A Guide to When to Call a Professional

While they have the advantage of not needing to carry a key, you will be unable to open them if you forget the set ...
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400-year-old padlock discovered in shipwreck off Wales finally opened

Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann ...
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400-year-old mystery solved as experts crack shipwreck padlock code

Shipwreck padlock code cracked after CT scan solves 400-year-old mystery - The Ann Francis vessel was caught in a ferocious ...
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X-Ray Scans Crack Four-Letter Code on 1583 Shipwreck Padlock

Researchers used micro-CT scans to find the code ANCE and open a brass lock from the Ann Francis, wrecked off Wales in 1583.
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The code lock from the 16th-century ship cracked – after more than 400 years

Ett mässingslås från skeppet Ann Francis, som förliste vid Wales 1583, har knäckts med datortomografi. Koden blev ANCE – men ...

For commuting locks, I want to think about how to put them away on the way home

When parking your cross bike at your workplace, you're concerned about theft, but you don't want to add too much to your bag ...

A Smugglers’ Padlock Stayed Locked for 400 Years—and Scientists Just Cracked Its Code

On the evening of December 28, 1583, the merchant ship Ann Francis was caught in a storm and wrecked near Port Talbot, Wales. The ship carried gold and silver coins, compasses, weapons, and ...
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GhostMap Android Boot Loop: Who’s at Risk and How to Recover

The GhostMap Android boot loop can be triggered by installing one app with no permissions. See who is exposed, the warning ...