Yeah well it's also easy to jumpstart/hotwire a motor if you have access. These keys seem like they're more intended to keep one from accidentally starting something or foiling the clumsiest attempts at theft.
Have you ever walked up to a car that looked exactly like yours and tried to unlock it? I have. (Back when I had a 2000 Honda Civic, relatively new so no obvious damage to look for, and it was the most common car on the road.) Imagine if you hadn't locked the door. Having a different key (hopefully) would keep you from accidentally driving off in that car. Keep kids out maybe. Not intended to foil professional car thieves, and now they have laser cut keys and electronic shit to help with that.
Friend's caddy, almost drove off with someone else's car till I noticed the pile of junk in it was slightly different. I was one row off at the store.
Took a Chevy nova for a spin in Oklahoma by just turning the ignition without a key.
Nonon was the wiser.
Just returned it to where they were selling after I drove it.
Had a slight pull to the right.
Modern cars may not run without the proper RFID handshake in a key.
I don't know why I brought up cars. The keys in the video are not very high security by design. They serve well enough to prevent accidental use or very casual theft. It's not surprising there aren't actually that many combos.
Yes. The lockout key, for example, is mostly just to keep someone from accidentally turning a knob that shouldn't be turned - it's not a security device in the sense it's keeping a valuable item locked down. The other two from aircraft are secure by obscurity - most people, even if they have the key to an aircraft, aren't going to have access to it and may not even be able to properly start it without specialized knowledge.
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