Aesir Enterprises Presents: /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | The New, Improved, and Simplified | | MISTER SHIM ][ | | (c) 1991 | | Revised by Aesir | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | Original concept by Count L.H. Nibble | \_____________________________________________/ With greets to Dopey, Pyro (4 windows, our luck has to run out some time), Digital Image, Suddham Insane, Syntax the Wiz, Sir Joust, Black Box, änigma, SM, Dr. Vid, Phule, The DOC, and all the rest of you Anarchists. "Y'all come on down to the P/HARM" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ATTENTION: This file is for information and entertainment purposes only. In case of damage resulting from the use of the item(s) herein, the author assumes no responsibility and is protected from prosecution by the US Bill of Rights Article One: Freedom of Speech and Press Act. The reader should be aware that the use of the item(s) in this text is (are) illegal in most if not all states, and he/she waives all rights of prosecution. In addition, ALL parties to whom this text has a bearing waive all rights of prosecution of the author by reading past this point. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MISTER SHIM ][ This little toy was originally invented by Count Lazlo Hollifeld Nibble 'way back' in 1986. He designed a gadget that would quickly and easily figure out the correct combination to any briefcase lock that had three rotary combination locks with a sliding latch release and upward-swinging hasp, such as the following: __________________| |_ | ___ _ _ _ | | | || | |-| |-| |-| | | | ||___| |-| |-| |-| |____| | |_________________________| Latch Dials Hasp About 98% of all Briefcases use these types of locks. _______________________ Building Mister Shim ][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Count Nibble's original plans for Mister Shim were slightly confusing and complicated, as you can see in his illustration: / - - - - 12mm - - - - \ |_______ _______| _ _ | aluminum | | 2mm 1mm| _ |____/\____ ____/\____| _ _ _ _ _ _|_ . .. \/_ _ .._ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _| 1mm 2mm wide:____::____::____::____: about 1.3mm wide ^^ ^^ ^^ I tried to make one of them, but as the measurements were not exact enough for the little locks, I couldn't get it to werk. As a result, I was prompted to slim down the design, simplifying it a little. The end product was this: Take a Coke or other softdrink can and cut out a piece about this big: ________________ | | | | |________________| It's gonna end up about half this size but ya might screw up a few times so give yourself plenty of extra material. It has to be big enough that it doesn't fall out of your wallet! Now, make a couple of cuts in the piece so that it looks like this: ________________ | | |_______ _______| (Point's gottabe real thin) \/ That's all there is to it! Make sure that the pointy thing is about 2mm long and only 1mm wide, but it doesn't have to be exact. Just so that its damn pointy. ________________________ How Mister Shim ][ works ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Briefcase lock dials have two bars running the length of all three, going from one side of the lock to the other. If the wrong combination number is showing, the bars are off to one side, like this: /---- Wrong Combo Number \/ ____ /~~\ ____ | | : | | | \__/ | |______________| Cross sec. of lock & rotary combo wheel But when the correct combo number is showing, the two are horizontal (in relation to the case front), perfect to get the point of your Mister Shim ][ between, thus telling you that that number is the correct one. /---- Correct Combo Number \/ ____ /~~\ ____ | | .. | | | \__/ | |______________| _________________________ Using your Mister Shim ][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just take the pointy end of your MS ][ and put it down one side of the combo wheel you want to find the number to. Then turn the wheel until the pointy end slips down between the two bars. You have the number! Now just do it to all the rest and presto! NOTE: If it doesn't work, try putting MS ][ down the OTHER side of the wheel, sometimes the locks vary. ________________________ | Mister Shim ][ | |_________ ___________| /-\ /-\ | o\/o | <--Combo wheel (kinda flat) \______/ Soon you'll get very good at using your Mister Shim and will be able to open a briefcase in less than a minute. ______________________________ Having fun wit' Mister Shim ][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are many things you can do once you get into somebody's brief case, just some of them are: 1) Change the combo. Real easy to do, just slide the latch toward the combo dials and while holding it spin 'em to whatever new combo ya like. Then offer to open his case up with your Mister Shim ][, for a price, of course. 2) Steal what's in his case! Daauh! But after you're done put it (the briefcase) backexactly like it was. 3) Remove his stuff and fill the case with bricks! Have your camera ready, then zoom in on his face and take a pic when he tries to pick it up. 4) Leave the combination alone, but put super glue on the edges and close her up! 5) If he's gonna be away from his briefcase for a long time, get a fish or some cowshit and put it inside. And then put it in the sun, great for leather or aligator skin! Aah, the smell of it! 6) Put a delay or opening activated bomb inside. What a surprise! 7) If its oneof those real tight closing ones, fill it with water and put some goldfish in there too. 8) Take some baking powder and put it in a plastic bag and in the briefcase, then call over the nearest cop and say you just saw him selling drugs. 9) Take some COKE and put in the case, then call the cops. This'll REALLY screw him over. 10) Snake a rat or hamster from yer science lab and stick it in his briefcase. Those little critters just love munching on leather! They breath so little air that they won't suffocate for many minutes, maybe will stay alive up to an hour, so make sure he's nearby. 11) Take his stuff out and put yours in, and then when he comes over to get it say it's yours and prove it by opening it and showing him YOUR stuff inside. He should freak out at this time. 12) Light a smoke bomb and drop it inside, then close the lid. It will either start leaking out the sides or will poof out in his face when he tries to open it. 13) Do ALL of these things at the same time! NOTE: This is very tricky. ___ End ~~~ Hey, I wanna hear from you! If you can find me on any boards, tell me what you think of this or any of my other text files. I call lottsa places in the Orange county 714 so. cal. area, so check around for me there! ...rereerrerererree!! (c) 1990-91 Aesir Enterprises ** I'm feeling much better now, Dave. ** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=