Sneaking In

[Snicklefritz]

I think I'm right in saying that exterior doors, even of domestic buildings, in a lot of colder, near polar countries open outward. Simply because the harder the wind blows the tighter the seal around the door becomes. A loose fitting door is blown shut rather than open - thus reducing drafts.

I do not know what the facts of polar doors are but I do know I've had snow drift over my door and I'd have never gotten out if the door opened outward -- just was mighty glad I'd brought the shovel indoors.

 

[Wayne Mack]

I have seen a multitude of ways to get into a building. These include:

• Via front door--Impersonating someone who should be there
• Via front door--Creating an incident and being invited in--electrical outage, alarm system malfunction, pest control
• Via front door--Intimidating the person at a front desk
• Via front door--Impersonating a delivery person
• Via front door--attending a gala event
• Via front door--crashing a car, armed assault
• Via roof access--jumping from adjacent building, hang gliding, helicopter
• Via roof access--heating exhaust from hot running equipment, air vents for underground facility
• Via windows--rappelling down from above, leap of faith across an alley, climbing fire escape, or scaling outside of the building

After gaining entry, there are also interesting challenges in moving around without getting caught and exiting once the caper is complete.

 

[ckatt]

Hey so many cool ideas. Extra high fives to those plans that don't involve a disguise. (Not that I dislike dressing up)

With all the interest, I wonder if we could have some sort of a special topic writing challenge. I'd love to see some of these rendered into narrative

 

[paranoid marvin]

I'm surprised that the most obvious solution hasn't been mentioned yet. What you need to do is build a huge wooden rabbit/horse/badger and leave it outside the building you want to enter.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Yes, Box yourself up in package have the postage already prepaid on the box and mail yourself to the building you want to get into.

Is that the Solid Snake solution?

 

[BAYLOR]

Is that the Solid Snake solution?

Must also make note to cut breath holes in the box .

 

[JunkMonkey]

I think my favourite comes from a Canadian film called A Man A Woman and a Bank in which the architect of a new bank building deliberately designs in a way of entering (and leaving) the building without being detected. Nothing overt but he constructs blind spots and weaknesses in the security system which, individually, are negligible but all connected.

 

[msstice]

I think most intrusions are via social engineering:
1. Inside job
2. Walk in with a crowd. This works in places that badge but not diligently, like most companies. So you hang around where people from a company have lunch, then sneak back in with a large group of people coming back from lunch
3. Side doors that are propped open, by an accomplice or by innocent people bending rules or just sneak in fast say from the parking garage door.

 

[msstice]

I'm surprised that the most obvious solution hasn't been mentioned yet. What you need to do is build a huge wooden rabbit/horse/badger and leave it outside the building you want to enter.

I always found this a bit of a risk. Like what if instead of bringing the giant horse which could fit soldiers into the citadel they confered with the generals and decided, better safe than sorry, and just doused it in oil and set it alight. Or worse, they just left it there for a few days, in the sweltering heat because they were all passed out drunk celebrating? Or they pushed it into the sea as a tribute.

 

[Wayne Mack]

I'm surprised that the most obvious solution hasn't been mentioned yet. What you need to do is build a huge wooden rabbit/horse/badger and leave it outside the building you want to enter.

A more common variation is having someone hide in a delivery vehicle and having the vehicle being ushered in while the invader escapes any sort of vehicle inspection.

 

[psychotick]

Hi,

Isn't it obvious? It keeps coming up all the time. Find a dead thief. Cut off his hand. Add candles and the right incantations to make it look spooky. And then just use it to walk through the walls!

Cheers, Greg.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Wasn't it the (animated) Pink Panther who carried a hole around with him, allowing him go walk through any barrier? How great would that be!

 

[JunkMonkey]

Wasn't it the (animated) Pink Panther who carried a hole around with him, allowing him go walk through any barrier? How great would that be!

As long as it doesn't come from the Acme Supply Company where Wile E Coyote gets his.