𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to things that are mildlyinteresting@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoOne of our Walmarts has anti-theft wheelslemmy.worldimagemessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1155arrow-down1imageOne of our Walmarts has anti-theft wheelslemmy.world𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to things that are mildlyinteresting@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTAG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·7 months agoMany grocery stores in my area have these wheel locks. If I recall from college, if you took the cart out of the parking lot by carrying it over the plant beds, the lock would not engage.
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-27 months agoThese most likely lock from a small electric loop around the lot triggering an internal magnet, so y’all found a gap in the loop. Nice hacking.
minus-squareWetBeardHairs@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoYou can just lift the wheel about a foot off of the ground when passing the loop that engages the lock. Much easier.
Many grocery stores in my area have these wheel locks. If I recall from college, if you took the cart out of the parking lot by carrying it over the plant beds, the lock would not engage.
These most likely lock from a small electric loop around the lot triggering an internal magnet, so y’all found a gap in the loop.
Nice hacking.
You can just lift the wheel about a foot off of the ground when passing the loop that engages the lock. Much easier.