The lock on that door is largely circumvented by the fact that the hinges are mounted backwards. The door opens outward, so it could be trivial to lift the hinge pins and pull the door towards oneself.
That’s a bit of a myth. It won’t work on normal door hinges going back many decades. When the door is closed, the knuckles of the left and right sides of the hinge overlap, so the door won’t slide out even if the hinge pin is removed. You need to swing the door open at least 10-20 degrees to disengage the knuckles. (I wish I found a decent close-up picture of hinges on a closed door to include here.) The easiest way to see this is to walk over to the nearest door and look at the hinges.
I've had a residential condominium door that wouldn't open even if you removed the hinges completely. The door itself had bars on the hinge side, those bars went into holes in the frame when the door closed.
Fun fact: Klein got actually interested in that room because he overheard a janitor that was complaining that he is not allowed to clean that room and that makes him feel he's not doing 100% his job. The initial response from some higher ups was that the room will become a new janitor closet but months went by and then these reinforce bars were installed overnight. That persuaded Klein to continue his research.
PS. The room still exists and continue to serve its purpose.
LeifCarrotson|5 years ago
Hopefully the hinges have security pins.
cantrevealname|5 years ago
That’s a bit of a myth. It won’t work on normal door hinges going back many decades. When the door is closed, the knuckles of the left and right sides of the hinge overlap, so the door won’t slide out even if the hinge pin is removed. You need to swing the door open at least 10-20 degrees to disengage the knuckles. (I wish I found a decent close-up picture of hinges on a closed door to include here.) The easiest way to see this is to walk over to the nearest door and look at the hinges.
yencabulator|5 years ago
dundercoder|5 years ago
joering2|5 years ago
PS. The room still exists and continue to serve its purpose.