Superhero Tip: Protect Your Secret Lair With a Secret Knock Detector

Discover how a secret knock detector can guard your lair and prevent intruders from getting in. Build your own with expert guidance!

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Can't be bothered with keys but still need a way to prevent intruders from invading your fortress of solitude? Try a secret knock detector to guard your lair. Don't know how to build one? Stephen Hoefer over at Make demonstrates: However, if you live in a shoebox New York City apartment like some of us, where everyone in the building can hear you knocking, this probably won't be very helpful. Related Content: Discoblog: How To Build A Computer Inside a Deceased Beaver Discoblog: U.S. Army Bases Powered with Energy from Garbage Discoblog: Brain-Computer Interface Lets You Communicate Your Thoughts Throught the Web (Without Blogging)

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