That’s what it took to get San Francisco to tear down their waterfront freeway.
Tearing out a freeway without an earthquake – to my knowledge, it’s never been done. It would require an enormous amount of political capital. But there’s a group of Seattle citizens working on just that. They have a lot of logic and the tide of public opinion all pushing their way, and with the existing viaduct coming up for replacement, well – good luck!
You ever see those ads back in the day where they’d have a little master combo lock, and someone would fire a handgun right at it? The bullet would ricochet off the lock, sending the lock flapping around all over the place, and when everything settled – there was the lock, still all locked up.
I’m not saying those were faked or anything… but they sure were misleading.
To bust apart your master lock, you’ll need a hammer, a flathead screwdriver, a strong pair of pliers, a good pounding surface, and 15 minutes.
Assuming your lock looks like mine, on the back you’ll find a nice little steel lip. Pound the flathead down under that.
Pound forward so that you can get the flathead under the front dial. It’ll pop right off.
Under the dial there’s a thicker piece of protective steel. Choose a good spot and pound through it using the flathead. Pry up a lip and pull it back with your pliers. The insides of the lock will kinda just dissolve and fall out. Give the lock a tug and bam! Your lock is open.
