A car manufacturer that reused the same car key for every car.

And the key has no notches, and so inserting a screwdriver into the lock and turning works just as well as using the key.

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vardump 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That was reality in the eighties! You could open some cars using a popsicle stick as a key. Fun times!

	▲	eiginn 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		One time after locking my keys in my '87 Toyota pickup, I just used a swiss army knife in desperation. Opened instantly
	▲	brabel 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		My dad used pliers to open the trunk! Even thought us how to do it so we could help him out.
	▲	profsummergig 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Must have been a high trust society.
	▲	basilikum 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It was the reality with Kia a few years ago.

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bengotow 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think this is the best parable - a master key with no notches.

	▲	beemboy 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'd refine this to, the cylinder for the lock did not care what key you put in, it woul open it anyways. So the key looks secure, but the lock is a joke.
	▲	cromka 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You can use a lollipop to open it. Except it's still not good enough, because you could use that key to eavesdrop nearly anything and anyone.

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SAI_Peregrinus 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hyundai & KIA did essentially that.

	▲	selimthegrim an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Weren't Mazda 626s notorious for this

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hawk_ 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

4 notches

	▲	anakaine 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's perilously close to a standard door key, and thats way too much security compared to these certs.

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whilenot-dev 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And the key is a LEGO brick.

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sureglymop 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And the key on top of that can be used to open every other car that exists.

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Spooky23 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They did!

As a 90s kid, the Dodge Omni was a common shitbox student car. I think they had like 8 key patterns lol.

My brother’s ignition key unlocked my friends’s trunk. There were a few people who could start other peoples cars. In one case, a soccer player “stole” a football players unlocked car as they looked identical and were parked near each other. In another as a prank we unlocked cars to roll them out of parking spots and physically lift them into unusual places.

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intrikate 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Beyond that, they didn't even properly key the key! They carved one notch in by hand!