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Tue 2006-05-09 16:55
See the doors about to swing both ways
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[identity profile] marnanel.livejournal.comTue 2006-05-09 15:59
What you need is a rate-limiter on the speed of the door, like some kind of governor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_%28device%29). Then the door can't be pushed open too hard.
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[personal profile] sparrowsionTue 2006-05-09 16:19
Very firm damping on an automatic closing mechanism will do that for you.
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[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.comTue 2006-05-09 16:22
Or non-linear damping, so the door is only hard to open if you shove it violently.

Or paint the door with percussion-sensitive explosive ;-)
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[personal profile] simontTue 2006-05-09 16:25
I had a chemistry teacher who told a story about, when he was at school, getting hold of some of that for a practical joke on a teacher who liked to slam doors loudly. He put percussion-sensitive explosive around the doorframe before the teacher came in, with the intention that the door would slam, latch shut, and go BANG very loudly and startle the teacher. Instead, it went off before the door latched, so it sprang open again violently and knocked the teacher flying. Oops.

I think chemistry labs might have been better-stocked and less well guarded in his day...
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[identity profile] ptc24.livejournal.comWed 2006-05-10 11:58
Oh, there are plenty of stories of fun with NI3 out there, even from my generation. Apparently it makes wonderful purple smoke.
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