Yale Real & fantasy workspaces must be Covid- & physically-safe: even Dr Who uses a Yale-type key to open the Tardis. 1861 Linus Yale, whose family went from Wales to New York, patented a pin-tumbler mechanism, based on ancient Egypt’s wood locks. His light, small brass keys made locks available to all, for the 1st…
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Escape room Next big thing in entertainment: escape rooms. Locked in a room, with 1 hour to solve a series of puzzles that permit escape. Mixes immersive theatre & computer gaming, so ideal offline brand extension to create memories. Successful puzzle design – not too boring or too difficult. Invented in Japan 2007. UK now has 2,000 escape…
Safe deposit box Film characters store what they like. But banks’ prohibited items can include cash. And drugs, chemicals, guns, knives, ammunition, banned items, anything offensive, immoral, obscene, indecent, defamatory, slanderous or used in terrorism Guessed the Word? Series 19 (6/7) [pic: Igor Shubin]