Pennies In Door Handles

The point of this prank is to lock someone in a room usually causing significant confusion as to what is wrong with the door and or handle.

Pennies in door handles.

Penny locking a door otherwise known as pennying up a door can be an amusing practical joke to play on a friend or family member. An internet warning claims that thieves are wedging pennies or nickels into car door handles as a way to prevent vehicles from being locked. All you have to do is check to be sure that no one has placed a penny or some other coin in your door handle. The first fatal flaw with the penny in the door theory is that door handles aren t designed to open when they re only opened slightly.

Most modern door handles do now allow a coin to be. The story has been repeated on numerous website without citing sources for the claim. Start by pushing in the door near the top. This appears to be an unfounded rumor with no corroboration cited.

Slide several pennies into the crack between the door and the jamb molding about 18 above the handle. There s really no excuse not to double check your door handles. The width of a penny 0598 inches wouldn t open a car door handle enough to trigger the unlatching mechanism connected to the door handle.