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In (low quality) fact, a single uncooked spaghetti noodle is good for up to three locks!
@lowqualityfacts https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/116310533771748568
@lowqualityfacts here's the third. I almost gave up, but decided to keep trying with the remaining bits of the first noodle.
joe
Marianne@alice @lowqualityfacts fun facts: one piece of spaghetti = a spaghetto
My camera shoots fascists"What do you mean, officer? Somebody told you I was picking this lock? With what, spaghetti? lol"
*crunch crunch*
GunChleoc@alice @lowqualityfacts Challenge accepted π€£
@alice @lowqualityfacts Half expecting to see lasange noodles used to shim combo locks and door latches
@sasutina13 I have some flat lasagna noodles, and I was thinking about doing a latch-slipping video with one.
@alice It will work! @lowqualityfacts
Cassandrich@alice @lowqualityfacts Please tell me you're going to be the replacement for our milkshake duck LPL!
WTL@alice @lowqualityfacts π³π€£π€£ππ»
Π―βαΈΆαΈΆ model βi suspected you'd respond to that 'fact' in some way, i should have known it would be in a spectacular way.
Michael Gemar@alice @lowqualityfacts Are these bypasses?
@michaelgemar not really, just three different kinds of warded lock. I'm using my noodle (π) to skip the complicated bits and poke the mechanism directly.
Which sounds like a bypass attack, but I'm still just doing what the key would be doing.
@alice @lowqualityfacts Got it.
Itβs a skeleton pasta.
@michaelgemar yeah, basically π
Now I want to try cooking pasta, shaping it into lockpicking tools, and then re-drying it.
I bet I could make some workable tools...
@alice @lowqualityfacts Thatβs incredibly creative/diabolical.
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
Chu ζ±Now I want to spaghetti noodle a bike lock that was left on the porch by people who no longer live here. Lol
It's been here over 10 years now.
Momo@alice
I guess spaghettini and capellini are way too thin to try this, but what about spaghettoni? Would they be good for more locks?
@lowqualityfacts
I guess spaghettini and capellini are way too thin to try this, but what about spaghettoni? Would they be good for more locks?
@lowqualityfacts
@momo pasta selection is vital to physical security audits.
NewkDoes the spaghekey have to be Barilla? I'm poor.
@Newk no, that just happened to be what my roommate had (I can't afford Barilla, do I look that rich? I have rice).
rdmI am adopting the word spaghekey! It is perfect!
zipkid - Breaker of Systems@alice
Sorry about spoiling the fun, but iβm sad about the brand choice.
@zipkid oof, good to know! (I borrowed the single noodle from my roommate, then threw it in the compost after).
Fuck though, why do bigots have to ruin everything? π€¬
ChloChloaca@alice @zipkid @[email protected]
Oh wait, this article is 13 years old. Is this boycott ongoing? Or has the company switched CEO's or anything since?
Solitha@CordiallyChloe @alice @zipkid It looks like they did an about-face. Interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barilla_(company)#Controversies
Rachel Rawlings@alice @zipkid @lowqualityfacts My wife and I, and the rest of my family, have been eating another brand since 2017. I didn't remember how long ago the screed was, but I'm still constantly disappointed to see it carried at Costco (as well as Goya, who went full MAGA during Trump's first campaign).
@linuxandyarn It looks like the company took a completely different tack from its CEO and invested in pro-LGBTQIA+ initiatives (per Wikipedia)).
@solitha Oh, I see they made amends in https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/11/barilla-released-limited-edition-spaghetti-lesbian-art-box/ and
https://www.barillagroup.com/en/purpose/diversity-inclusion/lgbtq/
On the other hand, the same Wikipedia article says Barilla is still operating in Russia and has increased their profits there since Russia invaded Ukraine.
So I don't need to rush back from Ronzoninand supermarket brands (especially since my wife has gone gluten-free).
The Tech Lord β `Lex Pendragon@alice @zipkid @lowqualityfacts I don't have any of the references in front of me, but I remember reading that Barilla had distanced itself from the CEO for those remarks and was mostly divested from him.
i.e. the brand Barilla didn't like that talk either and has done better.
(if that's not true, I'm going to have to start shopping for different pasta again.)
Prairie_Dog@LexPendragon @alice @zipkid @lowqualityfacts
They have made a nearly complete turnaround following the CEOs remarks. They are now considered very inclusive and supportive of LGBTQ+ rights and organizations!
I know of all the PR efforts to save the brand by keeping their CEO quiet and showing a different face. I still will not buy it.
Hari Seldon's dead hand@zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts
To be fair they didn't say the pasta was good for anything else but this. π€
To be fair they didn't say the pasta was good for anything else but this. π€
Lala@zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts
I did some research and found multiple sources on how Barilla changed since then (2013). The CEO apologized and the company has been working to do better for many years. They seem to actively support queer causes and employees now.
Face Thumb@zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts Damn, thanks for the tip, I definitely have some Barilla in the pantry :(
@chrisp sounds like they may have turned around as a company since then.
Ann T. Phα»@zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts Barilla not only canned its CEO & profusely apologized for his homophobia, the company immediately initiated a massive restructuring that included reforming internal policies, appointing a chief diversity officer, & partnering with LGBTQ advocacy groups such as GLAAD & Human Rights Campaign.
Every year since 2014, Barilla has earned a perfect 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, becoming a leader in LGBTQ+, women, & ethnic/racial minorities inclusion.
I only know this because I'd been boycotting Barilla since 2013 & then very recently encountered it when I was cooking for elderly shut-ins with donated Barilla pasta. When my test-bite was absofucking delicious, I went to my phone-puter to research the latest.
sentientsponge@DrSaucy @zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts this makes me feel a little better about my pasta consumption habits.
@sentientsponge @zipkid @alice @lowqualityfacts It's definitely more expensive than most brands, but not prohibitively so considering it tastes much more like fresh pasta than it tastes like most other dried pastas.
Glad you weren't missing out!
the elder sea
That makes me think i may reconsider.
On the other hand, if they just forbade the CEO to talk, while them still being an asshole, and collecting the earnings, i would still support the boycott.
Aho@alice @lowqualityfacts that more tells of high quality spaghetti lock-picks
bitYou just made a lot of Italian lock makers really angry for two reasons.
Vick Forcella β’ππ³βοΈβοΈ:verifi@alice And now you are going to cook the locks al dente. And serve with gorgonzola sauce.
Crack, now I'm hungry.
@rdm why thank you π₯°
gkrnours@alice @[email protected] it's like skyrim, lockpick keep breaking
@gkrnours low quality fact: Skyrim lockpicks are made out of spaghetti.
TheStrangelet 
@alice @lowqualityfacts Boss level!
New competition challenge: What is the most complex lock you can pick with a piece of spaghetti?
And has anyone notified the LPL?
@rdm please don't notify LPL, I don't like to associate with Trump supporters or their associates.
Low Quality Facts@alice This is incredible. I look forward to you making videos to confirm the truthfulness of my hundreds of other facts.
@lowqualityfacts throw any lock-related ones you have my way and I'll try it (if I can do so without getting arrested π)!
Gabriel Viso Carrera@alice I knew you could do it!@lowqualityfacts
Charo del Genio@alice @lowqualityfacts as an Italian, I must ask: does performance change with the brand of spaghetti used?
@paraw yes, but I didn't test other brands (due to a lack of spaghetti in my cupboard).