GitP's Escape the Room: Reality Edition!

[afroakuma]

:smallbiggrin: I... um...

I seem to be trapped...

the door handle has broken off, the bar mechanism inside is warped and the door is... very much closed.

I'm currently on the third floor and know nobody in phone distance who can come open it from the other side.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get out?

:smallredface:

Hope the changed title draws more help.

[Spiryt]

Well this is indeed original... :smallwink:

I would naturally try to shout and get someone nearby to open it.

Is somebody near?

Alternatively, you can just wait.

Or use your body momentum, but I suspect that you don't want to destroy your door any further...

And if you need someone here to give some smart advise, you should describe your door, suroundings.

[mercurymaline]

Er, you're on a computer, is there someone in the building you can e-mail?

[afroakuma]

I'm in a house. My neighbors are... not gonna hear me, to say the least.

I'm home alone but for two cats.

And the door is about two centimetres inset into the frame...carding it's not going to work.

[afroakuma]

Door's pretty solid wood, and there will be some deadly fallout if I break it down. Not to mention, it's at the base of a fairly steep corner staircase; momentum won't be easy.

Leaves me landline and cell, computer, full washroom and... a mini bag of Doritos. My toolkit is just beyond the door; I MAY have a screwdriver.

[Spiryt]

What "broken" and "warped" mean, anyway? Can you manipulate lock anyhow, (use something as a handle, for example)?

Also, do the door open to the inside, or outside? :smallamused:

EDIT: Anyway, calling some locksmith would be probably easier, although would certainly be costly...

[Lex-Kat]

How about calling the police.

[Mr. Moon]

Oh my.

This happened to me in a video game once.
I think I died.
:smallamused:

Are you in a house, an appartment building, etc? And more importantly, are you alone? Will anyone be coming?

[afroakuma]

Door would swing away from me to open.

Warped = the rectangular casing is itself loose; one side is bent out maybe 1 mm and another bent ~3mm. Inserting anything into it just helps it rattle loosely.

[afroakuma]

Once again; it's a pretty true-to-life Escape The Room:

Three-story house. I am on the third floor, which I have entire access to. There is no fire escape. The way down is a staircase with an outward-swinging wooden door at the bootom. The staircase is cornered and steep-set - not good for building momentum. And breaking down the door is currently not an option.

Nobody will be coming. The only other person who lives here left yesterday for a six-day trip.

The only person I can call is currently at a concert and probably very drunk. He's also got his phone turned off.

[Mr. Moon]

...

This, sir, is truely impressive. I applaud your getting-trapped-ness.

The only way I can think of to get the door fixed is to take it out, so you might as well do that. Break it down, m'boy!

[Suzuro]

Any long, small cylindrical items you can use to get the hinges off?


-Suzuro

[afroakuma]

Hundreds of pencils and pens.

I'll go give one a shot.

Update: They won't fit.

[Jack Squat]

Does your door open towards or away from you? It sounds like it may open towards you if there's stairs right at the doorway.

If so, easy way is pop out the hinges.

If not, are there screws on the doorknob?

If there are, you completely undo the doorknob on your end, and twist the little bar that turns the knob manually. I had one door at a friends where the inside was actually bent, and the door was jammed shut. I managed to pry it back far enough that it came out diagonally, but it's not the smartest choice.

If none of these options are avaliable, is there a window you can get out of? You say you're on the third floor, but plenty of places have balconies or roofs that you can get onto. We have one of those chain ladder fire escape things, so those are also an option if you can get your hands on one.


If all else fails, call someone and get them to come by with a screwdriver and a hammer so they can pry the outer hinges out..


EDIT: Looks like you're going with the hinge route...I recommend against pens or pencils...most won't fit up underneath the hinges to move the pin up. Do you have any screwdrivers or small metal tubes? Good scissors will probably work, but it's best for you to list what you do have.

[Spiryt]

The only person I can call is currently at a concert and probably very drunk. He's also got his phone turned off.

Well, you have a net and phone . I'm pretty sure calling some locksmith or police would work.

Of course if you don't want to do the breaking - but if a lock is already only reapair worth, it may be not so bad.

[afroakuma]

The door swings away to open. The doorknob was a fancy handle joined to a "screwless plate" - a plate that contains the screw and hides the heads. Not that it matters, as the entire handle came off.

[afroakuma]

For reasons related to my neighborhood, the police are not an option. Neither is a locksmith, really.

[Suzuro]

Wait, so, can you see the actual 'hole' where the handle usually fits into?

-suzuro

[afroakuma]

I do have Allen keys up here though. I'll try a few.

And yes, I can see most of the hole. The handle on the other side is intact. The manual bar mechanism is what's warped.

[Jack Squat]

The door swings away to open. The doorknob was a fancy handle joined to a "screwless plate" - a plate that contains the screw and hides the heads. Not that it matters, as the entire handle came off.

You should be able to twist it off to access the screws. I don't have one of these with me, so I can't verify that. Either way, if you can get it off to be able to work at the inner bits, do so.

[afroakuma]

The screws are joined to the external plate and have torn out of the wood completely. The only metal in the wood right now is the key lock and the metal casing for the manual bar.

[Moff Chumley]

There's NOBODY within a few miles of where you live that can bust you out? Are you cool with waiting for the person you can call to get sober? Most importantly, do you have a bathroom?

[Suzuro]

Well..if you can see the actual mechanism, then a last resort would obviously be to break that and move the bolt out of the way.

Besides that..hmm, allen wrenches....tried them in the hinges? Although you may need something hard to hit them with. (A rock or something to simulate a hammer)

-Suzuro

[afroakuma]

I live in... a wealthier neighborhood. Most of my immediate neighbors are not home. The few who are would call the police to report a civic disturbance. Calling the police myself would of course bring the police, which would be seen as bad. Most of my normal contacts are unavailable due to being out of the city, having their cell phones off or having their cell phones dead. One of them has her cell phone HERE, which is SO useful.

That said, I do have a bathroom, bedroom, TV, internet, all that good stuff.

[Spiryt]

Do you have any camera?

If somebody ITP can help you with lock, he will certainly do it better if he have seen actual lock, and what's wrong with it.

[Jack Squat]

The screws are joined to the external plate and have torn out of the wood completely. The only metal in the wood right now is the key lock and the metal casing for the manual bar.

by metal casing, are you talking about the latch mechanism? (the middle bit (http://www.masterdoorlock.com/images/illustrations/large/ext_locking.gif)

I had to get a door open with one of those being jammed once...it was actually a bit of a miracle that I got it out...Ended up using a screwdriver and basically bash/pry it out.

If it'll twist, grab anything that'll fit in and give it a turn...they don't take that much pressure.

Why wouldn't emergency services respond to a call saying you're stuck in your house?

EDIT: I see, it's a matter of pride. if you're stuck call...it's not like they're going to race there with sirens blaring.

[afroakuma]

If I summon the police it will make a neighborhood stink bomb. This place is a bit bad for that sort of thing.

The pic you posted? The leftmost mechanism there, the rectangular portion sticking out from the center? The inner rod is gone and the metal casing around it is bent.

And yeah; camera is the one thing I DON'T have.

[Cyrano]

So call the firemen.

[Jack Squat]

The other end of the doorknob is the only bit left in the door? I'm going to assume it's stuck to the latch. Do you have a hammer, or something else you can jab at it with some force? I've got a sheet metal hammer in my room, and I've always got a mini crowbar on me, but I know I'm not typical in that regard. A big kitchen knife would probably work, but you'd end up ruining the tip.

[afroakuma]

Firemen would be almost as bad.

However, the game has ended. One of my Allen keys is a perfect fit in the warped casing.

I am FREE!!!

Thanks all for "playing."

And no, I do not intend to publish a "sequel."

[Suzuro]

If you can, stick one of them allen wrenches in the hole and twist.


-Suzuro

[afroakuma]

Allen key fit perfectly with no force required. It was actually pretty odd.

I'm out now, but I'm leaving the Allen key in there and blocking the door open.

[Suzuro]

VICTORY IS ME! Congratulations...on....getting out of the room......right.


-Suzuro

[Phae Nymna]

I never had a chance to contribute before you freed yourself, but I just wanted to add, in case of another incident like this, my motto:


"BEAT IT WITH A HAMMER!"

[afroakuma]

I would have, but my toolkit was almost literally just beyond the door.

[Spiryt]

This motto seems similar this old, polish proverb:

"Bez młota, to *$#@^ nie robota" :smallwink:

[Uncle Festy]

You're free! Congrats!
:smallbiggrin:

[afroakuma]

:smallbiggrin: Yes. Hooray for me!

[Flickerdart]

You gained 300 XP. You gained a level! Open Lock went up by 1. Wisdom went up by 1.

[afroakuma]

Pssh. I wish Wisdom had gone up.

[Phase]

Born free! As free as the wind blows! As free as the grass grows!

[Moff Chumley]

And about the sequal business... Sorry, you have no choice. Get back in there before I stick YOU with an Allen Wrench. :smallyuk:

:smalltongue:

[afroakuma]

Hilariously enough, there very nearly was a sequel. The other side of the door wouldn't open, either. Were it not for the Allen key being inside when I closed the door, I would have locked a friend in.

[Enlong]

OH my. You should call someone to get that door fixed for reals, man.

[ArlEammon]

I'm in a house. My neighbors are... not gonna hear me, to say the least.

I'm home alone but for two cats.

And the door is about two centimetres inset into the frame...carding it's not going to work.

Does the police have an email in your town?

[Collin152]

Hilariously enough, there very nearly was a sequel. The other side of the door wouldn't open, either. Were it not for the Allen key being inside when I closed the door, I would have locked a friend in.

...
Just take the door off the frame, man, it's clearly out to get you people.
It's hungry.

[afroakuma]

Dammit, I hate nontraditional mimics.

Door fix-ed.

[Collin152]

Dammit, I hate nontraditional mimics.

Door fix-ed.

Fixéd?
Or would it be fixèd?
One of the two.
It's not really a place for a hyphen, I think.

[FdL]

I want to congratulate you, Afroakuma. This was the best thread ever.

[afroakuma]

I want to congratulate you, Afroakuma. This was the best thread ever.

Lol thanks. I'm sigging that.

[Zakama]

I wish something like this would happen to me... :smallfrown:

[dish]

I wish something like this would happen to me... :smallfrown:

Getting trapped in a room by a broken door? It's happened to me twice, and neither experience was pleasant. More like anxiety-inducing. (And it made me late for work.)

However, if you mean being congratulated by FdL. Well, yes, we all want that. :smalltongue:

[FdL]

Getting trapped in a room by a broken door? It's happened to me twice, and neither experience was pleasant. More like anxiety-inducing. (And it made me late for work.)

However, if you mean being congratulated by FdL. Well, yes, we all want that. :smalltongue:

This was one of my top posts of all time. And I hereby certify that Dish is an awesome lady.

You can sig me on that ^^

[Zakama]

Getting trapped in a room by a broken door? It's happened to me twice, and neither experience was pleasant. More like anxiety-inducing. (And it made me late for work.)

However, if you mean being congratulated by FdL. Well, yes, we all want that. :smalltongue:

I was thinking getting of trapped in a room. Of course, I wouldn't say no to being congratulated by FDL though... :smallwink:

[chiasaur11]

Hey, at least you weren't caught in a real life version of a Sierra adventure game.

Poor sucker never stood a chance.

[FdL]

I was thinking getting of trapped in a room. Of course, I wouldn't say no to being congratulated by FDL though... :smallwink:

Zakama, your avatar is cool and your username has a Z, which is awesome in its own right. Also sounds kind of African, which is interesting.

There you go ^^ Siggable congratulations for those who want them :p

[Mauve Shirt]

I was going to suggest ordering chinese with a side of screwdriver.

[afroakuma]

Meh...I'm more of a pizza guy.

[Collin152]

I was going to suggest ordering chinese with a side of screwdriver.

See, I was gunna say "Order Pizza Hut Online, and under 'special delivery instructions' say 'Send a strong deliveryman, preferably with screwdriver"
But I took too logn trying to fit more innuendo into it.

[Zakama]

Zakama, your avatar is cool and your username has a Z, which is awesome in its own right. Also sounds kind of African, which is interesting.

There you go ^^ Siggable congratulations for those who want them :p[/QUOTE]

Why thank you! *sigs* :smallbiggrin:

[FdL]

There you go ^^ Siggable congratulations for those who want them :p

Why thank you! *sigs* :smallbiggrin:[/QUOTE]

Awesome :smallbiggrin:

[Lord Loss]

Ah, there are two cats! Very simple. Wait until person on trip arrives. When threatened with starvation, eat a cat. As for thirst, drink cat blood. This was done over 3 years by a man trapped on an island with noting but sand: Catch turtle, drink blood, eat. he eventually got rescued, only to die 6 months later in an accident involving a cart.

[Rawhide]

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