On: Enclave: An Unpickable Lock

[lexicality]

Sounds like an interesting way to get locked out of your house.

You would need successful uses of the key to reset the ratchet or every 5 times you opened your door it would become inoperable for 10 minutes, assuming the spring for the timer hasn't rusted or got a bit of grit in it or whatever.

[HellsMaddy → lexicality]

Revised:

- Each [failed] attempt to rotate the cylinder could partially compress a spring-loaded lever.

- The return mechanism would always return if not in its resting position, not only after each 5 failures.

- Successful attempts immediately reset the spring.