Sunday, April 3, 2011

Dutch Hinges

Not sure why, but sometimes the Dutch like to have their hinges on the wrong side of the door (ie, the hinges to an entry door are mounted on the outside of the house - creating a situation where a thief could simply pop the pin out of the hinge and remove the door to gain entry). So, with elegant ingenuity, the dutch have created a simple mechanism to prevent such thievery:

Exhibit A


They've simply installed a pin/socket setup on the inside of the hinges. Now, when you pull the pins, you still can't get into the house.

Now here's the part I'm still not sold on...what happens when some prankster pulls the pins and you don't notice? Well, I'm guessing you wake up, open the door to get some fresh air, and are promptly quite surprised to find that the door falls off and smashes your Chihuahua. Not a great way to start the morning.

3 comments:

auntie B. said...

Grinnnnnnnnnnn.

Nancy Sabina said...

Oh how exciting! You got a chihuahua! Did you name him Killer? ;)

Grampa Earl said...

Actually, I think those hinges are fantastic! It makes it so burglars can't simply kick your door open like they can just about any door in the U.S.