# Booby trap: neighbor sneaking into house **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076 "2011-12-12T22:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/41 "2011-12-13T08:23:16Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > i kinda doubt he would shut the door behind him. You would leave it open for a quick escape. Spring loaded hinge. Profit ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/42 "2011-12-13T08:26:41Z")
> [@Spam16v](#): > > If it’s a single door into the basement, turn the door knob around, and lock it. Once he let’s himself in, and latches the door, he’ll be trapped. Keep a key in your pocket, so yo’re not fucked. Coming home you can just turn the knob and let yourself in, but he’d be looking at a keyhole trapped. That’d be comedy Win. you might need to add an automatic door closer. Maybe you can booby trap the light fixture itself. wire 120V to the frame. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/43 "2011-12-13T08:28:20Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Personally in my ideal world you would be allowed to do what ever you want to someone who illegally enters your properly. ![http://deadhomersociety.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/niceandlegal_thumb.png?w=640&h=480](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/a/ca65babdbeb14458766685ff467aabc47f7dcd85.png) ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/44 "2011-12-13T08:41:59Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:42,topic:219076"”] Win. you might need to add an automatic door closer. Maybe you can booby trap the light fixture itself. wire 120V to the frame. [/quote] [http://www.lowes.com/pl\_10+15\_0\_\_s?Ntt=spring+door+hinges](http://www.lowes.com/pl_10+15_0__s?Ntt=spring+door+hinges) Never seen one of these? They’re a pita most of the time, but it’d be worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/45 "2011-12-13T09:00:36Z")
I would highly recommend being humane and using large glue traps. I don’t even bother hunting deer with arrows/bullets anymore because I have a company make me glue traps that are the size of a drywall sheet. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/46 "2011-12-13T09:07:51Z")
gonna set up my extra computer with a webcam and let it roll… [http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html](http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/47 "2011-12-13T09:15:47Z")
There are 2 documentaries about this type of thing… ![http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTUzMzg4MTg2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDM4OTk4._V1.SY317_CR6,0,214,317.jpg](http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTUzMzg4MTg2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDM4OTk4._V1._SY317_CR6,0,214,317_.jpg) ![http://i43.tower.com/images/mm107056829/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york-macaulay-culkin-dvd-cover-art.jpg](http://i43.tower.com/images/mm107056829/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york-macaulay-culkin-dvd-cover-art.jpg) ---------- Post added at 12:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ---------- I refuse to validate the third installment of the documentary series. Seemed way too unrealistic. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/48 "2011-12-13T09:32:50Z")
> [@vq30de](#): > > WHY DON’T YOU JUST LOCK YOUR DOOR INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE A TWELVE YEAR OLD??? /thread ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/49 "2011-12-13T09:35:32Z")
Put poop on the door handle. ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/50 "2011-12-13T09:36:15Z")
> [@dubbin91](#): > > but just buy a cheap camera with a motion detector like people use for hunting and mount it facing the stairs, as he comes down you get his pick, just kind of hide it so he can’t see it. From there, drop off to cops and let them scare him. x2 ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/51 "2011-12-13T09:43:29Z")
Wouldn’t documenting this on a forum be a bad idea? Assuming you go through with it. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/52 "2011-12-13T10:05:00Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > gonna set up my extra computer with a webcam and let it roll… > > [Best Video Screen Capture Software - Record HD quality video easily on PC or Mac](http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html) > [@Jeller](#): > > x2 … ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/53 "2011-12-13T17:36:40Z")
video camera set up. I’ll figure out how to remote into the computer tonight; it’s not hooked up to the internet as of now as I had to throw it together real quick before a meeting. under-the-stairs closet ftw ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/54 "2011-12-13T18:11:21Z")
so you’re leaving the door unlocked? ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/55 "2011-12-13T18:40:21Z")
> [@Bull49](#): > > so you’re leaving the door unlocked? Right? Seriously. Travis: Well officer, I knew someone had broken into my house the last three nights so I set up a camera to catch him in the act! Officer: :picard: I mean you seem like a smart dude. Why not just take the smart way out? ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/56 "2011-12-13T18:44:02Z")
Honestly, I’m for the flip the door knob around with the self closing latch combined with the web cam just in case. There would be nothing better than coming home to your neighbor trapped in your basement. lol Where did you say you live again? ---
**Author:** ![SnowboardinWNY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboardinwny/32/5182_2.png) [@SnowboardinWNY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SnowboardinWNY)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/57 "2011-12-13T18:59:26Z")
> [@NYstanger](#): > > Honestly, I’m for the flip the door knob around with the self closing latch combined with the web cam just in case. There would be nothing better than coming home to your neighbor trapped in your basement. lol > > Where did you say you live again? x2 ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/58 "2011-12-13T18:59:30Z")
the problem with the “lock him in” idea; every door knob i’ve ever used either won’t turn if it’s locked, or unlocks itself when you turn it. so you would have to lock the knob, and then prop the door open so that he doesn’t have to turn the knob when he enters the house. but, as stated, you would need self closing hinges to make sure the door shuts. the whole thing is full of holes. plus, you are betting on him not trying to break out somehow. ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/59 "2011-12-13T19:00:30Z")
It would be so awesome if the neighbor was on here, saw this and just wore a disguise next time. ---
**Author:** ![SnowboardinWNY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboardinwny/32/5182_2.png) [@SnowboardinWNY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SnowboardinWNY)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076/60 "2011-12-13T19:16:42Z")
> [@Bull49](#): > > the problem with the “lock him in” idea; every door knob i’ve ever used either won’t turn if it’s locked, or unlocks itself when you turn it. so you would have to lock the knob, and then prop the door open so that he doesn’t have to turn the knob when he enters the house. but, as stated, you would need self closing hinges to make sure the door shuts. the whole thing is full of holes. > > plus, you are betting on him not trying to break out somehow. We have three door knobs at our house that can be locked but on the inside they still turn as if they were unlocked. They do not unlock when tuned. It sucks when you forget lol. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booby-trap-neighbor-sneaking-into-house/219076.md?page=4)