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Let's look at padlocks!
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Bio (2003)
> x padlock (@ Hallway outside of main office and supply room)
Brain of the Night Guest (2011)
> x padlock (@ Plutonian Commonwealth Museum, Grand Hall)
Funny... there are some scratches on the padlock.
Bullhockey 2: The Return of The Leather Whip (2019)
> x padlock (@ Mabel's Backyard)
It looks like it has recently been installed. It is brand-new and formidable.
Bullhockey! (2018)
> x padlock (@ In the Doghouse)
It fills the palm of your hand easily, has a ponderous keyhole, and is chained to the fence [if locked], holding the metal gate closed. [else]. It swings freely on its chain.
Captivity (2020)
> x padlock (@ Front Yard)
The padlock is as big as your head. It’s made of metal, iron at a guess. (Straw is not reputed to be a suitable substance with which to make padlocks.) There’s a keyhole, of course, but you don’t have the key.
The Chinese Room (2007)
> x padlock (@ Plato's Cave)
This padlock looks like it eats other locks for breakfast.
Cragne Manor (2018)
> x padlock (@ The Old Well)
It's rusted tight, but still solid.
> x padlock (@ The Cragne Manor's Back Garden)
A solid wooden door with a fairly new-looking bronze padlock keeping it closed. For extra security the vines growing on the shed also grow tightly against the door.
> x padlock (@ Small Chamber)
The padlock has numbers from 0 to 9 on it, so it's probably a combination lock, but it's unlike any other combination lock you know. The metal holder sits on top of a thick metal circle. The figures are arranged in a circle around the middle which makes the lock look a little like a clock. In the middle there's a knob with a pointer on it that currently points towards the 0.
Crocodracula: The Beginning (2020)
> x padlock (@ Buchanan High School)
A simple chain with a cheap padlock. It's pretty pitiful, as bike chains go. Then again, you'd be riding your bike right now if it weren't for this chain, so it must be doing its job.
Unfortunately, your chemistry teacher has the only key.
The Day I saved Elvis (2011)
> x padlock (@ Beneath the Hangar (wait, how would you know that now? Ah, nevermind))
It's a old-fashioned metal pad-lock. Oddly enough, it's held together by a single screw.
Goodbye Doggy World (1997)
> x padlock (@ west side of the graveyard)
The padlock is shaped like a little doggy's head!
The King of Shreds and Patches (2007)
> x left padlock (@ van der Wyck's Work Room)
Like its companion, this padlock looks like it has seen considerable wear and exposure to the elements. It is heavily coated with rust, to the point of looking structurally compromised.
The King's Ball (2023)
> x padlock (@ End of Alley)
It's a large iron padlock that locks the farrier's gate.
The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M (2011)
> x padlock (@ Alley)
A thick, intimidating padlock.
MythTale (2002)
> x padlock (@ Under the Stairs)
A rusty padlock holds the doors closed.
The Obscene Quest of Dr. Aardvarkbarf (1997)
> x padlock (@ Landing)
This lock is on the hinge, which keeps the cover shute on the front of the vending machine.
Oppositely Opal (2015)
> x padlock (@ Tiny cabin)
The padlock looks like it was meant for a prison cell and not a stupid trunk.
The Song of the Mockingbird (2021)
> x padlock (@ North of the Corral)
This massive padlock has a brass case and a steel shackle. A keyhole is centered in one side of the lock, but no key is evident.
Trinity (1986)
> examine padlock (@ Base of Tower)
The padlock is a formidable hunk of hardened steel.
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