safecracking

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There’s a mode that tasks you with mashing the A button as many times as possible in 10 seconds and a safecracking mini-game where you rotate the crank in search of three numbers.

From The Verge • Apr. 26, 2022

Army of Thieves Of all the characters from Zack Snyder’s summer zombie flick Army of the Dead to get a prequel, the safecracking Dieter ... was not the first one I thought of.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2021

It’s a brute-force method, sort of like the safecracking tools in movies that spin through every possible combination to find the correct set of numbers.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 11, 2014

And Thief deserves credit for presenting a hard, cool look at how the ancient art of safecracking has adapted itself to the latest advances in electronics and metallurgy.

From Time Magazine Archive

His safecracking prowess had earned him Schindler's respect.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson