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		tough 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Only on Nantucket: The Curious Case of the "Stolen... wait so the same key will open any car of the same model??? lol

nimos 8 months ago [–]

Depends on the manufacturer how many unique bittings would be made. I believe ~1000 was common. So pretty low chance but high enough a few people have stories here or there.

UncleEntity 8 months ago | [–]

The birthday paradox probably comes into play here, somehow. Not a mathologist so...

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