The Mystery of the Combination Lock

[Aly Sarafa]

Petition to start a sub-substack that's just all of us solving low-stakes mysteries together in the comment section every week.

[Holly P]

I would have busted that thing open like Janelle Monae in Glass Onion

[Carol Rogero]

How about trying I-A-M ? You know because you were a smart kid and you were trying to quote René Descartes, “ I think therefore I am.” Worth a try!

[Chris Jack]

I've spent way too much time on this....

The lock looks similar to some old Hallmark versions.

I couldn't find a default code but I did find someone who had a similar problem and cracked it with:

turn clockwise to M　

turn anticlockwise to Y　

turn clockwise to A

If you have a little patience: you could try every letter on the the final turn (aka not just A).

I'm guessing you might want to turn it a few times before trying M.

Of course, if you set your own combination, all bets might be off...

[Eliza Bangert]

I A M

[Carol]

I A Crown

[Sarah Parson]

A I R

[beau]

my guesses: I-M- Crown & M-Y- Crown

[Cheryl McGowan]

Crown crown crown

[august ambrosia]

AMY or A crown A !!

[Kacie Kelley]

MAD

[Erin Michaela Sweeney]

YAY

or

IM👑

or

RAD

[Emptycircus]

Or the reverse

M.

Y.

👑

[Paige]

A - M - Crown

[Emptycircus]

👑

M.

Y.

[Dan Stone]

Crown

A

Crown