The threat model implied by the use of center-pinned torx "security" screws for restroom stall partitions is hilarious to me.

@starkatt don’t want anyone to just bring a Phillips screwdriver in, pocket the restroom stall partition, and walk off with it. I mean, Phillips screwdrivers are everywhere, that’s just a crime of opportunity. Torx, now that takes *real* planning, and the folks who would just unscrew the restroom stall partition and conceal it on their person because of pure opportunism simply won’t have the opportunity! I see no flaws in this reasoning.

@kistaro @starkatt
But don't forget! It's _secure_ torx! So not just any Torx bits will do!

Secure torx are more secure because they require a special bit, which almost all torx bit sets sold today include by default since they're reverse-compatible with standard torx screws!

The threat for this model doesn't exist. :bloblaugh:

@mawr @kistaro @starkatt Okay so I didn't have a torx screwdriver, but I did have a crowbar and long story short the restroom is basically unusable now because I got carried away

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