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Wednesday 1 February 2017

Amazing Tech: This Company Builds Motorized Hidden Doors for Wannabe Superheroes

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“We have built many, many secret doors that access home theater rooms and I have built secret doors for many famous people and for elite homes all over the world,” Steve told CE Pro Europe. “Although I am not at liberty to mention names, I can tell you that our secret doors can be found in at least one Middle Eastern royal palace, as well as many of the homes of many of the people on the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Additionally, we’ve built secret doors for high-ranking state officials for numerous countries, lots of celebrities including professional athletes, race car drivers, Hollywood actors and directors, musicians, famous artists and founders and CEOs of some of the world’s most recognizable companies.”

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Photo: Creative Home Engineering/Facebook

“The activation method can be anything the client wishes; iPad control, hidden button, remote control, twisting a candlestick, hidden fingerprint scanner, pulling a book – you name it!” the mechanical engineer adds. Each client brings a unique set of challenges, but Humble and his team always find a way to meet their clients’ expectations.
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Photo: Creative Home Engineering/Facebook

It may seem that only real-life Bruce Waynes can afford the sophisticated solutions thought up by Creative Home Engineering, but their prices are not that outrageous. For example, $2,500 can buy you a specially engineered mirrored doorway that can installed as the entrance to a secret room. Humble says that customized secret spaces average about $7,500, while a complex doorway concealed in a wooden bookcase will set you back  $10,000 – $12,000.

And, just in case you’re wondering, Steve Humble and his team have worked on Batcave-like projects like “like “an underground complex with 10 secret-passage doors made from Kevlar-steel ballistic armor, blast-resistant hinges, and multiple redundant locking systems.” We can only hope that the owner is a mysterious superhero, not a super-villain.

Sources: Review JournalWIRED

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