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Would a strong acid be able to corrode the lock of a bank vault?

I am busy writing a piece about a bank robbery, and need a good scientifically viable way to break into a bank vault. Aside from a thermal lance, are there any scientifically viable ways to break into a well fortified bank vault?

Public Comments

1. yes
2. It depends on what the lock is made of. Given enough time, aqua regia will dissolve any metal except iridium.
3. grab the bank manager an get him to open it. any acid will take too long. or you could freeze the volt door with liquid nitro then wack it with a something big.