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by Wikipedia For other uses, see Slim Jim (disambiguation). A Slim Jim (more technically known as a lockout tool) is a thin strip of metal (usually spring steel) roughly 60cm long and about 2-4 cm wide originally marketed under that name by HPC Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of specialty locksmithing tools. Slim Jims are used to unlock automobile doors without use of a key or lock pick. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself. The hooked end of the tool is slipped between a car's window and the rubber seal, catching the rods that connect to the lock mechanism. With careful manipulation, the door can be opened.[1] Unskilled use of the tool will often detach the lock rods, leaving the lock inoperable even with the key. This is often a clue that someone has attempted to break into a car. Newer cars have also incorporated internal defenses against this tool such as barrier blocks on the bottom of the window, preventing entry, and also shrouding the operating rods and the lock cylinder to prevent manipulation of internal linkages. Others have designed the operating rods to be easily disconnected when engaged with a lateral force – as is often created by the lifting action of the tool. It has been reported that in modern vehicles there is a chance for setting off the side airbag deployment system of the vehicle, possibly causing injury to a person attempting to use a slim jim. However, according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this has not been verifiable and manufacturers state it is impossible.[2] References http://starbulletin.com/2005/07/26/news/story2.html http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/slim.htm SLIM JIM by ConAgra Foods
Overview Slim Jim is a convenient, one-of-a-kind snack with the intense flavor and snap that consumers love. The Slim Jim unique combination of spice and attitude is captured in its advertising, sponsorships and promotions and encourages young men across the country to "Snap." What is "Snap?" A "Snap" moment occurs when you reach a physical or personal milestone, even if you don't know if you can do it. Slim Jim is the No. 1 brand of meat sticks and is available in a variety of flavors of meat sticks, beef jerky, beef steak and beef and cheese. Snap into a Slim Jim!
History Adolph Levis sold pickles, relishes, sausages and other popular snacks and condiments from his basement in Philadelphia during the Great Depression. But these foods just weren't the easy, spicy treat that bar patrons craved. Levis experimented with different ways to serve sausages, eventually experiencing a Snap moment of his own when he developed a cured beef sausage that would curb consumers' cravings. Printed on the jars the beef sticks were sold in was a little tuxedoed man, complete with top hat and cane. Levis named him "Slim Jim," and the now-famous spicy snack was born. Early advertisements for Slim Jim touted "the ready-to-eat spiced sausage treat" that was packed in cellophane and sold for a dime. Slim Jim Select a Brand Act II, Andy Capp's, Angela Mia, Award, Banquet, Big Mama Sausage, Blue Bonnet, Brown 'N Serve, Chef Boyardee, Crunch 'n Munch, DAVID, Dennison's, Egg Beaters, Fernando's, Firecracker, Fleischmann's, Gebhardt, Gilardi Foods, Gilroy, Golden Cuisine, Gulden's, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Hunt's Snack Pack, J. Hungerford Smith, Jiffy Pop, Kid Cuisine, Knott's Berry Farm, La Choy, Lamb Weston, Lamb Weston Inland Valley, Libby's, Luck's, Manwich, Marie Callender's, Move Over Butter, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Parkay, Patio, Pemmican, Penrose, Peter Pan, Ranch Style, Reddi-wip, Ro*Tel, Rosarita, Slim Jim, Squeeze 'N Go, Swiss Miss, The Max, Van Camp's, Wesson, Wolf
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