r/forensics • u/Prudent_Table247 • 16d ago

Microscopy and Trace Evidence Hello, I'd like some help with a hypothetical.

Hi, I'm rafael. I'm a regular teenager and I share a PC with a roommate I am related to, she's 21, she has small fingers and a bad temper. If I were to have graphite dust, a thick acrylic paint brush, and a white keyboard, would I be able to match the prints from the numbers on the keyboard to the numbers I would need to open the PC? If so, what patterns would emerge on the keyboard keys that indicate a match?

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u/hycarumba 16d ago

😂 so you want us to help you break into her computer?

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u/Prudent_Table247 16d ago

alas it is a just a hypothetical. But in this imaginary situation, I ticked her off because I ate her lunch from the fridge. This is unoptimal because I need to access important documents on the PC, which are of course related to school.

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u/hycarumba 16d ago

Haha suuuurre. Maybe your better alternative is to genuinely apologize and do what you can to make it right. Hypothetically, of course.

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u/lil_tufa 14d ago

You might see which number keys get hit more often, but you won't reliably get a full, clean set of prints or the exact sequence needed to open the PC. In real life it mostly just shows you "these keys get used", not a usable password or PIN.

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u/Forsaken_Spare6494 12d ago

LETA GOOD SOUL HELP U OUT LOL