{"id":1183,"date":"2026-02-18T00:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:30:07","slug":"the-trick-using-aluminum-foil-on-door-handles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=1183","title":{"rendered":"The Trick Using Aluminum Foil on Door Handles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/617369648_122308517534011573_5982878248605641374_n_cleanup.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/617369648_122308517534011573_5982878248605641374_n_cleanup.png 512w, https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/617369648_122308517534011573_5982878248605641374_n_cleanup-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some homeowners are using a surprisingly simple trick to add an extra layer of awareness to their home security: wrapping aluminum foil around exterior door handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea is low-cost and practical. Foil crinkles easily, so if someone touches or tries to open the handle, it will leave visible marks or make noise\u2014acting as a basic tamper alert. Any wrinkling or displacement can signal that the door was disturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foil can also create an audible warning. Its sharp sound may alert you instantly, giving you time to check cameras, turn on lights, or call for help. For extra awareness, some people place a lightweight object on the inside handle so movement creates noise indoors as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method isn\u2019t meant to replace locks, lighting, or security systems. Instead, it\u2019s presented as a quick, inexpensive supplement\u2014an added cue that something isn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, the foil-on-the-handle trick is framed as a simple way to spot tampering and deter casual intruders using items already found at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some homeowners are using a surprisingly simple trick to add an extra layer of awareness to their home security: wrapping aluminum foil around exterior door handles. The&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1185,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183\/revisions\/1185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}