# Why are tamperproof bolts & screws used with bathroom stall partitions?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tamperproof-bolts-screws-used-with-bathroom-stall-partitions/404661 "2007-05-18T23:09:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tamperproof-bolts-screws-used-with-bathroom-stall-partitions/404661/21 "2007-05-20T06:00:20Z")

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More than I needed to know.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tamperproof-bolts-screws-used-with-bathroom-stall-partitions/404661/22 "2007-05-20T06:51:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Walloon]  
More than I needed to know.  
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Dude, be _glad_ I didn’t go into details of what it’s like having irritable bowel. Let’s just say (without getting graphic) that I think John Hurt’s character in _Alien_ was a wimp.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tamperproof-bolts-screws-used-with-bathroom-stall-partitions/404661/23 "2007-05-20T12:39:23Z")

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People are weird.

So what kind of tool is used to get them off? I suspect some type of attachment to a power drill?

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tamperproof-bolts-screws-used-with-bathroom-stall-partitions/404661/24 "2007-05-20T12:47:54Z")

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[QUOTE=enipla]  
So what kind of tool is used to get them off?  
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[A tool like this.](http://www.specialized.net/ecommerce/shop/layout.asp?product_id=075X136)

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