Mike Gledhill

Okay, this one's baffled me. The following is a true story, no sarcasm, no punchline, I'm just baffled by it. Can anyone explain it...?

Alright, take a look at this very boring photo. This is my bedroom door at New World Lodge, Bangkok.

You need to use the key to open the door. You then have to insert it's keycard into the slot in the wall, otherwise you have no electric, no lighting, a/c, and so on.

So, your first thought as soon as you get into the room is to insert the keycard. And the key is left danging, as shown, so you can't knock against it to damage it or anything.

With me so far ? Good.

Explain this: for two days running, I have come back to my room, unlocked it no problem, put the card in, and gone to sleep. By the next morning, twice, I have woken up to find that the key has bent by around 10 degrees at the end.

This is a solid key, one piece of tough metal, and when I've discovered this problem, I cannot bend it back again.. it's too tough.

Reception has replaced my key for me both times, but I'm baffled.. how the hell could this have happened...?

I remember in GCSE Physics, you could put two pieces of welded metal of different densities under a bunsen burner, and it'd bend the combined metal in a given direction... but in a hotel bedroom..?! Where the temperature is between 27'c and 19'c ?! Oh, I'm confused.

Someone explain it for me, please...

And no, I haven't been room-sharing with Uri Geller.