Put in into the wall using an existing screw hole for a photo then rehang the photo. Take a hammer to the wall later to get it back.
Hmm. I think tearing down all the drywall would be a logical step for the investigator, given that they have extra help. I think they would find it within 12 hours.
Time becomes the constraint, they can't just start smashing walls, that makes everything around harder to search. With something the size of a paperclip they could easily miss it if they just hammer a hole between each stud.
They would have to check the entire room as best they can before they start smashing things and sorting through the rubble... Hmm yes, 12 hours is not too long to give them.
Maybe but there are a lot of wires and pipes running through the walls too. They would spend longer rebuilding the house if they broke every wall and took apart every appliance
They have unlimited time and money on to put the place back together. The only incentive they have to avoid tearing things apart is that finding the paperclip early in the day makes a short day for them, and bragging rights.
Grab a necklace made with wires and weave it through the metal. Put the necklace in with a bunch of other necklaces. Then take other paperclips and hide then around the place until time is up.
Straighten the paperclip and hide it:
Inside a ballpoint pen. In a spool of wire. Shove it into a side of a cardboard box. Drop it down a drain. Taped to the backside of a shelf. Inside the foam of my headphones. inside an extension cord - make sure to not use it afterwards.
Well, you have to show the paperclip for verification after the 12 hours, so your cord is fine again?
Pop up some of the quarter round behind one of the toilets and drop the paperclip between the flooring and the studs then a quick tap down of the quarter round. With the extra time I might quickly paint a few spots in other rooms to distract them.
I think this could work.
Distraction paint is a nice touch.
Taped to the inside of the blower housing of my furnace.
A pro wouldn't think of that in 12 hours time?
I think I would open an air vent and hide the paper clip inside the vent, with a small piece of duct tape over it. I think it would just look like someone patched a hole in the air duct.
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