The 3-year-old repeatedly made the writer's password wrong, blocked the iPad until 2067.

Let's call this reason number 580 why we shouldn't leave kids alone with technology: They can lock you up.

This happened during this weekend to Evan Osnos, a columnist of The New Yorker, following Periscope from CNN.

He made a tweet or a request for help by letting people know what his son had taken into his situation.

Uh, that sounds fake to me, but this is our iPad after the 3-year-old boy tried to unlock it. ” he said.

There was also an automatic message saying: Try again in 25 million, 536 thousand 442 minutes.

The estimated 48 years of time. Which means he'll have to try again in 2067.

Some of the commentators were very satirical trying to help: “put [IPad] on a package of rice.” Or another: the time machine appears to be your best option. ”