Heh... TBH I wouldn't stalk cracky, if I was a little closer, maybe, but I would never push for physical contact. I forego Oxford in favour of Cambridge University's better reputation in the sciences. Damn you liberal arts majors.
Also, lurk moar.
As for failure, it could be done, but only by the long game, and I doubt success rates are brilliant. I'm well known as a psychology/NLP hack among peers, but even this doesn't guarantee anything.