We Tested Car Break-In Products

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It's one thing to watch experts use these kinds of tools, but it's quite another to see... less practiced individuals give it a try. It highlights that there can still be a fair bit of skill involved, so don't get discouraged just because these tools exist. It's not just anyone who can use them so chances are no one is performing a non-destructive etry on your vehicle while it's locked.

Pick (almost) EVERY Type of Lock

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It's not really every type of lock but it is a lot of them and the information density in this video is very high. I've seen explanations for how to pick standard pin tumbler locks before, but this explains so many more types of locks and I'm surprised how similar some of them are to traditional pin tumbler locks (so much so that you can use the same tools in some cases).

Oops in 3...2...1...

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There are far less dangerous ways to remove that tiny little lock, and a real locksmith should know that. At that size, I wouldn't expect any fancy pins to make picking harder. A novice could probably rake it open. Heck, even a small pair of wrenches could probably bust the shackle out of the body without risking the kid's ear lobe.

You Don't Need A Key When You Can Pick Locks sticker

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I don't know if lock picking is a skill you necessarily want to advertise, but if it is, this sticker has you covered.

Lock Picking Lawyer: FedEx Transit Safe Picked

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So how safe is that safe? Not very, it seems. Lock Picking Lawyer made some interesting points about using tamper-evident tape instead, but it made me wonder - how evident would the tampering be if the tampered-with tape was covered with a new piece of tamper-evident tape? Alternatively, what if the tamper-evident tape is scraped off and the damage to the container is covered by a fresh piece of tamper-evident tape? Something to think about (and maybe research).

Lock picking retro t-shirt

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I never even thought to look for lock picking shirts before. I can recognize some of the picks from the silhouettes above, but I'm not familiar enough with lock picking to know them all.

Making an unpickable lock (multi-part)

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So, I found this an interesting enough video on it's own, but the tease about the Lock Picking Lawyer had me wanting to see more, so I waited and waited and eventually that waiting paid off with not one but two additional videos. I won't spoil the ending for you, but I will include the other videos below.



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Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)

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Now I'm not saying we should all go out and become professional locksmiths, but lock picking (besides being a hobby for some and even a sport for others) is a skill just about anyone can learn and it seems like it might come in handy.

Mr. Hacker: 13 ways to unlock various locks

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Some of these are familiar to me, but some I haven't seen before. You learn something new every day.

Bet they wish they'd learned how to pick a lock

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The best time to learn lock picking is before you needed. The second best time to learn it is now.

Lock Picking Lawyer : Pumpkin Saw Converted into Electric Pick Gun

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It was meant to open a pumpkin but now it can open your locked door.

How to lock yourself into the doghouse

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I think the Lock Picking Lawyer learned some valuable lessons from this, but I also think he missed one. Ice cream melts, so there's an incentive to bypass this access control quickly, which is not compatible with a beginner taking the time necessary to learn how to pick that combination lock.