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It's worth remembering that he's probably in the top 0.1 percentile of all lockpickers in the world. And he has a massive pile of tools, some custom-made, and e

by ufmace 6y ago

It's worth remembering that he's probably in the top 0.1 percentile of all lockpickers in the world. And he has a massive pile of tools, some custom-made, and experience with a huge variety of lock types. And usually picks or opens the lock the first time before shooting, so you're only seeing his well-practiced openings. And he doesn't produce video at all of any locks he hasn't been able to pick. Though he is pretty up-front about which locks take elite skill and tools to pick, and which ones can be opened by a first-timer with a bent-up paperclip.

banana_giraffe 6y ago
And yes, he really is up there in lock picking skills He literally won a lock picking competition last year [1] . Not to mention that you're seeing the end result of some amount of effort in each little video, he's talked a bit about it in the past [2], but like all of these sort of videos, you're only seeing the "good bits". My big take away from his channel is two fold: Avoid locks that are well know to have big security flaws, like the paperclip attacks. Otherwise, the point of entry will probably be a broken window or busted door. It's really a fun hobby, I've got a few locks I rotate from a larger collection on my desk that I try to pick anytime I'm waiting for a compile to finish. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfBKQuLkRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfBKQuLkRc
leetcrew 6y ago
on the other hand, it's sort of alarming how many gun locks can be defeated with a strong magnet. no skill required.
kikokikokiko 6y ago
He does have some videos about locks that neither he nor Bosnian Bill have been able to pick. It's usually a combination of circular core plus a very eccentric key that needs to be inserted a cerftain way to be able to access the pins.
jmiserez 6y ago
>And usually picks or opens the lock the first time before shooting, so you're only seeing his well-practiced openings. Probably true, but he does have some videos where he picks a fresh new lock sent to him, e.g. this one is uncut and includes the unboxing of the package: https://youtu.be/UcEnYRa74zM https://youtu.be/UcEnYRa74zM

by ufmace 6y ago

banana_giraffe 6y ago

And yes, he really is up there in lock picking skills He literally won a lock picking competition last year [1] . Not to mention that you're seeing the end result of some amount of effort in each little video, he's talked a bit about it in the past [2], but like all of these sort of videos, you're only seeing the "good bits". My big take away from his channel is two fold: Avoid locks that are well know to have big security flaws, like the paperclip attacks. Otherwise, the point of entry will probably be a broken window or busted door. It's really a fun hobby, I've got a few locks I rotate from a larger collection on my desk that I try to pick anytime I'm waiting for a compile to finish. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfBKQuLkRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfBKQuLkRc

leetcrew 6y ago

on the other hand, it's sort of alarming how many gun locks can be defeated with a strong magnet. no skill required.

kikokikokiko 6y ago

He does have some videos about locks that neither he nor Bosnian Bill have been able to pick. It's usually a combination of circular core plus a very eccentric key that needs to be inserted a cerftain way to be able to access the pins.

jmiserez 6y ago

>And usually picks or opens the lock the first time before shooting, so you're only seeing his well-practiced openings. Probably true, but he does have some videos where he picks a fresh new lock sent to him, e.g. this one is uncut and includes the unboxing of the package: https://youtu.be/UcEnYRa74zM https://youtu.be/UcEnYRa74zM