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for those people in the UK, snapping the lock is suposedly the most common way of burglars getting through doors. This involves (as the name implies) just twis
by 123pie123 5y ago
for those people in the UK, snapping the lock is suposedly the most common way of burglars getting through doors.
This involves (as the name implies) just twisting the lock if it sticks out or using a blow tourch to melt the handle or just snapping the handle off, to a get purchase on the lock see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqHryHXSj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqHryHXSj8
btw LockpickingLawer did a review of imho of one of the better locks to protect against this and is reasonably pick proof (he had no negative comments!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOakyPgrpyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOakyPgrpyw. Which is the lock I have (I'm not affiliated in any way)
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoI mean, while traumatizing and probably not covering the cost of stolen goods, at least there'll be enough evidence for the insurance to cough up.
- zikzak 5y agoWhen I was a kid, people would bring a hammer a screwdriver or wrench to a set of lockers. One guy moves down the line sticking the metal bar through the lock and smashing it with the hammer to pop the lock open, the rest of the guys clean out the lockers, then everyone runs (they would abandon the tools which were probably also stolen). Not sure what they would actually get away with but things like Sony Walkmans and other valuables (e.g. expensive coats) would be stolen all the time.
- 123pie123 5y agoreminds me of when I/we lost all the keys to the panel locks on a server frame. My collegue was asking how do we get new keys, I then showed him the easy way and put a large long flat screwdriver in to the lock, another screwdriver through the hole in the handle and turned it effortlessly. twisting the whole lock and opening it he learnt that there was no real security there