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It should be noted that LPL is an exceptionally skilled picker using custom tools and makes quite difficult feats look easy. Most pickers with that level of sop
by dharmab 5y ago
It should be noted that LPL is an exceptionally skilled picker using custom tools and makes quite difficult feats look easy. Most pickers with that level of sophistication can find gainful employment.
I don't think he showcases locks he cannot pick in a few minutes on his channel either. From talking to locksmith friends there are a number of locks targeted for commercial use cases where picking/safecracking is considered infeasible (8 hours or longer)
- legitster 5y agoI was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I really do wish he cared more about explaining the cost/benefit. Flexing how a lock can easily be defeated by a custom-made tool after hours of analysing it is not actually a good proxy for the security situations I use a padlock for.
- andreareina 5y agoHe frequently mentions when skill and specialist tools would be a material factor for the particular lock.
- pdpi 5y agoHe used to, when it was more of a hobby. Now almost all the videos have the line “these tools are part of the genesis set I sell over at…” somewhere in there.
- kadoban 5y agoDon't think the content changed in general, just which brand of tools he uses did IMO. He ~rarely but consistently mentions some locks that are things he'd use or are worth the money for some use-case. It's just most locks get dunked on because most are terrible.
- halfmatthalfcat 5y agoI wish he gutted them still. Now it’s usually just a pick and it’s over.