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> There are already so many ways to defeat locks, that locks are just there to keep honest people honest and to slow down criminals. If you live at a lower end
by knodi123 3y ago
> There are already so many ways to defeat locks, that locks are just there to keep honest people honest and to slow down criminals.
If you live at a lower end apartment complex, you might be shocked at how many doors your key will unlock, if you apply a light turning pressure and thrust the key in and out a few times.
I know I was. But it came in handy when one of my xmas gifts had been delivered to the front office, and I needed to pick it up after hours in order to make a redeye flight the next morning. I just used my own room key to open the office (setting off the alarm!), grabbed the package with my name on it, and closed and relocked the door and was gone before anyone investigated.
- asddubs 3y agosounds like you basically just used your key as a bump key
- knodi123 3y agoYeah, that's exactly it- but the point is I was using an unmodified key. I've tried this on higher-end tumblers and I could really feel that it wasn't going to work. It's just about the el-cheapo builder-grade locks (which comprise a shocking percentage of home and apartment locks).