I really very highly recommend that every geek/hacker out there learn lock picking. There is a row of padlocks on my desk at work that I play with every time I

I really very highly recommend that every geek/hacker out there learn lock picking. There is a row of padlocks on my desk at work that I play with every time I get stuck on a coding problem. It's really helpful :). (I also freed my brother's bike from the clutches of the bike rack after he lost the key to it a week ago). Go take a walk and look down. What you're looking for are street sweeper bristles. They'll look like sticks, but unnaturally straight. You can use of one to make a tension wrench, and the others to make your picks.