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The LockPickingLawyer YouTube channel was started in 2015. [5] In 2018, the channel attracted attention after posting a video of a bicycle lock being cut open in two seconds. [6] Other videos include picking a car lock, though it is noted that the methods used are not capable of starting the car. [7] The channel also accepts challenges sent in ...
Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key. Although lock-picking can be associated with criminal intent , it is an essential skill for the legitimate profession of locksmithing , and is also pursued by law-abiding citizens as a useful skill to learn, or simply as ...
However, as an organized hobby, lock picking is a relatively recent phenomenon. The earliest known organized group of lock picking enthusiasts is the German club SSDeV ( Sportsfreunde der Sperrtechnik – Deutschland e.V. [ de ] , which translates as Sports Enthusiasts of Lockpicking – Germany, reg. assoc.).
The Open Organisation of Lockpickers or TOOOL is an organization of individuals who partake in the hobby of locksport, [1] as well as educate its members and the public about the security provided by locks. It has two main chapters based in The Netherlands, where it originated. [2]
A traditional snap gun with several parts. A snap gun, also known as lock pick gun, pick gun, or electric lock pick, is a tool that can be used to open a mechanical pin tumbler lock (a common type of cylinder lock) without using the key.
An illustration of a German locksmith, 1451. Locksmithing is the work of creating and bypassing locks. Locksmithing is a traditional trade and in many countries requires completion of an apprenticeship.
A tubular lock and key. A tubular pin tumbler lock, also known as a circle pin tumbler lock, radial lock, or the trademark Ace lock popularized by manufacturer Chicago Lock Company since 1933, is a variety of pin tumbler lock in which a number of pins are arranged in a circular pattern, and the corresponding key is tubular or cylindrical in shape.
A slim jim (more technically known as a lockout tool) is a thin strip of metal (usually spring steel) roughly 60 centimetres (24 in) long and about 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) wide originally marketed under that name by HPC Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of specialty locksmithing tools.