MetaFilter posts tagged with lockpicking

It's all Newton's fault

sp dinsmoor — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:11:14 -0800

Lock bumping (pdf). They make it look (63.5 Mb wmv) pretty easy. (via)

The pen is mightier than the lock.

normy — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:44:48 -0800

Use one of those heavy U-locks to secure your bike? You might want to think again. It seems the barrel style lock mechanisms some of them employ can be opened by a Bic pen [.mov movie].

The Crime Apprentice's Kit

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 12:13:16 -0800

Pick A Lock, Any Lock: Why do Selfdefenseproducts.com's products seem so ill-related to self-defense and so suited to, er, crime and violence? Got your PayPal ready? File under "Only in America". (Via Bifurcated Rivets.)