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How to pick a lock by Who Stole My Lemon?

"A blessing and a curse"

How I did it: I googled for videos and learned from this.
I made a tension wrench from a pen clip broken from a pen and used a hair pin to pick the lock.

I picked the front door lock at 11pm, it turned half way and then
jammed. I spent the next few hours panicking. I'd trapped everyone
inside the house with no way out. No windows on the ground floor, just
that one door.

It wouldn't go forward and it wouldn't go back. And the key now didn't fit in the lock.

At 3am I gave it another go. I realised there were pins on BOTH sides of the lock, top and bottom, so after picking the bottom part, it finally went all the way around.

The relief that I felt went through me like a wave, and then it hit me; I opened my front door lock without a key. If I can do this, a criminal most certainly can.
I feel a lot less secure in the house now. However if I ever lock myself out, I can be confident I can get back in easily.

Lessons & tips: DON'T pick your front door. Practise on other locks, padlocks first then old door locks.

Be SURE you want to see how effective your locks really are. You could feel less secure in your own home.
 

Resources: Howcast video


 

Feb 21, 04:41AM PST | 0 comments | 3 cheers



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How I did it: Just search the web for a beginners lock picking kit. Please check that it's legal to possess the kit where you live.Then you just have to train your sensitivity when it comes to feel the lock with the picks. Read how I did it…

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felixrad

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How I did it: Youtube is your friend! Follow videos and make the tools then just practice. the whole thing took me half an hour. After that i could pick a lock in under 10 seconds. Read how I did it…

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    VelvetVellocet

    I picked a lock 6 months ago

    I used a long slender hairpin and picked a doorlock.

    Not sure if I could do it again.

    May 14, 03:02PM PDT | 0 comments


    KLael

    Untitled 6 months ago

    another skill

    May 04, 12:23PM PDT | 0 comments


    rebekahmay

    Untitled 15 months ago

    it was just like the movies !

    Aug 10, 2008, 05:50PM PDT | 0 comments


    Urbie13189

    This move 18 months ago

    Just might land me right back in that maximum security psychiatric hospital like I once was in 2 years ago!!! And I LIKE it! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! Lol…

    May 11, 2008, 06:47AM PDT | 0 comments


    FruitLoop42

    Let's give it a try... 2 years ago

    I’ve seen some videos on how to pick different kinds of locks and I figure hey! Let’s give it a try! Should be kinda fun… and hard… but still fun!

    Nov 11, 2007, 03:53PM PST | 0 comments


    J-Dog, SpamX. or simply Tartanian Tartus

    Umk. . . 2 years ago

    Still wanna do this, but have I even looked at the used to be MIT guide to lockpicking? Nope. But I’m gonna. And then. . . . well, suffice it to say !HOT MEN BEWARE!

    Aug 30, 2007, 04:56PM PDT | 0 comments


    lieslivehere

    so simple 2 years ago

    whoever knew something so complicated and small is really simple my dad taught me how to do this and it was so fulfilling because you kind of feel like a rebel when its only harmless fun!

    Aug 18, 2007, 06:32PM PDT | 0 comments


    J-Dog, SpamX. or simply Tartanian Tartus

    Hmmm.... 2 years ago

    Actually a lot more technical than I really thought. Much more intriguing than I expected.

    May 25, 2007, 12:23PM PDT | 0 comments


    aerodrome

    i was locked out 2 years ago

    i was locked out
    i live in canada, i’m not lucky enough in january for a sunny warm day
    and i picked my first lock, it was my own house lock. i forgot my keys in the morning.
    i used a deformed paper clip that i had deformed myself, and bent it in a certain way that just worked. it was on my mind the entire way home because i knew i was locked out. so when the door knob went all the way around and i pushed the door open.. it was amazing, really..

    although, the door knob lock dosnt work anymore. but it’s a better inconvenience than would have been having to wait outside that one time. Lol.

    Mar 09, 2007, 12:33AM PST | 0 comments


    pilot4956

    how is it done 2 years ago

    I have no clue how its done. I tried with a paper clip but failed misserably. Can someone tell me the secret!!!

    Mar 05, 2007, 03:34PM PST | 1 cheer | 1 comment


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