Just another lil jab at Master from LPL. Yet, that first lock took 4 snaps to open it. For a Masterlock, that's like a major win. Yeah, the second one made up for it tho.
@@thatguybrody4819 It was on the first Master Lock he used to figure out the angle to hold the snapper so it properly hit all pins. I think if he had returned to the first lock again at the end, he would have opened it in less than 4 snaps.
I watched an escape artist's performance the other day. He was chained in a submerged box. The camera zoomed in and I could see all the padlocks were Masterlock and he had a wave rake. He escaped with ease.
gotta say for something that was made out of a boring spoke the finished design is very sexy. LPL has gone so far that he doesn't even need to take tools with him to take your bike. Hell just use parts of your bike to open that lock^^
Me seeing that Kryptonite lock: Oh I hate when they put the keys on the lock and you have to take one off the ring to get them. LPL: bike spoke go snapsnap Who needs the keys when picking them is faster anyway?
What if the beginning of Lpl's mastery of picking stems from him habitually losing keys, tired of paying locksmiths that he knew by name at this point he begins to learn the trade himself, surprised at how easy masterlocks are he searched for more exotic and challenging locks but still lost nearly every key eventually so he just keeps them on the shackles now P.s. his car key and house keys are retrofitted on his personal 128 pick covert companion
So, I’ve watched you open locks with toys, cans, spoons, Swiss Army knives, magnets and spokes. You’ve defeated combination locks by literally just looking at them…at what point are just going to be using harsh language? Thank you for all that you do, this is amazing.
That's the day he'll open a video like normal by saying "This is the LockPickingLawyer...." the lock realizes the mistakes it made in life to be locked in his presence, and just fall open. "...And that's all I have for you today."
My first snapper was actually made from a bicycle spoke. The old boss had loads of garbage (I mean things that could be made into tools) in the shop... bicycle rims, street sweeper brooms (sweeper bristles make the best bottom of the key way light tension tools IMO), a full box of wiper inserts, random scrap metal rods and plates, fasteners, etc.... Nightmare to find what you actually NEEDED, but once you did the rest was pretty straightforward. Got me kinda used to the idea that any locksmith shop worth it's salt should have at least one shelf dedicated to "random junk that might come in handy later"... lol
@@dielaughing73 Oh yeah, I've made more than a few improvised tools with them... Special purpose picks, "hotel latch" flippers, broken key extractors.... and boss had ins with city workers because we used to do just about all the lockwork for them and he discounted city employees, so when I say we had full sweeper brooms, I don't mean just loose bristles, I mean the ENTIRE wheel that just happened to show up one day.. It was a crazy place to work, but I'm glad I got my start there. ESPECIALLY back when the only AFFORDABLE choices for tools were HPC and PRO-LOK. It taught me to think on the fly and improvise when needed.
It took me a while to figure out why I kept seeing these metal ‘straws’ all over the roads. Once I got into locks I realized how handy they’d be. I file and narrow the tips down to use as a wedge
According to Bosnian Bill a Master #3 will spontaneously open in the presence of a proper lock. Or if you threaten to squirt ketchup on it. Or if you just make a sudden angry yell near it. Basically the Master #3 is the sluttiest of locks. It will open up wide for anyone who wants to stick anything in.
@@kneegrow4656 you did notice that it does have a hammered flat tip? Also, I'm not sure if he bent it cold. If you need to heat it, you can't make it too hot, or it will ruin the springiness. So, you need at least some equipment and skills and that's more than 99% of the population has...
@@kneegrow4656 absolutely! It takes less than 5 minutes with the right gauge. I'd love to know more about the theory and which locks it can and can't open. My house locks are all vulnerable. It took me longer to find something to bend a turning tool from.
@@edi9892 Did you watch the video from TKOR? Literally something round, something metal-bendy-springy and something to flatten the head is enough. I think most people have a hammer, all things can be achieved with that.
Wouldn't be the greatest look to ask people to send him very expensive locks. There is also a pretty large lock sport community if he was really trying to get ahold of locks he could do it the same way a lot of the high level guys do.
@@alexdavis9324 He isn't asking for expensive locks by publishing a list of locks he would like to pick. Often times collectors are willing to lend parts of their collection. Also their are lots of wealthy people out there, who are we to tell them not to waste there money on more free content for us? 😉
Little known fact: The master in master lock stands for "master of disguise" which becomes very apparent when you hold one and it still doesn't function like a lock. Amazing disguise!
If you're planning on doing any more movie lockpick mythbusting, I'd love to see your take on Hannibal escaping cuffs with the firing pin of a 1911 from the beginning of The A Team (2010).
Unless the firing pin is modified before hand it would almost be unusable to remove cuffs. The pin is a long tapered shaft of steel. There would be no way to slip this in behind a cuff lock, nor would one be able to slip it in and turn the lock. I would have to watch the movie again to see exactly what they did. Yet its very unlikely the pin could be used at all.
@@caerdwyn7467 I doubt that you could do that with any type of cuff. Maybe some vintage western type cuff maybe. Modern cuff have pretty tight tolerances. Also shimming would be next to impossible if said cuff shim pin was locked which they do almost all the time these days. The only way would be to insert a turning type tool in the key way.
@@kameljoe21 Thinking more of depressing the spring-loaded pawl which engages the teeth on the loop. Just like shimming the shackle-locking bar on a padlock. They're still making cuffs like that... the cheap ones, of course , but they're certainly openable like that. Done it myself. "Serious" police cuffs are generally immune to that, of course.
Can we see the Masterlock 142 again? It held on for 4 snaps, when the others opened after 1 or 2. For a Masterlock to show that level of pick resistance, it must have been a fluke!
i would attribute that to figuring out the alignment. there is also an off chance one of the keys was a 0 cut making it a little harder to snap it all the way
Our plumber put these huge fucking locks on his truck tool boxes because he had been broken into. “They’ll have to steal my whole truck next time”, which is admittedly more difficult because he pulls the battery every night. I said “watch this video”…LPL had that exact lock open in maybe 5 seconds. Our plumber said “fuck you…are you serious?” LPL is destroying our sense of security, one lock at a time. That’s why my good bike is wired to blow titanium shrapnel for 50 yds if it gets 100 yds from my phone. Go ahead and steal it…a-hole.
This one made me laugh. Back in the day, when the M.I.T. lock picking manual was THE picker's bible, the two raw materials for pick making (you couldn't just buy them) were street-sweeper bristles and... bicycle spokes. Since I didn't live in Boston street sweepers were in short supply but I did own a bicycle. Thus began my love of picking.
As someone who just loves to make their own tools, doesn't really ever pick locks but watches LPL for his skill and dry wit, this clip literally made my eyes bug out lol. I was like 😳
As a spokesperson, I must say that this is a very nice tool. I need to explain that I like bicycles, hence I've got plenty of spokes at hand. Guess I'll try making such a fine tool 👌
I really like you. Many years ago BosniaBill said you can use anything to pick a "MasterLock". I thought that sounded challenging so I made a rake out of a plastic zip-tie and also used a chicken bone to SPP. I've used other things, but those were the ones that really got my coworkers attention. I will have to try this spoke spring thinggy. Thanks & blessing.
When I was a kid they had those on the shelf in the local department store just next to the more expensive "lock gun". I remember seeing those and asking my father what they were. For years I wanted a lock "gun" just because I wanted to see how they worked. When I finally got old enough I thought I had enough money to buy one they were no longer available as some law was introduced making it illegal to sell lockpicking tools to anyone but licensed locksmiths. Didn't think more about it until some 30 or so years later when I found some lockpicking videos on YT posted by a mad lad calling himself BosnianBill. Didn't take long before LPL found his way into the list of channels I keep an eye on. After years and years of following those two I still haven't even tried to pick a lock, but I feel I have a pretty good idea of just how they work and would probably have a good chance of picking a Masterlock if I ever needed to. Though ASSA and Abus are probably safe from me unless I bring out the bolt cutter or angle grinder with a fresh cutting disk. Now I know how those tools I wanted as a kid worked and even how to improvise a snap tool if I ever thought I could need it.
I was wondering what the "lockpick" was that was featured in RE3: Nemesis back in 1999. I thought it was just something they made up cause I hadn't seen anything about lock snappers until today, but color me surprised that they did their research on lockpicking in a country where lockpicking is illegal.
Lots of Japanese Studios would hire experts or take trips to experts to get information or advice on how to improve parts of their games. The good Studios would do this at least.
Being illegal doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Otherwise we would need not neither the police forces nor the locks and doors in general. Though... After watching LPL's videos I doubt locks and doors can add much safety...
This seems like massive overkill. At this point, I kind of expect locks to open out of terror when LPL looks at them... Using tools seems like being generous.
Ha, at first I thought it was going to be something that puts constant tension on the shackle to make hammer tapping attacks easier, but now I'm even more impressed.
First time I saw this kind of coat hanger lock-picking was in the movie, MIDNIGHT RUN. Robert De Niro’s character opened several locked doors like this while acting, ALMOST as fast as you did it for real. Gonna watch that other video now and I’ll laugh if you referenced MIDNIGHT RUN. It’s a very entertaining movie that hasn’t aged too badly. I highly recommend it. Cheers.
I am always fascinated by your videos. But they often make me feel vulnerable. So many of the locks I have watched you pick with ease, makes me wonder what stops criminals from picking locks rather than cutting or breaking there way into an area. My thoughts are you could have been broken into and not even know it for month's and you may not even realize it when you open up to get something unless what you are looking for is gone. That being said your videos help me buy the best locks that I can afford to make it harder to get in. Keep up the great work.
You just hear mutterings one night "...click on one, click on two... and we're done. This is why the UK government shouldn't contract security out to Master Lock--"
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper The whole idea of locks is that you don't have to carry all your belongings around with you. You idea is sound but now I'll need something to transport the welder/grinder combo. My ethos is that you can never have too many tools but I'd rather keep them locked up securely and gain access easily. LPL demonstrates on a daily basis that the sort of locks I've be using my whole life are generally worthless. Perhaps I need to move to a desert island or something - it's all far too stressful. 🤣
@@daveseddon5227 Hmm....an island does sound nice. But then you'd have to worry about your food getting stolen by seagulls. The idea that locks prevent you from having to carry your stuff everywhere is the same if you don't have locks. If you don't have locks, you won't have stuff to carry around after a short time and won't need locks at all. So regardless of whether you have locks or not, rest assured, you won't have to carry your stuff around with you. Sometimes security measures can be quite recursive in nature. I guess there's always the option of hiding your stuff🤔
Back in high school in the 80s we used to make those out of thick piano wire. They work better than most people would expect. We made them in more of a pistol shape as the handle made them easier to hold and use.
Hearing The King of Random reminds me, how much of sucks Grant Thompson isn’t around. I use to watch him early on in his career. Miss those times he was alive. I’m sure his successors are doing great.
Dictionary Nazi here, predecessor means people who came before, not after. Successor might be the word you're looking for. With that said, it's been a long time since I've seen a King of Random video even mentioned. Glad to know the channel is still kicking, but I miss Grant. RIP
@@eskay_mochi fixed. Indeed. I kind of stopped watching the channel before he tragically died. I watched his videos before he showed his face, but still was one of the good ones.
As a bicycle mechanic, most of my early lock picks were made out of spokes, I would hammer them flat and file the the desired profile, but I never thought of making a snapping tool out of one. Good job!
I'm inspired to pull out my old Southord snap gun, it's needs a little lubing but I bought it 20 years ago, started picking 2 years ago. Thanks LPL, also that was a cool video over on TOKR, nice collaboration.
When I was in China I used to use bicycle spokes for all sorts of tool making jobs including making picks. They have to be good quality steel and are ubiquitous.
I started picking as a hobby after watching this channel for a long time. It still blows my mind (even through I've done it myself) how stupidly easy Master locks (especially the 3) are to open
One place I frequent is full of the master #3's Each easily opened, but one, not so. I physically had to destroy it only to find it had failed internally. Saw me through 6 picks and over 6 hours trying to get the damned thing open! Damned master always throwing those sideballs.
Street sweeper blades make for the best tension wrenches and with a torch,a glass of water and some pliers, could make a pick and tension out of one sweeper blade.
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"This is the lockpicking lawyer, and today we'll be stealing this bike using parts of this bike..." 🤣
that's exactly what i was thinking, too. lol!
That would kinda defeat the purpose of stealing the bike
@@abeberg4287 how?.. and before you answer, you're wrong.
@@abeberg4287 If people just lock the front wheel to something the rest of the bycicle gets stolen anyways, leaving the locked wheel.
@@abeberg4287 cmon just one spoke off the wheel, the bike is still good to ride 😜
"Let's start with this Master Lock..."
Stop, stop! He’s already dead!
Just another lil jab at Master from LPL. Yet, that first lock took 4 snaps to open it. For a Masterlock, that's like a major win. Yeah, the second one made up for it tho.
Honestly the master lock was the only one to get past one so ironically that master lock was better than the others
@@thatguybrody4819 Now, THATS a scary thought.
Lololololololol
@@thatguybrody4819 It was on the first Master Lock he used to figure out the angle to hold the snapper so it properly hit all pins. I think if he had returned to the first lock again at the end, he would have opened it in less than 4 snaps.
I watched an escape artist's performance the other day. He was chained in a submerged box. The camera zoomed in and I could see all the padlocks were Masterlock and he had a wave rake. He escaped with ease.
Well, he was underwater. I guess that increases the skill floor for Masterlock.
if LPL did that, he wouldn’t even get wet. he’s that g d fast.
:-D
@@GeneralBolas ...skill level increased because the locks have corroded shut...
@@mfree80286 As much as I like to bash MasterLock they do not corrode as quickly as I run out of breath. Even in salt water! :P
He only did each lock once. We may have seen four flukes. Not sure yet.
Watch the video again. You'll see him open them the second time ;)
Ha ha!..."this message brought to you by the makers of Master Lock"
You must be new here.
🤣
@@morticia981 No, You must be new here. It's been a running gag for ages.
gotta say for something that was made out of a boring spoke the finished design is very sexy.
LPL has gone so far that he doesn't even need to take tools with him to take your bike. Hell just use parts of your bike to open that lock^^
“i stole your bike, with your bike”
Need substantial cutters or a roadside repair toolkit to remove a spoke from an assembled wheel.
@@johndododoe1411 Shhhh... It was a joke. You're not supposed to ruin jokes with logic and facts.
@@threestans9096 just use a bolt cutter lol
I used a bolt cutter to take one of your spokes so I can't open your lock
That smaller lock snapper is pretty nice! Not quite as nice as Grace's...but not bad 😜Thanks for coming out, hope we see you again soon!
Agreed! Grace does seem to have a unique talent for making precision tools.
@@lockpickinglawyer art
@@Texziin One mans tool is another person art, I consider my farts art, but most just think they stink. I
Hers was a bit wonky. But it worked!
Whats good guys?
I stopped watching when grant left, but I still wish the best for yall
Me seeing that Kryptonite lock: Oh I hate when they put the keys on the lock and you have to take one off the ring to get them.
LPL: bike spoke go snapsnap
Who needs the keys when picking them is faster anyway?
What if the beginning of Lpl's mastery of picking stems from him habitually losing keys, tired of paying locksmiths that he knew by name at this point he begins to learn the trade himself, surprised at how easy masterlocks are he searched for more exotic and challenging locks but still lost nearly every key eventually so he just keeps them on the shackles now
P.s. his car key and house keys are retrofitted on his personal 128 pick covert companion
It shouldn’t be this easy, if locks can be opened this easy, the companies shouldn’t be in business. Blows my mind every time.
Locks are designed to keep out honest people.
@@Eyes0penNoFear Precisely! A great lock will only slow down a person trying to get in by maybe 2 minutes max.
The locks are more of a deterrent. Hoping to slightly intimidate a would-be thief so they move on to the next guy who didn't put a lock on.
"This is the LockPickingLawyer and today we're in the Batcave-"
Batman: "How'd you get in here?"
😂🤣
'now lets just do that again to show it wasn't a fluke' XD
LPL: *Holds up toothpick and a bottle of hand sanitizer*
well you see, the entrance has a KEY flaw worth NOTEing
Superman spots him in his fortress of solitude, ''Oh, it's you again...''
*The LPL is any locks kryptonite.*
So, I’ve watched you open locks with toys, cans, spoons, Swiss Army knives, magnets and spokes. You’ve defeated combination locks by literally just looking at them…at what point are just going to be using harsh language? Thank you for all that you do, this is amazing.
I think Bosnianbill did that one already.
That's the day he'll open a video like normal by saying "This is the LockPickingLawyer...." the lock realizes the mistakes it made in life to be locked in his presence, and just fall open. "...And that's all I have for you today."
LPL= Chuck Norris of Locks. He does open them, they are afraid of staying closed :)
@@markaxelrad9427 lol.... good one!
Like our government, he’ll send the lock a strongly worded letter. Yeah, that always works.
Eventually the world will run out of locks, because LPL opened them all on video.
LPL opening all the locks in his collection in a 1h livestream...
HELP!!! Everybody at my school cyberbullies me because they say me good good GOOD videos are extremely BAD!!! Please help me, dear jus
hopefully it makes companies try and create locks which are a lot less vulnerable to picklocking
@@AxxLAfriku I hope you keep getting cyberbullied
he can't do anything to the human guards lock
LPL: "A fun little improvised tool"
LPL: Opens four locks in seconds
"It'll take ages to open that lock. Oh no, spoke too soon." (Yeah I know, I'll get my coat hangar).
Ba-dum-TSSS! :D
Spoke...haha...
OOOOFT! 🤦🏻♀️
That's a terrible pun!
I'll be telling it for weeks!
Wheel on outta here punk!
Glad your voice is working again. Good to have you back.
Cop: who taught you to lock pick?
Thief: Lock Pick Lawyer
Cop: oh, yeah. Love his videos.
Thief: Yep, they're awesome.
Cop: Time for the cuffs. Click out of one.... Click out of two...
@@DKTAz00 Cop: ok folks, that's all I have for you today. If you do have any questions, ask your lawyer! ;)
@@DKTAz00 nah - remember the standard handcuff key? XD
you only get one click because its the locking lug XD
Joke but I think we can be sure this has been an actual conversation.
My first snapper was actually made from a bicycle spoke. The old boss had loads of garbage (I mean things that could be made into tools) in the shop... bicycle rims, street sweeper brooms (sweeper bristles make the best bottom of the key way light tension tools IMO), a full box of wiper inserts, random scrap metal rods and plates, fasteners, etc.... Nightmare to find what you actually NEEDED, but once you did the rest was pretty straightforward.
Got me kinda used to the idea that any locksmith shop worth it's salt should have at least one shelf dedicated to "random junk that might come in handy later"... lol
Those sweeper bristles are like gold. Really good steel and a very handy size. I always pick them up when I see them
@@dielaughing73 Oh yeah, I've made more than a few improvised tools with them... Special purpose picks, "hotel latch" flippers, broken key extractors.... and boss had ins with city workers because we used to do just about all the lockwork for them and he discounted city employees, so when I say we had full sweeper brooms, I don't mean just loose bristles, I mean the ENTIRE wheel that just happened to show up one day..
It was a crazy place to work, but I'm glad I got my start there. ESPECIALLY back when the only AFFORDABLE choices for tools were HPC and PRO-LOK. It taught me to think on the fly and improvise when needed.
It took me a while to figure out why I kept seeing these metal ‘straws’ all over the roads. Once I got into locks I realized how handy they’d be. I file and narrow the tips down to use as a wedge
That Master #3 was so scared of LPL's abilities that as soon as it heard the snap it just accepted defeat and opened
According to Bosnian Bill a Master #3 will spontaneously open in the presence of a proper lock. Or if you threaten to squirt ketchup on it. Or if you just make a sudden angry yell near it.
Basically the Master #3 is the sluttiest of locks. It will open up wide for anyone who wants to stick anything in.
He can literally open locks in a snap!
Time for covert instruments R&D to make this into a product. Looks more convenient than a pick gun, and could even be used on (or as) a key ring
just make it yourself...? Like it's not that hard.
@@kneegrow4656 you did notice that it does have a hammered flat tip?
Also, I'm not sure if he bent it cold. If you need to heat it, you can't make it too hot, or it will ruin the springiness.
So, you need at least some equipment and skills and that's more than 99% of the population has...
@@kneegrow4656 absolutely! It takes less than 5 minutes with the right gauge. I'd love to know more about the theory and which locks it can and can't open. My house locks are all vulnerable. It took me longer to find something to bend a turning tool from.
@@edi9892
Did you watch the video from TKOR? Literally something round, something metal-bendy-springy and something to flatten the head is enough. I think most people have a hammer, all things can be achieved with that.
@@Anonymous-ng1ze Just go steal someone's wiper blades! :)
1:23 LPL picks up a master lock
Masterlock: Guess I'll Die
alternatively : Masterlock: Oh no not again!
I'm still shocked one of the Master Locks lasted the longest against this
You should publish a list of locks you'd like to pick but do not have yet. I think the fans would be glad to pitch in.
Wouldn't be the greatest look to ask people to send him very expensive locks. There is also a pretty large lock sport community if he was really trying to get ahold of locks he could do it the same way a lot of the high level guys do.
@@alexdavis9324 fair enough.
LPL's Naughty Bucket
@@alexdavis9324 He isn't asking for expensive locks by publishing a list of locks he would like to pick. Often times collectors are willing to lend parts of their collection. Also their are lots of wealthy people out there, who are we to tell them not to waste there money on more free content for us? 😉
@@someonestolemyname this is a better idea.
Little known fact: The master in master lock stands for "master of disguise" which becomes very apparent when you hold one and it still doesn't function like a lock. Amazing disguise!
If you're planning on doing any more movie lockpick mythbusting, I'd love to see your take on Hannibal escaping cuffs with the firing pin of a 1911 from the beginning of The A Team (2010).
That would be a good trick. Firing pins aren't very bendy. Of course, shimming the pawl and ratchet might work.
Unless the firing pin is modified before hand it would almost be unusable to remove cuffs. The pin is a long tapered shaft of steel. There would be no way to slip this in behind a cuff lock, nor would one be able to slip it in and turn the lock. I would have to watch the movie again to see exactly what they did. Yet its very unlikely the pin could be used at all.
@@caerdwyn7467 I doubt that you could do that with any type of cuff. Maybe some vintage western type cuff maybe. Modern cuff have pretty tight tolerances. Also shimming would be next to impossible if said cuff shim pin was locked which they do almost all the time these days. The only way would be to insert a turning type tool in the key way.
I love it when a plan comes together
@@kameljoe21 Thinking more of depressing the spring-loaded pawl which engages the teeth on the loop. Just like shimming the shackle-locking bar on a padlock. They're still making cuffs like that... the cheap ones, of course , but they're certainly openable like that. Done it myself. "Serious" police cuffs are generally immune to that, of course.
Alternate title: man opens four locks in under a minute
Can we see the Masterlock 142 again? It held on for 4 snaps, when the others opened after 1 or 2. For a Masterlock to show that level of pick resistance, it must have been a fluke!
I was just gonna write that I didn't see any flukes. But, I'd be wrong. You are correct.
i would attribute that to figuring out the alignment. there is also an off chance one of the keys was a 0 cut making it a little harder to snap it all the way
Thank you for your services, all these years, no matter how many locks you open i will always be fascinated to see what you will bring 😁
I love knowing these little defeats. Friends will go and buy a "high security" lock and I just laugh and say "watch this"... Thank you LPL
Our plumber put these huge fucking locks on his truck tool boxes because he had been broken into. “They’ll have to steal my whole truck next time”, which is admittedly more difficult because he pulls the battery every night. I said “watch this video”…LPL had that exact lock open in maybe 5 seconds. Our plumber said “fuck you…are you serious?” LPL is destroying our sense of security, one lock at a time. That’s why my good bike is wired to blow titanium shrapnel for 50 yds if it gets 100 yds from my phone. Go ahead and steal it…a-hole.
@@salnichols94805 oh I hope you're joking (impossible to tell nowadays) but setting up booby traps with the intent to harm is extremely illegal.
This one made me laugh. Back in the day, when the M.I.T. lock picking manual was THE picker's bible, the two raw materials for pick making (you couldn't just buy them) were street-sweeper bristles and... bicycle spokes. Since I didn't live in Boston street sweepers were in short supply but I did own a bicycle. Thus began my love of picking.
Well damn, that is one easy way to open cheap locks.
I got my first ever cut away practice lock today 😁
I'm excited to start my journey in to lock picking, this channel is amazing and inspired me.
"Hey, someone just broke into the coat hanger factory!"
As someone who just loves to make their own tools, doesn't really ever pick locks but watches LPL for his skill and dry wit, this clip literally made my eyes bug out lol. I was like 😳
As a spokesperson, I must say that this is a very nice tool.
I need to explain that I like bicycles, hence I've got plenty of spokes at hand. Guess I'll try making such a fine tool 👌
That’s one method of opening locks I’ve never seen before. Cool!
1:57 That *"WOW!"* 😂 You can hear the disappointment! 😂😂
I really like you. Many years ago BosniaBill said you can use anything to pick a "MasterLock". I thought that sounded challenging so I made a rake out of a plastic zip-tie and also used a chicken bone to SPP. I've used other things, but those were the ones that really got my coworkers attention. I will have to try this spoke spring thinggy. Thanks & blessing.
"This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and today we are opening Fort Knox using a gummy worm"
LPL to the guard at the gate: "Who's a good boy!? Who wants a gummy worm!?"
He keeps surprising us with new and interesting ways to open a lock 😂
When I was a kid they had those on the shelf in the local department store just next to the more expensive "lock gun". I remember seeing those and asking my father what they were. For years I wanted a lock "gun" just because I wanted to see how they worked. When I finally got old enough I thought I had enough money to buy one they were no longer available as some law was introduced making it illegal to sell lockpicking tools to anyone but licensed locksmiths. Didn't think more about it until some 30 or so years later when I found some lockpicking videos on YT posted by a mad lad calling himself BosnianBill. Didn't take long before LPL found his way into the list of channels I keep an eye on. After years and years of following those two I still haven't even tried to pick a lock, but I feel I have a pretty good idea of just how they work and would probably have a good chance of picking a Masterlock if I ever needed to. Though ASSA and Abus are probably safe from me unless I bring out the bolt cutter or angle grinder with a fresh cutting disk. Now I know how those tools I wanted as a kid worked and even how to improvise a snap tool if I ever thought I could need it.
I always tell bicycle riders: "May the wind be at your back.." they all appreciate that. Now I should add: "...And your lock hardly pickable!"
I burst out laughing when the MasterLock #3 opened in just one snap. Reminded me of Bill's April Fools video he did about that model.
But in the end the first master lock was the best
There were only two masterlocks in the video.
@@chdreturns The laminated one is a model #3
This is the first one where it needs a warning: Place soft cushion under jaw. I actually had a jaw-drop moment with the single strike openings.
I was wondering what the "lockpick" was that was featured in RE3: Nemesis back in 1999. I thought it was just something they made up cause I hadn't seen anything about lock snappers until today, but color me surprised that they did their research on lockpicking in a country where lockpicking is illegal.
Lots of Japanese Studios would hire experts or take trips to experts to get information or advice on how to improve parts of their games. The good Studios would do this at least.
Being illegal doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Otherwise we would need not neither the police forces nor the locks and doors in general. Though... After watching LPL's videos I doubt locks and doors can add much safety...
@@Hirokuro_Asura Oh please...We all know you don't bother even locking your doors in the first place... I've heard it told time & time again.
@@chdreturns Hmm... 👀
As someone who has watched many LPL videos over a period of a year or so, this was one of the few to actually make my jaw drop.
Who would win?
An intricate system of levers and notches that can only be unlocked with specially grooved individual keys.
One snappy boi.
This seems like massive overkill. At this point, I kind of expect locks to open out of terror when LPL looks at them... Using tools seems like being generous.
Wow, I'm thinking a cable tie might be more secure than a lock.....cool video 🙂
negative, see his videos about those expensive bike locks that are basically cable ties, he cuts them easily with snippers
Great collab! I love how the lady's snapper you suggested wouldn't work opened the door bolt on the first try!
spare bicycle spokes are so handy! drain cleaners, picks, wheel building tools... but this is the MOST.
I just would like to point out. This is the first time I recall where a Masterlock actually won in terms of resistance to the pick method.
LPL - “That can be tricky”.
Proceeds to open 4 locks in 48 seconds with a bent bike spoke.
I give up... I've seen it all now. Welding my doors shut every time I leave the house now...
Because of you, each time i see a master lock i just wanna laugh!
Ha, at first I thought it was going to be something that puts constant tension on the shackle to make hammer tapping attacks easier, but now I'm even more impressed.
Master Lock: "I want to know why that shutter lock came open faster then we did or heads--no, shackles are going to roll!!"
First time I saw this kind of coat hanger lock-picking was in the movie, MIDNIGHT RUN. Robert De Niro’s character opened several locked doors like this while acting, ALMOST as fast as you did it for real. Gonna watch that other video now and I’ll laugh if you referenced MIDNIGHT RUN. It’s a very entertaining movie that hasn’t aged too badly. I highly recommend it. Cheers.
OMG…First one! I knew I should’ve watched that video first. 🤣
I am always fascinated by your videos. But they often make me feel vulnerable. So many of the locks I have watched you pick with ease, makes me wonder what stops criminals from picking locks rather than cutting or breaking there way into an area. My thoughts are you could have been broken into and not even know it for month's and you may not even realize it when you open up to get something unless what you are looking for is gone. That being said your videos help me buy the best locks that I can afford to make it harder to get in. Keep up the great work.
We're getting to the point where LPL is picking open 4 locks in under 3 minutes with random junk he has lying around in his garage.
He did 4 locks in just under a minute. He started at 1:05, ended at 2:00.
How many Locks you can open in a Minute
LPL: YES!
Lockpicking Lawyer, you're the real master of unlocking -Barry Burton (Original Resident Evil)
Love your collaborations!
on a vault door and LPL is like: “click on 1, 2 is binding, 3 is set 4 is set.”
**vault door opens**
You forgot "...back to 2..."
Would serrated pins help mitigate this issue? If not, what's the best option at preventing something like this attack?
Any technique that combats bump keys or rakes will help. Serrated pins, spools, springs of varying strength, etc.
Looks like I'm gonna go bike shopping this weekend!!! 🤣
Welcome back! Good to hear those dulcet tones once more.
When I was a guard in one of Her Majesty's high security prisons, it would have been amusing to watch you try to open one of the doors.
You just hear mutterings one night "...click on one, click on two... and we're done. This is why the UK government shouldn't contract security out to Master Lock--"
@@LushenZener they were Chubb locks then, who are now Union and Yale.
@@djwarren5081 Chubb locks sound like some kind of kinky chastity device
@@LushenZener knowing the UK they’d ban bike spokes and everyone would have to have those cool looking spoke-less wheels.
Oh, FFS what is the point?
I'm gonna go out and buy a stack of them No-Lock-Locks 🤣
Buy a welder for whatever you need to lock and an angle grinder for when you need to open it.
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Trouble is that I'd probably weld shut the shed with the angle grinder in it!
@@daveseddon5227 You can never have enough angle grinders. I have like four of them, because I can only find one of them at any given time lol
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper The whole idea of locks is that you don't have to carry all your belongings around with you. You idea is sound but now I'll need something to transport the welder/grinder combo. My ethos is that you can never have too many tools but I'd rather keep them locked up securely and gain access easily.
LPL demonstrates on a daily basis that the sort of locks I've be using my whole life are generally worthless.
Perhaps I need to move to a desert island or something - it's all far too stressful. 🤣
@@daveseddon5227 Hmm....an island does sound nice. But then you'd have to worry about your food getting stolen by seagulls. The idea that locks prevent you from having to carry your stuff everywhere is the same if you don't have locks. If you don't have locks, you won't have stuff to carry around after a short time and won't need locks at all. So regardless of whether you have locks or not, rest assured, you won't have to carry your stuff around with you. Sometimes security measures can be quite recursive in nature. I guess there's always the option of hiding your stuff🤔
Back in high school in the 80s we used to make those out of thick piano wire. They work better than most people would expect. We made them in more of a pistol shape as the handle made them easier to hold and use.
God, the last time I watched the king of random was back when it was still Grant Thompson - The King of Random
Rest in peace
you didnt have to do masterlock like that
Yeah, he does.
Master Lock deserves all the kicking it gets.
yes he did, he always has to do masterlock like that.
Promoting a fellow content creator and B-Slapping Masterlock in a single classy move.
Hearing The King of Random reminds me, how much of sucks Grant Thompson isn’t around. I use to watch him early on in his career. Miss those times he was alive. I’m sure his successors are doing great.
Dictionary Nazi here, predecessor means people who came before, not after. Successor might be the word you're looking for.
With that said, it's been a long time since I've seen a King of Random video even mentioned. Glad to know the channel is still kicking, but I miss Grant. RIP
@@eskay_mochi fixed. Indeed. I kind of stopped watching the channel before he tragically died. I watched his videos before he showed his face, but still was one of the good ones.
This guy is unbelievable. Great job like always.
never fails to amaze that masterlock would by suspense of predicting that opened in one snap
Masterlock "Well at least they weren't all ours!"
Sudden increase in bike owners reporting stolen spokes
As a bicycle mechanic, most of my early lock picks were made out of spokes, I would hammer them flat and file the the desired profile, but I never thought of making a snapping tool out of one. Good job!
Heading over to The King of Random now to see what LPL looks like. Hope I'm not disappointed...
It's all fun and games until you pause the video but still hear LPL picking
Locks all over the world shiver when they receive a notification LPL has a new video out.
I'm inspired to pull out my old Southord snap gun, it's needs a little lubing but I bought it 20 years ago, started picking 2 years ago. Thanks LPL, also that was a cool video over on TOKR, nice collaboration.
I have a cia lock pick book ,first time seeing this improvised tool outside the book. And it works
01:04 "We'll start with this MasterLock."
Here we go again.
1:30 is where it really happens.
When I was in China I used to use bicycle spokes for all sorts of tool making jobs including making picks. They have to be good quality steel and are ubiquitous.
The wire coat hanger, truly a tool for all kinds of dangerous freedoms.
I started picking as a hobby after watching this channel for a long time. It still blows my mind (even through I've done it myself) how stupidly easy Master locks (especially the 3) are to open
We got to see your torso in your Collab video!!! It's a holiday miracle!
FINALLY... I've been waiting for this for a while now because I've used bike spokes for a long time now.
This are magic hands. This method does not work for everyone, but LPL cannot be beat.
R.I.P. Grant he will always be the KING of random!!
R.I.P Grant he was truly a great teacher
Kryptonite. The name alone implies you will be at a disadvantage.
One place I frequent is full of the master #3's Each easily opened, but one, not so. I physically had to destroy it only to find it had failed internally. Saw me through 6 picks and over 6 hours trying to get the damned thing open! Damned master always throwing those sideballs.
Street sweeper blades make for the best tension wrenches and with a torch,a glass of water and some pliers, could make a pick and tension out of one sweeper blade.
LPL, on a journey to snap half of the locks in the universe out of existence.
That's a skill Grant would have loved to learn.
I'm picturing LPL's kid riding a bicycle that is now missing a few spokes!! LOL!
Wow - Game changer !. Nice One. I love the way you make every lock seem so easy. 😀👍
Haven’t checked, but wold be fun to buy that bicycle snap lock pick👍🏻
Wow, a Master Lock came in first place. 10/10 security!
The most condensed version of life long experience is max simple - true. Ghandi walked almost naked.