@@seriousmaran9414 I think they are the worst genuine lock company. Below them you have knockoffs which are cheap and look like real locks to make a profit.
"With the exception of this hammer..." Who else would be in favor of him selling a hammer as part of an "Overt Companion" set? If nothing else, it would make for a pretty great April Fools video.
Someone should make a lock like this. Put in the best unpickable vore there us and make it indestructible. But it opens from the word "open". Like some cool modern art piece
I remember these locks when I was a 5~6 years old. These tri circle locks come in several different sizes. I use to have a smaller one for my personal closet. Once while playing with it I discovered that I could open it with a hairpin. I was so excited and proud, I told my mom that we don’t need keys for any lock in house as they can be opened by a hairpin, as all of our house locks were made by this same brand. To prove myself I took bit of a challenge and after some effort I eventually opened a bigger tri circle lock with hairpin, though smaller one was a lot easier to open. This gave so much anxiety to my dad as he saw main door lock being picked by a 6 year old with help of just a hairpin. LoL
I would argue that this is one, if not the greatest lock ever seen on this channel : it has every weakness, making it a great teaching tool for potential pickers. Don't buy 7 locks with one weakness, buy one lock with 7 weaknesses.
Given that he just hit each pin in order when he was single-pin picking and someone else in the comments said "we had these locks in school and you can literally open them all with any key the right length", I don't think you could actually learn anything besides "apply tension while touching the pins" from this lock. There's no fumbling for the right order or setting the wrong pin, it seems like...
I bought a big Tri Circle clone, says Tri Circil, with a brass body that is magnetic. Not a bad lock, but it is theremore as extra protection, as it already is protected by the Ezlett lock in the security door and the Union barrel in the actual door. Ezlett locks are hard, mostly because they are so sloppy, and cutting a key means you need the lock as well.
TRI-BEST really is on the cutting edge of convenience. There's nothing more frustrating and time consuming than to lose a key or even try to find it in your large stack of them. With the TRI-BEST brand, you can kiss those worries "goodbye" because everything is a key with this lock.
Opening the lock 6 times, while describing the attacks, getting an ad in for Covert Instruments and a back-handed 'plug' for Master Lock, all in 2.50 is awesome! Nice job LPL 😁👌
This lock was made by Master Lock locks getting together like they were summoning Captain Planet. "Spring-Load core!" "Unshielded keyway!" "No security pins!" "Comb pick exploit!" "HAAAMMEEERRR!!"
Well, Masterlock did make locks with each of the vulnerabilities demonstrated in this video. But I can't remember them putting out a plastic core. I gues when tthey want to make a lock that can be melted open, they at least use zinc so you need a blowtorch instead of a lighter.
I worked as a locksmith for a few years, and remember my boss going out on a call to unlock a bike after they lost the key. It was one of these kinds of locks, and he felt bad because he was able to open it by pulling in the shackle and telling the lock on the bike frame. I think he ended up just giving her a better lock out of the truck.
I actually have a Persuaser. At least, that's what I call "him." A 16 lb (≈ 7¼kg) hammer, as heavy as or heavier than many sledge hammers, but with a handle shorter than the average short sledge (it's abt 14" or 35½cm, avg. is abt 18" or 45¾cm). I used it in my former trade. Takes some serious forearm strength to swing, I'll tell you that. 😄
There is one method I wish you had tried. I suspect that if you had attempted to open the lock by inserting the provided key, you likely would have found the lock to be highly resistant!
I actually have the same lock branded "F T" that I use for "securing" the locker at my gym. I don't keep any valuables there so it mostly serves as a "this locker is taken" message, but, what's great about it is that the terrible security it offers actually came handy twice. Once when I forgot the keys, and the second time when I've locked them inside the locker. I was able to open it using different set of keys that I've borrowed and simply wiggling them around - it opens nearly as fast as with the correct keys. It saved me the hassle of going to the gym desk, asking for the cutters and buying a new lock :)
Dude you can't imagine how thrilled I am that you reviewed this one, here in egypt they're the #1 most popular locks and I always knew just by looking at them they were the worst padlocks in existence
@@KaylaJoyGunn Yes, and they are also prone to being popped open with little effort, often all you need to do is pull hard on the lock body and they pop open. What do you expect when you buy a pack of 5 at the Fong Kong shop for R15.
The ones in Egypt looks the same but different from those, yet they are not the best of quality, but only in padlock for cylinder doors the most common brands is called AlAhram.
@@kixpickss I mean yeah they have different names but they are quite the same regarding protection. I used to go around stealing them with my friends using Bobby pins just for laughs and giggles (dont worry we returned them back a day or two later after seeing the owners reaction maybe more or even with a threatening massage if the owner was a dick or made a scene) so yeah they are so shit a 10 yo could go around picking them.
LPL: We're going to open this lock six different ways. Video time bar: There are 110 seconds remaining in this video. LPL: Oh good, I have plenty of time to explain each method.
Fun story, I joined the RNZN as an engineering apprentice in the late 1970's and they supplied us with Tri-Circle locks for our personal storage. Of course, several people lost keys and I used to just rake their locks open with a key I had with a (possibly) zero cut bottom end. There were a couple that wouldn't work on so I raked them with a piece of welding filler wire I had hammered flat and slightly flared.
Almost as bad as the cabinet locks we had, I used to keep 2 paperclips in my wallet and on my ID, just so I could open them. Often faster than actually looking for the key.
There’s nothing to train on with it though with how little effort it takes to open it. I’m sure you could even open it just by blowing on it (I had to throw a joke in here but I’m probably not far off)
@@Chewy_Toast It is great for practice. Or for complete beginer, just to try few ways to get through a lock. If I would be bigger in lockpicking (I picked up that hobby only because my work, sometimes we need to unlock old kensington lock and it is easier than looking for the right key), I would have few of those locks to let people try it. You don't want to carry a ton of equipment when going to some show, imagine that you want to have set for 20 people. This way you need only 20 locks, not 120. Small box instead of suitcase. And the weight!
@@rps215 And it may be great thing for child. It is not only unlocking a lock without a key, but it may be the first to start examining how things work. To "look behind the scene". To be curious about everyday items. To start trying things.
@@simonspacek3670 Maybe your right and I’m wrong but I don’t know because I’m not huge on the topic either but I just don’t see much practice in this lock but there might be a little bit the more that I think about it.
I bet you at Master lock HQ they had red alarms going off and started screaming HE JUST UPLOADED ANOTHER VIDEO AAAAHHHHHB then someone came in also screaming CALM DOWN CALM DOWN ITS NOT US THIS TIME And everything just slowly quieted down
This reminds me of the combination lock I bought for school 10 years ago. The first time I opened it I didn't realize I had put in the wrong combination and when I pulled the shackle to open it I accidentally ripped the locking mechanism apart. I stopped bothering to put the combination in after that, it was just a psychological barrier and not a lock.
All consumer locks are psychological barriers, a brick can destructively “unlock” most of them, and if that fails, there are windows to break and doors to kick down. Locks are a deterrent
@@thomaswang2223 The problem with destructive methods is that you will leave traces and will get you in trouble in populated or surveilled areas because of how noticeable they are. Picking, raking, and all other non-destructive methods are silent, don't ruin the locking mechanism, and provide you with a way to re-open your lock without ruining it.
LPL: "So let's have some fun." That is one of the most ominous things I have ever heard. You just KNOW something is going to get completely and utterly wrecked.
Oh my god, I have one of these locks! I was backpacking across Vietnam and needed a padlock to use with hostel lockers. I knew they were bad, but not THIS bad 😂. But hey, I didn't lose any of my stuff, so it still did the job. Sometimes even just the outward appearance of security is adequate, even if it's nowhere near ideal.
You know there's going to be a management meeting called at Master Lock now. They will demand to know who is responsible for having missed all these cost cutting features as that lock has to be even cheaper to produce than what they have right now. Just that plastic core could save them millions!
Sadly this isn't even the worst lock I've seen so far. I once had a lock that I could open with the small blade from a Swiss Army knife instead of the key.
@Romulus III this lock can be opened by just pulling it and hitting it. If a kid could easily open it without any prior knowledge then it’s a shit lock not worth the materials that was used to make it
These were the locks that were used in our school. Except they had brass core. Otherwise yeah, they were as easy to open as you demonstrated. We generally just used the raking method with rakes we made out of soda cans with scissors. We didn't steal stuff, but it was a show-off thing to do to get into your locker without using keys.
Omg ! I am honestly shocked at just how easy these crap locks were opened. I’ve always been particular with what locks I have purchased but these should be illegal to sell. It’s disgusting. Well done for sharing this - this information should be shared big time. 👍🏼
I have a lock that looks just like this. I used it to try my hand at lockpicking for the first time ever, using bent paper clips. I actually didn't even get to try to pick it one pin at a time, the lock just opened as soon as I tensioned it and stuck literally anything that would fit inside.
That was actually my experience with a master lock. Granted, I used an actual wave, but... I didn't get to use it. The lock sprang open the moment I inserted it.
Something like that happened in our office. I have a set of picklocks (the cheapest set there was) mostly for unlocking old kensingtons and for cleaning computers (it is amazing how useful those are when you need to clean keyboard, put a key back there, pop out the back cover from laptop, remove broken USB dongle from the USB port,...). I wanted to see how good are locks on cabinet we use to store some computers. Tension, put in wave and it opened... Oh, and I tried my drawers there. I wanted to use wave first, but it got stuck there and I REMOVED THE LOCK! Then you just need a flat scredriver (or scissors) to actually turn it and then put the lock back in. It is classic wafer tumbler lock, but the last "wafer" is in fact not part of the locking mechanism, it is holding it in place.
@@gustafcarstam5578 The 3 keys in the box is common for most lock companies (6 in China). The padlock would be on something other than a front door, like a garden shed or a cupboard with cleaning supplies kept away from children. That said, I once put a temporary padlock on a front door when that home was being rebuilt after a fire.
My great grandfather worked for several American lock companies and I believe they were often top notch, high quality locks, even though it was 100 years ago. He had 98 patents during his years, working on many types of locking mechanisms.
At first I was like: "wow, six picks in under three minutes." But then when I realized there was a minute-and-a-half intro and thirty seconds of closing remarks, my mind was blown.
"plastic core disguised with paint" reminds me of an account I read of a reporter touring a Chinese factory making drill bit sets for the "homeowner" market. Typical product: 1/16 inch to 1/4 inch in 1/32 increments. At one stage of the process, a worker was dunking five of the bits (not the 1/8th and 1/4th into a chemical bath. The reporter asked her what this step was for... The answer was: to make them look like the other two... The 1/8 and 1/4 were made of tool steel, while the five in the chemical bath were made of whatever. The reasoning is left as an exercise for the reader.
@@renakunisaki Because one or both of them are likely to be used soon (or at all, even). And when they fail, the set gets returned for a refund in large numbers The big hardware chain that sold them doesn't like that and stops buying from that supplier... End of gravy train, for the manufacturer.
I just put LPL playlist on, shuffle play ofc, and do my thing. Studying, exercising, cleaning my room... and it makes me relax and focus. Man has the chillest voice on this planet
Paint it orange, write “Warning, Do Not Turn On” on one face, and it’ll make a good deterrent lock for safely cleaning and repairing industrial equipment.
Only problem is that safety locks shouldn't open to the wrong key, and given the bitting on the key in the video I'm not sure I'd trust this lock to do that.
"No lock can be worse than th-" _Someone makes a lock with 3D printed PLA, saying "hardened" on the shackle; "security rating 10" and "all weather", "enviromet friendyl/biodegenerate" texts on the box. The locking lug is made out of ABS for "better heat resistance" so that acetone attacks are usable_
Alright, that's it. You should sell a special "bad locks" toolkit on covert instruments that includes this hammer (obviously), a screwdriver with bit holder including PH, torx and Allan for the disassembly of electronic locks, part of a Red Bull can, some random piece of wire and maybe throw in a stick, just in case you want to go lockpicking the light weight style. 😅
I own one of those knock-offs, but even smaller version than the smaller lock on video. Trying to pick its core was impossible for me, not because it was really secure, but its build quality is so poor, that it's hard to even open it with a key
When you said that it is even smaller, I expected that you had the same problem I had with tubular nanolock. All pins are visible, but I was unable to put turning tool in, because it was too big.
He had time to give a brief history of the locks, advertise his products, open the lock 6 different nondestructive ways and still end his video like he usually does. 👏👏👏
I remember a lock looking like this. It was the first lock I started picking on, with homemade tools, from windscreen wipers. I quickly found that only one of the tumbler pins did anything, and then I was able to turn it, I went down and got a second lock at the same place same brand, with the same problem. Got to love how lazy some manufacturers are... the bigger problem was this was sold as a log in a fitness chain, and they never got back to me about this problem, I guess they did not care they sold crap locks to ppl.. but hey only around 30-80% of the locks in the lockerroom was this lock so no biggy :D
I'm from Pakistan and these locks are the staple of our country, I learned how to pick these with just a single small needle or even a simple sturdy toothpick. the person who taught me was just a local guy from a village who said these locks were just a deterrence at most for anyone not bright enough to try picking them. the problem here is, most people from my place rely more on deterrence and lack of knowledge on other's part for any security they keep.
Same here in south africa Except here they will bring giant bolt cutters, pry bars, or even a sledgehammer. They are attacking the lock on the only thing they are sort of OK at, being a piece of metal.
Well I'm thankful for LPL. For the umpteenth time while being out of high school for 20 years dreamt that I was back at school and didn't know my locker combination or class schedule. Due to LPL, my dream self was confident he could break into his locker. Still didn't make it to class, just devolved into opening and closing various lockers. But still, progress.
Security House in Vaughan used to stock these under "Tri-Circle" brand .. I actually sold quite a few of them in my shop, as decorative locks for antiques, like chests and tool boxes, odds and ends that had hasps .. .. they kind of fit the old time look! :) As far as security??. I would report them to be good enough, to keep toddlers hands out of grama's secret recipe box! :)
I'm from Bangladesh and we use this all the time. They sell for 1-2 dollars in our country and we mainly use it for everything. This lock actually works in our country because it takes more time to open it with a key than it takes to pick it, especially in the big brain ways people lock there doors.
I'm convinced they come from the same factory, we have lots of them here in Guatemala and you can get them for as little as USD$0.10, they are "universally keyed". Meaning you can open them with any key with the right length. Thanks indeed for Master Lock!
They are not from the same factory. This manufacturing mold is so old and so common in China basically any manufacturer, even if a mom and pop factory, can produce it. That's also why they are so cheap and worthless.
In Hungary, we had similar to this, where if you peeled of the goldish looking cover on the front, you have had access to the core and can unlock it with a toothpick
I bought a tri circle padlock from a local store here in Northern Ireland. I can open it using only a turner by simply lifting the pins and turning. PS I would 100% buy that hammer
These locks are great, I have three for a locker at home that I kept remotes and other stuff away from the 3 and 4 year olds, but now they can rake any one of them open with one random set of keys.
My elderly neighbour managed to lock herself out of her garden when she lost the key to the padlock which was on her gate. She asked me for help - to which I of course agreed, only to find it was one of these which she had bought from the local "hardware" (and everything else) shop for £3. Needless to say it took me all of about 30 seconds to pop it open, and I ordered her a decent replacement!
I highly recomend either picking only locks you have keys for or locks that are not attached to anything, at least for some time. And I can tell you that when the first lock (after long minutes of struggle) finally openes, it feels great. I would recomend some spring lock, so you will get the satisfying "click", I started with kensington tubular locks and I kind of felt cheated when I didn't get the rewarding click :D
When you see LPL taking out the rubber mallet, the rake, the fork, you know it's going to be show of : don't do that ! (and the best I think is using the hook without a tensioner ... and the shim !)
That was epic . I expected these locks to put up little to no fight but 6 different ways to open them in less than a 3 minute video. Unbelievable. Thanks for making a video about these .
My son has become interested in picking locks but we haven't gotten around to getting him some tools and locks to practice on. These might be a perfect beginners choice! :)
Considering that the core is made of plastic, this actually might not be the best lock to start on because he might break the internal mechanisms and not have to "pick" anything to get it open. I had one of those clear locks that is supposed to help teach lockpicking and I broke it on the first day by putting too much tension on the core.
@@nightbringar7558 That's a good point. I thought it would be a good choice because it's easy to pick (my son gets very frustrated if he doesn't start to feel like he's accomplishing something early on) but it breaking would be horrible.
Master locks are a good place to start. Get 4 or 5 identical ones (not keyed alike) and a basic pick set. Don't use old or worn locks, they can be frustrating if they're rusty or dirty inside. You might also want to get a cut-away lock so he can see how the process works first. These ultra cheap ones can actually be quite hard to single pin pick (they can be weirdly mushy and gritty) but usually open really fast with a rake. Not the best choice to learn SPPing because they don't give good feedback due to sloppy construction.
Get Master 141s. 4 pins, can be single pin picked, raked, and comb picked. Cheap, and easy to open. It's what I suggest you use once you graduate from transparent practice locks.
This particular lock reminds me of the ones one tends to find in the dollar stores…similar rough “iron” look, and I believe some of them had the same plastic cores.
They sell these locks in most pound stores (dollar store for you Americans) Ideal for adolescent kids who want to lock their bedrooms to keep out young siblings but mum & dad can easily gain access if needed.
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Masterlock gets the "Not as Much of a Failure as You Could Have Been" award
@Don't read profile photo Please, stop, no one cares.
So second worst lock company?
Probably not even that bad but I still will not use one on a nothing more valuable than the bin...
@@seriousmaran9414 I think they are the worst genuine lock company. Below them you have knockoffs which are cheap and look like real locks to make a profit.
Masterlock gets a participation award, and they're taking it, proudly !
Meanwhile at Master Lock headquarters: Hold my beer!
You know the lock is bad when he doesn't see the need to rake it a second time to show it wasn't a fluke.
haha so true
Haha great point
he just ends up not using a pick at all cos a bit of tension + rapping on the lock also works lolol
Well to be frank even if it was a fluke three of those methods can't be flukes, and it was the last three shown
Maybe those were 6 flukes
"With the exception of this hammer..."
Who else would be in favor of him selling a hammer as part of an "Overt Companion" set? If nothing else, it would make for a pretty great April Fools video.
It reminds me of the movie Gone in Sixty Seconds. "I need to go get my tool." "Man, that ain't a tool, that's a damn brick!"
That hammer actually looks pretty nice. What is it, acrylic, or some resin? I only have steel or rubber ones, acrylic would be a nice addition.
😂👍
Overt companion should come with a Halligan bar and sledge hammer. Not many more things say "screw your lock" like those.
@@pkt1213 and an angle grinder
Fun fact: these are actually voice activated. Just firmly state "OPEN!" and the force of the sound waves will dislodge the mechanism.
Finally I can feel like I have an ounce of DBZ Abridgeds' Mr. Popo.
Someone should make a lock like this. Put in the best unpickable vore there us and make it indestructible. But it opens from the word "open". Like some cool modern art piece
@@WrensthavAviovus The lock isn't actually crappy, it just knows better.
Would be fun to see how sturdy a sound unlocking lock would and could work. Literally a secret knock and pop goes the lock.
It actually got progressively funnier as LPL went on. It almost got to the point that he wasn't even trying! 🤣
I lost it when he introduced the hammer.
@@dougaltolan3017 Yeah, like no need to even buy any of his products for this lock, just bash it really hard and it opens
He had trouble keeping it locked
I was waiting for him to just pull it open bare handed next.
Hahahaha I came here to say this. I was cackling at the end
Me: sees video longer than 2 mins. must be a decent lock.
LPL: Let me pick this lock 6 different ways in 30 seconds.
I clocked it at over a minute, but that's because he took the time to explain what he was doing.
@Don't read profile photo BlockTube is a Chrome plugin that allows CZcams users to never see certain users again. Goodbye.
@@coldsnap5742 yo actually !?
@@ArchitMoharir Firefox too. Can't see him anymore.
@Don't read profile photo alright, I won't
I remember these locks when I was a 5~6 years old. These tri circle locks come in several different sizes. I use to have a smaller one for my personal closet. Once while playing with it I discovered that I could open it with a hairpin. I was so excited and proud, I told my mom that we don’t need keys for any lock in house as they can be opened by a hairpin, as all of our house locks were made by this same brand. To prove myself I took bit of a challenge and after some effort I eventually opened a bigger tri circle lock with hairpin, though smaller one was a lot easier to open. This gave so much anxiety to my dad as he saw main door lock being picked by a 6 year old with help of just a hairpin. LoL
He was worried about your future 🤣
@@3ala2Aldeen that and his house being robbed if his untrained 6 year old can pick the lock.
you have padlocks on your house doors?
@@penfold7800 pretty common in eastern countries. We use deadbolts and padlocks in india
I hope your dad got some better locks after that.
I would argue that this is one, if not the greatest lock ever seen on this channel : it has every weakness, making it a great teaching tool for potential pickers.
Don't buy 7 locks with one weakness, buy one lock with 7 weaknesses.
Not every weakness, he hasn't opened it with a magnet, spoon, fork or Lego part (yet) ;-)
@@nirfz or a can of redbull
@@Legendarydave76 :-D, indeed.
Given that he just hit each pin in order when he was single-pin picking and someone else in the comments said "we had these locks in school and you can literally open them all with any key the right length", I don't think you could actually learn anything besides "apply tension while touching the pins" from this lock. There's no fumbling for the right order or setting the wrong pin, it seems like...
@@nirfz could use any of those things to knock the side of the lock, lol
The unhardened shackle that says hardened is my favorite part about this lock
That by itself would have been enough to get a bolt cutters out.
Plastic core...
@@arthurmoore9488 I want LPL to take a propane torch to it to show how fast you can melt it open.
@@chasm9557 he has done that with plastic core locks before. It's not a fast process but it's quiet and can be done with a very small torch.
I bought a big Tri Circle clone, says Tri Circil, with a brass body that is magnetic. Not a bad lock, but it is theremore as extra protection, as it already is protected by the Ezlett lock in the security door and the Union barrel in the actual door. Ezlett locks are hard, mostly because they are so sloppy, and cutting a key means you need the lock as well.
TRI-BEST really is on the cutting edge of convenience. There's nothing more frustrating and time consuming than to lose a key or even try to find it in your large stack of them. With the TRI-BEST brand, you can kiss those worries "goodbye" because everything is a key with this lock.
You can kiss your worries goodbye and all your other possessions too.
You can also kiss open your Tri-Best lock
I like how the shim opens it faster than a key would
Hmm, also interesting color scheme for the packaging. I have a feeling this is a popular lock among Muhhamads friends.
Well no key needed just about every 3rd worlder has a hammer to fix anything.
The folks at MasterLock are having a “Not The Worst” Office Party right about now. 🎉
"WOOO! LPL complimented our product!"
"Did he? It seemed pretty backhanded."
"DON'T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM US, CARL!"
Opening the lock 6 times, while describing the attacks, getting an ad in for Covert Instruments and a back-handed 'plug' for Master Lock, all in 2.50 is awesome!
Nice job LPL 😁👌
Especially since the opening bit only started one minute into that 2:50 video.
And he got an outro in!!
He didn't' repeat so it could be a fluke :P
I was also flabbergasted by how efficient this video was .
Ah, we finally found the locks that master lock considers "adequate" when they brand theirs "high security."
I say they are "High Security" next to those ones.
That’s a hilarious observation
It's funny, because Masterlock has had all of these issues, just not all in the same lock.
This lock was made by Master Lock locks getting together like they were summoning Captain Planet. "Spring-Load core!"
"Unshielded keyway!"
"No security pins!"
"Comb pick exploit!"
"HAAAMMEEERRR!!"
Well, Masterlock did make locks with each of the vulnerabilities demonstrated in this video. But I can't remember them putting out a plastic core. I gues when tthey want to make a lock that can be melted open, they at least use zinc so you need a blowtorch instead of a lighter.
@@MisterJackTheAttack i laughed at this so hard that I woke my dog up.
Introducing: The (Not) Masterlock all-star lock!
Yet.
I worked as a locksmith for a few years, and remember my boss going out on a call to unlock a bike after they lost the key. It was one of these kinds of locks, and he felt bad because he was able to open it by pulling in the shackle and telling the lock on the bike frame. I think he ended up just giving her a better lock out of the truck.
As you should.
“Telling the lock on the bike frame”?
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 “tapping” typo I bet
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 That's how we open locks in Canada
@@iwatchwithnoads7480 Few bad words and the lock just give up to the emotional damage?🤣
New listings idea- the "COVERT HAMMERS" range scaling from a little Thwacker, to the Encourager, and right up to the Persuader.
The Persuader is Mafia endorsed, and may possibly just be a black painted sledge hammer.
Love the set idea, but as someone else said - It should be *Overt* companion, not Covert.
The biggest hammer is called "I'm no longer asking"
@@Ieatpeople2 I thought that was the angle grinder. Followed by the "can't be locked if it's liquid" thermite stick.
I actually have a Persuaser. At least, that's what I call "him." A 16 lb (≈ 7¼kg) hammer, as heavy as or heavier than many sledge hammers, but with a handle shorter than the average short sledge (it's abt 14" or 35½cm, avg. is abt 18" or 45¾cm). I used it in my former trade. Takes some serious forearm strength to swing, I'll tell you that. 😄
I can imagine LPL grinning at the phrase "with the exception of this hammer" :D
Maybe it will be added to the shop by the end of the day. ;)
As soon as he dropped that in there, I knew this video was going to be good.
@Don't read profile photo don't worry, I won't
@@Landis963 ...IKR‼️®™️☑️☑️
⚒️🔨🔨
It's HIS hammer. You can't touch this.
There is one method I wish you had tried. I suspect that if you had attempted to open the lock by inserting the provided key, you likely would have found the lock to be highly resistant!
I was looking for this comment! Thank for providing!
the delivery on "with the exception of this hammer" was flawless and I'm dying
I actually have the same lock branded "F T" that I use for "securing" the locker at my gym.
I don't keep any valuables there so it mostly serves as a "this locker is taken" message, but, what's great about it is that the terrible security it offers actually came handy twice. Once when I forgot the keys, and the second time when I've locked them inside the locker.
I was able to open it using different set of keys that I've borrowed and simply wiggling them around - it opens nearly as fast as with the correct keys. It saved me the hassle of going to the gym desk, asking for the cutters and buying a new lock :)
Dude you can't imagine how thrilled I am that you reviewed this one, here in egypt they're the #1 most popular locks and I always knew just by looking at them they were the worst padlocks in existence
Same here in south africa, they are everywhere
Russia here ))
@@KaylaJoyGunn Yes, and they are also prone to being popped open with little effort, often all you need to do is pull hard on the lock body and they pop open. What do you expect when you buy a pack of 5 at the Fong Kong shop for R15.
The ones in Egypt looks the same but different from those, yet they are not the best of quality, but only in padlock for cylinder doors the most common brands is called AlAhram.
@@kixpickss I mean yeah they have different names but they are quite the same regarding protection. I used to go around stealing them with my friends using Bobby pins just for laughs and giggles (dont worry we returned them back a day or two later after seeing the owners reaction maybe more or even with a threatening massage if the owner was a dick or made a scene) so yeah they are so shit a 10 yo could go around picking them.
Before he grabbed the hammer, I was fully expecting him to open the lock by just pulling on the shackle.
Was expecting that too.
@@peterkelley6344 he said not destructive. I think if you pull on the shackle funny, the lock will drop its guts.
@@sarowie yep
I love how LPL manages to be professional and hilarious at the same time!
LPL: We're going to open this lock six different ways.
Video time bar: There are 110 seconds remaining in this video.
LPL: Oh good, I have plenty of time to explain each method.
Fun story, I joined the RNZN as an engineering apprentice in the late 1970's and they supplied us with Tri-Circle locks for our personal storage. Of course, several people lost keys and I used to just rake their locks open with a key I had with a (possibly) zero cut bottom end. There were a couple that wouldn't work on so I raked them with a piece of welding filler wire I had hammered flat and slightly flared.
professional tools for a professional lock
All part of the interview process. Shabby locks with easily-lost keys = opportunity to see who is clever enough to deal with it.
Almost as bad as the cabinet locks we had, I used to keep 2 paperclips in my wallet and on my ID, just so I could open them. Often faster than actually looking for the key.
Oh, so this is vintage trash?
Why RNZN use these Chinese crap...
They learned all the vulnerabilities from MasterLock and put them all in one lock. It's basically an LPL training lock.
There’s nothing to train on with it though with how little effort it takes to open it. I’m sure you could even open it just by blowing on it (I had to throw a joke in here but I’m probably not far off)
@@Chewy_Toast It is great for practice. Or for complete beginer, just to try few ways to get through a lock. If I would be bigger in lockpicking (I picked up that hobby only because my work, sometimes we need to unlock old kensington lock and it is easier than looking for the right key), I would have few of those locks to let people try it. You don't want to carry a ton of equipment when going to some show, imagine that you want to have set for 20 people. This way you need only 20 locks, not 120. Small box instead of suitcase. And the weight!
I guess even a child will be able to open this thing after watching this video
@@rps215 And it may be great thing for child. It is not only unlocking a lock without a key, but it may be the first to start examining how things work. To "look behind the scene". To be curious about everyday items. To start trying things.
@@simonspacek3670 Maybe your right and I’m wrong but I don’t know because I’m not huge on the topic either but I just don’t see much practice in this lock but there might be a little bit the more that I think about it.
This lock has the security level of a piece of paper stating: "Do not open"
True, I have seen sheets of paper that had more effect... (stating camera surveillance for example)
That's like the plastic chains used for security in Japan! I guess you don't need much security, when most people are honest.
At least you’ll see the tampering with a piece of paper
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@@buddyclem7328 Sometimes all you want is for a door to stop banging in the wind. Then you just need a shackle, not necessarily the actual lock :P
I bet the engineers at Masterlock are breathing a sigh of relief after this video.
Meanwhile PR/Marketing/Export departments: Get to work bois, we gonna conquer the Indian subcontinent
I bet you at Master lock HQ they had red alarms going off and started screaming
HE JUST UPLOADED ANOTHER VIDEO AAAAHHHHHB
then someone came in also screaming
CALM DOWN CALM DOWN ITS NOT US THIS TIME
And everything just slowly quieted down
This reminds me of the combination lock I bought for school 10 years ago. The first time I opened it I didn't realize I had put in the wrong combination and when I pulled the shackle to open it I accidentally ripped the locking mechanism apart. I stopped bothering to put the combination in after that, it was just a psychological barrier and not a lock.
My dad calls those "dummy locks" because only a dummy thief would think it's locked
All consumer locks are psychological barriers, a brick can destructively “unlock” most of them, and if that fails, there are windows to break and doors to kick down. Locks are a deterrent
Virtually all locks are such. As the old saying goes, “locks just keep an honest man out”.
@@thomaswang2223 The problem with destructive methods is that you will leave traces and will get you in trouble in populated or surveilled areas because of how noticeable they are. Picking, raking, and all other non-destructive methods are silent, don't ruin the locking mechanism, and provide you with a way to re-open your lock without ruining it.
The Scottish adage is that "a lock is a device for keeping your neighbors honest."
LPL: "So let's have some fun."
That is one of the most ominous things I have ever heard. You just KNOW something is going to get completely and utterly wrecked.
I believe he has the most fun when he completely destroys a locks advertised reputation and also when a lock surprises him with a serious challenge.
Same energy as Batman smiling at criminals before going in
No, Batman, it was not wrecked; it was whacked.
So true, I just cut down a ten-ton maple tree and that's exactly what I said about it! Let's have some fun! Woo!🤣
My favorite locks are the little locks on the diaries from back in the day where you could use brute force to pry it open
You can do that with all locks if you're strong enough xP
Oh my god, I have one of these locks! I was backpacking across Vietnam and needed a padlock to use with hostel lockers.
I knew they were bad, but not THIS bad 😂. But hey, I didn't lose any of my stuff, so it still did the job. Sometimes even just the outward appearance of security is adequate, even if it's nowhere near ideal.
You know there's going to be a management meeting called at Master Lock now. They will demand to know who is responsible for having missed all these cost cutting features as that lock has to be even cheaper to produce than what they have right now. Just that plastic core could save them millions!
masterlock has plastic cores in some of their more *expensive* locks...
I didnt know locks could be THAT bad! Well done!
It's a decoration, that resembles a lock.
@Romulus III It's not a very good take though, is it?
@@FlameOnTheBeat Or some yarn, tape, wire, maybe a bolt
Sadly this isn't even the worst lock I've seen so far. I once had a lock that I could open with the small blade from a Swiss Army knife instead of the key.
@Romulus III this lock can be opened by just pulling it and hitting it. If a kid could easily open it without any prior knowledge then it’s a shit lock not worth the materials that was used to make it
These were the locks that were used in our school. Except they had brass core. Otherwise yeah, they were as easy to open as you demonstrated. We generally just used the raking method with rakes we made out of soda cans with scissors. We didn't steal stuff, but it was a show-off thing to do to get into your locker without using keys.
Omg !
I am honestly shocked at just how easy these crap locks were opened.
I’ve always been particular with what locks I have purchased but these should be illegal to sell. It’s disgusting.
Well done for sharing this - this information should be shared big time. 👍🏼
I have a lock that looks just like this. I used it to try my hand at lockpicking for the first time ever, using bent paper clips. I actually didn't even get to try to pick it one pin at a time, the lock just opened as soon as I tensioned it and stuck literally anything that would fit inside.
Look at episode [1446] for a similar 'quality' lock
That was actually my experience with a master lock. Granted, I used an actual wave, but... I didn't get to use it. The lock sprang open the moment I inserted it.
I actually laughed out loud at that.
Something like that happened in our office. I have a set of picklocks (the cheapest set there was) mostly for unlocking old kensingtons and for cleaning computers (it is amazing how useful those are when you need to clean keyboard, put a key back there, pop out the back cover from laptop, remove broken USB dongle from the USB port,...). I wanted to see how good are locks on cabinet we use to store some computers. Tension, put in wave and it opened...
Oh, and I tried my drawers there. I wanted to use wave first, but it got stuck there and I REMOVED THE LOCK! Then you just need a flat scredriver (or scissors) to actually turn it and then put the lock back in. It is classic wafer tumbler lock, but the last "wafer" is in fact not part of the locking mechanism, it is holding it in place.
You got to just love the THREE keys that they provide... as if to say - "If you ever lose your key you won't ever be able to get it unlocked."
😂 your comment made my day
TRI-BEST
3 keys is standard: one for you, one for your wife and one for the friend that watches the house when you're away.
@@johndododoe1411 I'm curious how you use a padlock on your front door. or however you now intend to use it.
@@gustafcarstam5578 The 3 keys in the box is common for most lock companies (6 in China). The padlock would be on something other than a front door, like a garden shed or a cupboard with cleaning supplies kept away from children. That said, I once put a temporary padlock on a front door when that home was being rebuilt after a fire.
I'd be curious to see a genuine Tri-Circle lock on here too. Hopefully it's better than the knockoffs.
My great grandfather worked for several American lock companies and I believe they were often top notch, high quality locks, even though it was 100 years ago.
He had 98 patents during his years, working on many types of locking mechanisms.
At first I was like: "wow, six picks in under three minutes." But then when I realized there was a minute-and-a-half intro and thirty seconds of closing remarks, my mind was blown.
"plastic core disguised with paint" reminds me of an account I read of a reporter touring a Chinese factory making drill bit sets for the "homeowner" market. Typical product: 1/16 inch to 1/4 inch in 1/32 increments. At one stage of the process, a worker was dunking five of the bits (not the 1/8th and 1/4th into a chemical bath. The reporter asked her what this step was for... The answer was: to make them look like the other two...
The 1/8 and 1/4 were made of tool steel, while the five in the chemical bath were made of whatever. The reasoning is left as an exercise for the reader.
@Linus Fu How long did the styrofoam bridges last? What kinds of loads were they subjected to?
My question is why they bothered to make two of them real?
@@renakunisaki Because one or both of them are likely to be used soon (or at all, even). And when they fail, the set gets returned for a refund in large numbers The big hardware chain that sold them doesn't like that and stops buying from that supplier... End of gravy train, for the manufacturer.
I just put LPL playlist on, shuffle play ofc, and do my thing. Studying, exercising, cleaning my room... and it makes me relax and focus. Man has the chillest voice on this planet
1:14 In literary terms, this is what is known as a Checkov's gun, A detail referenced early in the story, which will become relevant later on.
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Let's all give a round of applause to our good friends at MasterLock!!! Way to go!! You're not the worst! You're not the worst! YEAH!
The most impressive part is that the lock didn't fall apart in the process
Paint it orange, write “Warning, Do Not Turn On” on one face, and it’ll make a good deterrent lock for safely cleaning and repairing industrial equipment.
Only problem is that safety locks shouldn't open to the wrong key, and given the bitting on the key in the video I'm not sure I'd trust this lock to do that.
When I heard the internals were plastic, I was really hoping for some destructive testing as well.
"No lock can be worse than th-"
_Someone makes a lock with 3D printed PLA, saying "hardened" on the shackle; "security rating 10" and "all weather", "enviromet friendyl/biodegenerate" texts on the box. The locking lug is made out of ABS for "better heat resistance" so that acetone attacks are usable_
Thanks for the great business idea 😇🥰👍
Don't forget to glue the parts with proper PVA glue, so that "All weather" claim goes above and beyond.
I love all the spelling errors, feels so genuine
@@norsethenomad5978 even better is terrible English. Typos, similar sounding wrong words, completely wrong words, etc. I love all of them.
At some point you're better off using a twist tie.
Naysayer: "yeah, but you have specialized tools..."
LPL reaches for a hammer 😂
Petition to get the polyurethane mallet available on Covert Instruments
I've been hoping for one of these locks to be featured for a while now. Thanks for sending these in, Muhammed!
Alright, that's it. You should sell a special "bad locks" toolkit on covert instruments that includes this hammer (obviously), a screwdriver with bit holder including PH, torx and Allan for the disassembly of electronic locks, part of a Red Bull can, some random piece of wire and maybe throw in a stick, just in case you want to go lockpicking the light weight style. 😅
Don't forget the Lego figure.
It also needs a fork!
@@notsevenfeettall perfect date, yes!!!
@@kenlee74 totally forgot about that! absolutely!
And a magnet!
Pick the same lock three times in one video if you're being held hostage.
Loved this video! So satisfying to see you make quick work of the junk locks people send you
Thanks for the video. It just puts a smile on my face.
I own one of those knock-offs, but even smaller version than the smaller lock on video. Trying to pick its core was impossible for me, not because it was really secure, but its build quality is so poor, that it's hard to even open it with a key
they made it so bad that it became good
@@unfantasma9995 "we trained him wrong on purpose, as a joke"
It’s a feature
When you said that it is even smaller, I expected that you had the same problem I had with tubular nanolock. All pins are visible, but I was unable to put turning tool in, because it was too big.
If your lock is worse than a master lock, that says a LOT
We often joke in these comments about a lock so bad that it pops open when looked at too firmly. Today I feel we got frighteningly close.
As always the best entertainment,
I appreciate your effort.
This is like a toy lock billed as a regular lock, incredible. At least master lock IS a lock and not just a styled clip
now look here talking about toys a puzzle lock is actively harder than most locks we actually have
Whenever you hear LPL say "Let's have some fun", you know that lock will be begging for mercy before the video is even over.
it definitely was just whimpering and waiting for it to end...
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He had time to give a brief history of the locks, advertise his products, open the lock 6 different nondestructive ways and still end his video like he usually does. 👏👏👏
I remember a lock looking like this.
It was the first lock I started picking on, with homemade tools, from windscreen wipers.
I quickly found that only one of the tumbler pins did anything, and then I was able to turn it, I went down and got a second lock at the same place same brand, with the same problem.
Got to love how lazy some manufacturers are...
the bigger problem was this was sold as a log in a fitness chain, and they never got back to me about this problem, I guess they did not care they sold crap locks to ppl.. but hey only around 30-80% of the locks in the lockerroom was this lock so no biggy :D
I thought to myself “I wonder why he doesn’t sell hammers on Covert Instruments” and answered my own question
I legit wondered why until I read your comment.
He clearly needs a second site called "Overt Instruments"
I'm from Pakistan and these locks are the staple of our country, I learned how to pick these with just a single small needle or even a simple sturdy toothpick.
the person who taught me was just a local guy from a village who said these locks were just a deterrence at most for anyone not bright enough to try picking them.
the problem here is, most people from my place rely more on deterrence and lack of knowledge on other's part for any security they keep.
Same here in south africa
Except here they will bring giant bolt cutters, pry bars, or even a sledgehammer. They are attacking the lock on the only thing they are sort of OK at, being a piece of metal.
"most people from -my- any place rely more on deterrence and lack of knowledge"
Yeah these locks are everywhere in Pakistan
@@KaylaJoyGunn bruh 😂
@@blindleader42 nah
This was the lock that I would have found everywhere in my childhood. Now I realize it is an excellent lock to learn all the bypass and pick methods.
Hiting the hammer got me the most...Because I have been using the Tention Rench and hammer...So very new to me!
Love your videos LockpickLawyer 🙂
I'd like to see a teardown of these locks. A comparison with a good quality lock would be interesting aswell.
Well I'm thankful for LPL. For the umpteenth time while being out of high school for 20 years dreamt that I was back at school and didn't know my locker combination or class schedule. Due to LPL, my dream self was confident he could break into his locker. Still didn't make it to class, just devolved into opening and closing various lockers. But still, progress.
Security House in Vaughan used to stock these under "Tri-Circle" brand .. I actually sold quite a few of them in my shop, as decorative locks for antiques, like chests and tool boxes, odds and ends that had hasps .. .. they kind of fit the old time look! :)
As far as security??. I would report them to be good enough, to keep toddlers hands out of grama's secret recipe box! :)
I'm from Bangladesh and we use this all the time.
They sell for 1-2 dollars in our country and we mainly use it for everything.
This lock actually works in our country because it takes more time to open it with a key than it takes to pick it, especially in the big brain ways people lock there doors.
"We mainly use it for everything." 😂
I'm convinced they come from the same factory, we have lots of them here in Guatemala and you can get them for as little as USD$0.10, they are "universally keyed". Meaning you can open them with any key with the right length. Thanks indeed for Master Lock!
They are not from the same factory. This manufacturing mold is so old and so common in China basically any manufacturer, even if a mom and pop factory, can produce it. That's also why they are so cheap and worthless.
"Because despite any inadequacies there _may_ be with their products..."
Damn, this guy really *is* a lawyer.
In Hungary, we had similar to this, where if you peeled of the goldish looking cover on the front, you have had access to the core and can unlock it with a toothpick
I had one of those that the shackle separated completely from the body, after a couple of uses.
I bought a tri circle padlock from a local store here in Northern Ireland. I can open it using only a turner by simply lifting the pins and turning.
PS I would 100% buy that hammer
It's only a urethane hammer, nothing exciting.
@@NirateGoel I'm a sucker for branding
Covert Instruments Special Series - Rapping Device
Only $59.99!
@@tsherman44 sold
"with the exception of this... HAMMER" is possibly one of my favorite moments of drama in any LPL video.
I lost it at that line 🤣
@@EvanPederson Ahahahah same 🤣
The Hammer is too OP to be sold anywhere.
Thanks for your sharing
These locks are great, I have three for a locker at home that I kept remotes and other stuff away from the 3 and 4 year olds, but now they can rake any one of them open with one random set of keys.
He pulled out not just the wave rake but the hammer as well.
The most effective of all.
My elderly neighbour managed to lock herself out of her garden when she lost the key to the padlock which was on her gate. She asked me for help - to which I of course agreed, only to find it was one of these which she had bought from the local "hardware" (and everything else) shop for £3. Needless to say it took me all of about 30 seconds to pop it open, and I ordered her a decent replacement!
Hope she did not lock herself out again with the descent replacement 😅🤣
This was a fun video. I especially like the 'regular' metal shackle that is stamped "HARDENED."
This channel has taught me so much, that I want to try using these tools to pick locks in my own house.
I highly recomend either picking only locks you have keys for or locks that are not attached to anything, at least for some time. And I can tell you that when the first lock (after long minutes of struggle) finally openes, it feels great. I would recomend some spring lock, so you will get the satisfying "click", I started with kensington tubular locks and I kind of felt cheated when I didn't get the rewarding click :D
When you see LPL taking out the rubber mallet, the rake, the fork, you know it's going to be show of : don't do that ! (and the best I think is using the hook without a tensioner ... and the shim !)
On a lock this bad I want proof the key actually works because I'd like to know they didn't screw that up too! 🤣
I actually LOLed when he opened it with the hammer.
Oh man that opening with the hammer thing was just epic! =)
You should trying opening one of the locks using the key that is cut for the other lock.
Loving the Chekhov's hammer as he talked about all the tools being available 😂
Thanks LPL
I still cannot get over how easy and simple the smacking method is
I thought for sure him thanking Master Lock was facetious. Was not disappointed.
That was epic . I expected these locks to put up little to no fight but 6 different ways to open them in less than a 3 minute video. Unbelievable. Thanks for making a video about these .
Used to see these pretty much everywhere when I was a kid. Don't see them much anymore now.
I got two of these locks! They're great... for newcomers!
You know it's bad when single pin picking is faster than raking or combing.
My son has become interested in picking locks but we haven't gotten around to getting him some tools and locks to practice on. These might be a perfect beginners choice! :)
No, you want something more difficult than this. With this, you aren't learning anything.
Considering that the core is made of plastic, this actually might not be the best lock to start on because he might break the internal mechanisms and not have to "pick" anything to get it open.
I had one of those clear locks that is supposed to help teach lockpicking and I broke it on the first day by putting too much tension on the core.
@@nightbringar7558 That's a good point. I thought it would be a good choice because it's easy to pick (my son gets very frustrated if he doesn't start to feel like he's accomplishing something early on) but it breaking would be horrible.
Master locks are a good place to start. Get 4 or 5 identical ones (not keyed alike) and a basic pick set. Don't use old or worn locks, they can be frustrating if they're rusty or dirty inside. You might also want to get a cut-away lock so he can see how the process works first.
These ultra cheap ones can actually be quite hard to single pin pick (they can be weirdly mushy and gritty) but usually open really fast with a rake. Not the best choice to learn SPPing because they don't give good feedback due to sloppy construction.
Get Master 141s. 4 pins, can be single pin picked, raked, and comb picked. Cheap, and easy to open. It's what I suggest you use once you graduate from transparent practice locks.
This particular lock reminds me of the ones one tends to find in the dollar stores…similar rough “iron” look, and I believe some of them had the same plastic cores.
They sell these locks in most pound stores (dollar store for you Americans)
Ideal for adolescent kids who want to lock their bedrooms to keep out young siblings but mum & dad can easily gain access if needed.