An Even Easier Way to Tamper with Wristbands

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  • čas přidán 28. 08. 2022
  • In a previous video (link at the end) we talked about removing and re-applying wristbands if you have spare snaps. How do you get a wristband off without cutting or breaking it, however, if you don't have tools on you?
    As I learned in Vegas... teeth work just fine! 👍😁👍

Komentáře • 106

  • @KendallWampler
    @KendallWampler Před rokem +210

    My dentist: "So what brings you here today?"

    • @KendallWampler
      @KendallWampler Před rokem +17

      In all seriousness, thank you for the work you do. And being willing to really sink your teeth into it.

    • @lilyxenos2380
      @lilyxenos2380 Před rokem +3

      “Thoo hereth the thtory…”

  • @iblackfeathers
    @iblackfeathers Před rokem +151

    new in the store:
    spare teeth replacements.
    what others bought with this item:
    wristband buttons.

    • @saccaed
      @saccaed Před rokem

      Better than crimping split shot with teeth at least.

  • @GHDEFIANT
    @GHDEFIANT Před rokem +80

    That's how we always did it as kids, the yearly local fair used colour codes for each day or weekend pass, but otherwise the bands would stay the same year to year, but the colours would change.
    After enough years, we had multiples of all the colours, around the time we lots interest in going to the fairs. But got in free alot once we figured out either the days colour, or the weekend pass colours

  • @hxdmain
    @hxdmain Před rokem +100

    as a stagehand it’s super helpful to be able to do this.
    and as a stagehand i’m even more terrified of who will be slipping backstage than ever

    • @hxdmain
      @hxdmain Před rokem +3

      the fabric style (plastic nut) with RFID is standard now but i’ve seen plenty of people use gaff tape to repair those

  • @NEEDbacon
    @NEEDbacon Před rokem +3

    The thing I learnt most from this is why they hell there's so much Wristband content on this channel.

  • @k80theshade
    @k80theshade Před rokem +28

    I first learned this trick in the Douglas County Jail back in 1998! LoL
    Bonus: if you do it just right, you can also save the little plastic button.
    After a few openings and closings, the lands that bite on the retainer become rounded, which makes it almost as easy to operate as a regular clothing snap.
    In the jail, sleeping with the wristband on is very uncomfortable because you're on a concrete or metal slab on a duct tape mattress three inches thick, so being able to remove the band before sleep can really help your day stay in focus...even while incarcerated.

  • @ericgoldman7533
    @ericgoldman7533 Před rokem +11

    I feel like this goes hand-in-hand with the last video. It may not be a pretty solution, but it's quick, simple, and has no additional requirements

  • @jcorrea8597
    @jcorrea8597 Před rokem +11

    Use a fork, has a good chance of popping open the snap and it being reusable. But since watching this channel now I found a place to buy the snaps don't have to worry about breaking it now.

  • @chemputer
    @chemputer Před rokem +16

    Having been in the hospital unfortunately more times than I can count at this point (MRSA pneumonia is a bitch), I've had to remove a fair few wristbands, and before they switched over to the pure evil plastic-laminated paper that's adhesively secured, the hospital used bands like those, and I'd regularly get home and bite the snaps off.

  • @csours
    @csours Před rokem +34

    1 out of 10 dentists approve this method. They need the business.

    • @Alacritous
      @Alacritous Před rokem

      How soft are your teeth? Those snaps are very soft plastic.

    • @higihups
      @higihups Před rokem

      Why, do they use wristbands for marking patients, that still have to pay the bill?

    • @csours
      @csours Před rokem +1

      @@Alacritous it's not the strength of the plastic, it's what happens when the snap gives way and the teeth slam together

    • @Alacritous
      @Alacritous Před rokem

      @@csours Well that would be a valuable lesson.

    • @csours
      @csours Před rokem

      @@Alacritous valuable but expensive

  • @RuneInternational
    @RuneInternational Před rokem +2

    Saw that trick for the first time, when in Egypt as a local wanted to help me get a nice photo not wearing the all-inclusive band. if you do not bite too hard, you teeth will just become a prying tool, pulling the snap off and it will lock again.

  • @waytospergtherebro
    @waytospergtherebro Před rokem +1

    This'll come in handy at the next IncelCon.

  • @madeintexas3d442
    @madeintexas3d442 Před rokem

    I have always used my teeth on these. The snap doesn't always crack. I have been doing this for over 10 years and it has never failed.

  • @ThatCardTi
    @ThatCardTi Před rokem +6

    In my experience if you bite down in a similar fashion to the way you used the nail clippers you can actually reuse the snap.

  • @sharkinahat
    @sharkinahat Před rokem

    Ah, a bite sized tip.
    Ok, ok, no need to call security, I'll show myself out.

  • @TRD_Mike
    @TRD_Mike Před rokem

    Missed you at the InfoSec campout last weekend. Bummed you weren't able to make it, but I had a great time there.

  • @Naswaca
    @Naswaca Před rokem

    Haha I learned that one when I was a kid 🤣

  • @zherron42
    @zherron42 Před rokem +1

    When the only tool you have is teeth, everything begins to look like wristband snap closures.

  • @JimsEquipmentShed
    @JimsEquipmentShed Před rokem

    Yup, that was always my go-to.
    Mostly, because I’ve always got them with me. ;-)

  • @questeusher
    @questeusher Před rokem +1

    i have been doing this for years for mcm comicon, teeth or multi tool and carry a popper setting tool to take the band on and off whenever i want. the paper bands are the real pain in the ass

  • @versoarmamentcompany
    @versoarmamentcompany Před rokem

    Love it

  • @redtela
    @redtela Před rokem

    Must have been cheap snaps, but left an all inclusive hotel last week, and I actually just twisted the snap right out of the bands. Slight pulling action, quite a bit of rotation, with the snap held between thumb and fore finger... POP!

  • @erg0centric
    @erg0centric Před rokem

    Tampering voids warranty. 😄

  • @Paladin_Strategic
    @Paladin_Strategic Před rokem +4

    I don't get out much. Why would I want to non-destructively remove and reapply a wristband? I've learned a lot from your channel - this is an honest question. Thanks.

    • @rickwilson9083
      @rickwilson9083 Před rokem

      Same?

    • @AshenShugar90
      @AshenShugar90 Před rokem +20

      Possible Reasons:
      1. Hygene - If you are at a multi day event, and the access control is via those wristbands, you might want to remove them to wash yourself. Even more so if you have a talent to spill stuff like beer or hot dog sauce over yourself.
      2. Skin Irritation - Some people get irritatet skin from them, so it might be more comfortable to remove them
      3. Protection - Some of those wristbands can get damaged if you for example go swimming, or take part in some sporty outdoor stuff like climbing or mountainbiking. If you wish to return to the venue of a multi day event afterwards, it might be better to take it of
      4. Privacy - Sometimes you do not necessary want to be linked to a specific event. Escpecially so if there are some very confrontational people around.

    • @DomThatDubstep
      @DomThatDubstep Před rokem +12

      He covers a lot of that in the first video. Answers range from "Imagine it's a multi day event. it's annoying having to wear it that long" to "it can make you look like an easy mark/tourist if you're in shady areas wearing an event wristband". Of course there are also unethical reasons to want to do this

    • @joshuacollins385
      @joshuacollins385 Před rokem +3

      I've been at 5 day events with one wristband for the entire thing. They're plastic so they don't breathe, and especially if staff are applying them they can be overly tight.
      The plastic ones are at least better than the paper ones, because you usually can't get the paper ones wet

    • @DomThatDubstep
      @DomThatDubstep Před rokem +4

      Honestly though, it's also a freedom thing. Going from being forced to keep it on to being able to remove it and put it back on when wanted

  • @TheOfficialOriginalChad

    I bit down, looked in my hand to find the snap as well as the corner of my tooth

  • @iggymac3473
    @iggymac3473 Před rokem

    lol great idea

  • @gwartard
    @gwartard Před rokem +2

    Why not thread your replacements to make them more than one time use?

    • @Pystro
      @Pystro Před rokem +1

      Because you can probably buy 100 mass produced non-threaded clips for the price of 1 custom threaded one.

  • @ch94086
    @ch94086 Před rokem

    WTF! I was at a convention last weekend and at the end decided to try the tooth method to remove my wristband. Biting through didn't work, but simply shifting my jaw popped the button off nondestructively. Now it's easy to pop off with teeth, then snap the button back on with a finger.

  • @Melds
    @Melds Před rokem

    My technique isn't great but it works. Cut the wristband up to the button so it makes a little hook. There's usually a small place where it isn't noticeable but you can take it off and put it back on again.

  • @dcast777
    @dcast777 Před rokem

    I've cut them and doubled over some electrical tape and duct tape and just taped them back on. No one ever pulls on them to make sure they are firmly attached.

  • @noinamg
    @noinamg Před rokem

    does hot or boiling water help ease the release of these too?

  • @AceSkates
    @AceSkates Před rokem

    Occam's Chompers!

  • @goodluck5642
    @goodluck5642 Před rokem +2

    Please sell dentures on your site. Thx!

  • @fmbob
    @fmbob Před rokem

    I've always just shimmed them off. Just move the little clips over the head of the male end and reused the original snap.

  • @Wogix26
    @Wogix26 Před rokem

    9/10 dentists approve this video. $$$$$$$

  • @altus1226
    @altus1226 Před rokem

    With two small flat-head drivers, it's not too hard to keep the snap intact- but you need extra hands.

  • @asfasfd7772
    @asfasfd7772 Před rokem

    Hi there. I'm new to your content and have an interest in the security field. Can you recommend any courses or graduate studies that lead to this line of work? I have an undergrad computer science degree, but no infosec or physical security background. Thanks.

  • @thecloneguyz
    @thecloneguyz Před rokem

    HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE PLASTIC LOCKING TEMPORARY TAG FOR POWER BOXES??
    WITHOUT DAMAGING IT??

  • @laptop006
    @laptop006 Před rokem

    The wire strippers that are always with you

  • @brianstrandberg9346
    @brianstrandberg9346 Před rokem

    Seems like there could be a 3d print solution with a mini blade.

  • @MagentaRV
    @MagentaRV Před rokem

    Welp, guess I'm out of luck on that one... I haz no more teeth, sonny...

  • @ImGumbyDangit
    @ImGumbyDangit Před rokem

    Excuse me sir, can you tell me there is slobber all over your wrist band?

  • @chairthrower
    @chairthrower Před rokem +3

    When I was in graduate school for physics I taught an electronics lab, and frequently had to strip the wires we used for the breadboard lab kits. I got very good at pulling the wire through my front teeth to strip it. By the end of the semester the bonding on my front teeth (I cracked my front teeth when I was a kid and had bondings) had failed and I had to get it redone at the student health clinic.
    Although plastic is probably safer I'd be careful if you have dental work on your front teeth.

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer Před rokem +1

      Ben Heck said he needed to have some work done and asked the dentist to mold a wire stripper into the crowns

  • @DomThatDubstep
    @DomThatDubstep Před rokem +3

    What do you see companies doing once everyone knows about this. Is there anything they could do for cheap to make this attack harder?
    My guess would be unique security buttons (uv reactive/colored) or security buttons that damage the wristband when removed

    • @ConstantlyDamaged
      @ConstantlyDamaged Před rokem +2

      What? No! Don't be ridiculous!
      They will either:
      1) insert small sideways pins that stab your gums when you bite down
      2) have a micro dye-pack in the clasp such that biting it detonates a tiny charge to release the dye
      Yes, I am being silly, but it's okay-I have a license to say crazy things.

    • @Deveyus
      @Deveyus Před rokem

      I think the trick is 'nothing'. Because this information will hit the typical information wall and it'll stay a 'secret' for years if not decades. The absolutely stupid irony of all of this is that while they're a scam as a monetary vehicle, this is actually the kind of problem that an NFT is good for.

    • @kiefac
      @kiefac Před rokem +2

      @@Deveyus NFTs are not even a good solution for this, you could use a regular app/website with a QR code that the staff scan before letting you in. pretty sure airlines already do this for their tickets

    • @khill8645
      @khill8645 Před rokem +3

      @@Deveyus Does it need to be decentralized? No, because a single entity is running the event anyway - use a database. Other than that, it's true that probably nothing will change - people have been taking off those wristbands for years (via cutting and taping, clipping off and later supergluing back together the clasp, etc) and it hasn't caused any significant changes to their use.

    • @ConstantlyDamaged
      @ConstantlyDamaged Před rokem +2

      @@Deveyus As usual, 99% of the time you can substitute blockchain tech with a PostgreSQL server and lose nothing.

  • @mbparks
    @mbparks Před rokem

    Cool tip. But as for replacement, why not just carry a small machine screw and nut? Less plastic waste I would think. Iguess I don't go to enough events that require wrist bands. LoL

  • @Supaginge0
    @Supaginge0 Před rokem

    what about the paper style ones

  • @didyasaysomethin2me
    @didyasaysomethin2me Před rokem

    And now people will start making proprietary snaps of some kind to make it easier to identify wristbands that have been tampered with?

  • @affegpus4195
    @affegpus4195 Před rokem

    What if i pack teeth?

  • @jaimeortega4940
    @jaimeortega4940 Před rokem

    I have a tin pair of scissors that cut through.

  • @morticus7650
    @morticus7650 Před rokem

    Caution, Do Not Swallow.

  • @dennis8196
    @dennis8196 Před rokem

    Damn it, Reading and Leeds ended yesterday.

    • @georgeprout42
      @georgeprout42 Před rokem

      As a Reading local, thank $deity that's over for another year 😉

  • @Stjaernljus
    @Stjaernljus Před rokem

    another wristband is cheaper than what the dentist charges.

  • @ryanroberts1104
    @ryanroberts1104 Před rokem

    What if I don't have teeth? Are you going to be selling this as a kit?

  • @johncage5368
    @johncage5368 Před rokem +1

    ... or: * Jedi hand movement * You don't need to see my wristband. 😉

    • @rhekman
      @rhekman Před rokem +3

      We don't need to see his wristband.
      You can go about your business.
      Move along.

  • @dragade101
    @dragade101 Před rokem

    savage! lol

  • @johnpublic6582
    @johnpublic6582 Před rokem

    So easy, even a caveman can do it.

  • @greanhare5270
    @greanhare5270 Před rokem

    maybe it cracks the snaps, without breaking the band, but what about your teeth?

  • @iamgriff
    @iamgriff Před rokem

    Almost every teenager knows this trick. I guess when you become a adult, you kinda forget about what used to be important

  • @Dust76tr
    @Dust76tr Před rokem

    The thumbnail says ‘writsband’ instead of ‘wristband’

  • @curtishoffmann6956
    @curtishoffmann6956 Před rokem

    Don't swallow the snaps. No matter how tempting that may be...

    • @khill8645
      @khill8645 Před rokem +1

      Forbidden chocolate chips...

  • @AtomicBeaver
    @AtomicBeaver Před rokem +5

    Bro why are people teeth so brittle here lol drink some milk 🥛

  • @DubstepGaming766
    @DubstepGaming766 Před rokem

    Never knew this was such a big thing

  • @torchofkck4989
    @torchofkck4989 Před rokem +2

    Anybody try
    Harbor Freight's
    "Panel Clip Pliers"
    (automotive trim tool)
    Pt# 63699
    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    • @DeviantOllam
      @DeviantOllam  Před rokem +3

      Wow, these?... www.harborfreight.com/panel-clip-pliers-63699.html

    • @torchofkck4989
      @torchofkck4989 Před rokem +1

      @@DeviantOllam,
      Those be 'em..
      Bought pr about 4yr.s ago.
      Work surprising well.
      Unlike the pry bar style,
      Haven't broken head off plastic clip.
      ...well, not until I made this comment.
      (We'll see)
      😉😁

  • @thecloneguyz
    @thecloneguyz Před rokem

    BUY ANY CHEAP TICKET TO ANY CONCERT
    GET A WHEELCHAIR
    AUTOMATIC FRONT ROW SEATING!!!
    ADA LAWS MEAN THEY CANT ASK OR SAY ANYTHING TO YOU
    CLAIM TO BE DIABETIC SO YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN FOOD / DRINKS!!!

  • @NicholasWeisner85
    @NicholasWeisner85 Před rokem

    Drill it out

  • @thecloneguyz
    @thecloneguyz Před rokem

    I buy V.I.P / Backstate passes for Concerts
    Usually Laminated
    Cut it open
    Copy it
    Print copies
    Relaminate it in my car real quick
    Laminate the fake copies
    $ELL ALL DAY LONG for 1/2price
    (IF THEY ARE NUMBERED# BE CAREFUL!!?)

  • @thedamnyankee1
    @thedamnyankee1 Před rokem

    0/5 dentists recommend this method.

  • @Basedmursenary
    @Basedmursenary Před rokem

    Oh, so you’re a toothist?

  • @ponderinggeek7861
    @ponderinggeek7861 Před rokem

    On behalf of all dentists and their billable revenue - THANK YOU ;)

  • @RunningOnAutopilot
    @RunningOnAutopilot Před rokem

    Bland and moral illegalities