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On Lockpicking

On Lockpicking

Carrying picking tools is not against the law but context matters (being behind the home depot at 2 am)

Do not pick locks you do not own Do not pick locks which you rely on (bc you can break them)

Pin tumbler locks goes back 4500 yrs

Lockcon

You are looking for Tactile feedback from the lock

People put locks on the bridges to represent their love?

Mechanical keylocks will always be around for redundancy in case of power outage

Wafer lock

The bible is the top part of a pin tumblr lock

The pick only goes in and out and up and down. The turning tool does the turning

One pin is binding at a time

The sheer line is the space bt two pins

All locks have the holes in the bible a little off. There's one pin that will be the furthest off in one way, which is the first pin you catch.

Pit the turning tool in a 3 o clock position

All locks pick in either direction

Look for the non springy pin

Hackers of planet earth

Binding pin will be a bit harder to press

Shimming paper can do it too

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good to know

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