Pretty much any lock can be picked in just a minute or two. So this is no big deal. But what people often overlook is that 99% of thieves don’t bother with picking locks.

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I had had my first exposure to real lock picking at one of these villages a month earlier, at the Maker Faire in New York City. When I arrived at the TOOOL tent there, Javadi, shaved-headed and ...

Linus Yale Sr. invented these locks in the 1800s; Yale brand locks still exist. To open a pin tumbler without a key, you can engage the pins with a metal pick and turn the lock with a tension wrench.

Total weight of the Shad lock is 1.32 pounds, which might also be a consideration for some people. It's available in your ...