[1295] Unbreakable, Unpickable, & Bulletproof? (TED Tooling’s Unusual Lock)

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  • @hoilst265
    @hoilst265 3 роки тому +39088

    "In my attempt to avoid the work, I came up with a less elegant solution." Words of wisdom.

    • @CS-xt7nf
      @CS-xt7nf 3 роки тому +1345

      Laziness has probably bred more ingenuity than genius.

    • @AyarARJ
      @AyarARJ 3 роки тому +135

      Larry Wall approves this mechanical programming channel and its ode to laziness.

    • @retardwitagun2666
      @retardwitagun2666 3 роки тому +193

      working smarter, not harder

    • @BobisOnlyBob
      @BobisOnlyBob 3 роки тому +314

      Necessity is the mother of invention; Laziness, the father.

    • @Dexaan
      @Dexaan 3 роки тому +80

      My coding feels attacked.

  • @ghostderazgriz
    @ghostderazgriz 3 роки тому +6704

    "And I'll just grab these pliers with another set of pliers"
    Quality assurance team: This was a power we'd never seen before...

    • @diamondplayz519
      @diamondplayz519 3 роки тому +158

      Now this is an avenger level threat

    • @shankzula6332
      @shankzula6332 3 роки тому +81

      Wait till you see the video where he is using plairs to hold pairs holding plairs.

    • @robertmeadows1657
      @robertmeadows1657 3 роки тому +72

      You had three chances.

    • @SakhotGamer
      @SakhotGamer 3 роки тому +63

      Pliers² is a power they were never meant to resist

    • @WhitfieldProductionsTV
      @WhitfieldProductionsTV 3 роки тому +8

      while I do not work in locks, our QA, would all be written up and than told it needs fixed and to come up with a design in a week to have our maintenance department order new tooling to do such, without test running it, so the poor QA team gets tons of write ups and suspensions because of it.

  • @samueldevore5082
    @samueldevore5082 3 роки тому +4165

    They received an "I probably wouldn't get in". AKA the highest praise giveable by such a gifted tradesman. Wow. I'm still in shock at this compliment from him.

    • @potatosordfighter666
      @potatosordfighter666 3 роки тому +209

      Only because it's security through obscurity. You could really, very easily make locks that would be just as likely to be picked as this, that are still quite simple concepts

    • @j377yb33n
      @j377yb33n 3 роки тому +96

      and it's pretty interesting seeing something where the security is entirely built around obfuscation

    • @NorthernKitty
      @NorthernKitty 3 роки тому +141

      As potatosordfighter666 pointed out (I have to even ask what that handle means), "it's security through obscurity". Which is actually what I consider the best first line of defense, having worked securing data systems. So it was deserved praise for true originality.
      That shouldn't be the extent of your security, however. That only stops people on the first pass, the goal of it being to discourage 99% of would-be intruders to go seek an easier target. The 1% that sees it as a "challenge", however, are going to be back with a vengeance, so the rest of your defenses better be ready for it.

    • @Maseeha171
      @Maseeha171 3 роки тому +21

      It's really inconvenient to put in place of normal door locks and there wasn't much of picking involved as it was more about unscrewing an unusual bolt.

    •  3 роки тому +1

      @@NorthernKitty And if you're up against a APT, this lock (only) means you're SOL.

  • @michaeln.9897
    @michaeln.9897 Рік тому +1608

    This is the most quintessential "Security by Obscurity" lock I have ever seen.

    • @donaldbrorson4583
      @donaldbrorson4583 5 місяців тому +106

      They just threw that away by putting their lock on the #1 lockpicking channel

    • @BobHill-s2c
      @BobHill-s2c 5 місяців тому +15

      I'm still waiting for one that opens with " Open Sesame..."

    • @sonicmeerkat
      @sonicmeerkat 4 місяці тому +29

      @@donaldbrorson4583 i dunno video is 3 years old and this dude uploads a bunch of locks, no theif is gonna carry every type of lockpick, just a basic set which can open 99% of locks.

    • @unadultratedtrini
      @unadultratedtrini 4 місяці тому +16

      @@sonicmeerkat agreed but typically they scope out a place then return prepared. This is why most criminals tend to be caught. They tend to show up the week or so before scoping out in less clad.

    • @sonicmeerkat
      @sonicmeerkat 4 місяці тому +17

      @@unadultratedtrini honestly i'd call that a success, every lock can be bypassed with a physical attack anyway, the real goal of a lock is to get the intruder caught by narrowing down who it could be or by the vandalism actually forcing the cops to get involved.

  • @hiimapop7755
    @hiimapop7755 3 роки тому +51457

    At this point, we can just send LPL a solid block of aluminum and expect him to somehow pick it in under a minute.

    • @tophu8
      @tophu8 3 роки тому +3375

      Little click out of one

    • @apersonnamedalex998
      @apersonnamedalex998 3 роки тому +798

      Add in some key pins to the bolt manipulated by the bits that drop down and it'll be real hard to pick

    • @SniperZaku
      @SniperZaku 3 роки тому +128

      Holy shit 😂

    • @Youtubedotcomma
      @Youtubedotcomma 3 роки тому +31

      😂

    • @nidhas1881
      @nidhas1881 3 роки тому +297

      @@tophu8 nothing on 2

  • @DerdOn0ner
    @DerdOn0ner 3 роки тому +4330

    Yeah, they weren’t lying, when they said: unpickable lock. Because this is just a fancy screw

    • @pinkmillk
      @pinkmillk 3 роки тому +84

      Exactly what I was about to say.

    • @MozzaBurger88
      @MozzaBurger88 3 роки тому +168

      Yeah, there's zero safety feature about the bolt itself besides turning counterclockwise and having a lot of bulk around it.

    • @fuzzyfuzzyfungus
      @fuzzyfuzzyfungus 3 роки тому +58

      I suspect it's not a coincidence that every other product they offer appears to be aimed at machinists; rather than lock-related.

    • @ameturephysicist
      @ameturephysicist 3 роки тому +115

      "Unpickable" is completely accurate..."lock" not so much

    • @MozzaBurger88
      @MozzaBurger88 3 роки тому +63

      @@fuzzyfuzzyfungus Yeah, it's more like an "ultimate idiot-proof anti-tamper safety lock" than an unpickable lock for theft prevention in a sense... Although obivously it would prevent most theft except for trained professionals.

  • @alexs1972
    @alexs1972 3 роки тому +13414

    "This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and today we're at Fort Knox, an utterly impenetrable vault... Unless you have a q-tip and a lemon wedge."

    • @johnbuscher
      @johnbuscher 3 роки тому +519

      And two sets of pliers. Never forget both pliers.

    • @ssneg
      @ssneg 3 роки тому +334

      A click out of one...

    • @steff6139
      @steff6139 3 роки тому +299

      Two is binding

    • @majfubar5326
      @majfubar5326 3 роки тому +280

      Nothing on three...

    • @adamharvey28
      @adamharvey28 3 роки тому +263

      Four just dropped into a false set

  • @BrooklynRedneck
    @BrooklynRedneck 6 місяців тому +227

    Dude that sandpaper trick is really smart. As a mechanic I’ve never thought about that. I’m definitely stealing that trick next time I’m picking something up covered in oil with needle nose

    • @RealTobyMaguire
      @RealTobyMaguire 4 місяці тому +16

      I ground the teeth on some needlenoses flat and use skateboard griptape to line them. Works perfect.

    • @BrooklynRedneck
      @BrooklynRedneck 4 місяці тому +13

      @@RealTobyMaguireoh shit, the skate board grip tape back idc glued right?? Lmao fucking genius dude

    • @mathieupizzi7846
      @mathieupizzi7846 2 місяці тому +3

      yeah same thing for me i am a plumbers

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell 2 місяці тому +1

      I have mechanical fingers for that purpose

  • @adg_games6655
    @adg_games6655 3 роки тому +3336

    I love the phrase "It would take an act of extraordinary violence to break" something about it just makes me smile

    • @Jay-zi4mf
      @Jay-zi4mf 3 роки тому +59

      *Crashes plane into the company building*
      *safely lands with a parachute*
      "DID I BREAK ONE OPEN!?!?"
      LMAO

    • @sophiesmith5922
      @sophiesmith5922 3 роки тому +6

      ya, no sneaky spies in and out that way, eh? Skip the lock picking, use a window.

    • @couchslouch13
      @couchslouch13 3 роки тому +3

      like John Cleese with a small tree branch?

    • @michaelszczys8316
      @michaelszczys8316 3 роки тому +3

      That means a grinder and a lot of noise and mess, or dynamite a whole lot more noise and mess.

    • @prysthaea7735
      @prysthaea7735 3 роки тому +25

      I can just imagine a merchant trying to sell this in a roleplaying game like D&D.
      "Oh nothing is _completely_ invulnerable no... but I can assure you it would take an act of _extraordinary_ violence."

  • @ldesconocido9341
    @ldesconocido9341 3 роки тому +5547

    "It would take an act of extraordinary violence to break."
    So put it on Mrs. LPL's ice cream and let her do her thing.

    • @cas8772
      @cas8772 3 роки тому +61

      😂😂👌🏻👌🏻 hes gonna need a bottom casing.

    • @dingdongdaddy589
      @dingdongdaddy589 3 роки тому +41

      Doesn’t stand a chance.

    • @ragerhot
      @ragerhot 3 роки тому +81

      If Mrs. LPL were to break into a house with this lock on, she'd bring an excavator and break the walls

    • @papadelta316
      @papadelta316 3 роки тому +54

      messing with the Mrs. ice cream is a dangerous and unnessecessary thing to try!!!

    • @dbrobb5282
      @dbrobb5282 3 роки тому +45

      We would all pay good money to watch Mrs. LPL fight any lock to get to her ice cream. Although, he would need to make sure to secure the entire ice cream packaging this time.

  • @mattronan2746
    @mattronan2746 3 роки тому +2852

    From the Ted Tooling website: "Using never before seen technology, it is purely mechanical only and is the only patented lock to use the new innovation of a bolt with a key... No other key in the world uses the unique technology to open the lock, meaning that it is IMPOSSIBLE to open the bolt without this key... There’s nothing else like it."
    LPL: "Grab onto the grabby thing with another grabby thing, and turn.

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada 3 роки тому +312

      They should have stuck with "unpickable". At least that's technically true, given that you can't use picks to open it.

    • @rambles8346
      @rambles8346 3 роки тому +247

      $400 seems like a lot for a reverse bolt in a cup.

    • @spike4972
      @spike4972 3 роки тому +9

      Yeah, it really does

    • @Kahless_the_Unforgettable
      @Kahless_the_Unforgettable 3 роки тому +76

      This makes me kind of sad for them. I think they really believed that it was impossible to open. Much less, extremely easy to open with a low skill method.
      This might be okay for home use. But anything important should be secured with something better. Which is exactly the opposite of what the website says.
      Very sad.

    • @pjaxy
      @pjaxy 3 роки тому +45

      @@Kahless_the_Unforgettable they had the hubris to call it unpickable. That's where they went wrong. At $400 and with the inconvenient key and opening method, this is terrible for home use.

  • @georgeslehner7733
    @georgeslehner7733 Рік тому +840

    To make it impossible to use pliers, simply modify the design (c'bore vs c'sink) so the bolt head come flush with the top. Also Cade Ridley came with a great idea (fake key hole)

    • @gomahklawm4446
      @gomahklawm4446 Рік тому +76

      Fake key hole would be great

    • @Transill
      @Transill Рік тому +30

      i was thinking the exact same thing. pretty simple modification for the company too i would think

    • @TheSphongleface
      @TheSphongleface Рік тому +29

      Don't use a fake keyhole as it allows for adding tension to the bolt. The off center holes do not.
      This is very important.

    • @gravity_cow
      @gravity_cow Рік тому +31

      @@TheSphongleface just put it on a fake bolt

    • @mompfreed.
      @mompfreed. Рік тому +8

      I don’t think the intended special nut wrench mechanism (using ball bearing stabilization) is working anymore as soon as you make the bold head countersink

  • @audioawesome9527
    @audioawesome9527 3 роки тому +1578

    I do like that lock manufacturer's are sending you pieces. It shows their integrity to produce a quality product.

    • @joshduthie3401
      @joshduthie3401 3 роки тому +51

      Yes. Hopefully this eventually leads to some genuinely secure locks.

    • @TheWizel
      @TheWizel 2 роки тому +39

      @@joshduthie3401 Anyone that wants ''truly secure' locks are fooling themselves. If a lock is good enough to bar someone from entry so long as they don't have a substantial period of time alone with the lock is secure enough. No defense mechanism is going to defeat someone with as much time as tools as they want to breakthrough. If it delays people enough that gives security a chance to find the person. If bypassing is too bothersome thieves won't even try and find a softer target. Shit locks that are easily brute-forced with basic tools do little but it still works on thieves of opportunity who see the lock and leave. After that are the decent locks that require effort (and possible loud violence) to bypass which will deter most thieves unless you are a specified target or very juicy because why bother picking that lock when their are softer targets nearby.

    • @aruhiro3882
      @aruhiro3882 2 роки тому +22

      @@zlatkostevanovic5891 I dont know what you mean. This is the First Lock on the Channel that really impressed me. Just the Magnet alone is enough to make it that Most people cant get in. The locking mechanism is breakable, but only If you are prepared and know what you will find. If you buy this Lock, you could garantee that noone would bei able to break it. He even said himself, that he needs to be really prepared. You will never find a perfekt Lock, because If there is a Key there is a way to break it.

    • @Toqom
      @Toqom 2 роки тому +13

      @@zlatkostevanovic5891 To be fair, this is a "lock" without an actual key, just a special magnet to turn a large screw with a flat head it seems. Nothing about it seems "locked", more assembled.

    • @mykegyver7610
      @mykegyver7610 2 роки тому +5

      You know Kyle at the lock company lost the bet that the Lawyer would not get it open. His 6 months or work designing the magnetic cover plate, wasted. Poor kyle!

  • @vest816
    @vest816 3 роки тому +17533

    In their defense, they don't say "un-plier-able."

    • @d.t.4523
      @d.t.4523 3 роки тому +76

      👍 🤣

    • @vickireynolds4055
      @vickireynolds4055 3 роки тому +13

      True!🤔👵

    • @xxportalxx.
      @xxportalxx. 3 роки тому +25

      @Peter Evans funny enough I was just at harbor freight, at this one it wouldn't even cost 4 bucks lol

    • @agvulpine
      @agvulpine 3 роки тому +39

      At least it's a 2-ply lock.

    • @GADGETSCOGNOSCENTE
      @GADGETSCOGNOSCENTE 3 роки тому

      True Dat 😂

  • @nharviala
    @nharviala 3 роки тому +490

    "Probably wouldn't get in." I think the biggest lock compliment he's ever given.

  • @Hwangchung1
    @Hwangchung1 Рік тому +1429

    Gotta respect the balls it takes for a company to send their locks to LPL. I imagine most lock company's PR departments sweating buckets when the see their name in the title/thumbnail.

    • @robertnett9793
      @robertnett9793 Рік тому +90

      I mean, the lock keeps up pretty good. No random burglar runs around with two pliers extra to their gear.
      So unless specifically targeted, your tool shack is pretty safe :D

    • @Hunter-yy4es
      @Hunter-yy4es Рік тому +34

      Its advertising as well no ones sweating bullets trust me, sales from most these locks that look pretty sturdy an intimidating to a theif would have an increase in purchases being on this channel.

    • @zagreus5773
      @zagreus5773 Рік тому +20

      @@robertnett9793 A lock like this will protect something quite valuable, which will not be targeted by "random" burglars but someone that prepared a little. If they find out that you can open this lock with a magnet and two pliers, I'm sure they'll be very happy.
      Locking your tool shack could even make a burglar be interested in it and he might simply screw out the hinges to see what's inside.

    • @robertnett9793
      @robertnett9793 Рік тому +34

      @@zagreus5773 Ah. Dammit. So back to the hollywood-laser-alarm system it is.
      This way I get at least athletic flexible and hopefully good looking burglars in ninja outfit / catsuits...

    • @zagreus5773
      @zagreus5773 Рік тому +7

      @@robertnett9793 For your tool shack? 😂 Now I want to know what is in there 😂😂

  • @nickwilliams2415
    @nickwilliams2415 2 роки тому +3585

    What lock picking lawyer had taught me is nothing is un-pickable, just unknown. As soon as the unknown becomes known, it's pickable. The average person will walk up to this and not even know it's a lock. If you know how it works it's easier to pick than a standard lock.

    • @unter9982
      @unter9982 Рік тому +205

      If you watch a conference he animated (somewhere on youtube, it was recommended to me a few weeks ago), you'll see he actually strongly condemns the "security by obscurity" mindset that a lot of security companies have.

    • @nickwilliams2415
      @nickwilliams2415 Рік тому +133

      @@unter9982 My comment in no way says that security by obscurity is good. In fact, if anything, it would imply the opposite. The observation is that your security is only as good as it is against someone who's aware of what they're up against. Something being secure against an untrained individual is okay and even adequate in certain scenarios, but it means nothing at the end of the day if someone who knows what they're attacking can just walk right in, because there's an easy exploit to be had, even if the average person wouldn't have even tried to enter in the first place. Therefore, securing something in a manner that leaves you more vulnerable to skilled individuals by just appearing impenetrable to a layman is not a particularly good idea.

    • @Azdingue
      @Azdingue Рік тому +12

      Knowledge is power

    • @InCountry6970
      @InCountry6970 Рік тому +22

      @@nickwilliams2415 I completely agree, encountering this lock in the field and not knowing how it works and not having specific tools makes this a very secure lock

    • @ayporos
      @ayporos Рік тому +19

      @@unter9982 Yet passwords or safe combinations or keys are exactly that when you boil it down to its essence, security by obscurity.
      There's many different 'authentication factors', but in the end they boil down to really only a few things, ranked in order of how often they're used are:
      - Knowledge factors (keys, pins, passwords, patterns, codes programmed into RFID/NFC chips, etc)
      - Posession factors (the actual entry password is auto-generated and sent by request to a phone or other identification device the authorized person holds in possession)
      - Location factors (niche, but can be very effective)
      - Time factors (niche, but can be very effective)
      The reason a key is a Knowledge factor and not a Posession factor in my opinion is because you can fabricate keys so long as you know the cuts... there's a reason LPL doesn't show the keys on camera for locks in active use.
      Whether fingerprints or retinal scans should be considered Knowledge or Posession factors is up for debate.. although given how easily they're recreated/spoofed I'd personally be inclined to call them Knowledge factors as well.
      So yeah, most of all applied factors are, in actuality, a form of security by obscurity.. unfortunate as that may be.

  • @blarghchan
    @blarghchan 3 роки тому +2372

    "Unpickable!"
    *isn't actually a lock, but a shrouded security bolt*
    Technically correct. The best kind of correct.

    • @Bronzescorpion
      @Bronzescorpion 3 роки тому +5

      It is still a lock. So not technically correct.

    • @The1stDragonRider
      @The1stDragonRider 3 роки тому +87

      @@Bronzescorpion Put you still can't pick it. You can unlock it without the key, but not "pick" it with a lockpick or other lockpicking tools.

    • @justanotherviewer4821
      @justanotherviewer4821 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah, it isn't a lock

    • @Bronzescorpion
      @Bronzescorpion 3 роки тому +22

      @@justanotherviewer4821
      "a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key."
      Yes it is.

    • @Bronzescorpion
      @Bronzescorpion 3 роки тому +27

      @@The1stDragonRider "Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key."
      Edit: adding to that, if you are using a Bobby pin you are still picking a lock, so no lockpicks are needed for lockpicking.

  • @StoicKobra
    @StoicKobra 3 роки тому +726

    0:30
    “It’s almost certainly tougher than whatever you are locking”
    What you don’t know is that I use this lock to guard my large collection of these locks

    • @co5micwaffle742
      @co5micwaffle742 3 роки тому +40

      Make an entire container purely out of a bunch of these locks locked to each other so that whatever you're locking is exactly as strong as the lock itself

    • @AlcoholicBoredom
      @AlcoholicBoredom 3 роки тому +2

      How does this lock have any real world use? I’m pretty unclear as to how it would be attached to anything in the real world.

    • @TheKeyblader133
      @TheKeyblader133 3 роки тому +3

      @@AlcoholicBoredom i imagine the manufacturers/sellers might specify it's use, but i imagine it's probably more for larger storage containers? Ultimately, it needs something the pin can slide into, so either 2 latches that can't be pulled apart, or a singular latch with a hole for the lock to block it from opening (like a side gate you'd find on a house). But considering how thick the pin looks, it seems..very specialized. Kinda reminds me of those puck locks which ive seen used on a lot of vans that have 2 doors on the back

  • @samuel1624
    @samuel1624 Рік тому +7

    You are the most wholesome person teaching this kind of stuff.

  • @KazeMemaryu
    @KazeMemaryu 3 роки тому +24612

    "This is the GlockFlickingLawyer, and this lock claims to be bulletproof."

    • @Lightning2011
      @Lightning2011 3 роки тому +311

      Bruhh 😂😂😂

    • @leagueplays2100
      @leagueplays2100 3 роки тому +606

      dude... you're onto something..

    • @nothingmuch1129
      @nothingmuch1129 3 роки тому +110

      Why not though

    • @RFDN0
      @RFDN0 3 роки тому +227

      It will have a rating on what caliber of bullets/guns It will resist. It probably is resistant to handguns like most bullet proof products.

    • @JackPorter
      @JackPorter 3 роки тому +105

      @@RFDN0 .308 out of 1... Yeah that's it, bye for now.

  • @lqr824
    @lqr824 2 роки тому +3036

    One thing I like about it is the stealth: I wouldn't even expect that the center-piece must be pulled out with a magnet. I'd be simply confused. If they simply put a regular lock inside it'd be better.

    • @brookefoxie9610
      @brookefoxie9610 2 роки тому +444

      Regular locks need regular tools, and regular tools are what you usually bring. Like he said, if you're not prepared for this outlandish lock, then you would just be forced to sigh and leave unless you happened to bring an entire toolbox.

    • @Antares-dw9iv
      @Antares-dw9iv 2 роки тому +130

      @@brookefoxie9610 on the other hand any idiot who has seen how it works once, can easily get in without much skill, after spending 5$ at a hardware store.

    • @sweetbabytrae
      @sweetbabytrae 2 роки тому +160

      I’m no expert, but if the key way was recessed into that tube, I’d imagine it’d be significantly more difficult to pick

    • @niero4201
      @niero4201 2 роки тому +32

      @@sweetbabytrae Perhaps with one of those "double key" type setups like the bike lock he once picked? I don't see any way you'd be able to tension them both and pick both in a recess like that, like you said even a regular lock would be significantly more difficult to pick.

    • @joecdm100
      @joecdm100 2 роки тому +36

      @@brookefoxie9610 i would argue the tools required to pick this lock are far more "regular" for any non locksmith than most traditional locks. His regular or basic tools are not the same as everyone else's. regular.

  • @caderidley2309
    @caderidley2309 2 роки тому +8902

    It would be funny if something like this had an external keyhole that did literally nothing just to keep someone occupied

    • @SWillTiamG
      @SWillTiamG 2 роки тому +1354

      Replace that steel plug with a useless keyway..we would never know it needed to be pulled out with a magnet…except for LPL

    • @devanbrowne8706
      @devanbrowne8706 2 роки тому +509

      Dummy keyholes are definitely a thing

    • @alexeecs
      @alexeecs 2 роки тому +332

      Someone should send him a fake lock

    • @noclu4u384
      @noclu4u384 2 роки тому +134

      Good thought . The longer it takes to pick a lock the higher chance of getting caught .

    • @regularman6328
      @regularman6328 2 роки тому +102

      @@DMS20231 i have a theory. Yoy might could overcome that by replacing the pins with tiny ball bearings. That way they wouldn't lock into the key slots, but to a lock picking thief they would feel like regular pins. Maybe it would work 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @sebastiannielsen
    @sebastiannielsen Рік тому +14

    Another good advantage with this lock is that it can easily be sealed in a way that makes it practically impossible to destroy the seal without opening the lock, showing bad intent.
    That by using 2 sticker-based seals on the bolt carrier, where the bolt pin would exit. Since the bolt carrier has 2 shallow holes corresponding to pins in lock body, that prevents lock body from rotating relative to the bolt carrier, the seals cannot be destroyed by someone by mistake, you actually have to open the lock to destroy the seals, showing you had a intent to access the area.

  • @no-trick-pony
    @no-trick-pony 3 роки тому +4826

    Prime example of security by obscurity

    • @FioEl54
      @FioEl54 3 роки тому +130

      Not really security by obscurity. Locks that have a core requiring a special tool would fit that bill. This is just a one time lock. After seeing the lock that one time and doing an hours research its worse than a Masterlock.

    • @ИванСнежков-з9й
      @ИванСнежков-з9й 3 роки тому +157

      Well, it's one of my biggest issues with the lock mechanism. Once you remove the cap using magnet, you can see the combination directly.
      After making a photo, one could make his own key.

    • @derp4coffee
      @derp4coffee 3 роки тому +49

      Is that a pony profile picture
      That's pretty cringe bro

    • @speedy3749
      @speedy3749 3 роки тому +320

      @@FioEl54 This is exactly what the term "security by obscurity" means. You don't look at how secure a lock is against an unprepared attacker who doesn't know how it works, it has to be secure against a prepared attacker who knows how it works. Security by obscurity means: I think it is secure because you have not seen this yet. This is exactly what this lock does: Almost impossible to crack if unprepared, but really easy if you know what it is.

    • @Dave01Rhodes
      @Dave01Rhodes 3 роки тому +43

      @@derp4coffee agreed

  • @honesttroll6332
    @honesttroll6332 3 роки тому +1214

    "If I didn't know better, this would be difficult"
    -LockPickingLawyer

    • @ArtemisKitty
      @ArtemisKitty 3 роки тому +4

      But... he DOES know better, and so do we all now, haha. It's not difficult at all. A simple universal socket would defeat it. Or a screw tap bit (for stripped screws). Or a drill to make a hole in the middle and a screwdriver to hammer into it, biting the sides. Or a strong pair of tweezers/2 chopsticks/a needlenose pushed into those dimples...

    • @mandude7358
      @mandude7358 3 роки тому +12

      @@ArtemisKitty To be fair, your average person who would try to take this despite the lock, probably wouldn't figure out how to open this.
      Edit: the commenter below knows more than me lol

    • @gustandberg7553
      @gustandberg7553 3 роки тому +8

      @@ArtemisKitty Don't forget that the bolt threaded in reverse, which would be a problem for screw taps and extractors, and the head is rounded, which wouldn't offer any purchase to those dinky pinned universal sockets.

    • @ArtemisKitty
      @ArtemisKitty 3 роки тому +1

      @@gustandberg7553 Then just switch the tap bit for a screw.

    • @neko_aple
      @neko_aple 3 роки тому +6

      @@ArtemisKitty it's easy if you're prepared. if you're not, you'll just look at it with wonder and before you figure it out, the owner has already returned.
      simplicity does not always easily translate to practicality.

  • @donkimble
    @donkimble 3 роки тому +3099

    This is why I just weld the door shut whenever I leave my house or car.

    • @karimhossam1867
      @karimhossam1867 3 роки тому +98

      U to lpl: pary this u filthy casual

    • @archdetective
      @archdetective 3 роки тому +112

      And somehow LPL is still gonna pick that

    • @82ndAbnVet
      @82ndAbnVet 3 роки тому +89

      @@archdetective As a guy who retired after 27 years of construction welding, I can say with extreme confidence that a grinder will get past those welds. I can't tell you how many welds I've had to grind out because of bad fabrication. In the end, I always get the parts free from the welds.

    • @Kody_Lumine
      @Kody_Lumine 3 роки тому +45

      @@82ndAbnVet but it would be very suspicious and loud when you suddenly start to grind at this guy's doot

    • @alexsolosm
      @alexsolosm 3 роки тому +97

      @@Kody_Lumine the owner is going to have to grind it every time he opens the dorr anyway, so all those sounds would just become common occurences.

  • @solarwind907
    @solarwind907 Рік тому +14

    This is certainly one of the most elegant locks I’ve ever seen. Thank you very much
    . :-)

  • @mrdquick
    @mrdquick 3 роки тому +4141

    Locked behind the gates of hell...
    Devil: No one has ever escaped and neither will you...
    LPL: 1 and 2 are set, 3's binding

    • @jorgyr36
      @jorgyr36 3 роки тому +177

      His hell would be unpickable locks.

    • @rhysofsneezingdragon1758
      @rhysofsneezingdragon1758 3 роки тому +163

      @@jorgyr36 no. It'd be just master locks

    • @Xbox360gamer5000
      @Xbox360gamer5000 3 роки тому +17

      LPL ist the devil

    • @8thlvlMage
      @8thlvlMage 3 роки тому +99

      "As you can see, there are a lot of interesting shaped rocks around here. I just need to look around for a moment to find a suitably shaped one and... We'll just put this in right here. There we go. Due to the heat this lock could prove a challenge to some. In any case, that's all I have for you today."

    • @stetee4238
      @stetee4238 3 роки тому +39

      @@rhysofsneezingdragon1758 it would be a hallway with a door every 5 foot locked with a masterlock that just goes round in a circle with an imp a few doors back closing them back up

  • @alexbevan2183
    @alexbevan2183 3 роки тому +4302

    Ted tooling: “this lock is unpickable”
    The average smart arse: “this isn’t a lock, this is just a bolt that has dimples in it, it can’t be picked by design as there is nothing to pick!”
    LPL: “sandpaper seems set, the first pliers are binding...”

    • @kingjester123
      @kingjester123 3 роки тому +219

      Twist on one, two is binding, just need to apply some more force-- and we're in

    • @edgarlara28
      @edgarlara28 3 роки тому +13

      @@kingjester123 love it

    • @OmniscientWarrior
      @OmniscientWarrior 3 роки тому +60

      Seems to be a false set on the last one, so let's just lose the sand paper and give it another twist.

    • @stuartkcalvin
      @stuartkcalvin 3 роки тому +5

      Very clever Alex.

    • @TechyBen
      @TechyBen 3 роки тому +17

      Nice. With the dimples I do wonder if a "universal socket wrench" might also "bite" and undo it.

  • @brtbstn
    @brtbstn 3 роки тому +2385

    I always imagine the development team of these locks watching these videos, feeling crushed to the bone that their masterpiece had been ruined within 60 seconds

    • @scottbradford4130
      @scottbradford4130 3 роки тому +3

      Lol riiiite

    • @lorenzooliveira1157
      @lorenzooliveira1157 3 роки тому +133

      Either a curse or a gift as they can find the flaws and improve on the next batch, like how , in WW2, the British stole German notes about captured Churchill tanks and used it to improve the design and so forth

    • @sully9836
      @sully9836 3 роки тому +35

      It's not like they don't know it's unpickable they just know people are stupid enough to believe it and buy it

    • @DavidBenton
      @DavidBenton 3 роки тому +103

      LPL provides a damn valuable service to the companies developing new lock designs. You basically get thousands of hours of expertise to show you how to re-engineer your products weak points and all it costs you is a mildly embarrassing video tear down of your prototype.

    • @certaindeath7776
      @certaindeath7776 3 роки тому +8

      its easy to be fixed, the mechanism that take the key has to be inverted inside the locks body, so there is no point where u can grab that. the key would need a hull though, for carrying around, cause the pins would be elevated

  • @mikey5396
    @mikey5396 Рік тому +122

    I think I've finally figured out LPL's endgame. He's teaching criminals how to pick locks so that, when they inevitably get arrested, he can represent them in court! A pretty sound business strategy if you ask me.

    • @m90e
      @m90e 11 місяців тому +7

      Criminals don’t actually pick locks that much - it takes too long, and very few criminals would bother to put in that much effort. There’s a reason why most break-ins involve the criminal smashing a window or breaking open a door. And also why most locks are designed to be cut/drill-resistant.

    • @TheFastgeek
      @TheFastgeek 8 місяців тому

      Plus he does (did?) corporate litigation; not B&E.

  • @lv.99mastermind45
    @lv.99mastermind45 3 роки тому +2761

    "Today at the range, we're going to be using this extraordinary violence Bosnian Bill and I made to open this lock"

    • @nutbastard
      @nutbastard 3 роки тому +69

      I'd love to see this thing up against a 50 cal.

    • @seanj3667
      @seanj3667 3 роки тому +44

      We want the violence!

    • @4LO4LO
      @4LO4LO 3 роки тому +27

      I also demand the violence (please)

    • @steveredacted1394
      @steveredacted1394 3 роки тому +29

      Time for a collaboration with Demolition Ranch

    • @raphaelambrosiuscosteau829
      @raphaelambrosiuscosteau829 3 роки тому +4

      @@nutbastard i mean if it's full steel body, it's pretty much impenetrable for any handheld gun. With how much metal there are, i'd say anything less than 30mm AP will have significant issues going through, if it will at all, even say 20mm

  • @riotguards
    @riotguards 3 роки тому +3803

    I think they'd have a solid lock if they had made the bolt sunk into the casing so you can't grip it and require the key to be pushed into it to actually get leverage to twist it.

    • @Thermoelectric7
      @Thermoelectric7 3 роки тому +175

      Impressioning could still work however that'd somewhat rely on how tight it is, you'd probably just shear the epoxy if it were properly tightened.

    • @randalrobinson3424
      @randalrobinson3424 3 роки тому +297

      Hiding the bolt head in a counterbore would foil the method shown, but it could still be easily opened by methods such as placing rods in two of the holes and using pliers to grip them and remove the bolt. However, all these methods involve figuring out that a left hand thread is used.

    • @TunesByAI2024
      @TunesByAI2024 3 роки тому +75

      They could have also made it so the plunger doesnt have space around the bolt for the pliers.

    • @HIPPYGOATWITHCHEESE
      @HIPPYGOATWITHCHEESE 3 роки тому +11

      You'd have to go epoxy or stick a wielding stick in there and then grab the stick and twist with a wrench once its fused

    • @HIPPYGOATWITHCHEESE
      @HIPPYGOATWITHCHEESE 3 роки тому +80

      I would probably not guess that its left hand threaded and waste my time breaking off sticks trying to turn it counterclockewise

  • @AstonishingStudios
    @AstonishingStudios 3 роки тому +4605

    I’d lock to see LPL make a tier list video one day.

  • @robinfox4440
    @robinfox4440 11 місяців тому +2

    You would certainly need to know a lot about this device in order to pick it. A fascinating product that showcases how lockpicking and bypassing security works by understanding how that security itself functions.

  • @IgorRyltsev
    @IgorRyltsev 3 роки тому +2212

    Purchased a lock pick last winter, spent 30 minutes trying to open a garage door with it. Must be a good lock! Got locked out and was late for work... Picked the lock in under 5 minutes in a rush! Driving to work, I realized that a pro would open my lock in 15 seconds...

    • @TocoaPuffs
      @TocoaPuffs 3 роки тому +347

      Two main rules of ethical lockpicking are do not pick locks you do not own and do not pick locks on which you rely.
      So, don't pick your garage door, lockpicking is by nature more aggressive on locks than using they key is, so it'll wear locks out faster. This can result in a shitty lock or a really good one that doesn't even accept the key that came with it.

    • @cdogthehedgehog6923
      @cdogthehedgehog6923 3 роки тому +99

      @@TocoaPuffs I don't think he asked you.

    • @MrDasfried
      @MrDasfried 3 роки тому +286

      @@cdogthehedgehog6923 and no one asked you either 😂

    • @cdogthehedgehog6923
      @cdogthehedgehog6923 3 роки тому +37

      @@MrDasfried And no one asked you.
      I can do this all day.

    • @MrDasfried
      @MrDasfried 3 роки тому +75

      @@cdogthehedgehog6923 If you need The win do what ever rocks your boat. I am just out now but dont let that stop you my dear 😘

  • @MagentaMaggie
    @MagentaMaggie 3 роки тому +3174

    The only amount of security this lock has is the fact that the average person would have no clue wtf they're even looking at. This doesn't even resemble a lock its just a metal ball

    • @lss-xw8qn
      @lss-xw8qn 3 роки тому +48

      but everyone knows now🤣

    • @ivan_pozdeev_u
      @ivan_pozdeev_u 3 роки тому +37

      If it covers a door shackle, it must be a lock.

    • @sideways5153
      @sideways5153 3 роки тому +194

      That seems to be the design philosophy for the lock in general. Weird shape, awkward stopper over the key way, threaded backwards, etc.
      Tbh that on it’s own might be a decent deterrent for most petty thieves. Don’t want to be sat around just solving a puzzle in a risky situation, right?

    • @kodiacstephens8104
      @kodiacstephens8104 3 роки тому +45

      @@sideways5153 Well the thought of what might be hidden behind a lock of this caliber might just be the motivation the theif needs.

    • @adde9506
      @adde9506 3 роки тому +14

      I'm thinking there's a reason it looks so much like a doorknob.

  • @Ratlins9
    @Ratlins9 3 роки тому +821

    Lack of engineering in this lock, could have at least countersunk the hole containing the bolt head. This would have made the LPL’s video at least a minute longer.

    • @maxkordon
      @maxkordon 3 роки тому +42

      My immediate thought as well, there had to have been enough room in there right?

    • @Reginvalt
      @Reginvalt 3 роки тому +40

      Yes, I was expecting bolt to be sunk and LPL sticking circlip pliers into these holes.

    • @NoeticSystem
      @NoeticSystem 3 роки тому +12

      That was my first thought, too. However, the bolt has a grooved head that is designed to snap onto the key's outer sleeve, indexing the wrench in place. The key/wrench would have to be redesigned a bit.

    • @meateaw
      @meateaw 3 роки тому +12

      @@NoeticSystem can't they just use the shaft above the bolt to index onto the bolt? It's not like it isn't a perfect shape for it all.
      Hell, just shrink the hole down some more so there is even less space between the shaft and the bolt.

    • @autotalon
      @autotalon 3 роки тому +2

      @@NoeticSystem They could just put the groove in the housing so the wrench is indexed correctly but still turns.

  • @abelrivera7650
    @abelrivera7650 Рік тому +9

    This channel is such a good analogy about how cybersecurity works.

  • @metaleater9
    @metaleater9 2 роки тому +1326

    I suspect this lock is best used in locations where extreme violence is the primary threat a lock faces, Pretty hard to build a complex lock that can withstand explosives.

    • @eVill420
      @eVill420 2 роки тому +17

      just need a less elegant lock and a complex lock hidden underneath

    • @metaleater9
      @metaleater9 2 роки тому +31

      ​@@eVill420 That would work very well. Use a very durable but otherwise simple secondary lock to obscure, secure, and protect the primary lock.
      The secondary lock would need to be monitored or otherwise tracked for tampering as someone could pick the secondary lock and relock it after encountering the primary lock, Allowing them to comeback at a later date with the right equipment to defeat the primary lock as well.

    • @jamesstubbs7305
      @jamesstubbs7305 2 роки тому

      We need this now then 😂😂😂

    • @chrisnorris3641
      @chrisnorris3641 2 роки тому +5

      Apparently, You'd need no less than a .50 cal to even get put a hole in this thing. I just came to this video from a demo ranch video that tested how bullet proof it is.

    • @theglitch99
      @theglitch99 2 роки тому +2

      Explosives! At that point they will do whatever it take to get what ever it is.

  • @Tread_On_Them
    @Tread_On_Them 3 роки тому +268

    I don't know why, but I love hearing him say that it would take "an act of extraordinary violence" to break something. That phrasing is just very nice

    • @XDSDDLord
      @XDSDDLord 3 роки тому +14

      Until you hear a lawyer use it in court

    • @ChristianF15cher
      @ChristianF15cher 3 роки тому +11

      An Act of Extraordinary Violence is now the name of my heavy metal band.

    • @rog2224
      @rog2224 3 роки тому

      It's the matter of fact tone.

    • @rog2224
      @rog2224 3 роки тому +1

      @@XDSDDLord or a consulting surgeon. "Extraordinary" anything isn't good from a an expert witness.

  • @marquesread
    @marquesread 3 роки тому +8170

    "I'm just gonna do this with a regular old magnet" pulls out fckin neodymium lightsaber

    • @MAGGOT_VOMIT
      @MAGGOT_VOMIT 3 роки тому +254

      Even though LPL hasn't mentioned it, I'd bet he has the Death-Sentence in at least 12 systems. {o.o}

    • @cooIfooI
      @cooIfooI 3 роки тому +5

      @@MAGGOT_VOMIT huh?

    • @spacewafflez8431
      @spacewafflez8431 3 роки тому +150

      @@MAGGOT_VOMIT the empire has a bounty for him he is too dangerous to be kept alive

    • @ericteipen
      @ericteipen 3 роки тому +30

      Yeah, like everybody has one of them in their back pocket lol.

    • @SudoYETI
      @SudoYETI 3 роки тому +36

      You can buy them for a few dollars. Amazon shows 2 cylinder neodymium magnets for 12 dollars. Sounds pretty mundane to me.

  • @74neverlast
    @74neverlast 3 роки тому +668

    I expected that the "key" does something like adjusting pins... but no it is just friction.... disappointing...

    • @CaminoalInti
      @CaminoalInti 3 роки тому +79

      That's way too simple for a 400 dollar lock.

    • @EddieOffermann
      @EddieOffermann 3 роки тому +67

      That was my thought, too - I figured the dimples in the head were going to interact with pins in a locking mechanism with the larger machined part and magnet-pulled cover used for environmental protection and tamper prevention... but no.

    • @TheFanatical1
      @TheFanatical1 3 роки тому +23

      @@EddieOffermann When he just turned it I was so disappointed. "But LPL!" I thought "Surely you are not trying to turn a screw - this is a lock!"

    • @MoAndAye
      @MoAndAye 3 роки тому +9

      Same here. I was hoping that the pins merely line up the key properly and that there would be some interaction between magnets within the key and magnets within the lock body that would release the body from the lock pin assembly. I had all this sophisticated theory going on and all it turns out to be is a left-hand threaded bolt with a lame dimple grip.

    • @efenili
      @efenili 3 роки тому +2

      The company could probably implement at least a single cylinder that is activated with a magnet...it's a good idea. Hope they read

  • @pseudosam2458
    @pseudosam2458 3 роки тому +3890

    It is unpickable, he didn't open it using any picks. Someone call master lock!!!!!

    • @DoubsGaming
      @DoubsGaming 3 роки тому +204

      yeah was about to say "can't be picked if there is no lock to pick" so technically it wasan't wrong just misleading.

    • @H3xx1st
      @H3xx1st 3 роки тому +37

      I too was waiting for him to comment that it is "Unpickable" due to the lack of pick use.

    • @shoukonya4257
      @shoukonya4257 3 роки тому +38

      its unpickable but not unscrewable :P

    • @alexsis1778
      @alexsis1778 3 роки тому +32

      I mean to be fair most master locks he doesn't pick either. But then that's usually because its faster to abuse some flaw of the lock design lol

    • @friendlyoctopus9391
      @friendlyoctopus9391 3 роки тому +6

      Next LPL is going to get an "unpickable lock" which is just empty space.

  • @Volvith
    @Volvith 3 роки тому +2094

    "Let's break the lock"
    **looks at lock**
    _"Let's break the wall"_

    • @BuginPython
      @BuginPython 3 роки тому +148

      **realizes he is in the US**
      **punches a hole in the wall**

    • @natures_wisdom
      @natures_wisdom 3 роки тому +7

      Episode of Sarah Connor Chronicles

    • @kimbaldun
      @kimbaldun 3 роки тому +20

      "If you can't destroy it as a bullet then use it as the bullet"

    • @adde9506
      @adde9506 3 роки тому +2

      That is how the firefighter do.

    • @venrexx
      @venrexx 3 роки тому +11

      *Looks at lock*
      "Let's just cut the chain"

  • @MrLoflam
    @MrLoflam Рік тому +2

    A stainless free spinning collar around the bolt head like on a locknut for a car wheel would stop the pliers from being able to grip the head of the bolt, also a tighter tolerance around the bolt would help also.

  • @moneyb21
    @moneyb21 3 роки тому +245

    LPL: Takes more than 43 seconds to open the lock
    Lock Company: Give the guy who made this a raise!

  • @Big_Gregg_B
    @Big_Gregg_B 3 роки тому +865

    And just like that Ted's Tooling went back to the drawing board

    • @viper33802
      @viper33802 3 роки тому +15

      Or out of business.

    • @axby1922
      @axby1922 3 роки тому +49

      it would cause much more headache if those dimples on the bolt and key had to be depressed properly or something. Still probably not impossible but a much bigger headache.

    • @Drakir72
      @Drakir72 3 роки тому +22

      All he has to do is make the bolt head flush

    • @zehph
      @zehph 3 роки тому +19

      @@Drakir72 Then their key won't have good enough purchase on the bolt either.... This is just security through obscurity which just got absolutely shattered with the massive exposure of the inner workings of the lock.

    • @hdezn26
      @hdezn26 3 роки тому +7

      @Juragan Muda No self promotion, spammer...

  • @jonnytooze
    @jonnytooze 3 роки тому +445

    "Regular old magnet" - actually forged from Mount Doom and capable of dragging a car.

  • @DeeMcshea
    @DeeMcshea 10 місяців тому +1

    You are awesome man. Love the intelligence of your videos. Thank you.

  • @danielplemmons466
    @danielplemmons466 3 роки тому +1307

    Advertising department: You can't pick a lock if there's no lock to pick. Unpickable!
    LPL: So anyways I got two wrenches and some sand paper.

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen 3 роки тому +14

      Hey, let's not forget that he also used a magnet! What's the changes your average burglar also has that? :D

    • @ruzzodac
      @ruzzodac 3 роки тому +21

      @@MikkoRantalainen more likely since it can defeat electronic, and those 5 digit push buttons. Also if you waive a strong magnet across auto garage door openers (similar to the ones that tripp traffic signals) they all open.

    • @Taolan8472
      @Taolan8472 3 роки тому +12

      @@MikkoRantalainen the "average" burglar doesn't carry any tools except maybe a hammer and a long screwdriver for punching/breaking things. The vast majority of B&Es are done using "objects of opportunity" to violate a weak point in security, such as a window or soft door.
      To have any value, this lock would need to be mounted to something equally durable, or else you could probably just break it off. Most hasps would break long before this lock would.

    • @JohnVanderbeck
      @JohnVanderbeck 3 роки тому +6

      It's still a valid semantic argument. There is no lock therefore nothing to pick. Can it be opened without the custom wrench? Yeah, but they didn't say it was un-openable :) It's absolutely a semantic argument of course.

    • @jessipae
      @jessipae 3 роки тому

      @@MikkoRantalainen They give away magnets on business cards and stuff all the time, easier then sandpaper to find in a pinch.

  • @bastis3439
    @bastis3439 3 роки тому +1929

    When your key is just a fancy screwdriver, your "lock" is indeed "unpickable"

    • @bmw328igearhead
      @bmw328igearhead 3 роки тому +32

      Sounds like the ignition key for my car...

    • @askylibrarianoftheoceans4102
      @askylibrarianoftheoceans4102 3 роки тому +6

      @@bmw328igearhead...hol up

    • @lemeres2478
      @lemeres2478 3 роки тому +4

      You mean your door screw?

    • @bmw328igearhead
      @bmw328igearhead 3 роки тому +13

      @@askylibrarianoftheoceans4102 yes.... the ignition of one of my vehicles can be started with multiple different cuts of key. A wiggle of anything wavey in that cylinder with a turn and VROOM.
      I must say, its nice to be able to remove the keys while its running ;) gotta love the OLD GM lock cylinders.

    • @Crushercorp
      @Crushercorp 3 роки тому +11

      Well technicaly, if you can not use a pick to open it, it's unpickable. They never said it could not be open with pliers :P lol.

  • @888SpinR
    @888SpinR 3 роки тому +864

    "I probably wouldn't get in" - LPL
    This better be their marketing headline from now on!

    • @razoredgechris
      @razoredgechris 3 роки тому +9

      no shit.. of course if you havent heard of LPL then its pointless.. but for those of us who have.. we know

    • @thaliapaiz5548
      @thaliapaiz5548 3 роки тому +2

      meanwhile us watching at home like...

    • @andrewtinker7537
      @andrewtinker7537 3 роки тому +8

      We're assuming someone who's kit doesn't include pliers. I know MY kit includes pliers. Oh, and a magnet.

    • @clorkmagnus
      @clorkmagnus 3 роки тому +4

      @@andrewtinker7537 if it is in a place where security will check your tools then it’s tough work to get the tools you need to pick this one in with you. And unless you know about the lock even with a plier you prob never thing about how you can open it to begin with.

    • @JakeInaitor5000
      @JakeInaitor5000 3 роки тому +5

      @@clorkmagnus plus the reverse threads would probably make most people think that they're just not using enough torque.

  • @namenullvoid
    @namenullvoid Рік тому +17

    Honestly due to the lack of complexity of the "key" this seemed more pickable than many things ive seen before. Plier to plier is also tools i snd many others have lying around

  • @MrB10N1CLE
    @MrB10N1CLE 3 роки тому +3674

    Company: "This lock is unpickable"
    Me: "No shit, Sherlock. It's a screw."

    • @chandradharkoneti
      @chandradharkoneti 3 роки тому +21

      😂😂😂😂

    • @degruggir1483
      @degruggir1483 3 роки тому +45

      It worked differently in their minds 🤣

    • @fademan77
      @fademan77 3 роки тому +126

      I don't think it is actually ,technically...even a lock?

    • @chrisnguyen3044
      @chrisnguyen3044 3 роки тому +62

      Company: "Well actually, it's a bolt"

    • @Imurai
      @Imurai 3 роки тому +17

      Does it lock something? Then it's a lock!

  • @user-fp6dt1os1l
    @user-fp6dt1os1l 3 роки тому +980

    "I probably wouldn't get in"
    - Words LPL has never before spoken unto mere mortals

    • @Run-Riot
      @Run-Riot 3 роки тому +78

      "If I wasn't specifically prepared for it"
      Yeah, and Batman totally doesn't always carry a utility belt or prepares for basically every scenario.
      Have you ever seen Batman and LPL in the same room? I think not.

    • @alextheunit7974
      @alextheunit7974 3 роки тому +4

      Mortals Is high praise

    • @danieldeelite
      @danieldeelite 3 роки тому +6

      I don't walk around with strong magnets penetration testing door handles. (I didn't, but now I do)

    • @ShjadeNexayre
      @ShjadeNexayre 3 роки тому +4

      @@danieldeelite Considering how often LPL defeats lock mechanisms with magnets, I wouldn't be surprised if he kept one of those on him. The sandpaper and bolt removal implements, on the other hand...probably less likely.

    • @51monw
      @51monw 3 роки тому +1

      ​@@ShjadeNexayre magnets can be real pain as you need to keep them away from other sensitive tools, don't want to magnetize them by accident, and those cheapo hotel magnetic strip cards too (although you have to keep those away from mobile phones too).

  • @Sheevlord
    @Sheevlord 3 роки тому +253

    So the security of the lock relies on it being rare and obscure. In other words, if it ever becomes popular it will be its undoing.
    "Suffering from success" by DJ Khaled

    • @medicgaming9117
      @medicgaming9117 3 роки тому +2

      Yo me

    • @neonglowmusic
      @neonglowmusic 3 роки тому +18

      We have a term for this in software: security by obscurity.

    • @Sheevlord
      @Sheevlord 3 роки тому +7

      @@neonglowmusic Yeah, it's a very fallacious approach - assuming that nobody will reverse engineer their software and find out how it works.

    • @oroboros4858
      @oroboros4858 3 роки тому +1

      😂

    • @PDeRop
      @PDeRop 3 роки тому +4

      Security by obscurity.. bad idea.

  • @LEF3133
    @LEF3133 Рік тому +1

    Was at a substation at a shared site with a water company. They left site and locked the gate leaving our lock out of the looping. First thought was to use the Milwaukee universal key, but we rattle gunned the gate brackets off one side. Drove out and installed them backwards.
    I believe I saw this locking system on Demolition Ranch and they gave it hell.

  • @tonywilson9606
    @tonywilson9606 3 роки тому +491

    This doesn’t feel like a lock, rather than some sort of coded bolt. LPL smashes it so well!

    • @TheRealArmor
      @TheRealArmor 3 роки тому +7

      This is what I was thinking. There's not any technical locking mechanism actually in place. It's literally just a bolt.

  • @cris_j
    @cris_j 3 роки тому +1534

    This is another case of "it's not a lock, but it's so obnoxious that it'll still deter most people." Reminds me of the crazy Indian "lock" that was just a mechanical puzzle.

    • @ccibinel
      @ccibinel 3 роки тому +97

      This is literally the same technology as patterned wheel nuts. Definitely not worth $400.

    • @Real28
      @Real28 3 роки тому +7

      @@ccibinel yup, just with a insanely thick steel shroud.

    • @Charlesb88
      @Charlesb88 3 роки тому +9

      Um it’s technically a lock as it uses a key to unlock it even if it’s not the typically type of key found on a lock.

    • @RenaxTM91
      @RenaxTM91 3 роки тому +28

      @@Charlesb88 well is it really? is a security torx also a key? That the socket is unusual doesn't make it a key...

    • @Charlesb88
      @Charlesb88 3 роки тому +7

      @@RenaxTM91 @Renax the Man the key here is this was designed as a key unlike a security Torx screwdriver as a security Torx screw isn't a lock in anyone's mind but a fasteners that's simply harder to unscrew. We can debate exactly what qualifies as a lick and key but I still think this is technically a lock though a weird one as it has a shackle that, secures it to a hasp.

  • @Commenter26
    @Commenter26 3 роки тому +1865

    A design flaw is leaving the bolt sticking out. If the top of that bolt was snug against the bottom it would have significantly increased its picking difficulty.

    • @philiphickman5085
      @philiphickman5085 3 роки тому +30

      Maybe, but then you would use a Lens Wrench to twist the LH bolt head.

    • @thir13enthour
      @thir13enthour 3 роки тому +53

      Or just drill thru it.

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 3 роки тому +59

      There are universal tools for bolts with dimple heads. Basically the tool is pushed into two of the holes and turned.
      This lock needs a real keyed mechanism under the weatherproofing plug. Perhaps make it accept a KiK cylinder deep down the hole and attach the traditional key to the unusual handle. Then offer buyers a choice between a cheap Chinese core and a top of the line brand name core like a Protec 2.

    • @AK-rx6hv
      @AK-rx6hv 3 роки тому +13

      If the top of the bolt was snug again the bottom, its own key wouldn't be able to work to unscrew it!

    • @johndododoe1411
      @johndododoe1411 3 роки тому +5

      @@AK-rx6hv Not if the key didn't have the part that goes outside the bolt.

  • @rollingthunder277
    @rollingthunder277 2 місяці тому

    Inelegant solution for an elegant enigma. Well done. Enjoyed.

  • @5mattcolour
    @5mattcolour 3 роки тому +187

    If I was the company that made this lock I’d be printing “probably wouldn’t get in - LockPickingLawyer” on the packaging from today onwards.
    High praise indeed.

    • @Spyke114
      @Spyke114 3 роки тому +7

      I would kind of like to see that, actually. Mostly because it doesn't actually sound like praise if the reader doesn't know the frame of reference by which to judge this.

    • @johnree6106
      @johnree6106 3 роки тому

      I use it as advertising

  • @mrgreatauk
    @mrgreatauk 3 роки тому +775

    Technically can't be picked if it's not really a lock...
    Masterlock: 'Write that down! Write that down!'

    • @alt842
      @alt842 3 роки тому +5

      They officially renamed to Masternotlock

    • @kuretaxyz
      @kuretaxyz 3 роки тому +6

      @@alt842 Masterlockn't

    • @pd4165
      @pd4165 3 роки тому

      It needs a key to be opened 'legally'.
      Maybe picking should be redefined as opening without the key - that bolt was definitely keyed.

  • @DreIsGoneFission
    @DreIsGoneFission 3 роки тому +337

    “an Act of Extraordinary Violence” is my next band name.

    • @chrisrnz
      @chrisrnz 3 роки тому +21

      Debut album title: "Pliers and sandpaper"

    • @shreknskrubgaming7248
      @shreknskrubgaming7248 3 роки тому +20

      @@chrisrnz first released single: "A less elegant solution"

    • @mrs.vasquezz
      @mrs.vasquezz 3 роки тому +2

      i like mine, Charles Manson Dance Academy

    • @bskcj1149
      @bskcj1149 3 роки тому +5

      @@shreknskrubgaming7248 that actual sounds like a really good song

    • @shreknskrubgaming7248
      @shreknskrubgaming7248 3 роки тому +3

      @@bskcj1149 I don't know your music tastes, but I was imagining some sort of melodic yet heavy metalcore song similar to something by Parkway Drive, or a really technical progressive instrumental by a band like Dream Theater. Not to stroke my own ego too much, but I also think it's a dope song title. I could also see it being a song for a "Ghosts" album by Nine Inch Nails. I'm curious to hear what you had in mind, if anything particular.

  • @joshuajamesharvey
    @joshuajamesharvey Рік тому

    Love the channel and love watching but also can't help but to see this channel as a dictionary for anyone preparing to break into a specific lock.

  • @RRR006
    @RRR006 3 роки тому +200

    "I probably wouldn't get in"
    Oh damn, the lock maker of this thing should be ecstatic right now!

    • @marckoolwijk2913
      @marckoolwijk2913 3 роки тому +13

      Only if they have all their customers sign a non disclosure form...and don't send it to the one guy able to showcase their mistake to a broad audience.
      Someone in marketing is getting fired.

    • @Fenriswaffle
      @Fenriswaffle 3 роки тому +8

      Security through obscurity is terrible security when used by itself.

    • @ytmndan
      @ytmndan 3 роки тому

      Gonna put that quote in their ads

    • @masbaiy4858
      @masbaiy4858 3 роки тому

      @@marckoolwijk2913 except for this case the maker is the sender.

    • @JohnSmith-fq3rg
      @JohnSmith-fq3rg 3 роки тому

      As long as that lock isn't on his ex girlfriends backdoor, he gets in there without much trouble everytime.

  • @aztharz5637
    @aztharz5637 3 роки тому +752

    They should have countersunk the bolt head with a raised lip with a small gap for the key to fit into so nothing can grab on to it

    • @ryancappo
      @ryancappo 3 роки тому +78

      Yeah, that seemed like a bad design mistake. But he did say that he could have used a bit of metal epoxy to bind to the part as well.

    • @999racing
      @999racing 3 роки тому +33

      @@ryancappo you could counter that too if you lube up the bolt so that the glue can't stick to it. You could also put fine layers of fabric or something onto the surface, so that the glue will only grab the layer and not the bolt itself

    • @weareone6314
      @weareone6314 3 роки тому +35

      Common' it's left threaded. That'll do the job.

    • @rauljaanson2423
      @rauljaanson2423 3 роки тому +13

      @@999racing i wash it off with some brake cleaner and cotton.

    • @mattooi4322
      @mattooi4322 3 роки тому +22

      Don't forget though that in the real world there is an very very high chance this will be mounted at 90 degrees which would make epoxy at least very messy to use without sticking to the sides of the cavity

  • @storyhollow6111
    @storyhollow6111 3 роки тому +1753

    What I'm getting from this channel is that most locks are really just supposed to be used as an effective deterrent, rather than as an end-all solution

    • @edwardhim2276
      @edwardhim2276 3 роки тому +138

      That's all security.

    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 3 роки тому +96

      You only have to make it secure _relative_ to the value of the protected goods

    • @kirnkorner2001
      @kirnkorner2001 3 роки тому +141

      My father in law always says "Locks only keep honest people honest. If someone wants to get in, they will find a way."

    • @slosh7072
      @slosh7072 3 роки тому +149

      A good lock will keep a thief who wants anybody's valuables from taking your valuables. No lock will keep a thief who wants your valuables from taking your valuables.

    • @FastForwardPlans
      @FastForwardPlans 3 роки тому +48

      You honestly only need to make the lock hard enough to open to not be worth the effort. If it would be easier to break the door, the window, cut into the safe wall, ect, then your lock is good enough.
      Lpl just makes it look easy because he is a master at this stuff. Most criminal lock pickers wouldn't have this much skill since they would normally only be breaking into cheap locks that are less risk.

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 7 місяців тому +1

    This lock is really a great idea that works. Most people would never think of doing what you did Sir. All stainless steel ???

  • @douglasalexander4348
    @douglasalexander4348 3 роки тому +3025

    When stealing the lock is profitable...

  • @jimmy21584
    @jimmy21584 3 роки тому +1240

    So the security mechanism is that the thread runs in the opposite direction? As a programmer I would call that a “security through obscurity” flaw.

    • @ericmyrs
      @ericmyrs 3 роки тому +16

      Yeah, pretty sure you can defeat this with just a hammer, a screwdriver, and some patience.

    • @lazar2949
      @lazar2949 3 роки тому +144

      @@ericmyrs You can defeat anything with those tools. But for a normal thief, if he was to encounter something like that and he didnt know how it works, he would probably avoid it 10/10

    • @zeedstun891
      @zeedstun891 3 роки тому +87

      thats literally the whole locking mechanism.
      first, you need to know where the keyhole is hidden, 2nd you need a non common pick item; a magnet. 3rd its screwed in backwards in a tight deep hole. The locks entirely based on the fact that you know nothing about it. otherwise pliers and magnets are easily attainable items and any joe schmo with no experience could open this.

    • @WilliamLDeRieuxIV
      @WilliamLDeRieuxIV 3 роки тому +64

      @@zeedstun891 *The locks entirely based on the fact that you know nothing about it*
      Yup just as James said....“security through obscurity”

    • @KeineAhnungGRP
      @KeineAhnungGRP 3 роки тому +6

      dunno but for us in europe its pretty normal to turn the lock to the right to unlock.

  • @jacesullivan4563
    @jacesullivan4563 2 роки тому +3598

    Blupoint makes a reversed bolt extractor set. Just a little trade knowledge from a mechanic to a locksmithing lawyer... ✌😎

    • @xRepoUKx
      @xRepoUKx 2 роки тому +39

      This. Came to mind as soon as LPL said it!

    • @bencoleman5965
      @bencoleman5965 2 роки тому +149

      Reverse bolt extractor? Been looking for these to put the fucking mashed thing back in that i had to use the regular extractor to get out 😆

    • @TheAzynder
      @TheAzynder 2 роки тому +14

      Never needed one but makes sense, reverse threads are still used in plenty of applications.

    • @philgray1023
      @philgray1023 Рік тому +61

      Boat engines always have a reverse threaded bolt somewhere. You can spot it by the mashed head and tiny almost invisible notches.

    • @carlost856
      @carlost856 Рік тому +4

      But they seem to be of the drill bit kind not the spiral kind shown here. They'd be a bit more destructive

  • @TheUpGrayed
    @TheUpGrayed Рік тому +2

    I gotta remember that sandpaper trick. Being able to grip that with needle nose has set my mind thinking of all those DAMN BOLTS! EERERRRRRAAAHHH!!!

  • @ttominable
    @ttominable 3 роки тому +1004

    LPL:“I probably would’nt get in”
    The company: STONKS

    • @bloodred255
      @bloodred255 3 роки тому +20

      I mean I doubt your average thief carries around 2 pairs of pliers but yeah a pair of pliers is the appropriate 'lockpick' for a bolt. you don't have a ''key' wrench for.

    • @BackToBackWWChamps
      @BackToBackWWChamps 3 роки тому +4

      @@bloodred255 I don't pick locks but I always have at least two pairs of pliers. Your average office worker or unemployed person might not though.

    • @UnofficialCyane
      @UnofficialCyane 3 роки тому +1

      yeah man 400 dollar per lock is omegastonks

    • @bloodred255
      @bloodred255 3 роки тому +2

      @@BackToBackWWChamps I think I could do it with one pair of pliers, might damage the bolt or take more than 40 seconds though.
      also the option of drilling the bolt exists.

    • @TheDeadestOfMemes
      @TheDeadestOfMemes 3 роки тому +1

      @人へんたい K

  • @golcy2042
    @golcy2042 3 роки тому +205

    This lock is amazing. They got the coveted “if I wasn’t prepared I probably wouldn’t get in” from LPL! That’s like the highest honor you can receive from this man 😂

    • @ghostderazgriz
      @ghostderazgriz 3 роки тому +17

      No the highest is "This is a lock I would use"

  • @derekdaggy3704
    @derekdaggy3704 3 роки тому +232

    His exact words, "nothing is unpickable, I just haven't picked it." All lock companies should go through the three pick kings before distribution of any product.

    • @jeffhoward7574
      @jeffhoward7574 3 роки тому +16

      Wait who is the 3rd I need to know so I can binge watch.
      1) LPL
      2)Bill
      3)????

    • @ericsarason9099
      @ericsarason9099 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeffhoward7574 I would like to know too.

    • @CháleloTheAtheist
      @CháleloTheAtheist 3 роки тому +16

      @@jeffhoward7574 I got you
      1.LPL
      2.LPL
      3.LPL

    • @jsihavealotofplaylists
      @jsihavealotofplaylists 3 роки тому +8

      @@jeffhoward7574 Theres probably at least 20 lock pickers in the top 3 😎. Huxleypig69 who picked the abloy protec2, LockNoob, Lockman28, tumbl3r, CorrectJeans, there is deviant ollam who mostly bypasses locks lol.

    • @derekdaggy3704
      @derekdaggy3704 3 роки тому

      @@jeffhoward7574 Lock Noob

  • @SaintsofAvalon
    @SaintsofAvalon 9 місяців тому

    There are smooth taper locking wheel nut removal sockets that also utilise sand paper to grip the wheel bolt iff the adaptor has broken or is missing from the car .

  • @tuoppi42
    @tuoppi42 3 роки тому +77

    There are cheap TV shop "universal" self adjusting sockets that have spring loaded pins inside the socket; if those pins fit inside those holes, that is a ready out-of-the-box solution anyone can buy.

    • @SystemX1983
      @SystemX1983 3 роки тому +13

      yep, thought the same,
      if it fits into the "keyway" and around the bolt
      magnet and ratchet ... aaaand it's open ;)
      Edit: probably it could also be screwed out with a rubber feet mounted in a battery powered drill chuck (can also used to remove those door spyholes from the outside)

    • @andrewtinker7537
      @andrewtinker7537 3 роки тому +6

      Since there are holes across the face of the bolt, any strip of metal could be quickly filed into a simple spanner. A screwdriver bit for the larger sizes of 'two pinhole' security screws might work too. Nothing says you have to engage all the holes, just enough to get it turning.

    • @Handlebar-MustDash
      @Handlebar-MustDash 3 роки тому +1

      Aren't they called alligator sockets. Had the same idea myself even though the pins are hex shape in the socket, if they are undersized, they should work.

  • @davidbrand631
    @davidbrand631 3 роки тому +1178

    He’s literally picking every lock that looks like the “stuff made here” lock. He’s teasing us!! 😂

    • @gexwex
      @gexwex 3 роки тому +52

      It's agonizing!

    • @nutbastard
      @nutbastard 3 роки тому +58

      What are we like 5 months in on the SME lock?

    • @mixttime
      @mixttime 3 роки тому +91

      I wonder how much is tease and how much is him studying non-traditional picking methods

    • @StadiumLandings
      @StadiumLandings 3 роки тому +22

      Lol it might have him beat?

    • @Kai-K
      @Kai-K 3 роки тому +52

      @@StadiumLandings He mentioned quite recently (maybe 2 weeks ago?) that it hasn't come in the mail yet

  • @jakk1hundo553
    @jakk1hundo553 3 роки тому +215

    Can we just all appreciate for a second how LPL doesn’t hide things behind any cuts, even if watching it for a few seconds while he fumbled around with things is slightly tedious, he shows exactly what is going on at every second, something a lot of tutorials could learn from, A+
    Also can’t think of a single use for this lock but it’s pretty neat so that counts!

    • @onesimpletrick3448
      @onesimpletrick3448 3 роки тому +8

      At $400 I would rather have basically any other lock. It's just a bolt lol

    • @AnimeSunglasses
      @AnimeSunglasses 3 роки тому +7

      @@onesimpletrick3448 OTOH, if they produced one with an Abus core inside the bolt, I think it could be worth every penny...

    • @peaksofblue
      @peaksofblue 3 роки тому +2

      That's the difference between an amateur pretending on youtube, and a master guiding students. You only need one take if it's ingrained in your bones how to do your craft.

    • @micahhawcroft1994
      @micahhawcroft1994 3 роки тому +1

      A bunch of these placed around a vault door as an added security measure preventing door from opening quickly and authorities to arrive. An expensive doorstop.

  • @stevendelvecchio3721
    @stevendelvecchio3721 Рік тому

    Something like an adjustable 2 pin spanner might work too. I used one for camera lens & filter repairs.

  • @soldier3335
    @soldier3335 3 роки тому +345

    The locks are getting a bit more serious, it wasn't a 5 second pick this time, but you got it

    • @onesimpletrick3448
      @onesimpletrick3448 3 роки тому +9

      The issue is while this took him longer it would take EVERYONE the same amount of time as it didn't even require skill. I find that especially problematic.

    • @satukayu4706
      @satukayu4706 3 роки тому +10

      Cordless drill :- let us introduce ourselves

    • @Dozav7
      @Dozav7 3 роки тому +6

      Who would even know to use a magnet in the first place?

    • @billrehm3590
      @billrehm3590 3 роки тому +2

      @@Dozav7 criminals

    • @BeersAndBeatsPDX
      @BeersAndBeatsPDX 3 роки тому +8

      @@onesimpletrick3448 He said that the only reason he was able to open it was because he studied it before hand. Anyone who comes across this lock,and hasn't seen this video, wouldn't have a clue what to do with it.

  • @random-unbreaded-commentor
    @random-unbreaded-commentor 3 роки тому +1691

    Some day a burgler is going to be having an issue with a lock and just go "hold on lemme youtube this real quick"

    • @nonamechannl
      @nonamechannl 3 роки тому +271

      imagine being by your backdoor and
      "This is the lockpickinglawyer and..."

    • @cams.2083
      @cams.2083 3 роки тому +12

      @@nonamechannl lmao

    • @RivelioMugen
      @RivelioMugen 3 роки тому +57

      _assuming it hasn't already happened_

    • @boschulte
      @boschulte 3 роки тому +14

      This happened 2700 times yesterday

    • @lucifersin2215
      @lucifersin2215 3 роки тому +17

      For real thats what I feel like the majority of his viewers are lmao they all gather up at a safe zone and talk about "hey theres thid badass who knows more about locks than you!" Lmao

  • @heikkileivo
    @heikkileivo 3 роки тому +2738

    I woulddn't call that a lock, looks more like a puzzle to me.

    • @sacrophagi
      @sacrophagi 3 роки тому +234

      but what is a usual lock, but a very sophisticated puzzle?!?

    • @heikkileivo
      @heikkileivo 3 роки тому +83

      @@sacrophagi Hard to disagree on that, dude.

    • @Musicownz1997
      @Musicownz1997 3 роки тому +84

      I would just call it a proprietary screw that requires a proprietary screwdriver

    • @Kwashior
      @Kwashior 3 роки тому +9

      That's what makes it a great lock, it's not a lock!

    • @-danR
      @-danR 3 роки тому +4

      puzzles are only solved with the hands and brain.
      I don't recall any puzzle on Mr. Puzzle or other puzzle channel that involved anything further than those tools and whatever comes in the package.

  • @Ksoism
    @Ksoism 2 місяці тому

    Gotta give kudos to the inventor who came up with this idea. Easy to manufacture, and pretty resistant enough. (Almost all the locks in reality are resistant enough, the amount of people with picking skills and mindset for theft isn't enormous I'd think...)
    If the bolt had way tighter fitment in it's hole, it would be really hard.

  • @kinzrvt
    @kinzrvt 3 роки тому +1615

    LPL: “if I wasn’t prepared I probably wouldn’t get in”
    Also LPL: More prepared than batman.

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir 3 роки тому +31

      You can break into the Fortress of Solitude with a $5 wrench and a roll of duct tape. Lots of people don't know that.

    • @soundmindtv2911
      @soundmindtv2911 3 роки тому +18

      Plot twist: LPL IS Batman. 🧐

    • @davidmanleywales
      @davidmanleywales 3 роки тому +25

      @@soundmindtv2911 You're getting him confused with LPB - Lock Picking Billionaire

    • @davedraper7722
      @davedraper7722 3 роки тому +11

      I always wondered what Macgyver did after the TV show finished, now I know.
      LPL's next video: "I have been sent this lock from the good people at Stuff Made Here and have prepared myself with some earwax and a stick I found in the garden..."
      Also LPL: "You can purchase these items on my website, although we are currently sold out"

    • @rezcellent
      @rezcellent 3 роки тому +1

      @@Wertsir you’re definitely on a watch list bud

  • @videogamescoverftw
    @videogamescoverftw 3 роки тому +312

    The design was so close to being good, don't know why they wouldn't make a fully receded bolt so it couldnt be grasped by anything other than the face of the bolt though. After that make it have pins along the bolt that would retract as the four pins on the face of the bolt are pushed down to the depth at which the custom wrench would sit at.

    • @vancouveropenbsd985
      @vancouveropenbsd985 3 роки тому +52

      Probably because the pins would snap the third time you tried to open it.

    • @chandradharkoneti
      @chandradharkoneti 3 роки тому +34

      That's actually a good design, although manufacturing it would be a nightmare.

    • @Einxeld
      @Einxeld 3 роки тому +5

      I literally gasped at how clever your solution is

    • @kaasmeester5903
      @kaasmeester5903 3 роки тому +9

      You can still grab the bolt by the holes in the face, just like the key does. Bit of piano wire bent in a U shape and long but not too thin pliers to turn, and you still get it open. If you add those pins, you'd have to "pick" them with an additional piece of wire, but that would take just a little more time and little extra skill.
      I wouldn't call this "close to being good", it's 2/10 with one point just for looking so daunting that it might frighten off an unknowing thief. Recessing the bolt takes it to 3/10, adding pins 5/10 if I'm generous. That makes it slightly better than a good Master lock.

    • @NorthernKitty
      @NorthernKitty 3 роки тому +23

      I think you further need to obfuscate what the pins should look like. Maybe the head of the bolt could have holes all across the face of it, with only some holes requiring pins inserted that then push down spring-loaded pins each to a unique depth that allow you to then turn the screw.
      I'm starting to think this could actually be a pretty brilliant design.

  • @MinistryOfMagic_DoM
    @MinistryOfMagic_DoM 3 роки тому +216

    Just so you know: they do make left hand threaded bolt extractors. You'd likely have to buy it as a specialist tool, but it's not uncommon to find in machine shop.

    • @_AndromedaGalaxy_
      @_AndromedaGalaxy_ 3 роки тому +1

      glad im not the only one whos seen them.

    • @GreyBlackWolf
      @GreyBlackWolf 3 роки тому +5

      Yea, i would imagine they have a variety of tools for left threaded bolts as theres many machines that use them. Chainsaws for example use them.

    • @roysmith5902
      @roysmith5902 3 роки тому

      @@GreyBlackWolf You probably already have a left-handed fastener in your garage or basement. The left pedal of any bicycle in the world is a left-hand thread.

    • @sumguyonabike8776
      @sumguyonabike8776 3 роки тому

      All gas fittings use reverse threaded fittings. There loads of tools readily avalible to do it and not that specialist either.

    • @dilboteabaggins
      @dilboteabaggins 3 роки тому

      @@sumguyonabike8776 nope. Only propane regulator fittings.
      Natural gas fittings are all right hand threads.

  • @SUN.SCREEN.TASTE.LIKE.SUMMER
    @SUN.SCREEN.TASTE.LIKE.SUMMER 9 місяців тому

    This channel has helped me steal more things than any other source thanks

  • @BassTurntUp
    @BassTurntUp 8 місяців тому

    What would be your opinion if the outside of the bolt was a free spinning bearing and the only grip was with the key studs? What would be your next work-around if you couldn't grip the bolt?

  • @Dstryrr
    @Dstryrr 3 роки тому +2510

    TED Tooling: "We made an unpiclable lock."
    LPL: "I used the pliers to turn the pliers."
    TED Tooling: "Dear God."

    • @marcgoodman4862
      @marcgoodman4862 3 роки тому +71

      Technically, he didn't pick it.

    • @michaellawruk87
      @michaellawruk87 3 роки тому +60

      I will reply in two ways.
      Logic:
      1. Technically it’s not a lock.
      Homonym
      2. Umm... yes he did. He picked two different players to use. Then he picked the easiest ways

    • @kylekocin2703
      @kylekocin2703 3 роки тому +4

      Duh pliers break stoopid lock hehe

    • @kriss3d
      @kriss3d 3 роки тому +9

      My uncle ws proud of a certain lock he had for his window. Basically it's the kind with a handle you need to pull all thew ay in and tilt it up to be able to open the window fully so you could get in.. A piece of sewing string and 15 seconds later, I, as a child would have it open.

    • @JohnDobak
      @JohnDobak 3 роки тому +45

      TED Tooling: "It's un-pickable"
      LPL: "So I brought pliers."
      Ted Tooling: "We anticipated this."
      LPL: "And a second pair to turn them."
      Ted Tooling: *"Dear god."*

  • @MrBigGStyle
    @MrBigGStyle 3 роки тому +1046

    the reverse thread is what would throw everyone off initially.

    • @JoelAntoinette
      @JoelAntoinette 3 роки тому +27

      I am also wondering if that left hand bolt could be torqued down better than what he did in video

    • @leqesai
      @leqesai 3 роки тому +31

      @@JoelAntoinette I wonder if you could design a combination thread. Something that turned right but then had to turn left at some point. I imagine it would not be a conventional looking thread but more like a puzzle. It would be a pain to open but I'm pretty sure you'd fool everyone who ever tries opening the lock. And have the plunger lock in place somehow so it isn't immediately obvious that a magnet can remove it. Maybe with a push-turn spring compression on one-way mechanisms. Push to move the plunger down, twist to get it in place, pull up on a reverse one-way mechanism to depress the compression unit then lift it out.
      Finally, the depressions in the nut could be altered. One displayed at first, as you spin the tool a second, third, fourth or whatever would appear and after all depressions are established you actually get hold of the nut. This would be done simply with plates of metal attached to the nut.
      Also... I know nothing about locks, engineering or design... I'm talking out of my ass here so most of what I said is probably not possible.

    • @WhyAreYouUpset
      @WhyAreYouUpset 3 роки тому +9

      @@leqesai well as soon as it appears on LPL everyone will know what to do anyway.

    • @Bryan-Hensley
      @Bryan-Hensley 3 роки тому +34

      @@leqesai it won't be hard to redesign that. They can counter sink the bolt to where it's impossible to get pliers on it. Just enough gap for the "key" wall to fit

    • @michaeljedd9359
      @michaeljedd9359 3 роки тому +1

      Not anymore.

  • @TheMrBonzz
    @TheMrBonzz 3 роки тому +322

    I love how the solution to make an "unpickable" lock is to not make it a lock in the first place.

    • @peaksofblue
      @peaksofblue 3 роки тому +4

      I can jury rig something that will be unpickable 😂 the trick is making it quick and simple to use regularly. This kind of fails here in my opinion. imagine, this being above a grate or high up. Drop one piece? what lock.
      .

    • @kanekyrocryptic7853
      @kanekyrocryptic7853 3 роки тому +1

      It's a lock if it lock something and can be unlocked with a key

    • @DerAlex86
      @DerAlex86 3 роки тому +11

      ​@@kanekyrocryptic7853 But if that tool there is "a key", then every screw is a lock and every screwdriver is a key.

  • @journeyfiveonesix
    @journeyfiveonesix Рік тому +1

    About the bolt, if this thing was really locked on something solid from the inside, could you just turn the outside to disengage the two parts?

  • @jasonpoolo3523
    @jasonpoolo3523 3 роки тому +483

    Can you imagine how many years it took to get that lock into production and as the inventor of that lock your world has just been shattered I love LPL

    • @policyeditor5835
      @policyeditor5835 3 роки тому +2

      LOL

    • @unnainconnu9098
      @unnainconnu9098 2 роки тому +8

      I don't think it took that long to design it, and it's obviously made using CNC

    • @matisan8407
      @matisan8407 2 роки тому +9

      Patents are expensive and time consuming and it just got destroyed by 2 hardware store pliers and some scraps of sandpaper.

    • @jmogler
      @jmogler 2 роки тому +16

      Seems to me had they recessed the bolt so there was no overhang to grip with the needle nose plyers this wouldn't have been nearly as easy.

    • @Halfasomersault
      @Halfasomersault 2 роки тому +6

      He threw it a few compliments. As something a criminal might face, it's loads better than cheap padlock you can wave rake open in 2 seconds or simply cut in a minute.

  • @anthonyfangqingyu4570
    @anthonyfangqingyu4570 3 роки тому +532

    Oh dear. Here’s a nice quote from their website:
    “Let’s face it, most locks are designed only to offer the appearance of protection.”

    • @devildavin
      @devildavin 3 роки тому +125

      after getting into security as a job, i learned alot of things are just there to "keep honest people honest"

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 3 роки тому +149

      let's face it, they deliver on that. It is a unique design that nobody else is making. A seasoned lock pick would indeed see this on the streets and not know how to get in, nor would they have these tools readily on hand (those long large needle nose are perfect for this lock, most would either be to small, or to bulky to fit) Not that a real lockpick would really be stealing shit on the streets in the first place. The most you would find in reality is a novice criminal.
      there isn't a lock on earth that with planning a good lockpick can't get into, the good locks are the ones that need planning in the first place, and can't be picked by typical means. Hell, people are stupid enough most would see this lock and think it has no key hole to begin with.

    • @mohamedmehdi9564
      @mohamedmehdi9564 3 роки тому +7

      @@devildavin Precisely, a thief will always find a way.

    • @mykel723
      @mykel723 3 роки тому

      🤣

    • @rujikin
      @rujikin 3 роки тому +18

      Typically you don't have the brightest people breaking into things for minor change. It's typically druggies and they aren't too bright. As long as they are confused your 95% safe unless the Clinton's hire a pro to break into your house.

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 3 роки тому +2311

    They botched the design. The head of the bolt should've been slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the hole to prevent that type of attack, but that wouldn't stop a person from using a strong pair of retaining ring pliers to turn the bolt head, as long as it wasn't too tight.

    • @666Tomato666
      @666Tomato666 3 роки тому +145

      doesn't help against impressioning with 5 minute epoxy

    • @Bodi2000
      @Bodi2000 3 роки тому +126

      @@666Tomato666 most likely epoxy would just shear off the bumps, unless the bolt was unrealistically loose. A pin wrench would probably do it.

    • @hdfxrs9121
      @hdfxrs9121 3 роки тому +38

      I was thinking of a flat head design like a wood screw where the top of the screw would be flush. This way pliers wouldn't work. But, as mentioned, one could always use epoxy

    • @925goodies
      @925goodies 3 роки тому +80

      if that bolt was recessed into the housing, no entry

    • @jeanettejack2152
      @jeanettejack2152 3 роки тому +85

      righty-tighty lefty-loosey would hamper the unknowing try, even with epoxy!

  • @nickkunst952
    @nickkunst952 Рік тому +1

    This came up after watching a cybertruck footage. It looks perfectly fits into that truck.