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Skip the Picks; Expert Uses Hammer To Open a Master Lock (csoonline.com)
itwbennett writes: Buyer beware. If it's security you're looking for, the #3 Master Lock might not be for you. In a video, locksport enthusiast Bosnian Bill demonstrates how to open a new #3 Master Lock using a small brass hammer — in under 90 seconds. This video is just one of several videos he's produced focusing on defeating the security of Master Locks, and, according to Bosnian Bill, has earned him several lawsuit threats from the company.
how to open a new #3 Master Lock using a small brass hammer — in under 90 seconds.
The entire video is 72 seconds long. The actual defeating of the lock takes a grand total of five seconds.
So yeah, technically that is under 90 seconds. But you're really understating it.
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Um, this method didn't leave any kind of evidence it was done, he didn't even hit it hard with the hammer, just enough to get the lock catch to release.
APK likes to ask for responses to the same things over and over. Maybe he just likes the responses?
Yeah except he's not hitting it "hard" like you're thinking. "If a hammer isn't an option, a screwdriver handle works just as well." -- it's not like he's using a sledgehammer here. This isn't an attack on the structural integrity of the lock itself, it's more unlocking it like a bump key, and you can re-lock it without leaving evidence you messed with it.
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"derp, you can open a lock by hitting it friggin hard with a hammer"
Yes indeed.
No, he's not hitting it hard with a hammer. This approach is not about brute force, it's about applying a shock to over come a small spring that holds the pin that locks the shackle closed.
But everybody needs to realize that locks and keys only keep honest people honest anyway. There is not much you can do to stop somebody from breaking in if they really want to. About all you can hope for is to make it take long enough to break in that they get caught when they try.
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Doesn't totally twatting the fuck out of the lock leave the bolt(s) still engaged?
Oh hang on, it's a padlock. Where not only the body of the lock, but the actual bit that links to the door is completely exposed.
Try this one neat trick with an angle grinder!
An angle grinder makes a lot more noise, is harder to keep in a pocket, and prevents you from locking it back up again to hide your tracks.
... it's quite evident that not many posters actually watched the video.
The lock isn't being smashed, bashed, smacked or slammed. It's being gently tapped with a brass hammer.
So mentioning bolt cutters, sledge hammers and acetylene torches is about as pertinent as launching into a diatribe about how Mandarin is a hard language to learn, with all of it's tonal inflections, when the discussion topic is about programming languages...
I think the concern is you can open the lock without any physical damage, get what you want, and close the lock (they didn't demonstrate that on the video, but it looks like it's fine). They barely tapped the lock with the hammer, and you could do it with any small weighted object. Much less obvious than bolt cutters.
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