[1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)

[@nuketillupuke]

"This is the Lockpicking Lawyer and today I destroy a man's ego in 28 seconds."

[@grim_raider_1812]

That would be a great intro to hopefully an update to the situation.

[@Needshoe]

That's was brutal.

[@EasySqueezy1]

And career

[@tek5358]

truth.

[@skridalthcrevasse2388]

NOTICE: It's actually 26 seconds when he finished picking the lock. The timer was on the 28th mark when he pressed the timer.

[@reed00112]

Takes longer to insert a USB drive the right way around.

[@Ashtor1337]

Truth

[@CryptoJordanVR]

I tinker with computers and other electronics all the time and I've gotta say... this is so freaking true! 😂

[@tylermann1499]

fun fact: you can put it in the right way everytime by making sure the side with the holes is face up. it'll go right in each time.

[@yoavmor9002]

@@tylermann1499 What about when the port is vertical or the device is upside down? Checkmate, atheists!

[@yoavmor9002]

@@tylermann1499 Source: My computer's motherboard's IO board has vertical ports

[@Knezy-fb5vu]

It is way scarier when he takes it seriously and goes quiet.

[@denniss5845]

LOL me too .I said shit just got real he's quiet

[@raguhmuffin]

He is literally the worst

[@Knezy-fb5vu]

@ I don't think I want to.

[@badhabit403]

Kept waiting for the "Number 2 is binding"...

[@nohal02]

@@badhabit403 and also, "nice click on number 3."

[@Zorgdub]

"I suspect it's far less if a challenge than Malcom will have trying to get his money back from the locksmith." Destruction 100

[@WhiteGryphus]

@@78eretah yes unoriginal 'cant like cuz 420 hahahhahahdhgawyurwahjuiydfj9i0w[aokl'

[@RubyBoobs]

reddit is down the hall and to the left

[@Rose_Haw]

​@@78eretif you haven't you can like it now!

[@Bonn1770]

Come on he's a lawyer, surely he can help poor Malcolm out collecting that refund.

[@Buzzzy-bee]

@@RubyBoobsbest response

[@vermine18]

You know he is dead serious when he doesnt describe what is going on during the lockpicking

[@thetin5957]

He even save people money

[@nikaluss5946]

😂😂

[@UncleBuckshots]

He didn’t have enough time to explain

[@TheCrook2908]

Bro was SERIOUS lol

[@jamestipton7872]

Honestly you can kind of tell what the hell he was doing anyway. He slipped the flat one in and popped open into hickey, then he put the tea bar looking thing in there and twisted the backend until the tumblers clicked.

[@pillowcaselaw]

"2 minutes and 14 seconds" *1:36** in a 3 minute, 50 second video, package still not even open* Oh, this is gonna be a bloodbath...

[@Frittataa]

This is an underappreciated comment should be top hilarious

[@xp677]

It's always good when it takes as long to open the package as it does to open the lock! :D

[@BogdanSass]

I actually paused at 1:41 for this exact reason, and went to read the comments to see if anyone else had the same thought. Was not disappointed :D

[@FusionDeveloper]

2 minutes and 14 seconds.... 2 times 14 seconds = 28 seconds.

[@gordonbyron5145]

My thoughts exactly LOL

[@_rocrafttm_9925]

“I have 2 minutes and 14 seconds to pick this lock open.” *1 minute left in the video*

[@Prostateexaminer_real]

😂😂😂

[@therealpatrick]

🤣🤣

[@MarsRover81]

Yep

[@aude-y8571]

I laughed so hard thank you

[@joshuatate5671]

Ah you made me laugh at that one

[@Talkie2k]

For the last three years I’ve been watching this everyday waiting the response of the locksmith who owes the viewer 75 dollars

[@markuswx1322]

Yeah, me too. Maybe he just never bothered. To be fair to the locksmith, it's really much more of a job than just picking. They make their living installing, replacing and servicing. The guy who comes to grind off your lock is making a housecall, and $75 sounds like a going rate. He's bonded and licensed, so a cop can't mosey up and accuse him of a crime. It costs him money to stay in business. This particular guy maybe took things a little personally, the way a doctor would with a patient who keeps looking up stuff on the internet and assuming he knows more than he does.

[@magnificenthonky]

​@@markuswx1322Service guys, in general, get tired of people who have higher than reasonable expectations, based on what the customers have seen or read online, (mis)information from friends, family, or the random guy on the neighboring barstool. As a guy who's made a career of service trades, I appreciate your insightful commentary.

[@ChiIeboy]

@@markuswx1322 Maybe the lock owner never had the heart to show this video to the original locksmith. Prolly figured he'd jump off a bridge in despair.

[@valethemajor]

dedication.

[@gregoryballestero4369]

​@@markuswx1322I mean if the owner of the bike is present I don't think it matters if the guy cutting the lock is a locksmith or your buddy with a grinder

[@Nikells]

Takes him longer to open the parcel than the lock.

[@alexbenzler5327]

gonna use tape and zipties to lock my bike from now on lmfao

[@TheGrym_]

Hes not the ParcelOpeningLawyer.

[@alrightyes1116]

I'd be a bit suspicious if he started off with the lock already out of the wrapping. People might say that he must've done something to the lock before recording the video (though that's a bit of a stretch, of course).

[@omniyambot9876]

@@alrightyes1116 he could've just bought the same one to practice. But of course he's very experienced and skillful so.

[@tranarchist6335]

I would suggest welding together a chain to lock your bike, you can't pick a weld

[@psy0rz]

With less than 2 minutes of video left: "Lets open up the package..." *locksmit starts sweating*

[@crazyli]

Crazy to think that if he started the timer from opening the package, he'd STILL have beat the time.

[@404nobrakes]

I bet he made this a 3:50 video just to give the locksmith hope. Get baited, noob

[@Spinda327]

​@@crazyli i timed from the moment he punctured the package with the knife till he stopped the time. 1.08

[@Rrxingrick]

@@Spinda327 HAHA I was going to post the same comment 😄

[@space-ux1hh]

i bet once he saw LPL pull out the two metal things, he was like....."oh shit"

[@humorinpolitics56]

The calmest, most professional clap back in history.

[@matthewbarnett6174]

Word

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

Like a business man telling you how poorly done your resume is

[@simplenamesallgone]

The burn

[@traestuart384]

Just makes it that much better!

[@rickbelde2873]

Treu

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Me: "Wonder why he needs the bandaid on his thumb...." LPL: Drags box cutter TOWARDS said thumb.... Me: "Ah. Yup. THAT'S how." 😆

[@mikeekim242]

@cracklecracklebaybay5612, I have a rule of never cut towards my body, and by golly I never get cut.

[@bamzo]

Cut towards your buddy, not your body@@mikeekim242

[@michaeljmccurdy9449]

@@mikeekim242 that reminds me of a story about when my grandfather was a boy. He saw an ad in a paper: "How to carve and whittle without cutting yourself. Find out how for only .25!" He sent the quarter and got a little piece of paper in the mail that simply read, "Cut away from yourself." I'm sure there were a few more words but that was basically it.

[@spaz-tech]

@@mikeekim242……and it’s taken me 52 years & countless band-aids to learn that. Glad you caught on sooner. 😊

[@DaniRadriendil]

I'll never forget the time I cut my finger with a box cutter, bandaged it up, and less than an hour later, sliced the bandage because I did the same thing. The second lesson stuck.

[@jackpowell9276]

It took you longer to open the packaging than the lock. I'm going to be securing my bike with tape in the future.

[@mjk43129]

🤣

[@christianhildebrandt8186]

Lmao

[@christianhildebrandt8186]

Lmao make sure it's some really good tape 🤣🤣🤣

[@anybudz]

@@christianhildebrandt8186 flex tape

[@BFE08STI]

Best comment! 😂😂😂

[@peanutthelion815]

"did not pose a significant challenge" OOF.

[@kiki4910]

What my ex wife told me

[@jephilologist]

Ikr. Plus the burn at 3:30 about trying to get the money back...lel

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

Stop, stop he's already dead..

[@ibisseraphim9915]

“In fact I suspect it’s far less of a challenge than malcom will have, trying to get his money back from the locksmith” Mega oof.

[@Mesos92]

almost like the guy is a lawyer. I feel like that's the way you throw shade in court.

[@RxRTamago]

LPL didn't comment while picking, you can tell that he is very serious.

[@benjaminbranam2498]

You didn't even say we're gonna rotate all the dis is far clockwise as they can go. Not gonna lie, I feel like I'm missing something from this video.

[@jakemallory4239]

@@benjaminbranam2498 little click out of one, nothing on 2...

[@lairdcummings9092]

Yeah, he hit this one like the lockpicks of an angry lawyer.

[@FuccoTheClown]

@@jakemallory4239 3 is binding, 4 is set, 5 might be in a false gate

[@ApokDeep]

He was in full competitive mode.... That shit was scary!... And fucking amazing!...

[@ichiris991]

This man defended the other locksmith and destroyed his reputation in 28 seconds…

[@defxed]

Lolol I came here to say the same thing, I hope the guy who sent the lock in, outs the locksmith that and mouthed him

[@cych2769]

Nah, that locksmith destroyed his own rep, LPL gave a great reason as to why most locksmiths can't do it, we only laugh at it because of how arrogant the guy was when talking to his customer. Service industry 101 never badmouth a peer or competing business, especially to a customer. Even if that business is horrible you can still come off as unprofessional and petty.

[@arratikli7497]

@@cych2769 The letter seemed to imply that it was a rather common occurrence for the locksmith to be compared to LPL and other similar locksmiths. He may have been unprofessional when talking to the writer of the letter, but wouldn't you eventually get tired of people comparing you to others who are able to do things that you can't? Especially when they have only ever seen such things online rather than in the real world? If my job consisted of me getting told by people "oh but this guy online is better than you..." over and over by my customers, I would be rather worn down by it.

[@evoluxman9935]

@@cych2769 And by doing that, you may push the customer to go and see wether this other business really is that bad, just out of curiosity, and if you're wrong you'll look like a jealous fool. Just like here. Meanwhile LPL defends other locksmiths not being able to always pick things as sometimes it requires tools and skills they may not have, so he's being very fair to them.

[@technotaoist72]

"Less of a challenge than Malcolm will have..." Straight-up murder

[@sharktyphooncycler2]

yep that was the icing on the cake fa me

[@ztd0501]

The murder comment got me rolling. I'm a little let down the thug life shades didn't roll in. You made up for it.

[@Azrielfiend]

That's the nicest way to destroy a person. I love this man.

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Haha, wow, huh?

[@protoskeeper]

Haha glad you said it already. my first thoughts were also "Sir, I want to report a murder" xD

[@wynnew.3401]

I like how you could tell he was actually concentrating for once because he went silent.

[@foofstarr4856]

U should get a reward for being a loyal sub

[@gilbleung]

That’s when he is serious 🤤

[@mikeanthony773]

Definitely felt the shade from the locksmith and was happy to throw some back

[@Abitflippant]

Not to mention that two minutes is how long he usually takes when he talks his way through the video

[@incendior]

@@mikeanthony773 fucked him up gooooood

[@laynegrey2003]

"Far less of a challenge than Malcolm will have getting his money back." Yes, police? I just witnessed a murder. Straight iced him lmfao.

[@warnertesla8297]

What are you talking about? How is that a roast?

[@laynegrey2003]

@@warnertesla8297 Malcolm getting his refund would be a pain in the ass at the best of times, but this was supposed to be impossible. The locksmith was so certain the lock was impossible to beat and it was picked in a ridiculously short time by the guy he called the "worst offender" of spreading lockpicking lies. He wasn't just wrong, he was laughably wrong. It's irony.

[@familiarcommenter9289]

r/woosh

[@WEENUS157]

@@familiarcommenter9289 who?

[@odstethan15]

@@warnertesla8297 he’s basically saying the locksmith guy isn’t gonna want to give him his money back and it’s gonna be a challenge to get it back.

[@Uhhhboots]

Dude lmao, I was waiting for him to be confident enough to describe everything he does while he does it, but tbh it was scarier when he went dead silent throughout the picking process

[@TheSkullkid16]

Anytime you see someone who knows what they're doing suddenly go silent while doing that thing, you know they mean business. I'm not personally sure entirely what that's like, but I have friends who will sit there and suddenly get anxious when I stop talking in the middle of a game. I've done this in shooter games and watched my friends actively avoid me because they know that they no longer stand a chance 😅

[@tomslastname5560]

well, he was trying to race against the clock, he probably didn't want to use more time trying to describe what he was doing. And he's already made several Kryptonite bike lock videos anyway.

[@spdcrzy]

Yeah, because it means FULL concentration.

[@Mutisi0n]

Dedicating all of his runtime towards the task of picking the lock with the equivalent of his middle finger. McNally might tear the hearts and souls out of bad locks, but LPL surgically removes the will to live from any lock he lays hands on.

[@marknagh]

I wish i could like your comment but you are on 666 likes and that makes your comment even scarier so i will leave it that way 😅

[@skeyli6062]

You know he's serious if he doesn't say "Nice click on one, two is binding"

[@alecthemad]

Right! You could tell he was in competition mode. It was nice to clearly hear the clicks as I usually can't hear them over his narration.

[@ARandomBoat]

Your pfp is amazing

[@mortenlgaard8462]

Was thinking the same no comments means business

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

I had to say it in my head

[@justinsummers5980]

@@MadaxeMunkeee same lol

[@KaliFortuna]

LPL: *cuts towards his thumb* LPL’s thumb: *already has a bandage on it* Boxcutter: “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?”

[@spencerwiltse2855]

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂

[@diamondflaw]

That grip towards the thumb is very typical in both carving and cooking (particularly when using a paring knife) and gives excellent control of both edge orientation and depth of cut while also providing good leverage as you're using strength very local to the cut . The real danger comes when using a forehand grip (which uses larger arm and shoulder muscles further from the hand) and not being aware of body parts behind the piece being cut. A slipped forehand cut pushing away can swing wildly out of control and strike in particular the other arm, the legs, or a close bystander.

[@jeremywilliams5107]

@@diamondflaw there's a _science_ to this?

[@paninisinabox]

Really I said the same thing 4 hours ago. Lmao.

[@pubcollize]

Cut toward your chum, not your thumb

[@illuminachty8897]

LPL: “and we’ll be using a timer...” Me: *notices there’s just a little over a minute left of the video* “that won’t be necessary”

[@everythingdoesntlastforver1533]

I was like that to 😭😭🤣🤣

[@cahydra]

Sad people who watch video time

[@bentosan]

I checked the time left after he finished reading the letter and the result was painfully obvious when he hadn’t even opened the package yet

[@Larandar]

When the knive appear less than 2 minutes before the end...

[@armysheep75]

He filmed a 30 second video in 3:50... thats Olympic levels of stretching content.

[@wizardsuth]

I'm reminded of a quote (I think from the movie _Lean On Me_ ), something like, "You don't have 25 years of experience! You've had the same year of experience 25 times over!"

[@InfernosReaper]

Did it have Morgan Freeman strutting around being a hardline badass fixing a school?

[@KitLaughlin]

In Japanese, the translation is, "Beware the artisan who claims 25 years experience, when in reality it's one years experience repeated 25 times."

[@nickrd10bk]

"I suspect it is far less of challenge than Malcolm will have getting his money back from the locksmith." Shots fired.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Them's fightin' words...

[@robotboy5026]

The shade with this comment killed me lol

[@ghw1985]

@@robotboy5026 throws more shade than an eclipse

[@kellypg]

The locksmith is just gonna call bullshit on this too anyway.

[@ATSucks1]

This what the youngsters would call a "clap back" not so much at malcom but at the lock smith cause aint no shame an not being able to do it, but not asking for help or having the right tools or an over inflated sense of self... these are other issues.

[@LobanRahman]

His final words were the best. "This was less of a challenge than the guy will have getting his money back from the locksmith." 😂

[@themeatpopsicle]

To add to this, I think it's great that LPL paused to state that he doesn't fault locksmiths since they probably don't have this particular tool in their kit nor a professional knowledge of Kryptonite bike locks, meaning the real test is of the integrity of the locksmith in question.

[@Roddy556]

That was a good burn

[@billybobleeswagger4466]

Subtle yet very affective use of words LPL! Almost elegant. Impressed yet again.

[@tubetubecommentor4795]

BUUUURRRNNNN

[@dudder2008]

@Flamestripe03 but the thing is they aint self-proclaimed they do have the lockssmith education. But then again its in usa and you are kinda lacking in the education part (at least in some aspects and that are availabel/affordable to the general population )

[@trurlCXC]

Locksmith: Oh, it's a fake video, I'm not giving the money back A voice from behind his door:...click out of one, two's binding...

[@Cinkodacs]

Or just like in the vid, complete silence and he just hears: clickclickclickclickCLICK and the door opens.

[@luthfieyudhairawan3883]

@@Cinkodacs silent LPL is the scariest

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@Cinkodacs I bet not even that, i bet they somehow have wafer locks on their doors, so LPL could just use a rake on it, then open the door and say "just to show that wasn't a fluke, let's do it again", close the door, rake it again and say "well, there you have it folks"

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@JonVonBasslake Even more terrifying and a power move for sure

[@h8redflip]

I Love this comment!! I Laughed so Hard! It's a great visualisation. :D

[@quezlark7875]

Dude imagine being a "locksmith" for over 25 years and your tool of choice is a grinder.

[@SILVERF0X13]

Generally, when you call a locksmith, the goal is to get past whatever lock is present rather than preserve the lock. Drills/grinders generally do a pretty good job of accomplishing this goal as a lot of customers just want to get into the thing and replace the lock later. Non destructive is definitely preferred, but if you can't open your door and the guy you called out pulls up with a drill, I think a lot of people are gonna shrug and just get a replacement lock.

[@robdubent]

Or imagine being a lockpicking enthusiast only to end paying an actual locksmith to come use a dremel (which you own) to simply cut the lock…. This viewer is a fool

[@OrionDakota]

@@robdubent I mean, I can love lockpicking and have a basic 6 piece set. I can also have successfully picked a few locks. I wouldnt be a fool for calling a locksmith rather than buying a hundred dollars worth of specialty lockpicking equipment. I would be a fool however for spending 75 dollars to pay a locksmith for a 50 dollar lock... If they promised they could pick it over the phone then showed up and only offered to cut it off id be sending them packing without a dime. Dunno maybe Kryptonite locks are really expensive. If cutting was the only option call a handyman and pay like 30 bucks instead! Life hack. My guess is they assumed the locksmith would have no problem picking it and didnt bother to ask for specifics over the phone, then felt like since they had to pay a service call anyway they might as well have the locksmith cut the lock rather than having to do it themselves.

[@MrPatchPlays]

LPL: starts picking the lock silently Me: That poor locksmith.

[@DLReap]

You know he is serious when doesn’t comment on how the disks are moving. LOL. Poor locksmith

[@regalvizzerdrix3308]

same, when he silently went to work I knew this was a less than half a minute job

[@razoredgechris]

niice i am like #421.. i made sue to celebrate appropriately when i saw 420.. lol

[@timtecson9216]

@@razoredgechris wut...

[@EvanOfTheDarkness]

Talking takes up time. He wanted to absolutely *smash* that lock!

[@AvatarLeron]

It was harder to get the lock out of the Amazon bag than actually opening it

[@paris5908]

truers

[@3ftninja132]

Damn it, beat me to the comment, GG

[@minwun]

Lmao

[@0ffd]

For real 😆

[@tyrantonion6660]

Seems like Amazon is doing a good job...

[@spidermoore]

The most polite takedown you’ll likely ever see.

[@kirrithkovacs5097]

I agree he never gets pulled into lazy ad hominem attacks

[@DJlegionuk]

I thought that as well, first thing he did was defend the locksmith.

[@koroshiyashinigami]

True man! Man's was just like "No Biggie", but straight up DESTROYED the guy! 🤣🤣🙏🏽 One of the MOST ENTERTAINING 3:50 minutes of my life! 🤣

[@MrPlumberguy23]

The man has class

[@jaguarr314]

and quietest

[@khanhngo5979]

“I suspect it’s far less of a challenge than Malcom will have trying to get his money back from the locksmith.” 😂😂😂

[@hmshood319]

Angry guy with an angle grinder: "You know I'm something of a locksmith myself"

[@NicholasKulasKinman]

Alright then, keep your secrets

[@ClickingPixels]

You made me crack for a bit mate

[@Shorty4454]

For me, that was the internet "winning comment" of the day. Cheers to you sir! Even have Willem Dafoe in my head as I read it. Cheers lol

[@BangBangBang.]

thats me doing body work on people's cars like cutting out the back trunk panel for their stereo system. I don't argue and let them draw with the marker where to cut.

[@bhanuchhabra7634]

Thank god, doctors don't work like that 😂

[@Brian2]

This is the most chill reply diss track that has ever existed.

[@HeroicLarvy]

This is the funniest comment I've read in so long, thank you lmao

[@SkwareniiXazerty]

LPL got some cool headed big oof energy

[@undergoddess]

that lock smith needs to step up his disc detainer skill.

[@adambaker2190]

@@undergoddess Probably just needs a pick for it.

[@aeonjoey3d]

HAHAAHAAAA XD

[@BobbyDukeArts]

There's one minute left to the video. He hasn't even started picking. I'm going to assume LPL does it faster 😂

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Yeah it's like when you realize your detective TV show is almost over so this guy MUST BE THE REAL KILLER!

[@paulatreides3214]

Doggie doggie what now? Bobby Duke? What is this, a crossover episode?

[@vp5]

I honestly thought he was going to speed up the timed opening. I did not expect 28 seconds. I was expecting 2 or 3 minutes

[@taba1950]

Make a lock out of WEWD for him to pick

[@electrocute6745]

Wewd

[@holdmusic_]

The fact that the locksmith had seen - or at least was completely aware of - your channel, makes me wonder why he wasn't more curious about the tools that are demonstrated. Seems like a bit of a shame he couldn't get a bit more into it and develop his skills

[@absurdengineering]

Especially that the tool is not hard to learn at a basic level. Nobody will be picking with it in 20-some seconds after just an hour or less of practice, say. But even a 5- or 10-minute job would be fine as a once-in-a-while thing. Not everyone’s hobby is the same as their job.

[@BriBCG]

Most locksmiths aren't going to devote a significant amount of time learning about how to pick every lock or devote space/money to carrying around a large amount of specialized tools. Especially when they can just reliably destroy the lock and move on to their next job.

[@nala7829]

@@BriBCG Then they're not doing their job properly. I carry lockpicks and you really only need, at most, six tools.

[@Altairbn]

@@BriBCGthere isn’t that many special locks or tools to pick those locks a small handbag could carry everything you would need and more and it wouldn’t be inconvenient or heavy if your jobs to get a lock off but all you can do is cut it that job shouldn’t exist given most people have an angle grinder or a friend who has one but if you know how to pick it suddenly that’s a rarer skill set that has a reason to be worthy of a job

[@hungrywampa7080]

customers may see lockpicking as part of a locksmiths job, but a lot of places dont want their techs to pick or at the very least spend minimal time picking because it is significantly more cost efficient to destroy the old one and sell a new one. they are businesses first, and services second.

[@CryCLLViolin]

"we will use a timer to keep track of things" *video is about to end*

[@ToxicSkull0]

I was keeping track of the time from the start and was like “Damn each second passing by with him not even seeing the lock is a huge flex”

[@Balderz337]

@@ToxicSkull0 he doesn't even get the lock out of the wrapper until 2:30. The video is only 3:50 long. Huge flex.

[@fedbia2003]

DUDE, I SAID THE SAME THING!!! THIS MAN IS INSANE!!!

[@wawadd136]

@Miles ?

[@speedhunter7497]

@Miles shut up

[@EpicMel0ns]

“I have 25 years of lock picking experience” *pulls out a grinder*

[@lofiseeker1790]

Lmao

[@XenonKirito]

Well there's that 25 years of using a grinder.

[@Toni7926]

Someone once said something like "It doesn't matter how long you do something. You could do the same thing for 40 years and still do it wrong.".

[@wolf2k143]

@@Toni7926 wise words, true

[@OcelotHDEdition]

The kind of guy to pick a lock on a door by kicking the door down

[@OGdadpool]

I like that you defended the locksmith prior, that the average locksmith wouldn't have the proper tools necessary for this type of lock. Then the ass-handing commenced.

[@hallofo8107]

That wasn't "ass-handing", that was premeditated murder.

[@peoul1]

IM not average locksmith and i don't have that tools. IM a gamer.

[@victorbressler7156]

almost noone has the proper tools thats why

[@noneofyourbusiness9230]

Right

[@NickoGibson]

It's a tactic I use in debates a lot. Before delivering the killshot, have to prime them a little bit so they don't get too angry or triggered.

[@anthonyxuereb792]

I bought a used European car and needed an extra key so I went to this elaborate locksmith shop and he couldn't help me. I went to the local hardware store and he came close (sort of), he could cut a key for a Porsche 928 and mine was Italian. One day I was at the bank and when I went to my car in the car park there was a mobile locksmith van. I thought no way he's going to have one but I've learnt over the years it pays to ask and so I did, eureka! Miracle of miracles he cut me a key on the spot. Better still I was able to test it immediately incase it needed refining but it worked first time. That was 25 years ago and I still think about it to put a smile on my face, God bless him.

[@codyblea3638]

When someone's money is on the line, LPL turns into speedpicking lawyer.

[@plate4814]

The only person to speed run lock picking

[@Sillimant_]

@@plate4814 opening a broken lock humiliation% (WR)

[@ziggylink9019]

Didn’t even call out the positions. The focus! The concentration! Total beast mode

[@firewizard842]

It like a speedcube contest

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@plate4814 No, there are competitions for that. He won first place last year.

[@siren5742]

Was literally harder cutting open the sealed bag with a knife than unlocking the lock.

[@yuri.sa2]

Did you see the bandaid.... it’s more than locks did to him....

[@carlbeane9227]

It's from grinding the bars off the lock he picked lmao

[@newfiefitz412]

He didnt show us that those pieces were stuck inside, it could of already been unlocked 😅

[@ayemjake]

@@newfiefitz412 are you the locksmith by any chance? Dont you understand what a sealed package is?

[@pohorex6834]

@@ayemjake yes, hes definitely the locksmith

[@rainer9931]

"I wouldnt blame a mere mortal if he wasnt able to open a lock like this one"

[@seayou5323]

LMFAO

[@SandyHolmes0001]

snorted

[@bigdikbubls]

🤣 pretty much

[@venturousclown2]

Lol

[@craneflyswarm]

LPL exists on higher plane of existence.

[@ladonmccabe]

That dude definitely got owned, but you are right about one thing the most: that dude ain't getting his money back from that locksmith. I wouldn't be surprised if his number will go straight to a automated message haha

[@Larpy1933]

Nicely understated: “... less of a challenge than getting the $75 back from the locksmith.”

[@kenyx1854]

I tried to upvote but you just got 75 upvotes. Theres norhing I can do

[@dh6446]

NO DOUBT! 😆

[@savvycadaver625]

The most visibly invisible back hand lol

[@CVerse]

@@kenyx1854 redditor

[@jerryboics9550]

Not only picks it in 28 seconds. Adds best utube comment as well. I'd love to hear the follow up with the locksmith. I'd also love to hear lpl give the guy a call

[@EpiclyFamous]

Challenge was seriously accepted. *It was personal this time*

[@alexeivoloshin3065]

Where is the challenge here?

[@RockStampPAS]

@@alexeivoloshin3065 Were you being sarcastic?

[@MK-Masters]

@@RockStampPAS definitely not

[@dessimes]

Are you implying that LockPickingLawyer has been Michael Jordan this whole time?!

[@therealkeiman]

@@RockStampPAS not necessarily sarcastic, he's just implying that it wasn't a challenge at all for LPL

[@panzerveps]

In the locksmith's defense: he's not in the "Bosnian Bill and I" tool club.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

But this video signed him up for a lifetime membership to the regular ol' "tool" club

[@ziiofswe]

He probably didn't want to spend $1M...

[@HomeoftheWilt17]

To be fair, you don't need to spend $1M for a disc detainer pick. There are options out there other than the Pick That Bosnian Bill and I Made for disc detainers. That one just happens to be one of the best R&D'd ones, for obvious reasons.

[@mymusicaccount1456]

@@HomeoftheWilt17 what is this, the LPL burner account?

[@ImpendingJoker]

But that tool is now available for like $35 dollars now. They gave the rights to a company to mass produce it so long as it was affordable. He did a video about it a while back.

[@Quietu]

I love when he does these challenges, he hasn’t even opened the package yet, and there is less time left in the video than the challenger has asked for. You already know the outcome. Beautiful.

[@tohopes]

he could tack on a random length of black silence or random old footage or something to keep up suspense : )

[@agenttatsu]

LPL: "We timed him cutting my lock; It took him 2 minutes and 14 seconds." Me realizing that there was less time than 2'14" left in the video when he started picking the lock: not like this, the man has a family!

[@legros731]

Will call bs on the 2min to cut 1min is more than ennuf to cut this 30 sec a side max it 1/2 inch tick bar

[@arrowb.8438]

@@legros731 might have just had a crappy grinder, besides, they use decently high quality steel and a few other methods to keep this stuff from just being a quick easy grind job

[@mckennaConfig]

I wish the whole video was 2 minutes 13 seconds.

[@zonkeymaker]

Simon Legros could have been in an awkward position

[@arrowb.8438]

@@zonkeymaker Thats also a good point, seeing as its a *bike* lock it likely was, possibly in a bike rack, and at the very least close to spokes/brake lines you dont want cut

[@MrTurtlelover8]

I love how he's never straight up disrespectful, but he's not gonna take shit from anyone

[@ETG168]

Do no harm, take no shit is a great personal policy

[@hmcredfed1836]

Strong Karma

[@thrashersfan7835]

It’s like his version of “bless your heart”

[@AMadrigal72]

Very true, he let's his work speak for him.

[@hughmcboo8329]

When your actions do the talking.

[@tomgimon5267]

You know he means business when he doesn’t talk his way through the pick.

[@CopperMurdoch]

Was thinking the exact same thing.

[@kevinmonzel]

I had to narrate in my head "click out of one, two is binding...

[@DK85]

Kevin Monzel Ha!! Me, too! ... “nothing on 3....not sensing any false gates...” 😂😂

[@rusnik1853]

he's finally revealed a fraction of his true power in this video.

[@CaptainLasVegas]

@@rusnik1853 OVER 9000!!!

[@EmpressArachne]

Never seen this man not talk through the picking process. He felt this challenge in his soul.

[@grandgb99]

The biggest burn is calling 25 years in lock picking experience "average locksmith"

[@brianfhunter]

i watched this video 8 months ago, and watched again now. And didnt noticed that.... but yes, that hurts.

[@whirlwind872]

@@brianfhunter same lol I thought this was a new video but then when he burned the guy so badly I realized I had already seen this smackdown before, turns out it's 9mo old! Still equally entertaining as the first time

[@yunhan2857]

Him bringing up how long he has been in business was probably in same vain as an incompetent old mechanic who refuses to learn anything post 1994 saying the same shit to devalue someone who actually knows what the fuck he is talking about

[@VKURDR]

i guess is to late for me,i even tried this, but i don't have good tools or experience. basically, i work with paperclips and pretty much any small thin item. i have only picked small broken/ damaged mailbox tumbler, that basically i can pick with a zip tie or tiny scissors.

[@connermcd]

@@yunhan2857 this happens in surgery too, scared?

[@AB-ez4rm]

A quiet LPL is much more intimidating than when he narrates.

[@010falcon]

A B yes indeed

[@lake5044]

You know things have gone real when he's silent.

[@ArsenalGunners89]

His concentration level is over 9,000 when he doesn’t speak 👀

[@nintendu64]

He took the weights off 😂

[@jacobvarley5453]

When the loud guy in the room gets quiet, everyone notices.

[@allenamenbesetzt]

Best way to secure your bike from LPL: attach a lengthly letter that he must read before picking the lock.

[@glarynth]

And lots of duct tape

[@TulpechaidoplaysMC]

Just straight up have a portable bunker you can put around it

[@thatcarguydom266]

@@TulpechaidoplaysMC “This is the lockpickinglawyer, and today, we’re going to see how well this man’s bunker can stand up to my nuclear lockpick

[@AnimalLover101195]

@@glarynth it takes him longer to get through duct tape than some locks (looking at you masterlock)

[@newportninja245]

Underrated comment 😂

[@Quantum_Magnus]

Classic example of “I can’t do it, therefore it’s impossible.”

[@flamevell3258]

Him: starts timer Me looking at hot bar: yeah this is gonna be less than a minute

[@happynoname2488]

i was thinking to myself he spent more time on the intro then the lock

[@Smashed_Hitler]

@@happynoname2488 he spent 3:22 on talking and did it in :28

[@LuisMartinez-yj4ns]

That’s what I said 😂

[@adamortiz4893]

Same lol

[@stevy2]

He could have started the timer before he opened the package and he still would have won.

[@workingstiffdiogenes2195]

Judging from the bandage on his thumb, the box cutter poses a bigger challenge to him than the lock does.

[@TauCu]

Nah he just tried picking it.

[@tobyeasterbrook8117]

*opens the video* "I wonder what happened to his thumb? *LPL cuts towards his thumb with an knife* "Nevermind"

[@katt0906]

From the way i saw him cut the package open, i can def see him cutting himself lol. Tried cutting that way a while ago and it gave me a little scar (to be fair, it was one of those cutters that are extremely sharp with a small tip)

[@yamimarus3550]

@@katt0906 i already winced at the way he was trying to cut it open, so seeing the bandaid after felt like a hilarious punchline

[@FidgetyGuy]

Challenge accepted!

[@antaine1916]

LockPickingLawyer: [has bandaged thumb] Me: "I wonder how he might have done that." LockPickingLawyer: [opens package by drawing boxcutter blade toward thumb] Me: "Ah."

[@SMB51]

Lol I saw the bandaid too

[@joshholmes1372]

Had same exact though lol

[@davidlockhart3701]

Exactly what I was thinking lmao

[@tomcullum448]

My exact thoughts "no wonder man needs a plaster"

[@notkurtis893]

his archnemesis

[@damnfk063]

Being a locksmith myself I can whole heartedly say I don't carry the right tools to picks this lock open and usually go for the easier route of cutting a lock open. That said I don't know if wouldve gotten irritated at the prospect of someone being able to pick this. Case in point. This video

[@naota3k]

Imagine calling a locksmith and he just shows up with an angle grinder and charges you $75..

[@scod3908]

Can’t even get a locksmith to show up for $75 in Australia, and they use destructive methods to up sell. It’s cheaper to smash/cut your way in and replace the lock. Can’t even get a lock barrel keyed for less than the lock is worth!

[@loweffortgaming2593]

Buy the angle grinder off of him for $30 (yes, they go for more, but they also go for less) and do it yourself.

[@TheAzynder]

been there, though as it was after hours i charged 170€ :)= ETA: my grinder was more than that though.

[@nagualdesign]

A quick Google search shows that a cheap angle grinder can be bought for as little as £19.99 here in the UK. Throw in a few quid for a cutting disk and you could throw the lot in the trash afterwards and still turn a profit.

[@Dk8250]

nagualdesign i got one for 13 usd then a couple discs for 5 usd

[@Fl0yd-]

LPL : **has a bandage on his thumb** Also LPL : **cuts towards his thumb**

[@jacobwonder6735]

Nice catch!

[@Muji-Exempt]

that's how you're supposed use small knives if you want the most control since your thumb acts as a guide. Ever peeled an apple with a knife?

[@Don_Rodrigo44]

my exact thought

[@Uhaneole]

Now you know how he got the aforementioned wound.

[@rdjdjdjjdjesnghdiidhdkekwjwm]

he probably got his cut from doing something similar

[@malfeitorgai9112]

The best "Hold my beer" video I've ever seen.

[@apriliaric]

I think you said it perfectly..

[@masonjames3492]

My thoughts exactly

[@myariah8921]

YO FR HAHA LMAO

[@ricardomilos2360]

😅😂

[@bobgamerz6586]

Yup

[@ekv]

In every industry you will find people that are doing there job for decades and doing it worse than a little bit motivated intern.

[@om617yota7]

100%. "Time in job" doesn't mean a dang thing. 20 years on the job can mean 20 years experience, or it can mean 1 year of experience, 20 times over.

[@bodegacoastlockkey4259]

Would have been better for the Locksmith if he had simply explained "that takes a special tool to pick and I don't happen to own one".

[@benkalem]

I think that's a fair point. Most people, even locksmiths, aren't likely to have such specialized tools. That's not to say this couldn't be done with simpler ones, just that the LPL is using a pretty advanced one.

[@jesusislord2149]

That’s true but there is people out there who would be complaining “You’re a locksmith you’re supposed to able to open anything up”.

[@dww34]

@@jesusislord2149 To be fair, the locksmith opened the lock. Just not in the way that the owner would have expected.

[@stipitza]

That would require honesty, integrity and a genuine desire to provide good service to the best of his ability. Qualities that you rarely find these days, and for good reason - they are even more rarely appreciated

[@elricengquist9989]

@@benkalem Except that the locksmith had said he had been doing it for 20 something years, and so in that time he could have picked up the newer tools to pick the newer types of locks coming out. I could go for it if the locksmith were a young/new locksmith getting into the business an so has had less time an money to get anything beyond the basic tools needed to be a locksmith.

[@delinquentgod]

Locksmith: *throws down gauntlet to BS youtuber* LPL: "hold my... nevermind I'm done."

[@danielmcelrath8178]

Hold the rest of this Red Bull can I just used to open this lock.

[@8ballpizza765]

@@danielmcelrath8178 yes

[@MaxFenix8k]

Rolf xD

[@ENFIKEFEPOKETC]

Hold the tool that BosnianBill and I made

[@trxscreed]

Laughed pretty hard at this. I only wish I could see the Locksmith's face when that final "click" happened. :)

[@yahyakoura1226]

*surprised pikachu face*

[@foolishgambit5625]

You know you just ruined the maybe with this video, your comment was the preview, anyways you get a like for my complaining

[@neptunium_239]

@@foolishgambit5625 watch the video before reading comments

[@DevonMopiedmont1143]

The video itself is almost shorter than the time it took the grind the lock off 😂

[@larryking9460]

@@neptunium_239 you obviously don't watch KZbin on an Android phone

[@phoenixgaming4110]

I would understand why some people in the replies of the comments would defend the locksmith for not having the necessary tools for the job if he admitted it or admitted that he doesn't know entirely about all the different types of lockpicks, but he didn't and became arrogant so...

[@zacharyrollick6169]

Ah yes the old "I've been doing this 25 years". I have seen people with 40 years of experience suck at their jobs. Trust no one.

[@matthewmcewen1]

I hate when people pull experience bull on me. Frankly, it's an insult to my education and reasonable intelligence to tell me I can't be right or have good judgment purely because I have low experience in a field.

[@beeble2003]

As LPL explains, there's no reason to assume this locksmith sucks at the technical aspects of his job: picking disc-detainer cores is not a normal thing to do. However, he certainly sucks at the customer service aspects of his job.

[@beeble2003]

@@matthewmcewen1 It's an insult to you when somebody who's experienced knows more than you, who are inexperienced? Buuuuh? OK, if all you mean is "I hate it when people tell me that they know better than me and won't explain", then that's fine, but that's not what you wrote.

[@tookitogo]

Zachary Rollick Yep. Idiots will do the same thing _wrong_ for decades.

[@BGroothedde]

Trust only the ones that admit they cannot do something, even though they have decades of experience.

[@ionutbanu2889]

this guy picks locks faster than I unlock my motorcycle lock with a key

[@OutdoorsPNW]

He can pick it faster than I can open my gas tank on my bike with the key inserted already🤣🤣

[@ryank1273]

@@OutdoorsPNW It takes me longer to start a forklift that already has the key in it!

[@Rocker-1234]

@@ryank1273 with all do respect forklifts are a bitch to start half the time 😂😂 damn gas powered shit

[@ryank1273]

@@Rocker-1234 And all the safety features. (Thanks OSHA!)

[@Rocker-1234]

@@ryank1273 eh forklifts need the safety features, when you got up to 30t (in the case of the bassive dock yard forklifts) on what is essentiually a motorised seasaw..... yea you kinda need em lol

[@BluntyTV]

Isn't it a youtube terms of use violation to violently murder someone's pride so savagely? I mean, damn dude!

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

**Flashback to the glorified zip tie being cut with tin snips**

[@QargZer]

It actually is against new KZbin terms and conditions to "harass or make fun of others". Pretty much nothing is allowed anymore

[@GreenisOK]

Its just a reply to being called "worst offender, and that his videos being utter bullshit".. i don't see anything wrong than just defending his own pride and reputation

[@Malloc42]

It's ok, he's letting the locksmith save face by starting with the fact that that lock's picking toolset is NOT in the general toolset carried by most locksmiths. I thoroughly enjoyed the video!

[@WarriorPNG]

it was polite murder

[@marwanshahid6922]

$75 for a 2 min and 14 second job. This guy got paid $2000/hr to cut a lock.

[@strajkz]

Not how that sort of billing works...most businesses charge you by the hour, some by half an hour, and that starts the moment the timer starts ticking, so even if I take 10 seconds, I'm billing you an hour, and this is not taking into account the traveling costs and tools, and if I had to guess, even if he took 24 hours to do the job, he would still charge that amount. Also I would suspect that this type of work doesn't happen that frequently, so competition is going to be low as well, increasing the price...so yeah, probably $75/hour to cut a lock.

[@HVACadvice]

Most folks in the SF Bay Area can only dream of paying just $75.

[@CalLadyQED]

He had to drive there

[@oluskloc]

No. He have to receive call first which not all of them ends in sale, drive there, establish what's going on, prepare and bring tools, talk with client and drove back. I guess total like 40-60 minutes, 30 minutes per job which will be lucky if so. So $150 per hour maximum but he as well might not have any job or just one a day. You don't understand making a business at all.

[@trydodis690]

"It's far less of a challenge than Malcolm will have trying to get his money back from the locksmith" God damn did LPL toss some shade

[@spacecadet0]

To be fair, according to the letter shade was given first by the locksmith and his rant.

[@daveisradicle]

I shot coffee all over my desk when he said that 😁

[@CaptainRon956]

I laughed out loud when I heard that lol

[@videoman77365]

Why would you Dam God

[@Himothy_Himbo_Himson]

LPL didn't throw shade he threw an eclipse.

[@weston5146]

"Ive been picking locks for 25 years." *Uses grinder**

[@Echuwe]

😂

[@boosaft1622]

*been grinding locks for 25 years

[@Wurrah]

A grinder is just a high powered lockpick.

[@smitaaay]

lol, yeah, by that definition I've been "picking" angle iron and sheet metal for several years, too. 😂🤣

[@SulfuricRain]

I think I've found my new calling. Be a locksmith, but just claim every lock is unpickable and then use a grinder.

[@zeek3580]

Hes not gonna give him his money back. That's for sure.

[@envikka]

pretty sad

[@kylekocin2703]

Oh hell no,its going to be harumph I say good sir

[@Kolfonik]

@Ow my Bones The american way to do things.

[@keyrone77]

Definitely not getting any money back

[@spoonyluv19]

Still I'd send the locksmith this video just to piss him off even further.

[@kuroibullen1639]

The "locksmith" should have not only refunded him for destroying the lock but also bought him a new lock...

[@AxelC2020]

"... it's a far less of a challenge trying to get money back from the locksmith..." -- This made me laugh

[@apatheticAnxiety]

Break your customers lock, charge enough money to buy a grinder and cut it yourself. Lose bet and only put the cost of service on the line despite breaking a customers property, which he will likely ghost on anyway

[@swatmajor1]

I oofed hard on that one chief

[@cysioland]

@@apatheticAnxiety Yes. He should also refund the cost of the lock, if he's such an "expert".

[@BlokeOzzie]

I cackled hard at that, especially since it was delivered so matter-of-fact and without any rancour.

[@mobettameta]

Plot twist: lock picking lawyer faked the whole challenge from fan. Lol. Love your vids dude. Keep on rocking it.

[@Divolmus]

He used both his most powerful tools: serious mode and the-tool-BosnianBill-and-I-Made

[@ToddNZMTB]

Yeah dang, serious mode: engaged

[@Divolmus]

@@ToddNZMTB And we know that that was only about 10% of his power

[@Hawkens85]

Reading it as one word had my laughing out loud

[@afterburn2600]

He didn't even tell us when he got a little click out of 2, and 3 is binding. You know he was serious.

[@elevens9776]

lol

[@kaylt.7864]

This is the real life equivalent of when youre so good the enemy team calls you a hacker.

[@YouTube_is_complete-total_shit]

This reply hit me so hard right at home... i been banned so many times for appearing to be hacking only to have my account unlocked and an apology sent claiming some along the line of " we just sort of looked at your stats and had to lock the account while we did an investigation on previous matches I have played. This has happened in mutiple different games, cod, league, halo 3... honestly only games I wasn't banned from probably games you can't get reported in.

[@emirozbalak]

@@KZbin_is_complete-total_shit If you are getting banned from lots of different games with different tactics & game mechanics, I think the the problem is not the games, even your defence looks like you are cheating :P

[@YouTube_is_complete-total_shit]

@@emirozbalak I have a special brain but mostly 12-16 hours a day when you're young and have 0 responsibilities will basically make you a master at whatever you play.. ( most kids it's their shmeckle) I mean I was never good in the first day at any of these games... but a week in... you know.. nearly 100 hours of playing... not to mention a year later or sometimes 2 or 3 years some games depending on how long the game was popular... ( there is a saying "10,000 hours of doing something makes you a master/professional". Given I played 60+ hours a week I'd say I was close to that and was no doubt a master at some games but at gaming in general was a professional/master. And I mean halo bogaurding the best weapon spawn isn't cheating its just mean.. same with cod and equipment builds... nobody knew those effected damage output if the correct build was achieved... wondering why my sniper 1 hit kills and theirs (exact same sniper) only hurts people..... hard to explain and be told your a liar so many times.

[@kaylt.7864]

@@KZbin_is_complete-total_shit i get reported a lot myself lmao

[@YouTube_is_complete-total_shit]

@@kaylt.7864 I could tell when you wrote that comment, it's truly something most only know about threw experience.

[@AhDollar]

And now this is his second most viewed video, and the locksmith is probably somewhere hoping profusely that his name never gets to the public, while desperately learning new lockpicking skills, so that no one can easily detect him

[@Vazalemma]

When the locksmith sees that LPL starts picking the lock, but there's only 1 minute left in the video: **nervous sweating**

[@bradley3549]

LPL should have padded the end of the video to add to the suspense! Could have played the chicken dance song or something.

[@asdfasdf7199]

😀

[@OliviaSNava]

from the moment he opens the package, to the end of the video is about a minute and a half. He completely destroyed the locksmith.

[@Simon-ho6ly]

So probably about 30 seconds more than needed

[@bradley3549]

@@toddrisinger3623 LOOL. Yum.

[@EmmieHunny]

Imagine thinking a multiple-time lockpicking world champion is “complete bullshit” lmao

[@kylegarrett2429]

Lol, wreaks of elitism doesn't it?

[@SuperBigboi18]

J 👍

[@billreed3785]

@@user-jg78 Face Diapers up!

[@SuperBigboi18]

J you need help

[@scottd7222]

@@user-jg78 except covid is all bullshit and that's fact. CDC has on their website that of the 180,000 deaths recorded 96 percent died with multiple lethal ailments and only 9000 deaths were of just covid. Most were advanced age and already fatally sick... So yes it is all bullshit. 9000 deaths is not a splash in the population. Even with the high as they say with 4 million cases that is 99.99 percnet of the population not having it.

[@zackftw2748]

“Let’s see how quickly we can get this open” Only one minute left in the video 😂😂

[@redlobster4841]

Lol👍

[@ichirocharles1]

And most of that minute is him ending the video with saying like and subscribe.

[@TheAnizenYT]

Such subtle shithousery I love it 😂

[@billgates736]

@@TheAnizenYT Hey you. Yeah you! Come here! 🤓 You wanna try a vaccine? 💉👀

[@man5262]

@@billgates736 ouch that must've hurt

[@azarite7932]

A quick google search shows results for that tool in the 10$ range. not sure of the quality of said tools, but if it can be had for that cheap I don't really think there is much of an excuse for a "professional" to not have one. Especially when they are charging you 75$ for the service of buying a new lock as well. if you have a spare key at home cheaper to call a friend or get a uber home than the locksmith seeing as again that bike lock is around 60$ so this hole thing cost him around 135$.

[@ccisking]

Best shut down while also being quite humble.

[@kenankurtovic8989]

LooL

[@zacharydance7822]

😂😂😂

[@redrum8802]

That’s how it post to be even when u beat someone up beat em Up with kindness 😆

[@BaseBa11er08]

I have to agree

[@xdonvito]

I guess lock picking for 25 years doesnt make you an expert like this guy. Lol

[@Issenthevampire]

"It took 2 minutes and 14 seconds." Me looking at the length of the video.... Oh no.

[@Fernando-ry5qt]

Same lol

[@Cringemoment4045]

Don't woosh me but most of it was talking

[@RedLuminous]

@@Cringemoment4045 You're right, but I think what they meant is that by the time LPL mentioned how long it took, there clearly wasn't that much time left.

[@highpineapple]

That's exactly what happened with me also. Lmao

[@Cringemoment4045]

@@RedLuminous huh, I see

[@CurlyCross]

"it was probably easier than malcolm getting his money back..." shots fired! shots fired!

[@liberationwasalie2982]

Did you know the common last name "Smith" came from back in the day as a title that people held for being "locksmiths"

[@thevirtuoso3883]

@@liberationwasalie2982 pretty sure it's from "Blacksmith"

[@Nkvik]

@@liberationwasalie2982 Did you know that BS "facts" on the internet are the 3rd most common cause for cancer? That surname dates back to the days before surnames were inherited and refers to general metalworking smiths.

[@liberationwasalie2982]

@@Nkvik source?

[@Greedinreallife]

@@liberationwasalie2982 The internet said so

[@enochmartin7190]

$75 just for 2 minutes of standing there cutting through a lock is crazy

[@CriAlch]

At first sight it is, but: Here in Germany you can expect costs of at least 20$ for the journey. Rather more most of the time, depending on the location and distance they have to travel. The working time starts as soon as he is at the customer. So his total effort, with the discussion about the lock picking etc. will surely be at least 15 minutes. Locksmiths are still relatively expensive, but you have to remember that the bill is certainly not just these 2.5 minutes. If he was there for half an hour and we calculate travel of 20$, then the hour of work costs about 110$, which is not a very high price, no matter in what profession.

[@swapnilmankame]

but you can buy a new grinder for $75 and do it yourself@@CriAlch

[@magnificenthonky]

No, it's not crazy. That $75 paid for the fuel to get there, helped to offset the investment in the grinder, offset the cost of the service truck (plus tags, taxes, and insurance), offset the cost of licensing and bonding, offset the cost of that locksmiths other operating expenses, and MAYBE there was enough money left over after all of that to actually compensate the man for his time. Even 3 years ago, $75 was rather inexpensive. It would be a damn good bargain, in today's economic climate. That's the problem with service work. Nobody considers what it costs to operate a business. If you don't want to pay for the work to be done, figure out how to fix your problems by yourself. If you want to farm out your problem solving, expect to pay for it. And, when you fork over that cash, stroke that check, or run that card, remember the pain of trading that money for expensive work, and maybe don't vote for the politicians who place high financial burdens on businesses.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@magnificenthonky That $75 could've bought a grinder, an inverter, and rented the damn truck to use for the call. When people hire *locksmiths* they expect *locksmiths* not *hacksmiths*

[@magnificenthonky]

@@InfernosReaper Obviously, you've never rented a vehicle, run a business, or purchased quality, commercial grade tools. If you had, you'd know that, realistically, $75 wouldn't cover any of that. Especially not a truck rental. People expect a lot of things, when they call for a service. It's not uncommon for those expectations to be unrealistic. This specific bike lock, for example- to defeat that lock, in a nondestructive way, you need a special tool. You also need to know that the lock-type and the special tool exist, and you need to know how to use the tool. Most locksmiths deal with common house locks, common safes, common commercial locks, and vehicle entry. Weird ass locks, designed to secure toys, are not going to be in the wheelhouse of the average locksmith. It's silly to expect that of them, if you think about it. How many of those toy locks do you reckon locksmiths encounter? One or two, every decade? There's no reason to expect that they'd put forth the money to buy the tool (which only exists because LPL and Bosnian Bill invented it, and it's probably not in inventory at the average Locksmith Supply Warehouse.), buy two or three overpriced locks on which to practice using the special tool, and then spend all the extra time it takes to learn the tool. A tool that, again, would almost never get used. Nah, if you need to defeat some weird ass, uncommon lock, expect a grinder. And, at this point, expect that grinder to cost about $120, with the rabid inflation of this modern era. Expectation of anything better is ridiculous.

[@ieatelmerglue5586]

Haha no idea why i got 14k likes for u

[@d.bcooper2271]

Did he actually get the money back?

[@ihatemyneighbour226]

@@d.bcooper2271 we'll never know...

[@neekeri3421]

And?

[@JamesAChambers]

If the guy is smart he would give him his money back . When you say something like "I've been doing this for 25 years that's all fake" and you get pwned this hard the most graceful thing you can say is something like "Oh wow, that is a newer technique or set of tools I haven't seen before, I'll look into it". No expert in any field knows everything and you at least maintain some credibility this way. He's lucky the lockpicking lawyer did not name him (what is he going to do, sue him?). That's probably for the best. My guess is that this is not how it's going to go down. If he was smart he would have at least had a vague awareness this was at least possible even if they had no clue how to do it and not positioned himself perfectly for a KZbin pwning.

[@JoseRamirez-yh2ll]

I'm sure he didn't get it back. It's 75 bucks, they gone! Plus he spent on shipping. But you now know, never trust a locksmith

[@JollyGreenWizard]

Breaking News: Mildly Competent Locksmith Thinks World Champion is a Liar, Loses $75 in Bet

[@astarothhentaiguy3554]

Underrated

[@Francois_Dupont]

more like chop saw professional think he is a locksmith.

[@Nerdnumberone]

@@Francois_Dupont He might be competent at picking locks which don't require this rare and specialized tool that LPL custom made with Bill.

[@Francois_Dupont]

@@Nerdnumberone just like a race car driver that can only drive in circle. A JOKE

[@PrudentPluto83]

@@Nerdnumberone I mean the Pick that he and bosnian bill made can be bought online now. Maybe he should buy one himself

[@dwideschrude411]

"I've been picking locks for 25 years" as he fires up his grinder

[@trequor]

My favourite lockpick is a sledgehammer

[@RidgelineJames]

If a grinder makes you a lock smith I’m good no other tools needed.

[@keepitfixit2736]

I think he ment to say “ive been grinding locks for 25 years” lol

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yep. That statement translated means "I ain't worth a fuck and that's the most awe inspiring statement I can come up with".

[@danielruiz3853]

fuckin clown lmfao

[@TheAde2]

I must say despite how fast he opened that lock and as fast as he did it. I imagine it took this guy a really long time to learn all the different mechanisms that are out there and the tools that are required to open them. Not discrediting his skill at all actually the opposite. Really unique skillset man such a unique mind to tackle the some these complexities.

[@InfernosReaper]

If a professional isn't willing to learn these things about their own job, then they aren't very professional

[@royalwolf88]

I love how LPL's professionalism disgueses the fact that he just completely BODIED this man😂😂😂

[@antonstanley8467]

Complete body

[@deusexaethera]

@Travis Montgomery: Nah. Probably blamed it on camera trickery or some nonsense and then went back to doing his job the same way he's done it for the past 20 years.

[@MrJellybutt]

@@deusexaethera ".....went back to doing his job the same way he's done it for the past 20 years." - yeah, cutting locks!

[@StevenCasteelYT]

That sass at the end about getting the money from the dude was very clear.

[@DarkesLuk]

He casually did it too lol

[@E_Rico]

This guy just read a whole letter and picked the lock in 3 minutes...

[@buscador2007]

It took more time to read the letter than picking the lock.

[@James_Bee]

It took longer to get the lock out of the wrapper than to pick it.

[@lathiat]

lost oppurtunity for him to have done the entire video in 2m14s with a counter from the start lol.

[@LostOnceLefthanded]

@@eddieoddie9516 Oh my god i died X'D

[@jamesbittner9384]

@@lathiat Why wouldn't the KZbin's counter work just as well?

[@ImpatientTurtle]

When he stayed silent on the picking I was like "Oh shit, the god is angry".

[@mauriciocampillo7299]

The most uncomfortable 28 seconds of my life...

[@rac6510]

More like "ok, this is serious shit".

[@redacted5052]

I figured it was go time, and conversation would be a waste of valuable lock picking thoughts 😂

[@xxliew]

It was terrifyingly amazing and I couldn't tear my eyes away.

[@BeerDone]

I think he was just concentrating. He has picked these before, so being educational wasn't necessary. This is just for challenge.

[@RosyRosie42]

This will forever be my favorite video on this channel 😆 I watch it randomly throughout the year, just for a smile.

[@brocode3724]

Grinding: 2 min 14 sec Me *seeing there is 1 minute left of the video before he starts opening it* Hehehhehehehe

[@astarothhentaiguy3554]

Heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheeheheehheehee

[@zikzein]

HUEHUEHUE

[@inbetweenjetlag]

Hehehehehhehehehe

[@abdullahzafar2023]

it took him longer reading the letter or taking the lock out of the paper wrapper lol

[@Thedamped]

Lol yeah. He actually misunderstood the language on the letter. The letter says he needs to open the package *and* pick the lock in less than 2 minutes and 14 seconds. But he only timed opening the lock. I thought, "Oh no, it's going to be more because he's taking his time after opening the package and before picking!" Then he opened it in a few seconds and I thought, "nvm".

[@codenamelux8683]

It would've been more disrespectful if he started the timer as he was opening the package.

[@wzername]

Eau if only he’d extravagantly tape it all up again, locked. And redo the video including cutting the pkg open. TWICE THE LOCKSMITHING SKILL! Voilà! Bwahahaha oh yes we need the ‘next’ video!

[@fetchstixRHD]

*Tupac Hit Em Up starts playing*

[@owenshaw2639]

What about starting the time when he stars to read the letter

[@dankmachine]

It would have been a bit of a challenge but he should’ve gone into his introduction at the start, and start the timer before reading the letter Edit: I timed it while subtracting the introduction bits and came to a time of 2:36. If he was slightly faster he could have legitimately done this and increased the degree of murder

[@renardstudios]

He took less time to open the package and lock pick this thing that the guy spend on cutting it

[@Suzukibob69]

That was the most professional “you aint sh*t” I’ve ever seen.

[@bunnyhop4938]

Saying "You ain't shit" means "you are not shit" which is opposite to what Lockpicking Lawyer is implying. "You are shit" is the correct phrase for what LPL is implying about the other locksmith.

[@Bluhbear]

@@bunnyhop4938 You can also tell people they're _not_ shit, and it somehow means about the same thing, due to a different meaning of shit.

[@roob9337]

Calling out another locksmiths laziness, love to see it!

[@VemorrFrantik]

@@bunnyhop4938 In such context "You ain't shit" means "You are nothing." It's definitely not a compliment.

[@shen1801]

@@bunnyhop4938 It's street slang. You can't put logic to that. It's like when people say " I am the shit". They are implying they are the real deal basically. You aint shit, you aint the real deal.

[@justbeingmybestbob]

My questions are, what would the LPL charge were he to have answered the call to pick this lock? How much is that lock compared to the cost of replacing it vs having it picked (see the first question)?

[@absurdengineering]

I guess that LPL has a minimum fee for any job + situation-specific charge + expenses + get-out clause. Expenses must be written such that he has the sole choice of the transport and hotels. I would be surprised if he didn’t get clients to pay first class airfare. The get-out clause is for when the client is ridiculous or in blatant violation of their terms. You still get paid, the client learns their lesson. And when the client calls you, they have no choice. That’s the thing about being very good at things. When you get a call, the client signs, and they act dumb in spite of knowing there are few other people handy to do the job - a good contract will make you walk away with money. Otherwise you’d be wasting *a lot* of time. Yes, people can be and are that unreasonable, all across the industries.