[182] How I Practice Lock Picking

[@jemsncrystals]

I just say "This is the lock picking lawyer" and locks pop open. Works every time.

[@wayneyam1262]

has tried, can confirm

[@longermanstovich5738]

holy shit i've been trying to open this 5 pin master lock no. 1 for hours and the moment I said that the lock popped

[@mogwaisales]

am I doing it wrong? mine don't open until I say "and what I have for you today"?

[@zecodking2354]

jemsncrystals 😂

[@Kontaras987]

i just say "i dont really know whats keeping this closed" and after 3 seconds its open

[@sebytro]

”I fear not the man who has practiced picking one lock 10,000 times, but I fear the man who has practiced picking 10,000 different locks.”

[@jesse578]

actually in the real quote its the other way around: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” So you had the right spirit but the wrong execution.

[@connoro331]

@@jesse578 I think he knows and he purposely reversed it so that it would apply to lockpicking. Nerd.

[@OrangeSodaKing]

LMAO Bruce Lee the lock picker

[@xx_1dreamstanlegend_xx422]

@@jesse578 nerd

[@ajax3310]

@@jesse578 ackshuallulyyy

[@TacticalFemboy]

Oh you must be a joy at the movie theater with your carabiner of locks

[@lockpickinglawyer]

At home...

[@jsihavealotofplaylists]

haha yeah I can imaging someone walking in a movie theater with their massive clanking ring of locks, then minutes later is escorted out.

[@solidus3168]

whats all that clanging?!?! Sounds like a freaking cat burglar!!!!!

[@harshnemesis]

you could superglue locks together so they don't clang :D

[@Darieee]

Aawhahahhaaa, I hope the lawyer didn’t get upset - love the passion!

[@koolaidman171]

I can imagine being mrs.Lawyer and watching a movie and hearing "little click out of 1, 2 is binding, click out of 2"

[@philldavies7940]

I'd be more worried when they go out, he has two hundredweight of locks in his pockets, backpack etc

[@MadScientist267]

"This is the skillet wielding wife, and what I have for you today is a cracked skull if you don't quit binding and clicking during chick flicks..."

[@swedzilla]

@@MadScientist267 HAHAHAHAHA!

[@peepingmig]

I wonder if he has ever picked a chastity belt?

[@vedanadleeh3908]

@@peepingmig He did boyo

[@Kabodanki]

If you live in Paris, there's multiple bridge with thousand and thousands of locks

[@akaiappears]

Visited. Saw the bridge railings and gates near the river wearing armors of locks. Armors of amors you could say, because it seems like lovers put a lock for themselves on something permanent and throw the keys into the river.

[@fish4225]

That tradition is actually causing big problems. The locks, after enough of them are added, weigh down on the particular bridge; some of those locks rust easily, which can cause adjacent locks and even the bridge to rust also; and it's a fucking played out, unoriginal idea that stopped being cute after the first dozen or so locks were put on a bridge.

[@alexk6839]

They removed the locks from the bridges after one of the railings fell down into a river and almost hit a boat because the locks were so heavy

[@Matthew-sp5kv]

@@alexk6839 sounds like the government would actually appreciate you picking and taking the locks then.

[@liquidorion9250]

Seems like this is a thing in multiple countries, we have that in Germany too, and yes, they do actually add up to a lot of weight on a pretty long bridge.

[@thatrealba]

Being a recently disabled man who has had to give up EVERY hobby and type of work I had learned, (there were several), I think I am going to look into lockpickong as something I can pick up and put down as my various issues pop up throu ghout my days and weeks. Thanks, LPL.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

From the sound of it you could also become a lawyer. Good luck going through this!

[@thatrealba]

@@RoamingAdhocrat the thought has crossed my mind over the years. Thanks for the kind words, they are appreciated.

[@Turbo_ej1]

@@thatrealba I'm from the future, how has lockpicking been for you

[@Cynsham]

BA Hey man, Idk if you ended up doing it, but good luck. Hope you find something that gives new meaning to your life 😃

[@thatrealba]

@@Cynsham not yet, but hopefully soon. Too much going on atm for anything new haha. And thanks!

[@shotgunsam9700]

Besides being a expert at lock picking, but also an expert at eBay bargain hunting? Damn, good trait good sir.

[@jorceshaman]

Don't forget that he also passed the Bar to become a lawyer.

[@jackfables3470]

100 Lockpicking, 90 Speechcraft.

[@friday145]

He’s also a KZbin with millions of subscribers 🤯

[@cvspvr]

i use my lockpicking skills to get the best bargain of them all: 100% off

[@peterthinks]

"Nothing on two.... little click out of three... Thanos has another infinity stone... nice deep false set on four...." "SHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

[@scooterdosh777]

peterthinks underrated comment

[@stickmanunited4061]

@@scooterdosh777 it's only underrated because the likes are at 666

[@nander1988]

This has got to be one of the best KZbin comments I've ever seen

[@Tobez]

incredible comment my friend

[@pathfinder4627]

Outstanding theory. I teach a particular set of topics in an industry overflowing with "experts," who have absolutely mastered a singular tool and hammer KZbin with their videos. The problem is, they are essentially, "one trick ponies." The repeatedly use the same tool(s) and only marginally change the circumstance they apply them in. It makes for great footage but doesn't really "teach." A new person to the topic will benefit most when they are guided towards an understanding of the bigger context. How to do that? Offer a more diverse set of tools and situations. He'll then build a more universal understanding/ experience so they can then apply that accumulated knowledge to everyday success. Thank you for reminding me about how to learn my new interest; if even briefly.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks for the kind words. We all fall into our comfort zone, an resist expanding our abilities. I'm there right now in my picking, and still haven't decided which uncharted (for me) waters to explore next.

[@nothankyou5524]

Took me many years to convince myself the best place to be comfortable is in the Uncomfortable Zone. And I still have to remind myself several times a day on most days. But LPL couldn't be more right!!!!!

[@MycaeWitchofHyphae]

@@nothankyou5524 a year later...and this is the series of comments that makes me take the plunge into single bevel knives. So thanks for that

[@HighTher3]

This video was the inspiration to buy an eBay buy that has kept me going for a while. I bought about 40 locks, I go through and then gut and replace the pins. I need to buy another lot of locks, as my skill is increasing and can bust through my 40 locks pretty quickly. All together I bought $100 of locks and 20 dollars in pins. That 120 has gone a hell of a long way in not only picking knowledge but also gutting, switching the pins out, and making the locks harder to pick, not only by using security pins but tricks like a really short pin behind a really long pin. It's been a blast and it is a bit of an obsession at this point. Thanks LPL

[@josoveys649]

Me) what you up to? Him ) Netflix and lock-picking Me) yeah same

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

Guess no lock is strong enough either

[@38mb.]

netpicks and chill

[@ge1187]

hello Saitama watcup doin'?

[@ernie5229]

You make excellent picking videos. Easily some of the best on KZbin. However, you make even better instructional videos! Make more! The more the better! You have a very specific style, and it is quite different than the general methods (i.e. "MIT Guide to Lockpicking", light tension & binding order, etc.) I'd love to see instructional videos about any and all of your methods!!

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... I have a few more ideas for some unique/fresh instructional content. Stay tuned.

[@redwarrior2963]

@@lockpickinglawyer :P

[@aydencz1239]

@@redwarrior2963 :P

[@cursedharold4475]

@@arthur-1290 :P

[@ab7207]

@@cursedharold4475 :P

[@MrCacarocha]

if i could only have a quarter of his dedication at the gym...

[@thatoneguy9473]

Just do what he does with locks and just do one rep of every machine in the gym and go home. 😂😂😂

[@DzSwipe]

Just start going to the gym

[@banditcountry3232]

Go to the gym at night time.. pick your way in and out... kill two birds with one stone.

[@asdfghyter]

There are a ton of locks to practice on over at the gym. Is that what you meant? :P

[@nothankyou5524]

Why can't you? Is there someone chasing you out. Looks like this gentleman enjoys this. Sounds like you're spending time doing something you don't. BTW, when some around you have moved on to endeavors that actually improved their life over time, IF you haven't, you'll probably know why. Just sayin".

[@sn0w810]

That's a great point, I recently bought a lock picking set and instead of picking the same practice lock over and over again, I went to my door and picked that, then I went to my car door and picked that, then I went to the neighbors door and picked that and the neighbor's neighbor's door and so on. Now I'm typing this while on probation, it was worth every lock I picked and screaming lady I encountered. I am a better lock picker now.

[@MurkysVideos]

I'm new to lockpicking.. like BRAND new. I just received my lock pick kit today. Already picked my front and rear door locks, and a random masterlock. All because of your videos. Thank you! Time to find more locks!

[@michaelmendillo7513]

This just a perfect new found hobby for me. !!! I am a retired carpenter and have a lot of time now, I would prefer to do small shop woodworking projects but my back won't allow it,, I love a challenge and have a lot of patience, and I can do this sitting down at my workbench. I can't wait to get started with this. !!! Thank you Sir. !!!! Watching your videos really inspired me. !!! You are just awesome!!!! 😎✌i

[@brothyr]

I have the opposite problem. I got about 200 keys and 0 locks.

[@varkokonyi]

Then learn how to pick a key... duh

[@NoMoreTagsLeft]

Keymaster, I believe Zuul is looking for you.

[@NoMoreTagsLeft]

@Herbert Wingfield I see 8 thumbs-up so I'm going to go with a response of "8 people got my obscure quip , Herbert. Thanks for asking." Actually I think someone had left a related comment too but it is gone now.

[@s4tchm0j0n3s]

NoMoreTagsLeft I was going to say that it really isn’t that obscure a reference, then I remembered what year it is... This getting old lark isn’t fun.

[@s4tchm0j0n3s]

@IamMe Someone is always discovering something new on good old KZbin.

[@electroguy02]

I think this applies to learning a new skill in general. For years, I made the mistake of thinking that playing a difficult (for me) song on the piano and mastering it would make me better in general. But it doesn't work like that. You can pick up some mechanical skills from an individual song, but pretty soon, your mind starts learning how to get from one note to the next instead of "generalizing" the movement. That's why every song was just as difficult to learn as the last since I learned songs and not techniques. Learning locks instead of lockpicking is a valuable perspective. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@floorpizza8074]

Every new picker needs to watch this video. Really glad I found it. Thanks, LPL.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, glad you like.

[@fezickthebig]

I would LOVE to have seen this completed but I also have ADHD and totally understand lost interest. Whatever you choose, I enjoyed your videos on it.

[@hennsbreit]

Dear LockPickingLawyer, thank you for your introduction video of your "how to learn pickin" practice. Your honesty, your dignity to this hobby and your openness towards new skills as well as sharing that knowledge - my deep respect, trank you too and as always, have a nice day!

[@jeffreyreindeer5351]

Excellent idea. Excellent points. Time to find the bargains.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks, and good luck... just don't bid against me!

[@ioojimooi]

LOL ~

[@kaysimpson]

The bargains, they are all gone!

[@adamwest8711]

Kaitlyn Simpson keep your eye open. They do crop up. Picked up a good assortment of over 50 locks the other day for around $2 each. Some are little beat up but they all work and if, like me, you do this both for fun and for legal job applications, practising on locks that aren’t factory fresh is a good thing.

[@leadgoat1320]

@@adamwest8711 hey man. Ive been looking on eBay for weeks now and the cheapest I can get to is $4 each. What keywords are you using or what other website are you using. If you could help I would be very thankful.

[@lesrinehart933]

What you explained here is the reason why you are so good at it 😊

[@jzthegreat]

This is like a professional athlete going through their routine

[@Yodumeee]

Yup. Major dedication

[@bikkies]

I think this is spot on. I consider myself a beginner, coming to this hobby after idly dabbling 25 years ago & losing interest. Now I'm older and a shocking hoarder, I've already built up a crate of random locks. Many are the transparent training ones but some are production. I'm sticking with pin tumblers for now but have bought some dimple locks etc for when I get more advanced. Within my collection I do exactly as you have suggested here. Pick one, move on, and I'm already finding myself improving. I would add that immersing myself in videos such as yours and Bosnian Bill's, while way out of my league with techniques & terminology, helps to bathe me in the culture, styles, enjoyment and frustration to come. Thank you!

[@ObviouslyCrap]

This is exactly the approach to use for becoming better at solving math or science problems: you don't practice the same problem over and over again - or even twice in a row, for that matter. You pick a topic (= type of lock), such as solving and plotting quadratic equations (picking tubular locks) and work at one after the other. Thanks for discussing this important fundamental principle of learning as it applies to lock picking, LPL!

[@johnrehwinkel7241]

I occasionally drop by the storage facilities where people rent areas to store their extra stuff. If they're behind in their payments, the company just cuts the locks off. They'll often sell me a bucket of cut-off locks for a few dollars (basically what they could get for them as scrap metal). Sure, most of them are easy Master locks, but you'll generally get a handful of decent ones as well. Be ready for the "what are you going to use them for" question: I explain the general concept of locksport to them, and most of them are satisfied with that. Note, once I was late on a payment and they went to cut my locks off, but their boltcutters weren't capable of cutting a quality hasp.

[@RayTeerlink]

What did you use?

[@johnrehwinkel7241]

What did I use for what?

[@RayTeerlink]

Your quality hasp lock?

[@johnrehwinkel7241]

I was an American lock, from before they got bought by Master.

[@Oldspice122f]

I'm watching all of your videos but this one has to be the most important

[@Kavukamari]

i know you mean watch a movie in your house, but it's fun to me to imagine movie usher: "sir? what is this?" LPL:" it's my lock belt, I always practice picking when I watch a movie" MU: "?????????????"

[@theOLSuser]

The lock belt stays ON during sex

[@josphe9011]

Lock or be unlocked...

[@nitramretep]

Excellent points! Rotation of locks is key to functional practice. I agree E Bay is a source of inexpensive locks. I have found locks for $2-3 dollars.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@glenn3933]

Also a way of finding the wrong site and losing your

[@Senn3x]

"while you were watching movies, I was studying the lock"

[@skyr3x]

This video is just him flexing on us with the amount of metal pieces in a plastic box he has.

[@diarykeeper]

LPL at the checkout: Lock'd! I forgot my purse, can I pay in lockcylinders ?

[@tylerlondon5052]

That bastard

[@Pdro-gw7lu]

Excellent thoughts. I am attempting the same method albeit on a smaller scale and totally agree something like this is necessary to avoid being overconfident in your skills by becoming familiar with a small selection of locks. Great video. Cheers

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@jojox6145]

This was very helpful! You saved me from going down the wrong rabbit hole. Thank you. 🙏🏼

[@Johnyrocket70]

for pickers on a budget with a limited amount of locks I would suggest shuffling pins top and bottom to change things up.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

That's always an option, but also a serious PITA.

[@Johnyrocket70]

+LockPickingLawyer that's why it's important, like picking, pinning takes practice too.

[@Kelly-cd3gb]

you can go to paris and lockpick all the locks you want on the bridge althought lockpicks are illegal there

[@masonhogan8525]

I dont remember how I came acrossed your videos, but KZbin must know me better than I know myself cause it really peaked my interest. It would of never even dawned on me people picked locks for a hobby. Now I'm going to try and learn myself. I've watched alot of your videos now and really enjoy them. I enjoy your voice and manner of speaking too it's very calming. You're like the Bob Ross of lock picking. 😂 in any case thanks for making these videos and sharing with the world.

[@intheparlanceofourtimes]

Fantastic! This idea of "mixed practice" sometimes called "interleaving" has good support in educational/psychological research and seems to be strongly tied to flexibility, retention of deeper skills, and creativity. It applies to almost all learning. Very cool.

[@DarkgrowthShadows]

This is some really good advice. I myself take is a step further. I don't buy a whole lot of locks. Instead I find them. Literally on the side of the road. You might be surprised about how many you might find. People forget to lock them up or set them on their trailers and they just fall of after a period of time. The locks themselves are usually scratched up. Sometimes they are broken, but majority of the time they are just fine. As a note I'm not condoning walking into traffic just to get a hunk of metal. I advise people to be safe when making your own decisions. Cheers!

[@devinebeast720]

Can you please make a video explaining the terms you use in your videos like “false set” what it means when a pin is “loose” etc. just an idea

[@recless8667]

A "loose" pin has no resistance when you push up on it with the pick; you're looking for the "binding" pin, which is simply the pin that has the most resistance when you push up on it.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Here’s a great video demonstrating the basics of lockpicking using a clear plastic core for demonstration purposes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZvYhZJsaK6in8k The bobby pins are kind of silly, but the concept is still the same when you use real tools.

[@goodvibes4891]

Think devine means for newer visitors or ones looking to get educated, no him himself. There are countless people who watch lockpicking lawyers videos who dont care about locks lockpicking or anything else related to the channel, would be neat for him to leave a link at the top of the desc for new viewers to get educated and possibly stick around

[@gumonthepants]

This is a great thread - Following!

[@sed6]

I agree! All these videos and nothing on the basic basics like terms, etc.

[@nixdapogs]

Probably watched dozens of your videos and just noticed that I wasn’t even subscribed. Made sure I subbed this time. Thanks for your informative videos. This hobby is useful for developing my concentration, patience and problem solving skills.

[@MrMarcelpare]

Great info! I don't own much locks, but I'm blessed with a local locksmith that lend me lots of stuff, so at one point, I was doing the same, getting 5-10 different lock a week, picking them, bringing them back and so forth! Helped me a lot.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

A supportive local lock locksmith can be a real asset. You are very locky. ;-)

[@MrMarcelpare]

+LockPickingLawyer guess how I got that scorpion ;)

[@jedcobb8242]

Very good advice. I've become very good at several different skills in my life. I refrain from saying "mastered" because I think that is not possible. There will always be something out there that you haven't encountered. Felling timber (logging) is one. I've felled many thousands of trees in my life. I've also climbed them and taken them down over multi million dollar homes and transmission lines working as an aborist. None are the same. None. When you set your saw into an individual tree it is the thousands of others that you have felled that tell you how to fell that one. Adding the risk of dying to the equation justs ups the anty. I was also a licenced plumber for 15 years. Now, a lot of people will scoff at that because they don't know what it takes to get there. Good for them. I've never killed a family by improperly venting a boiler or water heater. There is so much stuff to learn in plumbing that no one person could ever know all of it. I think our brains store this stuff, not on the top, but it is there and is accessed when we need it. I think you are spot on with your lock picking practice and I've never picked a lock in my life besides sliding a credit card through the front door of my house when I locked myself out. I hadn't locked the deadbolt. I enjoy your videos immensely. Hats off to you.

[@kapa1611]

love your comment, very true 👍👍 stay save logging.. i heard it's one of the most dangerous jobs out there. i read about logging accidents all the time in the news

[@K1assh]

This seems to be good advice for any new skill. Thanks for showing us the actual work you put in maintaining your skills.

[@MrHRamone]

Hi LPL, I started watching your vids through interest & what I’ve learnt from your vids came to good use today when I forgot the keys to my tool chest & was able to pick the locks to access my tools. 👍 Thanks LPL

[@Emalo]

People watching movies normal people: popcorn, pepsi lockpickinglawyer: carabiner locks

[@nooneknows6060]

Nicely done! The strength of the effort is measured in the result. There is never a mistake in the result.

[@mikeherbert6131]

Excellent, this is why I subscribe to your channel, for these lateral thinking gems that you put out from time to time. I find that your slightly different approach very enlightening. Thanks Mike

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... I have a few more videos along these lines in mind, but need to noodle the content a bit more. Thanks for the sub, and stay tuned for more.

[@Taco_Syndicate]

Solid info bud! This is a gem of a non picking instructional video on KZbin. The analogy in the back of my mind has always been that these locks are a kin to easy chicks from the bar... lol, hit it once or twice and be done. But I've never thought about having a harem to randomly pick through ;^)

[@lockpickinglawyer]

LOL. Thanks.

[@guyanello7201]

Huge waste of money buying locks, people just leave these things everywhere: sheds, lockers, luggage

[@tylerblubaugh5549]

@@croxion you aren't looking hard enough just go into the neighbors back yards you'll find at least 1 a neighborhood (at least in the suburbs)

[@fredsmith1970]

I actually laughed out load reading this. :-D

[@tylerblubaugh5549]

@Etcetera idk about you but the areas I've lived have plenty of locks

[@maskettaman1488]

@@croxion Check white houses and sheds near a black neighbourhood

[@operator8014]

Hahahahaha.

[@soup5344]

"How I Practice Lock Picking" *Cut to LPL breaking into someones house at midnight*

[@alabamalockpicking]

Lol

[@LDU2U]

Another great video. I think most pickers tend to get 'stale', they get hung up or frustrated occasionally, these type videos are a very helpful tool, help regain some focus and concentration and relax, like a fresh start. This helps me to allay some frustration sometimes, it's a 'feel good' thing. Thanks for sharing ;-)

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you... One thing I didn't mention is that these practice sessions are very relaxing for me. My own little Zen getaway!

[@bplus2625]

I appreciate this video and the practice methods it recommends. Unfortunately I don't have much money to buy locks and I only have 3 right now. What I've been doing after learning a lock is using the different types of picking tool to pick it again. It definitely changes the difficulty and I hope it makes me a better picker in the long run.

[@spinnito]

"Can you borrow a padlock?" -"ain't got any" (laughing inside) Lmao

[@ro_yo_mi]

LPL, it's so nice to see some of your larger collection, and learn some of what's involved to maintain your skills. Thank you for sharing this.

[@ACoustaDC]

The only person to put more time into his hobby than his law degree.

[@TheCuteMaster]

This is one hell of a flex. 😂❤️

[@alphacharlie6092]

I have a carabiner full of locks. I go through each lock as if it was the first time and in random order. I’m also always adding to my collection. Thanks for validating my efforts! Keep up the great work... 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@RMoribayashi]

Great idea, well executed. It's exactly the opposite approach to starting with one repinnable lock. You can vary the pins but the natural binding order will always be the same.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. Like I said in the video, everyone seems to have a different approach to picking and practice, and some people swear by those purpose-built practice locks. That said, I think that you zeroed right in on one of the two main weaknesses of them... the binding order (though that can be changed with security pins) and the fact that it can be a royal PITA to repin the lock dozens of times per practice session.

[@maxwelll1978]

Thank you LockPickingLawyer. My new favorite channel and hopefully a new passion/skill to embrace. I don't want to break into anywhere, but just enjoy the discipline it's self, the mechanical fascination and joy of puzzle solving in such a form. Also will be great not to get locked out of my house again, although this has only ever happened when I'm too drunk to walk, so maybe this level of manual dexterity will be quite beyond me. There must be some very funny stories about this kind of thing.

[@samuelscheiermann7062]

I think your advice in this video translates very well into other skills, for example playing the piano. If you just play the same song, you may learning how to play that song, but not how to play the piano.

[@kenlukasik5257]

After buying a Sparrow lock picking set and a dummy plastic lock, I find what you said to be correct. I've picked that training lock several times, and an old Master lock a few times. I've also found that tension is much more important than picking. Thanks for your heart of a teacher, and keep up the great videos. I also equate locks to that of law, just because you're good at one type of law, doesn't mean that you're good at all of them.

[@Ratlins9]

LPL, you have given great credence to an old adage “ Practice makes perfect”

[@walter.bellini]

LPL really great mindset video to watch to establish the correct baseline for this line of business Thank you for sharing this out Appreicated

[@RippingJack76]

When I first started getting into lock picking, are used to take coffee at 7 to 10 at a local restaurant. I would take a lock or two down there and practice. Pretty soon my friends, were bringing in locs. Usually without keys. This had the effect of making me a fairly good Universal picker.

[@kylejramstad]

Just started picking and went back into your video catalog and this video really helped. In just one day I got noticably better from just picking through multiple locks in a single session. Thanks!

[@captainnemo4770]

I can just hear LPL sitting in the movie theater quietly saying, “click on one, nothing on two, three is binding...”

[@adamwest8711]

Thanks for the video. I appreciate your channel for remembering things that other channels don’t touch on. This video and the one you did focussing just on tension techniques were both really good watching for anyone but particularly for those who are still pretty new.

[@CraiiZeD]

"I also have a lock picking club I go to once a week, where I sit around with the boys, drink beers, and pick locks while talking about whatever lock pickers talk about. We're meeting at my house next week and I'm ordering pizzas.... jokes on them though, I'm putting locks on the boxes (don't ask me how) and they get nasty luke warm/cold pizza if they can't solve it fast enough. Ah, I love lock picking club!"

[@egonxm]

the first rule of lock picking club, is, don't talk about lock picking club.... :-)

[@christopher88719]

I realize I am commenting on an old video, but thank you for making this. This is a great approach and is giving me a lot of good ideas. I am new to picking but old to following the hobby. I have seen almost all your videos and Bills videos. I have been buying used lock lots on eBay because right now it is a cheap way to get 5 or more locks, but I love the idea to resale them, I think I am going to do just that.

[@lostandfound1004]

I 100% agree, the 1 point I would add is that is when you pick the same style of lock(not the same lock)you can pick useful techniques like tension amounts.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks.

[@Lupinicus1664]

Great advice. Works for other skills too. Thank you.

[@TomasPiliponis]

phrase - "it can be done, without breaking the bank" - have a different tone coming from a man with such skillset... :))))

[@frankchiuchiolo2345]

I've been following you for about 3 years you are 100% thank you😊

[@Brutik5]

Teacher: What are your hobbies? LockPickingLawyer: I love picking locks, one day it will be my proffession Teacher: Calls police

[@brianhignett8954]

Hi Harry, Been away, have just seen your video, and it does make a lot of sense. Continually picking the one lock doesn't really advance your skills, but rotating many locks at random is the way to go. Excellent advice, thanks for putting it out there. Regards, Brian.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks... In other news, I may have a BiLock video soon. Last night I received a 1st generation (I think) BiLock KIK cylinder without a key. Opened it in about 15 minutes! I was pretty happy with that for a blind pick, considering how much trouble the one you sent me has been. I didn't have much time to play with it, but I'm cautiously optimistic. Maybe all the time I have spent playing with the lock you sent is paying off. We will see soon enough.

[@SmallFries01]

I learned to pick locks playing the elder scrolls. level 100

[@thatoneguy9473]

And how many of those locks have you come across in the world? 😂😂😂

[@WonderingAimlessly]

Same.

[@missingno2401]

i learned from fallout.

[@zecodking2354]

SmallFries01 lol

[@brookeroram1620]

I learned from betrayal at Krondor. Computer game from the 90's. I wonder if the lockpicking lawyer can pick a Webber lock. If anyone can do it, it's him!

[@parapicktog7734]

Thank you ! Very good advice. I have a series of locks that I have picked so many times I could open them all now with a paper clip and a Bobby pin. I can't afford a ton of locks to practice, and shipping costs too much for the bargains I find on ebay. So what I do, is I have a dozen practice locks, and a couple re-pinning kits, and I just keep changing the pinning on them. But that only works with pin tumblers.

[@10tonhamster]

"Good morning your honour, I am defending my client who was caught outside the warehouses because he was RUBBISH"

[@70rodal]

You have answered my question....thank you very much for sharing. I have enjoyed watching many of your videos. There are many to watch; nonetheless, I do enjoy watching your videos, many have made me LMAO.

[@jigglyjames29]

This is how I got really good at picking my nose.

[@johnmutz9919]

Excuse me sir/maam. Can I pick your nose for practice.

[@ethiird]

You never pick the same nose more than once in a row?

[@JeiShian]

Hahahahahah

[@Mindseas]

This is a very interesting approach, and it makes sense to not get stuck into a pattern or used to a way a specific lock works. Thanks for a great video (still, years later)! Unfortunately for me, where I live, it's really difficult to access that amount of locks for a reasonable price, so collecting this variety of a type of lock would take me a long time. On average used locks sell for 10-20 dollars, and high quality ones are often above 50. Not that that will stop me of course. All the best!

[@dirksecrets]

Thanks for this great video. Your fantastic skills proof that you are right with this kind of workflow. You have more locks in one Set you showed, then I have in my whole collection. ;-) Of we go to ebay.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thanks. Ebay is a godsend for us pickers.

[@Twiggy163]

Its a great hobby. I've been practicing on some locks, on my own door in the appartment complex and a flatmate wondered if I could pick his lock. Took some time because, like you said: it was new and I picked the same locks for giggles. But I managed and my flatmate got kinda scared. Assured him its just a COVID lockdown hobby. The patience required, a calm mind and learning the feeling of a set pin... its great!

[@thegamingruler1996]

you know this is exactly the same way you teach a machine-learning algorithm to classify data. If you give it one data set and make it learn it over and over again, it will learn that very well but wont generalize. On the other hand, if you have hundreds if not thousands of datasets you make your model generalize to most datasets. Interesting video.

[@hemmethemma8081]

Thoughtful video. I recently started and were not interested from the beginning more curious how things works. Ended up with an order to Chris at UK Bumpkeys for some pics. And after following you and later on Bosnian Bill it is pretty straight forward but as a beginner coaching videos like this are good not to loose focus. So I will say thanks to you LPL. It is also a perfect hobby in times of Corona.

[@summit6077]

I do it a bit differently. Instead of having a tote full of locks, i have a large neighborhood full of homes that are oddly quiet and dark at night.

[@sampathsris]

Did the judge agree that it's a hobby?

[@trekinseattle]

The first 1 minute is one of the Most Profound on KZbin. Life Lesson for sure !!!!! Don't get comfortable, don't get in a rut. Keep learning, Don't be a zombie through life.

[@banditcountry3232]

Thats his Netflix and chill.

[@larsebbers5214]

Netflix and pick

[@Madadader]

I ordered my first set of lock picks after watching your video [347] on the Banggood set. I couldn't find that set but I found a similar set. I haven't received my set yet, in fact, it's been delayed, but I'm soaking in information in preparation for receiving my set. I've been watching your channel for a few years now, and finally am biting the bullet. Funny enough, while this video was playing, I went back to your first video, and queued it up in the background right before you mentioned your first video. Very coincidental and hard to believe, but true I promise. :P Thank you for being a constant informative and entertaining force here on KZbin LPL. :)

[@jkirkdjr]

I'd love to see you in a 3 star restaurant waiting for your food to arrive.

[@maverick7969]

I have no interest in picking locks whatsoever but this guy's voice is better than ambian for when i can't sleep. So thanks for that LPL.

[@robcarnaroli269]

This guys not getting through airport security with his version of a fidget spinner :-)

[@samanthawood4949]

You’re a commitment at your hobby is inspiring

[@BeasT-gw6fb]

When hes mad he goes to the paris bridge and picks all the locks

[@kapa1611]

omg! that is brilliant xD

[@JBF-GST-Tanda]

With only a tension bar , a shim and a WAVE RAKE

[@arendschrikbarend]

Thanks for the tip. Just started picking YESTERDAY when my practice lock arrived. Since then been looking all over the house for padlocks and will buy some online!

[@Steel-Pinnings]

Great video, definitely a good way to improve your random picking skills. Keep it up.

[@lockpickinglawyer]

Thank you.

[@remyb9495]

The amount of dedication you have is admirable.

[@johnhess3967]

Other lockpickers: so how many locks do you have Lockpicking lawyer: Yes

[@lokanoda]

Silly meme

[@Uocjat]

"Yes" in ASCII converted to binary to decimal makes 89 101 115 so just shy of 90 million, feels like a fair estimate

[@heroslippy6666]

@@Uocjat The more you know.

[@JohnDoe-nq4du]

@@Uocjat "yes" is also base-36 for 44596 decimal.

[@JohnDoe-nq4du]

@@Uocjat If you instead go case-sensitive, base-62, encoded with all the lower-case letters first, then the upper-case, then "Yes" works out to 231536 decimal.

[@adamsatur7277]

I totally agree with this philosophy of learning. I taught music in the same way. I was a guitar teacher but what I was actually trying to teach was understanding the music and how to engage with it using the instrument, not just how to memorise what finger to put where. If you understand what's happening and why then you can come up with different approaches from other challenges, and blend things, without just copy and pasting from elsewhere.

[@juuse94]

He used to be slow back in the day. Watch at 1.25x speed for 2021 lpl.