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bfauska:

I've picked desk locks before and seen the vibration based picks from toothbrushes and the like, but that bumping thing is a trip.  I wanna try it, and I want to replace my locks.

ChadTower:


--- Quote from: Zebidee on August 20, 2007, 09:44:03 pm ---It took on average under 30 seconds per lock, sometimes well under 10 seconds.  It was nearly 200 bikes in all.

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Erm, where I went to school, if someone had seen you picking a bike lock they'd have cracked you in the back of the head with a bat.  People took their bikes VERY seriously there.

Zebidee:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 21, 2007, 09:09:09 am ---Erm, where I went to school, if someone had seen you picking a bike lock they'd have cracked you in the back of the head with a bat.  People took their bikes VERY seriously there.

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Well Chad, guess that you weren't at my school then :)

I always take bikes seriously too - people should buy a serious lock if they want to protect their valuable bikes.  That was my message for that Sunday, more than 20 years ago.





shardian:


--- Quote from: shock_ on August 21, 2007, 12:57:34 am ---Something that made my jaw drop when I first saw it was .  If you don't know about it, inform yourself :)

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Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---! I've never seen that before, but I did all my research back in 2000-2001. I can't believe they showed that on the news! I don't care if they followed it up with a "protect yourself" line. They probably just educated several hundred possible thiefs who wouldn't have attempted a break-in before that story. :dizzy:

I am totally going to mess around at the house with this and see how susceptible my locks on the house are. It might just be time to upgrade.

Dervacumen:


--- Quote from: bfauska on August 21, 2007, 02:00:33 am ---I've picked desk locks before and seen the vibration based picks from toothbrushes and the like, but that bumping thing is a trip.  I wanna try it, and I want to replace my locks.

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More like 3-4 extra keys and a kubotan on your key ring.
Doesn't make nearly as much noise or mess.  Crap.  Just don't get caught with these things.  At least in CA having a lockpick set in my garage with a copy of the penal code can keep me reasonably safe.  Having one of these bump keys on your key ring would be hard to explain away.  But then again, criminals aren't necessarily deterred by legalities.


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