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And yes, he really is up there in lock picking skills He literally won a lock picking competition last year [1] . Not to mention that you're seeing the end result of some amount of effort in each little video, he's talked a bit about it in the past [2], but like all of these sort of videos, you're only seeing the "good bits".

My big take away from his channel is two fold: Avoid locks that are well know to have big security flaws, like the paperclip attacks. Otherwise, the point of entry will probably be a broken window or busted door.

It's really a fun hobby, I've got a few locks I rotate from a larger collection on my desk that I try to pick anytime I'm waiting for a compile to finish.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfBKQuLkRc




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