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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D3coZntThbw
Feb 6, 2024 10:32 AM
GlobalImageServiceCat
110677
2006
33
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D3coZntThbw
teapartyyy
My apartments have 10 cm thick security doors with deadbolts and two locks. Got up one morning to see my neighbors mail slot on the door ripped out. Not sure how no one heard that or how long time it took them but if there's a will there's a way. (Most apartments are slowly switching out doors to ones with no opening but this house is so old there is no space for a mail locker, or what's it called.)
DemonKysho
taez555
"This is the lock picking lawyer...."
Ionico
Want to lock the door good? They figured it out 1000's of years ago. Portcullis... heavy bar across the door... pile of rocks. Basically... you put mechanical advantage on your sude, and the enemy, ahem, stranger can't lift it up. Shimmy the 300 pound door bar up with a milk jug. Break down the portcullis wrought-iron 800 pound metal grid.
Verbodentoegang
They only allowed me to work in a hotel for 3 months, there number petlocks were to easy to open up, these were worker storage lockers that when they asked me to have a look i just said. “The ones that are not in use anymore and we don’t have the combination anymore. I can open them for you ?”, they did not believe i could do that.
After showing how easy it was they ordered new number petlocks for all lockers. (The looking at them was to determine how many new locks had to be replaced)
76000BatteryLlamas
Also the big window right there you can smash and flip the lock
Tomadzo
The black crime gloves are a nice touch
MissySassy
If you attach an additional piece of metal of the top and bottom of that lock, it'll disable and he would be burglar from breaking in
FlyingGiantElk
Yes but it’s cheaper if you don’t, and clueless buyers don’t know the difference.
bnuihj
meanwhile, the whole house has windows like this:
Futuron
These are not the kind of houses I want to live or hide in when the zombie apocalypse happens.
Korfix
"Found it on Tik Tok shop" ..... nuff said
GovernorRichardGecko
Tok tok shop is mostly scams?
Wowcablesucks
🤣🤣 all those gadgets give people a false sense of security. We forget that no matter how strong, expensive the locks of our doors are, our windows are made of glass.
stercusmoriturussum
Ever heard of laminated glass? Yes, the stuff car (and truck, and bus) windshields are made from. Apparently, they're the next best thing short from iron grids at the windows. Of course, that means that everthing else around (frames, walls) also needs to be at least as strong. On the other hand, having insurance basically means you need some sort of proof that they didn't get in using the spare key from under the door mat - like a broken up door or a smashed window.
RPCharImages
This feels like a more extreme lockpicking lawyer video
Billis75
He opened a gun safe with an Orange Juice bottle in one video. Same energy.
Betterbun
McNally is one of his business partners
unclesporky
To be fair, you have to know/expect this specific kind of lock to try the milk jug thing. I don't know how commonplace they are, as opposed to other alternate lock methods.
eggmuffin
Also, the door has to be of incredibly shoddy make, with gaps like that. It's probably American, they build their houses from cotton candy and hope.
KilliK69
number 2 is binding..
JustLetMeInNowPlzKthx
click out of 3.
macdjord
"This is the Lockpicking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is this milkjug..."
SubnetTwelve
Jugs can open everything
MapleSyrupMafia
Juggalos however cannot figure how magnets work.
SFuhr
Isn't the most secure door lock just a Bar Lock? the old style, big ass metal/wood block obstructing the doors width, held on by strong ass brackets, no lock to pick, too heavy to move with things slid through door rim gaps, pretty much no way past it short of smashing the entire door frame out the wall.
SpotlightStealer
Most secure door is gonna be a safe door, which yeah is one (if not multiple) bar locks tied to some mechanical release that itself is locked/unlocked with a factor authentication, like a key or a code. Bar over the door can often be defeated if you can get anything through the frame. Heavier just means you need something sturdy through the frame, and metal can be pretty sturdy at pretty thin.
Rhinta
I think they meant the one that props up against the door. Think of a right angle triangle with the horizontal line being a bar.
SpotlightStealer
No old bar lock is talking about barring a door, like putting a big plank into brackets in the door and wall that would mean you'd have to snap the bar to open it. Dead bolts end up being pretty similar from a mechanical point of view. If you're afraid of lock picks in particular, just don't put a key hole on the outside so you can have an extra way to lock yourself in
Rhinta
This is what I was talking about. https://www.amazon.com/Brinks-675-83001-Commercial-Door-Security/dp/B00NP0E7SI/ref=asc_df_B00NP0E7SI/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167148637601&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13108689608184493125&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028743&hvtargid=pla-305189685809&mcid=658f24bb2f8f3775b73aa7b4c02257a6&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI66HmpuOZhAMVxc7CBB0JYgPrEAQYAyABEgL9IfD_BwE&th=1
SpotlightStealer
I understand that's what you were talking about, but their comment definitely refers to the structure being in the width and connecting to the door frame. A structure like this is potentially pretty good so long as it doesn't buckle (thick is good), it doesn't slide (you might have to replace the rubber every once in a while or cut a notch in your floor for it to slot into), and they can't slide anything under the door, since this should release with almost no pressure if you push at the bottom.
CedricDur
But that's not cool. Cool is faffing around with cutesy modern techie solutions.
FlyingGiantElk
Put a decent lock on that bar lock to prevent a Trojan Horse attack and you’re golden.
delahunt
The problem with security is you make it too hard to break in, and it can become just as hard/dangerous to get out.
thylm
That's a nice idea - until all persons living in that house want to be outside at the same time for a while and want to open the "locked" door when coming home - from the outside ...
butcherfan0301
If someone really wanted to break into your house, they're going to find a way in. The idea is to make it as difficult as possible, take as long as possible, and make it as obvious as possible. A skilled lock picker can make it look, to the casual pedestrian on the sidewalk, like they're just fumbling their keys. Something like this makes it look like they're trying to break in.
LeftRightThere
TheGriffin
Yoinketh
PoisonHugs
mikeatike
NotAHugeSpider
dreammer243
They don't those in Canada though, so the locks are effective there
elten
For legal reason now has to be called "malk" instead
VictusVonGuyver
I would have gone with Miak.
mabbo
"Now with vitamin R!"
CyanideBreathMint
Military grade bathing milk, must be Air Force ;)
alaest0r
Idk i hear from my navy friends that they get loads of military milk
VanillaJester
Everyone in the Navy's been near more seamen than you could shake a stick at.
LeftRightThere
Nah, that’s an Army and Marine grade product
spacewalk9
Probably for when they train with pepper spray, etc. Goes well with crayons and capsaicin.
nninjryrhhhtt
Nope, we have hand crafted porcelain decanters that collect the milk directly from grass fed hand massaged cows chosen specifically for our Airmen. Fly-fight-win!
LookYouStupidBastard
As a new civilian in the AF, I'm finally understanding these jokes. My world is open to more humor <3
ViscousCousCous
amp99
Cilvaa
Even if it was in the right place, a solid kick would snap that chain with ease.
Gayforbae
Or bolt cutters.
porcinechoirmaster
I guess it helps if someone is trying to... steal... your... door?
I got nothing.
CaliforniaCornucopiaVegetableJubilee
Must be a door at Microsoft.
Emuc64
The installer was... unhinged.
MrTrevorBelmont
You must have the same handyman as my landlord
RPCharImages
...Uh...Um...I'm not locksmith, but I think thats wrong....
mezzomike
Task failed successfully
Seul78
I waited for the video to start…
ToSisPoS
Locksmiths hate him!
CompilerBreak
I have this exact latch, it isn't to keep people out, it's to keep my kid from opening the door and letting the dog loose. Does a fantastic job of that.
CompilerBreak
Case in point, if it can only be latched from the inside, rather hard to use it when you're away from home...
dabard
So, what's the "best"? Good ole fashion bolt lock?
JohnThatcher
There is no one 'best'. It will all depend on your threat model. But for most people, a bolt lock and uninteresting appearance (older cars, slightly unkempt yard, drawn blinds, etc) are the best options. A lot of people focus on how "pick resistant" a lock is without considering that most burglars will just throw a brick through a window, trash the place looking for valuables and scram before anybody can properly respond. If you're looking for self protection, try a loaded cat and baseball bat.
lucidbarrier
Those are good, with 3" deck screws going deep into the frame with a really solid striking plate. They sell much larger plates with more surface area too. The door itself is also important.
Serkus
BEARD3DBEANIEE
should've use a nokia
HandoB4Javert
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
that doesn’t look like toad from mariokart
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Derigiberbil
Perfection
AxeDropper
Useful if you just want to know if the door has been opened.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
*raises hand* I may have eaten your door bolt.
Inarticulated
Lock at the Mar-a-lago toilet?
KuldFyt
Completely impenetrable.
blessedarethecheesemakers
TheGgreen100
So it's a lock with no unlocking apparatus built onto itself? So if you lose or break the key, or if the key breaks the pins in in the lock in some way, the door is locked forever? That's... incredibly stupid and unsafe for all involved. Should be illegal.
SidJorgenson
Calm down my guy. It's an example of a type of ancient Egyptian lock. No one in the past ~3000 years has seriously used these things to secure valuables https://www.smith.edu/hsc/museuc09b.htm">https://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/a">m/ancien">c09b.htm">https://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsc09b.htm https://www.britannica.com/technology/pin-tumbler https://precision-locksmiths.co.uk/a-history-of-locks/
gablestout
viila
Or I could just unscrew those screws...
IDownvoteKhaby
At what point it he just teaching thieves how to break into your home?
Type17
In the same way that security by obscurity (eg: hiding the key under the mat) is no security at all - the same goes for info about picking/bypassing etc - trying to suppress info is pointless, as the wrong people will seek out the info they want. In fact, spreading info about how bad many locks are only encourages consumers to buy better stuff, and to call the manufacturers out on the garbage.
gradeD
Probably at every point
vanderzee
nothing a good old fashion battering ram won't fix
simianruler
A door lock's really only good for keeping an opportunistic thief at bay. A determined one is getting into your house. The trick is to make your house less appealing than your neighbor's. An unkempt lawn and/or a big dog work great.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
In the US, 52 women are shot to death by an intimate partner every month. Nearly one million women alive in the US today have been shot or shot at by an intimate partner. If you as a woman do not want to be murdered, don't date.
InternetAnonymityplz
Ok one, what does that have to do with this post or comment like, at all. And two, 52 is obviously too many and that's awful, but it's not nearly enough to come to the conclusion 'don't date' unless you are really, really bad at statistics.
RPCharImages
This is why I have 3 large german shepards....Thats also how my double glazing ended up with really obvious scratch marks, but honestly I'm okay with it. No one wants to break into the house with the dogs who put scratches in glass windows.
Obvious101
Many times they just try to find the easiest house to get into. If they cant break into your house with a couple of kicks, they will likely try a different house. Its not worth the time and effort to go through this. Having cameras around house helps (again not for a determined thief). For most thieves its just easy cash they want without a lot of hassle or chance of getting caught.
theHuskySparrow
Best I can do is a big lawn and an unkempt dog.
MapleSyrupMafia
Noted, I'll live in a trailer park and get a black Lambo instead of a yellow one, more subtle.
sadurdaynight
Keeping your living sparsely kept with low quality junk that folks can see from the windows while having all your cool shit down in a basement that nobody can see also helps. Lot of criminals case neighborhoods by driving by and window shopping.
LostCaterpillar
“A lock does no more than keep an honest man honest.” - Robin Hobb, Assasin's Quest
Realistically if someone wants to break in they're going thru a window. Ain't nobody got time to pick locks.
SilereVitam
Wow, that takes me back.
unluckyandbored
Locks keep honest people honest.
TheAziz
Honest people don't usually walk around neighborhoods checking if doors are locked
unluckyandbored
You'd be surprised what "honest" people will do if they think nobody's watching.
TheAziz
So that's not really honest, is it
GiraffaPontifex
I don't care about my stuff. Everything can be replaced. My family is the important thing. All my security is designed with what you just said. Anyone can get it in, but doing so will involve so much fuss and noise, I *will* be woken up, I will be angry, and I will be armed.
HunglikeaHamster
These have existed since about forever and can not be flipped from the outside:
LokiShade
Bollocks (see comments)
Itaru
Never trust these. A friend of mine slightly opened the door to her house, thinking it was safe. One kick was all it took to send the thing flying off.
SlaynXenos
Learned how to bypass one of these with a bent piece of laminated paper at age 10 cuz my mother would lock all the doors after sending me to school and sleep all day. (banging on the door for hours, would do no good) So, I got creative.
noxseth
Anything that uses woodscrews is not much of a lock.
bmg50barrett
There's literally hundreds of videos on YouTube of people opening these from outside the door. You're just making incorrect statements
Malibloo
There's ways, but there's also specific ways of placing them that makes it a lot harder.
DontKnowTheSource
A hard envelope is more than enough to open this. Heck I'd wager 2 uncut sheets of construction paper would do
SolHSA
Somehow I misread that as "I can unlock that with the US constitution"
sniggly5212
Step 1, steal the constitution. Step 2, use the constitution to burgle houses.
TheOneAndOnlyButtStabber
Well that is entirely not true
CitrusyGarlic
After a dozen comments telling you how wrong you are, don't you think you should do the responsible thing and delete your dangerous misinformation comment?
derpderpderp182
These are in every hotel… what is else in every hotel? The tool maintenance staff uses to unlock these so they can not have their door broken every time some asshat is going something stupid.
Thisoldmanheplaysbass
my disabled brother intentionally locked me out while my 5 and 2 year old were napping. It didn’t take much force to break through one of these. It didn’t even wake the kiddos. done in seconds.
Gin3r1c
Why did he intentionally lock you out?
AutismVaccine
Because he's disabled
dspillett
More likely because he was being a dick. Brother is the most important part of “disabled brother” in this story, I assume!
NineByNine
...quick question was he disabled BEFORE or AFTER he locked you out?
RoboUnicornFishBalls
Gayforbae
AEM5700
They can with a rubber bands and tape.... im too lazy to find the video
tyrunn
It's season 3 of Elementary, first part of the two part mid season
Poipoine
You have to know the position and type of lock, just like in this video
maqp2
Or a card https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFKj7S2Dvy4
porcinechoirmaster
These can absolutely be opened from outdoors by pushing something on the top or bottom of the loop with a thin stick or even a stiff piece of paper. The fix for this is usually a clasp on the left side that goes over the bottom of the U on the wall to stop that, which isn't bulletproof but it makes it MUCH harder to get open without specialized tools and time.
Boopdoot
They can, I've done it. It's super easy.
TeelMoobeel
...barely an inconvenience.
W92Baj
Dont buy things advertised on TikTok or Twitter
LaronX
or Instagram or YouTube
Skevoid
*don't buy things based on advertising
ToSisPoS
Don’t buy things
7hatsBollocks
I've never bought a product because of an ad, but I sure as hell have avoided them.
AlpacaMyBagsAndGoNow
Only time advertising really worked on me was for a grilled cheese stuffed crust pizza. I was probably too high when it came on, but damn it was good! I was mad, but also not because it was that good.
MapleSyrupMafia
I only buy premium items from Temu. /s
stercusmoriturussum
Another reason why secure/external doors should have a double fold (at least that's what DeepL says should be the translation of "Doppelfalz") - see e.g. https://blog.domoferm.com/2018/06/14/die-falzarten-ein-ueberblick/ (in German). No, this isn't a patented solution for the above issue, but it will require somewhat more sophisticated tools than a military grade milk jug. Oh - and there are also lockable bars, either through a rotating knob or a key.
unluckyandbored
Not only is it more secure, it should also seal better against the weather.
MissySassy
Why isn't this an American standard?
spacepuppiesweed
Bc if someone really wants to get in they can come through the window.
HankGrim
Because American Standard manufacturers toilets?
TripleDane
Because it makes sense. American regulation standards are always bottom of the barrel so the companies can harvest as much profit as possible
AyrA
Because americans sort by lowest price, not by best quality for your money
TripleDane
Don't know how downvoted you but you are right.
BenYourFriend
Which, unfortunately, is the only way Americans can afford anything anymore
Aksuuuh
Some of the American houses are so weak that you can probably just walk through the outer wall.
donorkort
Honk the horn a little too close to the exterior wall and the whole thing just fucking collapses.
Hemelsblauw
I always feel like American doors are made of cardboard, while European houses do have quite sturdy doors.
unluckyandbored
American construction is not built to last. It's built to be cheap and fast. Those McMansions have to be move-in ready in 6 months and all they have to do is last until the warranty runs out. Oh and we're gonna charge half a million a piece for 'em
Hemelsblauw
Make me so sad.
Hammertulski
It’s a weird market - to get anything decent with an actual STC rating and won’t move at the suggestion of a stiff fart, you need $5000.
Hemelsblauw
I think a decent front door will be around 1000€ where I live.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Ooohhh Yeah
DocBenny
i know it's a Kool Aid Man reference but my brain can only read it in the voice of Macho Man Randy Savage
floatationman
This may be for you: Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man | DEATH BATTLE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJEbf0IEfw
Emuc64
Snap into a Slimjim!
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Why not Randy Kool Aid?
HoldThatTHOT
McNally really love debunking locks and his content is pretty funny about it too
Seawolff81
Why does the video have to be over a minute? Is long content stickier? Or is it just to torture everyone involved?
TalkingSnake
Chaotic Neutral version of Lockpicking Lawyer.
DEADGH057
This is a masrerlock series 150, it can be opened with a masterlock series 150
Oddmonster
"If your locks are good enough, you will need really strong windows" - Me
raindownstarrynight
Lost it at dollars per disappointment
JayCrossing
The best part about OP's post was that McNally was calling out the security company for using his clip (uncredited) to sell their locks. They then caused a big stink about his response.
circlebreaker
Jesus H. Christ that's some pathetic engineering...
Gayforbae
Were those dildos he put in a bin for like 5 frames?
HoldThatTHOT
It was the target dummy he has, he has a long running gag of things getting canned into his dumpster or smaller bins
beoff
I like Lock Picking Lawyer but how come he almost never picks mortise locks?
DocBenny
between him and Lockpicking Lawyer it's a miracle Master's execs haven't all jumped off a roof yet
Groetgaffel
If you care about security you're not in their target demographic anyway.
Irreal
A key that opens many locks is called a master key, but a lock that gets opened by many keys is called a master lock.
Stefnos
the good thing is that should you lose the key, it's not goner be any harder opening it
simplefishy
The roof door doesn’t have a master lock on it
MapleSyrupMafia
All the windows and doors have Master locks on them...
AboutasSnappyasaZipper
Locks just keep out the honest people.
MyDogsNameIsSally
Locks keep out the opportunist looking for free stuff at a quick grab
jridley
They know their market will never both know about this and care.
TomboiLacroix
They’re fine for my shed I know it someone wants what’s inside they’ll just rip the doors off
jridley
So you're in the "don't care" segment. I'm same, I have a Master hitch lock. In the end it's a 1/4" rod. If someone wanted it they'd just smash it with a hammer, wouldn't matter if it had the perfect lock holding it.
RevengeIsIceCream
Sometimes it oss cheaper to have a lock that is "good enough". It stops the random passer-by, but if someone really wants in, it's cheaper to replace the lock than the door. :p
vindik8or
When my house was broken into a shitty masterlock kept then out of my garden shed when they could have easily unscrewed the latch with the powerdrill that they stole, or any of the shitty screwdrivers that they also stole.
Camelspotting
I mean lock picking lawyer is good entertainment but doesn't say much usually. Just that his custom made lock pick is really good.
voidtuxic
At this point you gotta believe Master only exists for the memes
TheFastpaws
The problem is as always people still buy them. You see them everywhere in rural America.
SilimSaver
People still buy those locks. While the videos are hilarious, they do absolutely nothing to the bottom line of a company that doesn't have customers that consume youtube shorts/tik tok vids.
BesticlesTesticles
Who’s their target market? People who enjoy being robbed?
Quizz25S
They know not everybody watches them. For me a lock is just a token security measure. Much better to actually show that there's nothing to steal (think a late model car in the ghetto) or to not advertise what you got. I have the windows in my workshop completely covered.
sparklepantsthedestroyer
"Locks keep honest people out", as the saying goes.
Quizz25S
Yeah that's basically what I was trying to say lol
maqp2
Here in Finland everything is locked with these Abloys, shit hard to pick, bump proof etc. Not safe from massive bolt cutters of course, but there's more safety in numbers when every lock is decent.
CaptainSpoonbeard
That looks like a cool padlock, thanks for sharing this 😀
The cleaned up link for above:
maqp2
Theres an LPL video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEBswObFQfM
HoldThatTHOT
Yes, he does mostly short form stuff, I hate it but at least it doesn't have the TikTok water mark when I take it. Also here, have a funny one
JadeMcLeod
"rated for 108 axe throws!"
JackieTreehornProductions
this is amazing.
HoldingAccount
Yeah, but what are those ropes made of?!
ryansmVillain
Unobtainium
BrickForAnOre
Is unobtainum hard to obtain?
kickahippie
Those are tomahawks. I bet if you hit it one good time with an actual axe this video gets a lot shorter
HoldThatTHOT
Look at any of the other videos in my comment chain, he opens master locks with other master locks in his vids. Hell, dude has a video where he pulls the wire out of a bra and uses that to pick a lock. Some master locks you can *slap* open. Of course an axe would make it faster
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
first try
ThankYouForYourTime
Hmm I wonder if he was a ranger or another kind of operator
HoldThatTHOT
I mean, that or he makes money off of YouTube and like every guy with time on his hands he likes to throw shit and see if it sticks
ThankYouForYourTime
Idk about an operator but searches say McNallyOfficial is Trevor McNally, USMC.
tmleadr03
Haven't you heard, every Marine is an Operator. We have upgraded from Every Marine is a Rifleman.
IAmGodot
Marine per his bio on the covert instruments website https://covertinstruments.com/pages/about-the-designers
ThankYouForYourTime
Thank you for looking it up!
BooRidley
For those curious, the music is Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2
getthismanabeer
Lol was that a speed square that finished it? Great editing.
HoldThatTHOT
Yeah, he's a great shot with that thing too
VanillaJester
What a great noise!
BrickShakes
There's no such thing as an unbreakable lock, and these paranoid true crime tik tok kids basically thinks it's a movie monster coming after them, so i am not sure why they think a door would be able to keep them out.
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SpotlightStealer
I wish more people understood this physics principle
aetherfox
It's just age old grifters doing grifting. It only has to seem reasonable long enough for someone to hit the 'buy' button.
mcmachack
The door is only being held in by a little bit of wood and screws or nail in most cases, a motivated individual can enter by force if they fancy
PorneliusHubertII
That's why you anchor some brackets and get an old-fashioned steel bar to barricade the door. If you are that paranoid, you may as well full send.
Xman102003
Just weld your door shut every time you want to lock it and then when you want to get back in just remove the weld
SecondSince
Correct. Just like nothing unhackable. With enough time and resources it can always be done. Just gotta make it not worth their effort.
thisisagreatusernamedontworryitswonderful
The point is to sow paranoia so they buy the garbage dropshipping product they or their sponsor peddles
bitemark
You probably do want a secure front door with a solid frame, but also keep in mind that in an emergency, you're also keeping out police/fire department
braaaiiiiinnnnsss
I just picked my first lock last night. After I managed to open the practice lock, I tried a real lock. It took me 2 minutes.
nemesisx00
Even if there was, the door itself is still only made of wood. Safety starts and ends with community.
LizLemonDifficult
They are much more likely to be victims of domestic partner violence than random people breaking down their doors.
v1nsai
People fail to understand how unprepared their homes are for raptor attacks.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
And then they neglect the obvious threat.
RooGryphon
Exactly. If someone really wants to get in they will. Arm yourself. And prepare how to defend yourself inside. Remember cops won't get there in time or at all if your in a poor neighborhood... its you vs them.
Grimmrog
technically, that ad is true, because the milk bottle piece that opened it was actually inside
AxeDropper
No such thing as an affordable…
16bitStarbuck
You heard it here first, just leave your doors unlocked!
randomdrifter54
Locking is not about keeping people out. It's about making your home enough effort to get into that the person will go somewhere easier instead. If someone wants to get in they will. But if it's a crime of opportunity, criminals usually prefer easy marks. The amount of protection should scale with your wealth as more reward means more effort. If you have people who will stop at nothing to get in your house, they will. You'll need alarms and a weapon at the least.
RuthlessRuben
If they're so worried, an iron portcullis might do the trick. Throw in a moat and a drawbridge, couple of guards with bows, motte and bailey maybe...
Richter12x2
Cedar lattice works every time . . .
Quizz25S
Moats in Florida come with water and alligators pre-installed.
KuroFluff
Recently I tried to hire an arborist for my tree but accidentally hired an arbalist. So now I have a guy with a crossbow defending my house so that's nice. It's hard to get girl scout cookies though.
kawkamawaq
High security keeps the honest people out.
AdmiralJohn
I coworker once told me "locks only deter honest thieves."
Badprenup
They're wrong. Somewhere between 30-40% of burglaries are on unlocked doors or windows and if they can't get in easily they're much more likely to move on to a different easy target than spend a lot of time in a single place. And that percentage rate is much higher when talking about thefts from unlocked cars. Locks deter lazy thieves, and the majority of thieves are lazy, not criminal masterminds from film and TV.
ThatShiftyMonkey
I used to run a store in a bad neighborhood. Hoodrats would wander through the parking lot trying car doors. If a car was unlocked, they'd toss through the glove compartment, but they never BROKE into a car.
Rhinta
You must not have been to San Francisco lately.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
Even if that could be opened. A swift kick would knock it loose. Same thing as the old chain locks. I tore one of those off once because I didn't realize it was attached when I opened the door. I was maybe 14 at the time.
RoseHarmonic
Just have them line their walls with steel and then whenever they want to shut something they can weld it and whenever they want it to be open they can cut it
HaveANiceFace
I have a close family member that is CONVINCED that the "bad people" are constantly trying to come get her. Anxiety is a real bitch sometimes.
VaultGirl69
Especially with all homes having windows. Just get some dogs. Best deterrent, and comes with snuggles.
EvilFentoozler
Snuggles for you or the intruder?
crazyspelling
Obligatory: "Yes."
Shoutrr
the goal of a lock is not to prevent bad people from entering, it's to delay them to do so so much they can be dissuaded from entering by an external "force".
Cataleast
Hell, the primary purpose of a lock is to make things enough of a bother that a potential thief/burglar will look for an easier target. This, of course, extends to other aspects as well, with the lock being only as secure as the thing it's keeping closed.
RooGryphon
My force is a 12g and 9mm in this house you can break in.. you won't walk out unless you are in a bag and carried out. I don't call the cops. I'll call them after the threat is neutralized
Shoutrr
you'll probably die, killed by your own weapon a burglar got while you were asleep dreaming about being a hero
RooGryphon
i have dogs and alarms trust me that alarm will wake me up with or without the dogs
Shoutrr
ok rambo
ThatShiftyMonkey
Cool cowboy fantasy bro.
ElusiveThing
Okay, Rambo.
AngelBunny8888
I remember hearing In the UK about a killer who took a door being unlocked as "permission" to enter and kill whoever was inside, so I guess a door did stop him. Harder to get in means you are less likely to become a victim.
wetqueef
It’s deterrence. Like a dog. Just convince them you’re too much trouble.
Grimmrog
thsi lock is only as sturdy as the wood is was screwed into
Frelock
From my understanding that was the start of the whole "lock your doors" phenomenon. Before, people would generally only lock their doors if they were leaving the house, and sometimes not even then.
But paranoia grew after that incident, and now you don't ever leave your door unlocked, like "stranger danger" did away with kids playing on their own. Or how a single serial killer slipping poison into medicine bottles at a store led to tamper-proof seals on everything now.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Locked doors regularly stop mass killers. That said, if someone really want to get inside your house, they will, but it is unlikely that they would use a lock-pick. If you are a woman you are by far most likely to be killed by your partner or ex-partner anyway, and they are likely to find a way to get inside without physically breaking in.
MediocreExtremist
and if being killed by your female partner, it is most likely with poison
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Fun fact. Poison is the sixth most common way for a woman to kill.
AngelBunny8888
What's 3rd?
YetiSpagettee
There is a YouTuber I can't remember the name of that just opens every single supposedly military grade lock and why charging so much for them is BS, as well as which locks are best
Jimbo64
"Military Grade" means built by the lowest bidder.
Richter12x2
Ive seen the grades most of the people who went into the military got.
ChaseRedMoon
Wants to protest as they got good grades. Still joined the army knowing it was a bad idea. Sits down silently.
Grimmrog
even worse if you are trapped inside your house, emergency units may have issues coming in saving you.
Ironbunny
they will break the door. that thing isnt stopping anyone who doesnt care about being seen or heard.
Grimmrog
This still needs more time which could be the edge between life and death
FussyZeus
TheLoraxLovesTrees
Funniest thing to me is, that german Discounter locks are better them what you can get at Home Depot in the us of you spend money.
slinkydust
Military grade doesn't make it better, only that it has been standardized
igglebotato
also they charge more since the taxpayers are footing the R&D bill
livingonagiantfireball
I think the best lock is a keypad with 8 digit, not much a locksmith can do to open an electric lock that is not accesible.
pharmie01
They typically have a backup cylinder that is often easily picked. Some of them are also easy to bypass with a magnet.
livingonagiantfireball
Depends what you use, a cheap store sold lock or a diy system with magnetic door lock on ups system?
Badprenup
In many electric locks, the electronics go from "not accessible" to "accessible" in about 10 seconds with minimal tools/effort
livingonagiantfireball
Im sure many electric lock are easy to bypass, but when the only thing outside is the keypad nothing can be done to interact with the plc who operate the magnetic lock. 3 try prevent door to be unlock for 1h.
CptCaboose
I have an electronic lock where the bolt is actuated by a motor (in the indoor section of the lock). The cylinder is a reverse sidebar type. Unless you know exactly where and how to insert the filler gage to engage the side bar. You won't be picking it either. It's not too, but it's far better than a regular pin cylinder
100zombies
McNallyOfficial
RyanOldford
“This is an Imgur comment. It can be opened with another Imgur comment.”
*smash, fling into void*
drdorman86350
Also if making noise isn't an issue, windows are always a vulnerability.
livingonagiantfireball
Also if noise is not an issue a chainsaw will cut open most wall not made of brick or cement.
livingonagiantfireball
Can also get a portable concretr saw and than you can open anything
KingORedLions
Many years ago, a friend of mine and several other people on the street all got burgled in the same night by some people who just quietly lifted the entire window out, frame and all. They were in the house and heard nothing - apparently with the right tools it takes seconds.
1PoorThor
If noise isn't an issue just tear the door hinges out of the frame by striking the door with enough force, it takes less than most folks realize. Unless it is specifically designed door frame, most standard door hinges aren't held in place by much. Of course with these locks being put on the trim of the door frame that would pop off first long before the hinges.
ifIScreamIntoTheVoid
With a cordless angle grinder with a diamond blade, I can come through almost any wall or lock in your house in less than 10 min (usually less than 5). Passive security is about making it inconvenient and or increasing the likelihood of being caught.
What really protects you is the fact you probably don't have anything worth stealing.
IndigoThursday
That's how they took my neighbours catalytic converter from their car. The noise woke the whole street but no-one was quick enough to stop them
AxeDropper
Polycarbonate panes.
TerriblePokemon
That's what I told people when working as a locksmith. You don't need fancy expensive "unpickable" locks. Get a Solid deadbolt with steel core so they can't kick the door in. Criminals don't pick locks, they break windows and kick in doors
icecubesonmyscrotum
My neighbour had their kitchen door lock bumped overnight. They came in and stole her handbag and car keys, left in the car. She didn't hear a thing.
But contrast that with someone else on the estate where they jumped the rear fence and smashed the patio door in the middle of the day, no one really took any notice of the noise.
flavivsaetivs
Yeah, but you also need to make sure the wall where the deadbolt goes into it is strong enough. Most of the time that's what breaks. Just punches the steel deadbolt through the moulding.
TerriblePokemon
Four inch screws baby. Go right into the masonry if you have masonry
cAPTNcAPSLOCK
if you have masonry being the key term here :P - US style cardboard houses fail that test.
TheNLK
Any criminal that is determined enough to learn to pick locks isn't going to be stopped by anything you can afford
zcorneli
For houses, the kwikset smartkey rekeyable ones are pretty much as good as you need, really hard to pick without specialized knowledge and tools. And if someone has those, they're getting through even the crazy Assa angle cut locks too
guitarfourtysix
For every post showing a house key on Imgur there will be a person thinking a crack head will copy the image, decode a key, have it cut, find the home, got to it 1000 miles away, stake it out until you find the routine where it's vacant, and use the key to rob it.
MediocreExtremist
That is the least you can do for a free toaster and an old tv !
Nobody wants to work anymore sigh
Gayforbae
And then you watch lockpicking lawyer and realize how easy it is to just pick or bypass most locks. Far easier than copying a key.
Arcanum3000
The most frustrating thing about people watching LPL is them thinking him and his ability is in any way representative of anything. No actual people with even a fraction of his knowledge, ability, and equipment are going to be breaking into your house. Unless you're a target of nation-state espionage agencies, burglars are going to come at your house with a crowbar, not a set of lockpicks.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
In the USA you can often just take a Sawzall to the exterior wall
my2micmacs
Don't give people ideas! Dammit, now I gotta worry about this shit happening!
Hammertulski
Just grab one side of the vinyl siding and give it a quick tug.
HighSorcerer
Then all you gotta do is pull out some insulation and kick your way through the drywall.
furrnandovalenzuela
They call this new serial burglar "the kool-aid man"
SecondSince
From what ive seen on US construction a short run up and Kool-Aid Man style could do it. ;)
gypsyspot
aren't houses clad in plywood? I live in an older brick house. but just asking, aren't they made of 3/4" ply? not sure a sawzall is the best tool. maybe a drill and a sawzall. Window seems easier and quicker
NateintheNorth
Wear insulated gloves too, maybe. Just in case.
DongleDingler
Or just carve the doorknob and deadbolt out of a door with the Sawzall
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Hammerwell
Probably not through my car garage walls. At least not in a reasonable time. But you can go through the steel sheet car door.
IndigoThursday
Brick?
IOftenDeleteCommentsCauseISuckAtTyping
Just don't hit any electrical wiring that's in literally every exterior wall ⚡️🤪
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
If only there were devices that could be used to detect wires in a wall. That would be a good invention, you should patent it
taksoto
It's not encasing the wall like a faraday cage. Odds are good won't hit anything.
WizardofAnus
Besides the fact that 1: you could just as quickly brick a window, 2: you could, I dunno, check the wall first with a $5 tool from home depot, and 3: often could just yank the wall open with your bare hands thanks to hilariously cheap construction, yeah. You've got maybe a 1 in 10 to hit a cable. Which would be significantly less bad for you and your tool than immediately finding a stud you weren't expecting, anyway. Just bring a spare blade in case your first one gets a bit melty from 120v.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
There was an episode of Buffy where she gets trapped in a haunted house and the doors and windows disappear. Giles comes through the wall with a chainsaw.
my2micmacs
I miss that show. I have a few seasons on DVD, but sadly, no DVD player.
murderhobbit
It's on Hulu, if that helps
murderhobbit
That was a cool episode. Anya dressed as her worst fear: a Bunny.
murderhobbit
Also #AnyaDeservedBetter