Lock picking, farms, and other “totally related things” ;)

[Nadaz, voice of the host]

Who here picks locks for fun?

[Ashleg]

Not me.

[The Skarzs]

My friend's dad has to do it out of necessity sometimes. He works in an apartment building and tenants often lock themselves out.

[Delthion]

I think it would be really awesome to do extremely well. But I don't feel like making lock-picking a priority.

[Russa Nodrey]

Once I picked a really lame padlock using a bobby pin. I literally just stuck the pin in and turned it.

[Cornflower MM]

I have wanted to learn this skill for years, but I can't figure it out at all

[Delthion]

You need lockpicks, then tiny upward motions with one of them to get the pins. Then something after that...

[Cornflower MM]

*Laughs* Very specific, thank you Del. XD

[Jetthebinturong]

Lockpicking is awesome and I'd love to be able to do it. I remember in middle school there were two guys who were basically celebrities because they could pick locks.

[The Grey Coincidence]

You got to have a picker (dunno what it's called, it's like a needle, but has got some curves and stuff to it)  and then you have this other metal thing, kinda like a mini crowbar. You shove both into the lock then you keep moving the pin up and down while applying pressure onto the 'crowbar', then when all the pins are flattened the door will click open coz you've put pressure on it (via the mini-crowbar) it's not too difficult, and it's quite easy to pick a lock of a door if you know what the key looks like (that way you know where the pins are). There are of course variations, for example some doors have got two sets of pins (which means you shove in two pickers and the crowbar and repeat the procedure). Some doors you have to move the pin side by side rather than up and down. It's quite easy if you get some practice (transparent locks are good for this).
But sometimes, it's easier to just kick the door down XD

[Nadaz, voice of the host]

and then you have this other metal thing, kinda like a mini crowbar.

Its a tension wrench.

[The Witessss]

You got to have a picker (dunno what it's called, it's like a needle, but has got some curves and stuff to it)  and then you have this other metal thing, kinda like a mini crowbar. You shove both into the lock then you keep moving the pin up and down while applying pressure onto the 'crowbar', then when all the pins are flattened the door will click open coz you've put pressure on it (via the mini-crowbar) it's not too difficult, and it's quite easy to pick a lock of a door if you know what the key looks like (that way you know where the pins are). There are of course variations, for example some doors have got two sets of pins (which means you shove in two pickers and the crowbar and repeat the procedure). Some doors you have to move the pin side by side rather than up and down. It's quite easy if you get some practice (transparent locks are good for this).
But sometimes, it's easier to just kick the door down XD

you seem to know a lot about this stuff...

[Tungro]

My brother got a set a couple of years ago but there has been no real need for them yet...

[The Grey Coincidence]

My brother got a set a couple of years ago but there has been no real need for them yet...

Just wait till someone you know gets themselves locked out of their own house...

you seem to know a lot about this stuff...

Eh, you'd be surprised how much stuff you pick up on a farm.

[Tungro]

Just wait till someone you know gets themselves locked out of their own house...

That usually happens to my Dad's tenants but we keep plenty of spare keys around...