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How To Pick A Lock With Hairpins. How to Pick a Lock Using a Paperclip: 8 Steps. Edit Article Edited by Zzzmmm1, Flickety, Glutted, BR and 31 others Have you ever lost a key and been in a desperate need to get in?

How to Pick a Lock Using a Paperclip: 8 Steps

Well as long as you can find yourself a paperclip, you can MacGyver your way in. It may not be pretty, but it sure gets the job done. Ad Steps a Lock Using a Paperclip Step 1 Version 2.360p.mp4 00:00 00:09 00:09 spaceplay / pauseescstopffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster (latest Chrome and Safari)←→seek . seek to previous 12…6 seek to 10%, 20%, …60% Pick a Lock Using a Paperclip Step 1 Version 2.jpg1Unfold your first jumbo paperclip into your lock pick. How To Hot Wire A Car When The SHTF. Today we’re going to learn an always fun skill that will land you in jail if used improperly.

How To Hot Wire A Car When The SHTF

As always, this article is FOR LEGAL PURPOSES ONLY. We don’t promote any illegal activities here. This can be used to start your car when you’ve lost your keys, or to get a car going in an emergency situation. And you just never know when this skill will come in handy – especially during a SHTF situation. These methods are surprisingly simple. The “Hot Wire” Method For Starting A Car This method requires rewiring the car to bypass the ignition system. First you need to determine if the steering wheel lock can be disabled. The Screwdriver Method For Starting A Car This method uses a drill to disable the lock pins, and will destroy the key switch. Drill into the key hole, about 2/3 up, where the inner flap starts. In Detail: CarKnow Car Hacking. To hack, or not to hack?

In Detail: CarKnow Car Hacking

That is the thoroughly 21st-century question on the minds of many electronics consumers today. Whether it's jailbreaking an iPhone or updating a digital camera with unofficial firmware, messing with the manufacturer's original equipment carries both risks and rewards. Risks range from losing out on future updates and support, to voiding your warranty, to possible litigation.

Rewards are limited only by the imagination of the user and the hardware itself, which is precisely what makes the parlous practice so appealing to some. As we learned on last week's episode of TRANSLOGIC, virtually any product containing a computer can be hacked, including the modern automobile. CarKnow is a tech startup based in Brookline, Mass., just outside of Boston.

CarKnow's Carduino system connects to the vehicle via the easily accessible onboard diagnostic port (OBD-II) and can access information from the controller area network (CANBus), resulting in a rich, diverse data set. Learn to Pick Locks for Fun and an Increased Understanding of Security. Greg Miller's Guide to Lock Picking for Beginners. The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers. This is a repository of the most up-to-date versions of Deviant's lock diagrams and animations.

The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers

Seen in all of the TOOOL educational materials and slide decks, these files are all released under the Creative Commons license. You are free to use any of them for non-commercial purposes, as long as they are properly attributed and the same freedom for others is maintained in all derivative works. Please note that these diagrams have evolved and developed over time. While Deviant is still proud of the older versions of his images, if you still have copies of legacy material they should all be replaced with the latest versions available here.

Each image shown below in thumbnail form can be accessed in high resolution individually, or you can obtain the full set from the zip archive at the bottom of this page. Lock Basics and Mechanical Operation. Masterlock Cracking. Top 10 Ways to Unlock the Unlockable. Top 10 Ways to Break Into and Out of Almost Anything. How to Escape from Handcuffs! How to Pick Your Way Out of Handcuffs. Today we’ll be showing how to pick your way out of Handcuffs using only a bobby pin.

How to Pick Your Way Out of Handcuffs

We realize this may be a sensitive issue to some out there, as this information in the wrong hands could be detrimental; here’s our take. The current “swinging bow rachet – type” adjustable handcuff design dates back to 1912 when the Peerless Handcuff Company patented it. Even the “double lock,” that we’ll get into later in the article, came about shortly after this.

How to Escape from Zip Ties. In our How To Escape and Evade in an Urban Environment article, we briefly discussed escaping from zip ties.

How to Escape from Zip Ties

There are quite a few hasty methods of illegal restraint, and zip ties are a method that’s available to any would-be kidnapper. A few of the other methods seen are duct tape, rope and phone cord, but with a little education you’ll see that all of these methods can easily be defeated. There are two things you’ll need in any escape situation, and without these two things, nothing we’ll show you will work. Those two things are time and opportunity. 3 Ways to Escape Zip Ties: An Illustrated Guide. Zip ties are increasingly being used to restrain innocent folks in home invasion and kidnapping scenarios.

3 Ways to Escape Zip Ties: An Illustrated Guide

With a quick Google search, you’ll see a number of situations where suspects used standard zip ties from the local hardware store to restrain their victims. We tried out all of these methods, and they all work. We even did it with the heavy duty variety, rated at 175 lbs. With a little bit of practice, it’s actually fairly easy to escape from zip ties, and you should be well-prepared should you ever find yourself in the unfortunate situation of being illegally restrained by a home invader or other criminal with zip ties. The folks over at ITS Tactical have a great series of videos on how to escape from zip ties that, with their permission, we based this illustrated guide on. Illustrated by Ted Slampyak. Crack a Combination Bike Lock in Under 30 Seconds.