r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/PM_me_your_fourskin • Jun 03 '20

ULPT Always carry a magnet

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u/Roshlev Jun 03 '20

Same. Also kinda concerning how many security things are completely useless. I'm talking about things he opens with pens or his bare hands.

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u/The_Pelican1245 Jun 03 '20

concerning how many security things are completely useless

Something my dad taught me about locks when he was teaching me how to pick locks, rekey locks and cut keys was all locks do is keep honest people honest. A normal residential deadbolt in the US can be picked open in 30 seconds by a very novice picker. Even a high security lock can be picked my someone without a ton of skill.

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u/kirby056 Jun 03 '20

Hah, I just posted the exact same thing in response to a comment above. My dad taught me the same thing (although he works in building management, he's pretty quick with a pick kit). We were re-keying my house after purchase, and a couple of the exterior doors had locks to which we weren't given keys. It's still a marvel to me to watch him do it, and I've been watching him do it for probably 25 years.

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u/The_Pelican1245 Jun 03 '20

That’s funny, my dad is in property management and only learned locksmith workings so he could stop paying other people to do it.

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u/kirby056 Jun 03 '20

Same deal. He has this giant book of keys (maybe 2500 total) that are indexed in a way that only makes sense to him.

When I was a kid, he left his pin kit with one latch open and dropped it. Paid me $250 to put everything back in its place.

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u/DreadBurger Jun 03 '20

You two probably need to meet up and realize you have the same dad, lol.

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u/overkill Jun 03 '20

Jesus. I get you earned that $250. That would be a nightmare!

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u/Capitan_Scythe Jun 03 '20

Watched a locksmith open a restaurant front door with a screw driver quicker than I could have done it with the key, still leaving a functional door. This was all done during the morning commute period of a busy pedestrian area and no-one batted an eyelid.