How to Pick a Lock with a Bobby Pin

Locked out? Or maybe you've always wondered how they do it in the movies? This quick video will give you some tips on how to pick a lock with just two bobby pins and a little patience.

0:00 Prepping the bobby pin
0:36 How the lock works
0:56 Finding the seized pin
1:38 Repeating the process and unlocking the lock


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[dayne]

Dang, never knew my neighbors Sofa feels that comfortable!

[christianhall]

I'm just trying to get my car keys I accidentally locked in my bathroom.

[czane]

“A standard lock has five pins”
*Camera pans to show the seven pins in this lock*

[el_snakeo]

Me searching this sounds sus but I just want something to show off to my friends

[toren]

my parents started locking my electronics in a safe. jokes on them.

[lilianakelekolio]

This a good thing to learn someone could break-in to ur house doing this

[jakedaccord]

Cool next can you make a video on how to defend yourself in a court case for breaking and entering?

[viupcake]

Thanks! Helped me get my bathroom open again.

[MerMerSquimer]

Bruh nobody’s gonna talk about how hard it is to get the round part off the Bobby pin 💀😭✋

[iblastyou]

Me: tries this in real life
Everyone at the bank: 👁👄👁

[magnumbadguy]

When the landlord doesn’t give you a letter box key

[THEATOMBOMB]

This is how one maxes out lockpicking in fallout...before fallout

[EleanorGrey]

Promise I’m not a thief just a writer 😂

[gregorheidemann]

When the "rubber piece" is made out of metal.

[yahya]

I have been using this on my high school locker for like 2 months now. I cba buying a new key. Its really easy once you get the hang of it only takes me about 30 secs to a min to open my locker.

[bliqzyy]

Man I didn’t know an 82 inch TV was so nice. I’ll tell my neighbors Hi for you guys.

[G_Tracced]

Thanks my hostage i mean guest was worried when I told him I lost the keys to the padlock but we got it sorted now

[itzsummer_chan]

when the bobby pin for the lever bit is too big to fit in the lock. 😭 true sadness

[Sb-hjom]

im just tryna break into my middle school for the 8th grade prank before we get shipped off to high school

[yukikiro]

I never knew there were this many snacks inside our locked cupboard 👁👄👁