[1460] Why I’m THANKFUL For Master Lock… Sometimes

[Chazbc]

Masterlock gets the "Not as Much of a Failure as You Could Have Been" award

[Tom_]

You know the lock is bad when he doesn't see the need to rake it a second time to show it wasn't a fluke.

[BugsydorPrime]

"With the exception of this hammer..."

Who else would be in favor of him selling a hammer as part of an "Overt Companion" set? If nothing else, it would make for a pretty great April Fools video.

[MostHitMan]

I remember these locks when I was a 5~6 years old. These tri circle locks come in several different sizes. I use to have a smaller one for my personal closet. Once while playing with it I discovered that I could open it with a hairpin. I was so excited and proud, I told my mom that we don’t need keys for any lock in house as they can be opened by a hairpin, as all of our house locks were made by this same brand. To prove myself I took bit of a challenge and after some effort I eventually opened a bigger tri circle lock with hairpin, though smaller one was a lot easier to open. This gave so much anxiety to my dad as he saw main door lock being picked by a 6 year old with help of just a hairpin. LoL

[lostsock]

It actually got progressively funnier as LPL went on. It almost got to the point that he wasn't even trying! 🤣

[piguyalamode]

The unhardened shackle that says hardened is my favorite part about this lock

[renakunisaki]

Fun fact: these are actually voice activated. Just firmly state "OPEN!" and the force of the sound waves will dislodge the mechanism.

[Graoutchmeuh]

I would argue that this is one, if not the greatest lock ever seen on this channel : it has every weakness, making it a great teaching tool for potential pickers.
Don't buy 7 locks with one weakness, buy one lock with 7 weaknesses.

[Rustynails_x]

Me: sees video longer than 2 mins. must be a decent lock.

LPL: Let me pick this lock 6 different ways in 30 seconds.

[Nerketur]

It's funny, because Masterlock has had all of these issues, just not all in the same lock.

[robertholtz]

The folks at MasterLock are having a “Not The Worst” Office Party right about now. 🎉

[Danger_mouse]

Opening the lock 6 times, while describing the attacks, getting an ad in for Covert Instruments and a back-handed 'plug' for Master Lock, all in 2.50 is awesome!
Nice job LPL 😁👌

[Viniic]

TRI-BEST really is on the cutting edge of convenience. There's nothing more frustrating and time consuming than to lose a key or even try to find it in your large stack of them. With the TRI-BEST brand, you can kiss those worries "goodbye" because everything is a key with this lock.

[magnus]

Ah, we finally found the locks that master lock considers "adequate" when they brand theirs "high security."

[BadgerRobot]

I worked as a locksmith for a few years, and remember my boss going out on a call to unlock a bike after they lost the key. It was one of these kinds of locks, and he felt bad because he was able to open it by pulling in the shackle and telling the lock on the bike frame. I think he ended up just giving her a better lock out of the truck.

[criggie]

New listings idea- the "COVERT HAMMERS" range scaling from a little Thwacker, to the Encourager, and right up to the Persuader.

[volante]

I can imagine LPL grinning at the phrase "with the exception of this hammer" :D

[RyanMaki]

There is one method I wish you had tried. I suspect that if you had attempted to open the lock by inserting the provided key, you likely would have found the lock to be highly resistant!

[fluxcutie]

the delivery on "with the exception of this hammer" was flawless and I'm dying

[matthewblank]

I actually have the same lock branded "F T" that I use for "securing" the locker at my gym.

I don't keep any valuables there so it mostly serves as a "this locker is taken" message, but, what's great about it is that the terrible security it offers actually came handy twice. Once when I forgot the keys, and the second time when I've locked them inside the locker.

I was able to open it using different set of keys that I've borrowed and simply wiggling them around - it opens nearly as fast as with the correct keys. It saved me the hassle of going to the gym desk, asking for the cutters and buying a new lock :)