[189] Close-Up On How To Pick A Lock With A Bobby Pin!

Can You Really Open A Lock With Just Bobby Pins?

This video goes over a question many people ask themselves, can you actually pick a lock with a bobby pin??? As you can imagine, the answer is yes but it comes with its limitations. Bobby pins easily snap, provide less feedback, and are awkward to hold, all of these factors make them difficult to use. You can certainly get locks open but it does not mean it will be easy.

This video is broken down into the following parts”

00:26 Example Of Picking A Lock With A Bobby Pin
02:15 Special Considerations When Using Bobby Pins
03:24 Close-Up On How Lock Picking Works
05:09 Example Of How Lock Picking Works
06:18 Recap
06:41 Example Of Picking “Real Locks” and Demonstrating The Zipping Technique

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[HelpfulLockPicker]

Please Share Your Experiences Opening Locks With Bobby Pins!

[paulwolven]

I like when you use the acrylic lock for us beginners. You just answered some questions that i have been pondering about locks and pics.
Excelent demonstration.

[gantry]

This helps explain what I've been doing wrong all these years. My girl friends hair kept getting caught up in the lock and I could never get the lock open. So as I understand it, you're supposed to take the bobby pins OUT of her hair BEFORE you pick the lock?

[russej]

i'm wildly impressed you manage to stretch this out to almost ten minutes!

[Bailey-Brandt]

I used one of my unused locks, using only 2 bobby pins. Took a while but I DID IT!!

[stephensmith]

I think it’s supposed to be a improve, single use deal. Hence why this is a thing mostly in spy fiction/noir. The hero has his tools taken away and must rely on his wit to succeed.

[becsterino]

Your video was literally the help I needed to get my spare keys out of a drawer! It was an awful fight for hours but for some reason watching your video helped a ton

[HopelessMillennial]

Thanks! You've allowed me to break into several buildings and procure a tidy profit while doing it. Cheers Mate!

[yukimai]

Was surprisingly easy. My set was in the building and all I had was bobby pins and my phone so thank you for the help.

[LockNoob]

One of my subscribers once showed how they bent the bobby pin with pliers but the bend was on the side if you know what I mean, made it into quite an effective profile. Keep up the good work :-)

[MidniteSpectre]

Based on this video, I can therefore conclude that a bobby pin can open the lock.

[anonymousrabbit]

i'm locked in the back of my house and everybody is asleep lol

[cyberwasp]

Thank you, I used paper clips my first time. I took it up again using CI pics. I did pick a D3 and an M5. However, I seem to struggle SPP the transparent lock, although I can easily rake it.

[tobeymcmullen]

This is how I picked my first master#3. I hadn't ordered my pick set yet. The tensioner breaks. The metal used in bobby pins isn't made to hold tension. For an emergency it's good to know how to do it but a good pick is well worth the money. You only need a hook and one top of keyway and one bottom of key way tensioner. Those three things will open just about every residential use lock made

[Sloth]

well..that my first tools when i start lockpicking..pick and tension from bobby pin..

[ab-jpmf]

I've had loads of things stolen when I used to use acrylic locks I've had no problems since I've switched to steel ones

[sticc.]

My fallout 4 character:
*”And they called me a madman”*

[TheDJ]

Awesome vids thnx. The best material that I found very durable to make your own picking tools are wiper blade retainers

[et-alia]

"Why would you?" Because bobby pins won't get confiscated at TSA check points, won't cast suspicion if someone sees them in your hand, you can drop them without fear of losing your favorite pick/wrench... basically all the illegal reasons, lol

[CAM]

I picked my first lock with a bobby pin that I bent into the shape of a hook. I also made a few tension tools