[182] How I Practice Lock Picking

[jemsncrystals]

I just say "This is the lock picking lawyer" and locks pop open.
Works every time.

[TacticalFemboy]

Oh you must be a joy at the movie theater with your carabiner of locks

[sebytro]

”I fear not the man who has practiced picking one lock 10, 000 times, but I fear the man who has practiced picking 10, 000 different locks.”

[koolaidman]

I can imagine being mrs.Lawyer and watching a movie and hearing "little click out of 1, 2 is binding, click out of 2"

[Kabodanki]

If you live in Paris, there's multiple bridge with thousand and thousands of locks

[peterthinks]

"Nothing on two.... little click out of three... Thanos has another infinity stone... nice deep false set on four...."

[thatrealba]

Being a recently disabled man who has had to give up EVERY hobby and type of work I had learned, (there were several), I think I am going to look into lockpickong as something I can pick up and put down as my various issues pop up throu ghout my days and weeks. Thanks, LPL.

[shotgunsam]

Besides being a expert at lock picking, but also an expert at eBay bargain hunting?

Damn, good trait good sir.

[josoveys]

Me) what you up to?
Him ) Netflix and lock-picking
Me) yeah same

[brothyr]

I have the opposite problem. I got about 200 keys and 0 locks.

[MrCacarocha]

if i could only have a quarter of his dedication at the gym...

[devinebeast]

Can you please make a video explaining the terms you use in your videos like “false set” what it means when a pin is “loose” etc. just an idea

[pathfinder]

Outstanding theory. I teach a particular set of topics in an industry overflowing with "experts, " who have absolutely mastered a singular tool and hammer YouTube with their videos. The problem is, they are essentially, "one trick ponies." The repeatedly use the same tool(s) and only marginally change the circumstance they apply them in. It makes for great footage but doesn't really "teach." A new person to the topic will benefit most when they are guided towards an understanding of the bigger context. How to do that? Offer a more diverse set of tools and situations. He'll then build a more universal understanding/ experience so they can then apply that accumulated knowledge to everyday success. Thank you for reminding me about how to learn my new interest; if even briefly.

[jzthegreat]

This is like a professional athlete going through their routine

[ernie]

You make excellent picking videos. Easily some of the best on YouTube. However, you make even better instructional videos! Make more! The more the better! You have a very specific style, and it is quite different than the general methods (i.e. "MIT Guide to Lockpicking", light tension & binding order, etc.) I'd love to see instructional videos about any and all of your methods!!

[electroguy]

I think this applies to learning a new skill in general. For years, I made the mistake of thinking that playing a difficult (for me) song on the piano and mastering it would make me better in general. But it doesn't work like that. You can pick up some mechanical skills from an individual song, but pretty soon, your mind starts learning how to get from one note to the next instead of "generalizing" the movement. That's why every song was just as difficult to learn as the last since I learned songs and not techniques.

Learning locks instead of lockpicking is a valuable perspective. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Sennx]

"while you were watching movies, I was studying the lock"

[jeffreyreindeer]

Excellent idea. Excellent points. Time to find the bargains.

[cgillespie]

Fantastic! This idea of "mixed practice" sometimes called "interleaving" has good support in educational/psychological research and seems to be strongly tied to flexibility, retention of deeper skills, and creativity. It applies to almost all learning. Very cool.

[Kavukamari]

i know you mean watch a movie in your house, but it's fun to me to imagine
movie usher: "sir? what is this?"
LPL:" it's my lock belt, I always practice picking when I watch a movie"
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