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  • How To Break into Locks with Beer Can Shims, Bump Keys and Just Plain Brute Force

    Mechanical locks have been around since ancient Egypt, with the oldest known artifact found in the ruins of Nineveh, an ancient city in Assyria, Mesopotamia, which is just across the Tigris River f...

  • How to pick locks with DIY padlock shims

    In this video we explain how to make and use Padlock Shims. Padlock Shims are used to unlock spring latch Padlocks.

  • How to hack a lock with a soda can shim

    Don't know the combination to your lock securing all of your important gym socks? Maybe you just want to impress all of your friends by hacking a combo lock? Whatever the reason, this instructional...

  • How to crack a Master Lock No5 Padlock with a soda can shim

    Here is a short instructional video describing the weakness of large Master brand locks. See how to crack a Master Lock #5 with a soda can shim. It is so easy to hack and crack open almost any type...

  • Crack a Master Lock - Mathematically, No Shim

    Apparently it is possible to reduce 64,000 possible padlock combinations down to 100. From Mark Edward Campos, an incredibly clear How-To on cracking a master lock: For an enlarged version, click h...

  • How to pick / shim open a padlock with a soda can

    There are a lot of different kinds of locks, and you need different easily accessible household material to pick different kinds. This video focuses on teaching you to pick a padlock, familiar to a...

  • How to make beer can padlock shims with a professional

    The beer can shim is an oft-discussed online topic, and has cast the entire padlock industry into doubt. If you still don't know how a simple aluminum can can be used to open any padlock quickly an...

  • How to open a padlock with a soda can shim

    Watch this video and learn to hack a padlock with a soda can. Make a lockpick for a padlock using just a soda can. A few cuts and folds and you'll be a full fledged thief or prankster. You can pull...

  • How to make the best padlock shim out of an aluminum can

    The padlocks that secure most of America's high-school lockers are one of the easiest types of locks to open in the world for thieves and other miscreants. The easiest, cheapest way to do so is usi...

  • How to use a padlock shim

    Lost a key or combination to the lock? Learn how to pick open a lock using a padlock shim.

  • How To Make a Padlock Shim

    Have you lost the key to a padlock? You could call a locksmith or cut the shackle, but you may be able to quickly and easily open it with a shim, a thin piece of metal that you slide into the locki...

  • Hack a padlock with a soda can shim

    Yes. It works. But only if it's your lock. Otherwise it definitely does not work. In fact if you try this on that nerdy kid's locker and you'll definitely land in detention. Hack a lock with a soda...

  • How to escape from handcuffs

    It's a trick that never fails to amaze. You're placed in handcuffs, but with a flick of the wrist, you're free! Kick off your career as a daring escape artist with these simple tips. You Will Ne...

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