"Looking at this key, you would think there are eighteen pins coming from six different directions..." Me, with the common knowledge of keys and locks equal to that of a turnip: Yes, yes, does seem that way
Ive been picking for a while. But this man is thee best picker I've ever seen. I can personally pick standard, waffers and somw dimple locks but this guy has an amazing amount of skill.
@@alexsis1778 Sometimes the reason to bother picking is to not let anyone know you were there...I had a guy break into my house and break windows after he got in so I wouldn't know he was getting through the door.
@@slappy8941 its not coded, some context would have helped though. What he meant is thar lockpickinglawyer picked up all these locks from bill's collection, and due to bill's channel he already knew about most of these locks beforehand. Also, the video shown here is not the first attempt at picking the locks, rather he already picked them at least once without the camera time. So it looks it's done with much ease, which wouldn't be the case if we see the first tries. Nonetheless, LPL probably is one of the finenst, if not the finenst, lock picker of the moden era.
With such freaking many pins this would probably be a HUUUGE mess lol. And i guess its just like a normal pin lock just with MOOAAR pins from more directions
So many pins in so many directions... this would be an absolute nightmare to pull apart and try to put back together. I don't blame him for not doing it. I don't find the slight variance on the pin shapes to be THAT interesting.
"This lock is a firm reminder to all of us that we need to practice being flexible and adaptive." This lock is spitting out life lessons. Laying eggs of truth.
@@tjfrye11 he was checking video recording ok, at same time talking. my wife is talking me, then i need more than 2 minutes to find my keys and open the door.
Still; that was less than five minutes! He gave us an introduction first, so the whole time on the lock was about three minutes. When you see him open 7 locks in less than 30 seconds, three minutes was a long time!
"Repulsed BosnianBill and took the LPL four minutes to pick" is pretty much "if anybody's getting your shit through this lock, it's not going to be non-destructively." Someone sufficiently prepared for destructive entry will ALWAYS be able to get your shit. If nothing else, they'll bring detcord and breach the goddamn wall.
Well, being honest, the length has to be separated in: explanation of the lock, and then picking of the 18 pins. That's, let's say, 180 seconds for pin (being generous today). That comes to 10s per pin. So, if this were a normal lock, the video would be 2 minutes shorter.
I'd just like to say I have no interest in lock picking or even learning how for that matter yet I'm still binge watching your videos It's a real special talent to keep someone interested in something they have no interest in so awesome job and good luck on your RUclips career.
Lpl is without a doubt the best I've seen and his humble attitude is one of the best I've seen . I personally only watch three lpl , bosnianbill and lock noob . There is one more I do watch for laughs The third generation lock picker as he loves to call himself . But if we ever have a vote there the top three in my opinion
Ron Reuwer I'd have to explore YT for a #3 vote...Bill & LPL are the only pickers to whom I sub. Glad to have 2 more to check out in the future, though I’ve seen a handful of LockNoob's vids, but was disappointed by his dearth of commentary. Ho hum...couple more fish in the pond! Tks
Eridian Assassin - I dunno. Schuyler has some murky, possibly fraudulent stuff floating about in the background, which makes me slightly suspicious of him and unwilling to spend time watching.
I love how LPL approaches every lock as it will be opened. "Not sure whats holding us up here". My Paclock 90A-Pro is a pain to pick, I'm a new picker though.
Yet another great video thanks, you said BB graciously gave you these locks. I seem to remember he put you in cuff's (which you got out of.)again thanks keep up the good work
As a total novice still needs to learn terms and someone just to let you know how much of a novice. Things like him this one that I would have liked to have known is how many pins was that are actually in there. Were you correct in what you had seen what was picked. I would presume so other wise you would have commented about it as you proceeded to pick the lock. I will presume that your mind is so organized you can easily keep track of where you are inside the lock in all six areas which may be where others fall short picking more complicated locks. This is where I think I'm going to enjoy this Hobby because I Envision things in my mind even if I've never seen them before. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your talent. The creativity of the Master Lock maker is absolutely amazing
I have been wary of what's not spoken-sometimes he tells us how long he spent working on the lock pre-recording, sometimes makes it look like this is a first look…not sure what to trust now.
@@JeffWerner He stated that at the very least he had a look in the keyway and since it was unpacked let's assume he's also seen the key. So there probably is some foreknowledge, maybe even some practicing but I don't think in the end it matters that much unless you do a competition.
Picking time, 1:30 - 3:53 = 2 minutes, 23 seconds = "... that took a fair amount of time ..." I've fumbled getting the right key in the keyway longer than it takes for LPL to open an impossible lock
After seeing this video I’m thinking if it takes LPL this long to pick it must be a reasonably good lock. Your average criminal isn’t going to waste time picking it. They are going straight for a destructive attack.
LPL, I'd like to see you and Bill pick euro cylinders in their proper position - upside down. Every single time either of you 2 get one of those, you clamp it up as an American picker... Granted this is America - and you can do what you want, but like you just said, you train yourself to pick in 1 direction. Now, I would agree that it's a pain in the butt. Such as, if you overset a pin in the conventional manner - pins facing down, sometimes you can ease up on tension and take the pins and free it up. It's more difficult to do so with the pins facing up. Were fortunate enough not to have a lot of euro locks in this country - thank god, I hate the ones that I encounter in the field - i'm not proficient in upside down picking.
I've worked it both ways, too. I'm seriously slow and clumsy by comparison to any of the YT pundits, yet while i find the shift difficult it is not a real barrier to results. Helps if you twist your brain around. ;-) But seriously, for me it's a sort of mental spatial rearrangement. Once I'm re-oriented, it works okay. I suppose it will get easier.
LPL, I'm addicted to your channel. The shackle on this lock looks rather thin. Non-destructive picking is an art that I appreciate, but what about actual security? Is this lock over-balanced with a difficult to-pick core yet an easy to cut shackle? If so, what are your thoughts on this?
No shackle can withstand an Angle Grinder attack! It's just that some shackles (thicker 1/2") take a few seconds longer to cut than others (thinner shackles). But in the end, they all get cut into two pieces rather quickly!
Bolt cutters will work better. Also I bet you can snap it with a large enough lever. Also brass bodies are a joke by default. No one is going to bother picking this.
it seems like practically every lock with high pin counts is pulling some sort of deception with making some pins non-functional or non-existant. also, did you try raking this one? those high pin count locks usually get raked quickly
I have an idea - all the picking is based on applying pressure to the core and then setting pins one after another. What if a lock worked on principle of split key - the first part you insert to the keyhole, then you have to close the access by a sliding mechanism and the turning of the core is done by a separate mechanism operated by the second part of the key... Wouldn't this kind of lock been inherently unpickable? Without destruction of any of its parts?
This video teaches me that locks that look tough can be marshmallows as Bill puts it. This is one of those locks I thought "wow! that looks effectively unpickable!" *gets picked in
Worth considering: 1) At the very least, that's 4 minutes the thief is slowed down. That's worth a lot, each minute makes it more likely they get caught or give up and find an easier lock 2) LPL puts hundreds of hours into picking. His practice sessions involve setting up a LINE of locks to go through. He is a master lockpicker, and I don't consider that exaggeration. He's put in the work. So just because he can do it doesn't mean that your standard issue burgler can.
Re: picking from different directions, that's also why I always wince when a picker picks an euro cylinder the wrong way around. Sure you can pick it when it's upside down, but would you pick it as easily when it's actually in a door the right way up? (Not that I ever understood why the euro cylinder has the pins on the bottom, if a spring breaks it basically fails closed, whereas if the pins are on top the lock should still function without any springs.)
+RealUnimportant this is not a matter of failing open vs failing closed, but a matter of failing closed vs failing functional. With the pins on top, gravity will pull the pins down, so a broken spring means a key can still push them up to the sheerline and the lock would still work as normal. With the pins on the bottom, a broken spring means the pins will be pulled down by gravity, are no longer pushed up against the key and thus permanently block the sheerline. The lock would be permanently non-functional (for either the real key or a lock pick). I know what failure mode I'd prefer :)
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*sees video length greater than 3 minutes* "Wow, this must be a tough one!"
Oh, it's just got a lot of pins, I guess that makes sense.
I don’t think any of the naughty bucket locks are not greater than 3 minutes?
he doesnt start until 2 mins in...
@@jaredknapp6832 Of course, He has to point out all the interesting parts first. And that means it's good.
sees video length of 10:01. hmm monetisation in play
"Looking at this key, you would think there are eighteen pins coming from six different directions..."
Me, with the common knowledge of keys and locks equal to that of a turnip: Yes, yes, does seem that way
I see, you also instantly realized how this lock works
Glad I am not alone in this.
Ive been picking for a while. But this man is thee best picker I've ever seen. I can personally pick standard, waffers and somw dimple locks but this guy has an amazing amount of skill.
@@thatmikegarcin Well, that means you can pick three types of locks more than me :D Kudos
Ya might have a smol dick, but more locks than me you pick!
@@cy-one i do indeed have super smol dick. Its probably the size of a raisin.
You have a gift and it's not lock picking. It's making lock picking interesting lol
It’s always been interesting, so wrong he does have a gift of lockpicking
@@SinclairSan your so much fun at party's.
@@SinclairSan it's not a gift but thousands of hours of practice
Plantifolia Plantas he is a naturally gifted picker, but just because your naturally gifted doesn’t mean a lot of practice is necessary
@@Kadeo-ms6qw you know him personally to say that?
13 pins in 6 directions. That's when you just get the angle grinder
It would probably open with a couple swift blows of a hammer to be fair lol...
@@snaz27 Make sure to use a floppy hammer for more cinetic energy
Ya, for as absurd as that core is, the house just doesn't justify it. Any sort of bolt cutters and the lock won't matter with that shackle.
@@alexsis1778 Sometimes the reason to bother picking is to not let anyone know you were there...I had a guy break into my house and break windows after he got in so I wouldn't know he was getting through the door.
@@footstepsinchina299 bruh thats actually smart
I wonder how Bill feels about you knocking out these Naughty Bucket locks so quickly. :)
If he didn’t think I could do it, he wouldn’t have given them to me.
@Pyroman / Was that some kind of coded message or something?
@@slappy8941 its not coded, some context would have helped though. What he meant is thar lockpickinglawyer picked up all these locks from bill's collection, and due to bill's channel he already knew about most of these locks beforehand. Also, the video shown here is not the first attempt at picking the locks, rather he already picked them at least once without the camera time. So it looks it's done with much ease, which wouldn't be the case if we see the first tries. Nonetheless, LPL probably is one of the finenst, if not the finenst, lock picker of the moden era.
@@f3nrir_ pretty much Bills own words. LPL is a talent seen once every 10 years or generation.
@@lockpickinglawyer a friend helps you improve yourself. A true friend will do that even if it means you surpass them.
1:03
LPL: "In any case.."
Me: *panics and checks time left on video thinking it's over*
I guessed it was only me haha
I'd love to see this gutted, looks like an interesting design
This should be at the top of the comments
@@CanadiansFtw "I'm going to use top-of-the-comments tension..."
With such freaking many pins this would probably be a HUUUGE mess lol. And i guess its just like a normal pin lock just with MOOAAR pins from more directions
So many pins in so many directions... this would be an absolute nightmare to pull apart and try to put back together. I don't blame him for not doing it. I don't find the slight variance on the pin shapes to be THAT interesting.
"This lock is a firm reminder to all of us that we need to practice being flexible and adaptive."
This lock is spitting out life lessons. Laying eggs of truth.
I've absolutely no clue how I ended up in your channel but I can't stop watching it!
Welcome to the club, buddy.
Could you do a video on your own “naughty bucket“?
that's impossible because LPL can pick any lock open
Actually, he does have a video with top 10 nasty keyways, and I think he says about 2 of them that he hasn't been able to pick them yet ;)
@@tomashrubovcak3770 but he picked one of them :D I can't remember the other one.
yet
The bucket would be pretty sparse.
"That took a fair amount of time". LPL makes me laugh. He can pick that lock faster than I can pull out my keys and open it legitimately.
... how long does it take you to use your keys? Don't get me wrong, lpl is a great lockpick, but it was still some time
@@tjfrye11 he was checking video recording ok, at same time talking.
my wife is talking me, then i need more than 2 minutes to find my keys and open the door.
Still; that was less than five minutes! He gave us an introduction first, so the whole time on the lock was about three minutes. When you see him open 7 locks in less than 30 seconds, three minutes was a long time!
BB: unpickable!!
LPL: Hold my tensioner
The sheer fact it took that long is a huge recommendation for that lock.
"Repulsed BosnianBill and took the LPL four minutes to pick" is pretty much "if anybody's getting your shit through this lock, it's not going to be non-destructively."
Someone sufficiently prepared for destructive entry will ALWAYS be able to get your shit. If nothing else, they'll bring detcord and breach the goddamn wall.
Well, being honest, the length has to be separated in: explanation of the lock, and then picking of the 18 pins. That's, let's say, 180 seconds for pin (being generous today). That comes to 10s per pin. So, if this were a normal lock, the video would be 2 minutes shorter.
@@ShadowDragon8685 Well said. Unless the wall is made of Tungsten.
Looks like Bill needed a lawyer to evict this lock from the naughty bucket
I have to say that you are exceptionally good at what you do. I'm a real locksmith myself, we need you in the field:)
What field? You have none
@@SinclairSan who pissed in your coffee this morning?
Sinclairbott mighty words for a guy with locks on his doors lol
@@goodvibes4891 oh my... im dying lol
GoodVibes :] hahaha
I'd just like to say I have no interest in lock picking or even learning how for that matter yet I'm still binge watching your videos
It's a real special talent to keep someone interested in something they have no interest in so awesome job and good luck on your RUclips career.
LOL, closed captions: "This is the wok picking lawyer" 🤔
yes sir.
He makes advice on good woks to buy
"And today well pick a locl by rattling it open by hitting it hard with a wok"
"Stir-fry on one...rice on two..."
roguishpaladin hahahahaha
Man you incredible, I've learned a lot watching yours and Bill's videos. You both are great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Lpl is without a doubt the best I've seen and his humble attitude is one of the best I've seen . I personally only watch three lpl , bosnianbill and lock noob . There is one more I do watch for laughs The third generation lock picker as he loves to call himself . But if we ever have a vote there the top three in my opinion
Ron Reuwer you should take a peek at schuyler towne. Hes pretty good as well, very good at explaining.
Yes, agree about the "third generation" guy. Cringeworthy...
Ron Reuwer I'd have to explore YT for a #3 vote...Bill & LPL are the only pickers to whom I sub. Glad to have 2 more to check out in the future, though I’ve seen a handful of LockNoob's vids, but was disappointed by his dearth of commentary. Ho hum...couple more fish in the pond! Tks
Eridian Assassin - I dunno. Schuyler has some murky, possibly fraudulent stuff floating about in the background, which makes me slightly suspicious of him and unwilling to spend time watching.
The sikll level you are at sir is just amazing. If i ever get to 25% of your skilllevel i would be happy. Great job
This one has enough pins that when he doesn't say "pin" he sounds just like my dentist :D
D K I think you should be worried if your teeth are binding (or loose for that matter) and the dentist gets “clicks” out of them. :P
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!! 🤣😂😅!!! LOL!! HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!! That answer was Hilarious!!
Dentist: *wiggles some hook in my mouth* top left, nice click from the second...
Me: nice what?!
Any locks you haven't successfully picked!????? Come on there must be a lock that is just too good to be picked.
Umbrella Corporation
I haven't seen any abloy locks on this channel so mayby them
The Abloy Protec2
There are no locks I can’t pick... but there are many that I’ve been unable to open thus far. 🤨 At least, that’s how I look at it. 👍
LockPickingLawyer
I think you should do a video about them
So we can see what are best locks
The Bowley lock.
Man you are the best.
You could basically pick locks by just looking
Truly a master of the art! Never cease to amaze!
Your skills are remarkable and a pleasure to watch.
I love how LPL approaches every lock as it will be opened. "Not sure whats holding us up here". My Paclock 90A-Pro is a pain to pick, I'm a new picker though.
Yet another great video thanks, you said BB graciously gave you these locks. I seem to remember he put you in cuff's (which you got out of.)again thanks keep up the good work
That seems like a lock worth buying giving LPL normally smokes things out in 2-20 seconds.
Core seems good, but that housing seems like its way too easy to break. So a hard lock to pick, but easy to just destroy.
It's such a cool skill. Seeing how much effort and time it takes you is a real endorsement that this is a great lock.
eviction #8 -- WOW, "only" 13 pins?
Ken Nixon and only six different directions?
What a fascinating lock. Great job.
Nicely done. All those pins make it look intimidating but You are not easily swayed
Albert Lebel that's the thing with LPL. He just doesn't get psyched out. I would have immediately regarded this lock as impossible and moved on.
I consider this to be the Rubik's cube of locks & the perfect lock to pick during the Covid pandemic
Incredible skill! Your voice and videos are so soothing, like a surgeon 👌
As a total novice still needs to learn terms and someone just to let you know how much of a novice.
Things like him this one that I would have liked to have known is how many pins was that are actually in there. Were you correct in what you had seen what was picked. I would presume so other wise you would have commented about it as you proceeded to pick the lock.
I will presume that your mind is so organized you can easily keep track of where you are inside the lock in all six areas which may be where others fall short picking more complicated locks. This is where I think I'm going to enjoy this Hobby because I Envision things in my mind even if I've never seen them before. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your talent. The creativity of the Master Lock maker is absolutely amazing
Both you and bill are really stripping down the bucket now. Awesome stuff!
Imaginative lock design. Well picked.
Damn. That's some impressive techniques.
"some resistance" when having a ton of time and perfect conditions to analyze the lock is pretty good, I think 🤔
"Flexible and adaptive "
sounds like my motto for 2021
He's got the touch of a good dentist!
LPL: We need to practice to be flexible and adaptive.
Bosnian Bill: GRAZIAS SIGNORE (the Salieri quote)
I have to say LPL may be able to pick anything always amazed
An almost 5 minute LPL video? Whoo hoo, we are in for a treat. Let the battle begin.
This is a great lock just place it at a weird angle and you good to go.
another day, another lock defeated
Picks a lock in four minutes: ok that one did take a little time. Lmao
no doubt that was not his first attempt haha
2 mins 25 seconds lol
You have the Talent for it. Great job.
LPL, it took a "fair amount of time", "little bit of persistence".
For Knox gets a call from the boss. We've got a new lock!
I'm sure I seen him show that. Beautiful lock, nice pick again. How long did it take the first time?🤔
he doesnt show first picks.
I have been wary of what's not spoken-sometimes he tells us how long he spent working on the lock pre-recording, sometimes makes it look like this is a first look…not sure what to trust now.
@@JeffWerner He stated that at the very least he had a look in the keyway and since it was unpacked let's assume he's also seen the key. So there probably is some foreknowledge, maybe even some practicing but I don't think in the end it matters that much unless you do a competition.
He mentioned it in another naughty lock video that he had spent 3 hours on one.
@@mjouwbuis for speaking in competition,he went to one,and of course,won it!!
Who would've thought a lock would come with a moral lesson (as well as take a surprising amount of time to pick, they ought to use these more often)
This just shows how talented LPL is, Bosnian Bill is an expert picker and LPL made this look easy!
The naughty bucket - The only locks pick resistant enough to be worth purchasing (if pick resistance is your only aim)
The last minute of this is pure shade :D
1:29 pick goes in the lock. 3:56 lock opens.
LPL: That took a fair amount of time
Where could you buy this brand of padlock? I can’t find it online, seems like a good core to have in a door.
I see all these cool locks, but never can find them.
4:21 I told my girl that exact same thing all the time man lol
man check out the bend on that tension wrench
"That took a fair amount of time"....meanwhile it takes me a bloody week on a new American 1105 LMAO!
Harder to pick than a broken nose...
Excellent job upside down picking, l will have to practice that.
Top of the keyway tension? Does that lock even have a top side versus a bottom side?
Not only does this guy have serious skills, he is humble in success
Those keys are awesome
Picking time, 1:30 - 3:53 = 2 minutes, 23 seconds = "... that took a fair amount of time ..." I've fumbled getting the right key in the keyway longer than it takes for LPL to open an impossible lock
The Lawyer has freed this client from the naughty bucket
This is probably the best lock ever
Really want to see the insides of this, as much of a pain as I know this is going to be to take apart.
The makers of that lock should be proud of their product. It isn't often LPL takes that long to pick a lock
LPL: "That took a fair amount of time"
Me:
Video timestamp: "3:51"
Great job and video like always
ah, the classic peterson. a fan favorite
I heard a rumor that LPL also had a naughty bucket. It wasn't filled with locks though, but with dirty magazines.
ArchangelExile he did pick the lock on a “chastity device” as well as Mrs Lockpickinglawyer’s beaver.
I felt it as picking 4 locks in one body
After seeing this video I’m thinking if it takes LPL this long to pick it must be a reasonably good lock. Your average criminal isn’t going to waste time picking it. They are going straight for a destructive attack.
Boss bill sure must be mad that you make his naughty lock look easy
LPL, I'd like to see you and Bill pick euro cylinders in their proper position - upside down. Every single time either of you 2 get one of those, you clamp it up as an American picker... Granted this is America - and you can do what you want, but like you just said, you train yourself to pick in 1 direction. Now, I would agree that it's a pain in the butt. Such as, if you overset a pin in the conventional manner - pins facing down, sometimes you can ease up on tension and take the pins and free it up. It's more difficult to do so with the pins facing up. Were fortunate enough not to have a lot of euro locks in this country - thank god, I hate the ones that I encounter in the field - i'm not proficient in upside down picking.
When I first started picking I picked pins down. It was a difficult transition to pick pins up. (From U.S.)
I've worked it both ways, too. I'm seriously slow and clumsy by comparison to any of the YT pundits, yet while i find the shift difficult it is not a real barrier to results. Helps if you twist your brain around. ;-) But seriously, for me it's a sort of mental spatial rearrangement. Once I'm re-oriented, it works okay. I suppose it will get easier.
I used to twist my brain around but that was back in the 60s... 😂
Goos Video as always. An unboxing of the core would be nice =D
Do you have an audio recording of that, or why all these Videos start exactly same (beside the number) 😂
Nice pick! Hope the knee is healing well too. ;)
The limp is hardly noticeable.
LPL, I'm addicted to your channel. The shackle on this lock looks rather thin. Non-destructive picking is an art that I appreciate, but what about actual security? Is this lock over-balanced with a difficult to-pick core yet an easy to cut shackle? If so, what are your thoughts on this?
No shackle can withstand an Angle Grinder attack! It's just that some shackles (thicker 1/2") take a few seconds longer to cut than others (thinner shackles). But in the end, they all get cut into two pieces rather quickly!
The Castle shackle looks like something I can cut with a pocket bolt cutter.
Bolt cutters will work better.
Also I bet you can snap it with a large enough lever.
Also brass bodies are a joke by default.
No one is going to bother picking this.
That's why you put this core into a better body from another lock.
I'm surprised you don't have a fiber optic camera for checking out key way internals.
I saw him using one in another video
I see a video of yours over 2 mins and I like Ohhh need to see this
No way... you are amazing!!
Love this stuff
I'd really like to have seen this one gutted. That's quite the time-consuming setup to pick.
Now if they made a high security version or an 18 pin motorcycle lock, I would think it would be pretty decent.
Excellent pick, as usual.
For the love of god I need to see this gutted
That was the best pick that didn't produce a booger that I have ever seen XD
it seems like practically every lock with high pin counts is pulling some sort of deception with making some pins non-functional or non-existant. also, did you try raking this one? those high pin count locks usually get raked quickly
No luck with raking.
i was wondering exactly the same thing,raking to at least set a few and then just pick the rest!!
Bill should have only given you one lock.
Should have just handed over the whole bucket, (to save a few trips.)
Reckless Roges, lpl refused to take locks he knew he couldn't pick.
You can re-watch the video on Bill's channel.
And I’m over here barely able to pick a master lock
Just imagine this lock with pin in pin, spools and counter drilling. If this was to be disassembled it would make for a challenge lock from hell.
Incredible!
I have an idea - all the picking is based on applying pressure to the core and then setting pins one after another. What if a lock worked on principle of split key - the first part you insert to the keyhole, then you have to close the access by a sliding mechanism and the turning of the core is done by a separate mechanism operated by the second part of the key... Wouldn't this kind of lock been inherently unpickable? Without destruction of any of its parts?
This video teaches me that locks that look tough can be marshmallows as Bill puts it. This is one of those locks I thought "wow! that looks effectively unpickable!" *gets picked in
Worth considering:
1) At the very least, that's 4 minutes the thief is slowed down. That's worth a lot, each minute makes it more likely they get caught or give up and find an easier lock
2) LPL puts hundreds of hours into picking. His practice sessions involve setting up a LINE of locks to go through. He is a master lockpicker, and I don't consider that exaggeration. He's put in the work. So just because he can do it doesn't mean that your standard issue burgler can.
I think they had that shape to make sure the key is reversible, so its 13 pins but look like there is more.
Re: picking from different directions, that's also why I always wince when a picker picks an euro cylinder the wrong way around. Sure you can pick it when it's upside down, but would you pick it as easily when it's actually in a door the right way up?
(Not that I ever understood why the euro cylinder has the pins on the bottom, if a spring breaks it basically fails closed, whereas if the pins are on top the lock should still function without any springs.)
When it comes to keeping something you care about secure, would you rather something fails open or closed?
+RealUnimportant this is not a matter of failing open vs failing closed, but a matter of failing closed vs failing functional.
With the pins on top, gravity will pull the pins down, so a broken spring means a key can still push them up to the sheerline and the lock would still work as normal. With the pins on the bottom, a broken spring means the pins will be pulled down by gravity, are no longer pushed up against the key and thus permanently block the sheerline. The lock would be permanently non-functional (for either the real key or a lock pick).
I know what failure mode I'd prefer :)
+Terrence Koeman In Europe we just flip the door upside down. Easy. ;)
8 for 8 - Awesome.... Great pick.