It's similar to teaching someone how to properly load aim and fire a weapon. Your actions after learning the proper technique are your own. These videos teach locksmiths advanced methods and help them further their career. Maybe your immediate perception of deception says more about your own morales than anything else.
I imagine in a few years in the pentagon, a guard just hears "this is the lockpicking lawyer and while this lock may seem secure, it has a major flaw" coming from the high security vault.
Basically, what I’ve learned with lock picking lawyer is that most lock manufacturers are hoping thieves don’t take the time to research how to defeat locks and if they did, we’d all be in a lot more trouble!
Yes and no. The alternate is just as fast for most, just louder. Like here, a rock or brick will get you into the store. If you use a brick or this tool, the alarm is still going off. This tool will not prevent a smash and grab
@@IncredulousIndividual They do if picking the lock is the easiest way into wherever they mean to do their thieving. Usually that isn't the case, though, since windows are a thing and rocks are easy to acquire.
I bet there are MANY cybersecurity experts out there, thanking their lucky stars that LPL did not choose to specialize in breaking into computer networks!
@@DariusD0815 That limits his scope to ones he can geographically reach. Imagine how much damage he could do if he chose to reach in via the internet and security weak points!
Funny story - when I was in HS I worked at a Radio Shack (1990s). Our front door sometimes refused to open with keys - even after consulting several professionals. My manager at the time actually devised a tool very similar to this to get in when we were locked out. I couldn't stop laughing watching this video. This flaw has been around for a VERY long time.
@@anticat867 Generally yes - these doors are going to be opened, if not manhandled by the public hundreds, even thousands of times per day. If the tolerances were too tight, the doors would quickly wind up binding in the frames and being hard or unpleasant to open.
@@anticat867 It's not as large as it appears but yes, that gap is pretty standard, if not wider. I don't work on locks but do low voltage work on doors (delayed egress, door cameras, etc) and that clearance is fairly standard due to how the doors swing open. Next time you are out, look at how wide the gap is on double doors for most commercial properties.
As a firefighter, I’m really interested in these. We preach being as non destructive as possible but in context for a locked door with no signs of fire, it’s hard to get around things like this. Knox boxes for commercial buildings and (this I believe is less common) suction cups for 99% of glass sliding doors helps, but sometimes there’s a matter of urgency that still doesn’t justify kicking it down. This may have bridged the gap
If there's a fire 🔥 in my house I don't give a fuck how you get in or out break what you need the insurance covers everything there's no need to buy this piece of shit is only for thieves.
Most doors that have these can also be opened simply by pulling really hard without breaking anything. The frames tend to be flexible enough to just bend a bit and let it go if you really yank. Apartment buildings and other places with buzzers also usually have a weak enough thing that holds it shut that it will just pop open. If you're at a door and you don't see any easy way to open it, yank as hard as you can before breaking it. It usually works
@@antoniov4152 Firefighters do a lot of training on forced entry, that's not really a problem. The problem is that they also have to respond to alarms and there might not be signs that there is actually a fire. So while they could take an axe and irons to every door they come across, tools like this give them more options.
@@antoniov4152 mostly also for when you get locked out of your own store/house, especially since that breaking it down being easier and most of the time more effective
If you suspect my house is on fire, please kick in the door. I can buy new hinges and a door frame if needed. I can not, however, afford a new house with new stuff. XD
There is also an easy fix for this. The issue is that you usually have free access through that gap between the two doors on a storefront because they don't close as tight together as a single door in a doorframe does. Most of these store front doors will have an optional cover that attaches to the main door to cover that opening, or alternatively you can bolt a steel plate over top of it yourself.
so then you just make the pick longer and with a offset angle. an internal blocker would work better. as long as the big gap is there you can keep modifying the pick. and yes we all know the lock itself is still the weakest leank. sorry about spelling.
@@bonepie If you're willing to bring an axe to create a tiny opening in the door, then chances are that you're willing to bring an axe to smash a hole in the door, too. At that point it's pretty moot to discuss locking mechanisms, 'cause chances are that it's the structural integrity of the door that keeps axe invaders at bay.
As a paramedic you just said something very interesting. I 100% agree that a tool like that should be in my arsenal… far too often am I locked out of a door and have to wait for fire or police to break it open… only for it to be too late. I would love to see a series or even more tips potentially for first responders to help gain access to people in need during time of emergency. Will definitely be picking one of these picks up for my own use!
That would be a great idea. Focus on the most common locks first responders might encounter and a crash course on the quickest/easiest methods with a recommended list of tools - maybe even a cheat sheet to help identify lock types & basic instructions. It would be great if basic lockpicking skills could be included in training too (whether officially or not) but just having an easy to understand, concise tutorial (including the tools needed) could make a huge difference.
@@jedmalashock8386 I managed an Armored Car location. I lived a 15 minute drive away. If the alarm went off in the middle of the night, I had to respond. About 10 minutes to get dressed and out the door, so I was on site within 30 minutes of the alarm activating. Most times, I would beat the police response. And this was in a nice part of the city, near the Constable's office and city and county courthouses. Near the boarder of three different jurisdictions - the one time we called 911 for help (road rage incident), we had cops from three cities, the county, and State Police all respond. Police can't just be everywhere and burglary alarm calls are low priority.
@@colemanmoore9871 To add salt to this gaping wound, I have my own story to tell. I’m one of the lower levels supervisors for Staples. And after a week being out with the flu I misremembered my alarm code. So I ended up setting the alarm off. It took a good ten to fifteen minutes to disable it, and another 20 for my supervisor to get to the store and talk to the alarm company, and in that 35/40 minutes the police never showed up. And to add insult to injury there’s a cop that is stationed across the street from the store cause our parking lot has a wrong left turn there. The cop was in their traffic trap, and the didn’t drive up once. And this was 7am in the morning so it wasn’t like they were swamped.
LPL: And here's an interesting design flaw shared by most north american lock manufacturers 4+ Million people: thank you, I am normal and can be trusted with this information
Firefighter here. Bought the tool to add to our kit (version 2, the folding one). I couldn’t get it to work on any of the Adam’s Rite locks I had in my training pile of locks. The locks I had available to me had two roll pins installed on both sides of the pin you are trying to grab, so you can’t effectively get the hook around the pin. The locks I had varied from old storefronts that donated them to me for training as well as some cheap Chinese manufactured junk ones. That isn’t to say that this tool doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work on all versions of a Adams Rite, at least none of the 15 or so I have.
@@oscarbear1043 im only mediocre at picking locks and my dad is a firefighter, we regularly get into discussions about entering buildings, ill say "oh this lock has this vulnerability and can be opened in a few seconds" and he will say, "a Halogen tool and a flathead axe will work too" or ill say "dude i could pick that cheesy master lock in 15 seconds" and he will say "a Halogen tool will do it in 5"...like bruh, you dont have to destroy everything you touch
As a store owner this is both helpful and scary. There are about 20 stores in our little shopping center and I do not recall seeing baffle plates on any of them. I am going to look into getting a one installed ASAP.
Let your fellow stores know too. Hopefully since LPL has a decent following, this will make a stink for the lock makers and generate complaints, thus changing the lock makers practices.
As a security company I would recommend a motion over the doorway facing into the store in this case. Your intrusion system should already have one or more on a commercial store, and the moment someone gains access like this the motion would trip as they step inside. Alternatively having one over the sales area or safe area.
I've seen them too. Wonder if someone come up with a tool long enough to get around this. Would like to see a comment from DeviantOlam on this. He covers this kind of thing pretty extensively.
I see a shape, could be a man, or a woman, between 20 and 80, who appears to be able to walk. I believe the police will have them in custody in no time!
@@rayray8687 that’s actually the job of the guy with the rifle in the guard tower. Bullets keep people in our out, your choice, but not locks. Locks are for innocent people who need a little dissuasion when they think they may step out of line…
@@tmprillwitz: I have a funny feeling that neither locks nor the guy in the tower have much effect on actual prison breaks - I mean nobody kicks down the cell door and goes running out the front gate. Well, except maybe in a few C-grade Zorro or Robin Hood movies, lol.
@@rayray8687 true, but without that guy in the tower, the prisoners would just take over the heavily outnumbered guards and do what they want. I guess my point is that locks are just a deterrent not actually a safeguard. I bought a used pick up truck from a towing company and they inadvertently left a kit to open cars when they get locked with the keys in them, and had fun using the kit to see how long it took to open the doors in each of my cars with the doors locked and I was amazed. Just a small inflatable air bag, 2 small blocks to hold the space in the door and a long bent metal rod with a handle. I keep the kit in my garage just in case I ever lock my keys in one of my cars. Costs about $100 where I live depending on time of day and location. But if I was a criminal, I could be in your car in 2 min and most alarms wouldnt even go off. But then again….I’m honest….
In a remote start alarm instructions it said keep honest people honest by hooking up the brake kill switch to turn the car off if someone gets on and hits the brake to shift into drive
When I first started apprenticeship for a locksmith I was pretty shocked at learning how easy it was to pick or open aluminum frame glass doors. My boss always told me that all locks do is keep honest people honest.
We had a self locking house front door that I managed to lock myself out of one day by leaving my keys inside. Rather than wait 8hrs in 40 C heat for housemates to return home I called a locksmith. We walked around the house and checked all the various windows and back doors, then returned to the front door as being the easiest, as they all had multi locks and internal dead bolts. He spent a good 20mins swearing at the lock, as he had picked it, but it but the door wouldn't open. I then clicked, the door had a slight slump, so you had to lift it slightly even for the key to open it. I duly told the dude and within 10 seconds "pop" it was open. He told me never to get the door properly rehung, as the way it was would defeat 99/100 people if they tried to break into the house. Which was also very unlikely where we lived.
@@OneLeatherBoot Security through obscurity. Unless you know the trick to opening the door, actually doing so is difficult, and an exercise in trial and error.
The reason this isn’t critical is that if you want to break in you can just smash the glass, so no point having more security in the lock than in the door itself.
I love the rare occassions when LPL goes into the field to demonstrate his locking picking prowess. It also proves LPL is human and does leave his lock picking abode.
Well two comments above you is a firefighter showing appreciation and interest for seeing this. It’s not just criminals that need such access to buildings.
Knowledge is knowledge, it is not inherently good or bad : just answer that to know how to protect from criminals, you have to know the flaws of what pass for security today. Just like a specialist in computer security has to know how to hack & penetrate a system.
Fire service here. They make a tool called a K tool ( used with a halligan ) for this which rips off the cylinder head and exposes that little cam action. A simple little bar is then used to push on that cam to open the door. Saves a lot of money for the store owner but this tool would be great if there isn't a plate to block you. Great video!
He's done a few, but not very often - one of his own vehicles for a Lishi tool, IIRC, the Stuff Made Here locks were installed in a mini-door to simulate field conditions, and of course when he penetrated his ex's back door are examples off the top of my head.
@@hairynose656 then an alarm will go off. I’m betting pulling the lock like this would not set off an alarm. I don’t understand why stores don’t just use standard door handles
I love how in the last segment he basically assumes that this will NEVER be fixed, and says that this tool would be a good investment for any locksmith or first responder. Shade thrown.
@@ThrowingItAway Yeah, even if they fixed the issue entirely in new locks today, and never sold another lock that was susceptible to this, it would be *decades* before this became an uncommon issue.
That's because the first step to resolving this problem is convincing the manufacturer that there's even a problem worth fixing. How has that worked for Master Lock so far?
IMO, the doors are designed like this purposefully, for the exact reason LPL states in the video: emergency personnel need to be able to get into a building in the event of an emergency. If you build the thing like Fort Knox, then you're going to have to destroy half of the storefront to gain entry which is only more damage. If you're a store that's not selling something like jewelry, you'd much rather thieves get in and steal $200 worth of random
We need LPL ASMR where he picks locks in public places and you can hear whats going on around him. I very much liked the picking of the door in the rain.
I have actually seen this happen at our shop when a locksmith was opening our shop's door, while we were inside (we closed on some Sundays to clean the fish tanks). We asked the locksmith why he was there, he claimed that he had a work order from landlord to change the locks for non-payment of rent. We looked at the work order and pointed out that the address was for next door. He apologized and went to the neighbour that has skipped weeks prior. It took the locksmith longer to find his tool than to actually use it. So it is clear that it is very easy to use.
Guess the SOB that stole my CBD supplies used this thing cause the Idiot cops were asking if I had the stuff insured and any drug use that I might need to support in other words I was Suspect Number One ! They didn't even bother to take prints or look at video till I showed to them 🤬😡🥴😆
@@Martin-wx8gd Bullshit lol that just means you're likely rich or connected if you have other experiences with them. 85% of property crime cases go nowhere because they don't give a shit. US property crime clearance rate is only 14.6% from 2020 data.
@@Martin-wx8gd you must consider America a 3rd world country then. I had 20k worth of property damage and theft, had the persons face and drivers plate on camera clearly, cops refused to look at it because " they don't have the time"
On my fire department we typically have a channel lock plier with a 90 degree angle bend in the handle (we call it a spoon) that we use to rotate the locking mechanism, breaking the set screw that holds it in place, and then use the spoon to unlock that locking bar. It’s a relatively low damage entry technique, and the lock can be replaced by us. But having watched this video I am going to be ordering some of these for all of our trucks. That was super quick and effective.
If you used a tool like this during the heat of the moment would you be able to keep your cool to open the lock? He makes it look easy but if shit hit the fan id be breaking through the glass rather than using this tool, my hands wouldnt have the dexterity :D
@@crazycowboy213 totally agreed. But you know, firemen also open locked door when there is no fire For instance, an older who's fallen in her house and can't get on her legs because it's broken 🤷♂️ But yeah, when it's urge and we lack dexterity, destroying the door sounds more efficient 😅
Im a first responder. This tool is more simple to use than a lot of other skills that are done under higher stress, like starting an iv. Also there are different escalations depending on the severity of what is happening. If time permits ill usually look for hidden keys or unlocked windows before messing with locks. People usually put the hidden key in brutally obvious places. But there have been time critical ones where i have just used my universal key (boot).
@@rickdeckard6597 This is why im not an emergency services person. I crash the car through the persons house and probably kill them while trying to save them!
I own a security company and this tool seems like it would be extremely useful for most of my store front contracts because we had instances where a subject would lock themselves in and we would have to wait for the manager while the guy was wrecking the store…
Hahahahahahahahaha you should upload videos of that I would love to see someone about to be arrested having a temper tantrum in like the local Pacsun 😂😂😂
@@ifv2089 That is one of the reasons I left that field of work a few years ago. You see way more examples of human ignorance and stupidity than is good for one's mental well-being - to say nothing about faith in humanity.
I worked at a store with a similar lock. I think the real element of security was being in a relatively nice part of town and having a quick police response time to an alarm.
Or a pair of some nasty looking guard dogs with big shiny teeth and chrome spiked collars patrolling the premise. Guaranteed to keep the drug addict thieves away. It’s a go-to that has always worked!
Similar locks I've seen in NZ, Australia , come with a shield that fits on the door near the lock body, it covers the gap between the door and the frame, it would prevent access to the gap when the door is locked.....
Hah! You've never worked in corporate America I guess. They don't do recalls unless the cost of the recall is less than what they estimate they'll get sued for. People die, because it's cheaper than fixing it.
It has the opposite effect, actually. He's shown that there is no such thing as an unpickable lock and that there's no reason to try to "become more secure" because it's just impossible. It's not the lock that matters, we have alarms in our stores if any door opens, the lock is just a regular deterrent.
Yes, and what happens after manufacturers and businesses become more secure? The criminals then escalate it once again, and then the cycle repeats. Just like how we have done in war. Used to be hand to hand combat, then swords, then bows and arrows then fire devices then guns then nuclear weaponry... It doesnt really end, it just gets worse as human exploitation continues its path.
@@Draslin Usually people breaking into stores barley have a plan and just smash a window anyways. I like how you tried to sound "deep" by saying people will die even though the last person walking out of an establishment would lock the door, therefore leaving noone to die...
I believe that what LPL is really trying to do is encourage companies to invent and invest in safer locking designs. Personally, I like watching his videos to understand how secure (or insecure) my home is. Though I do enjoy seeing companies send LPL locks with smug confidence only to see him open it in < 60sec. xD
In this case if I were a business I'd be changing the locks in a heartbeat Not only because he's demonstrated how insecure they'd be, but also because he's showcased it to so many people
@@jonathanthink5830 No. Somebody who's using a tool to bypass a lock has a different goal from somebody who uses a rock. When the glass is broken, the criminal allow themselves 30 seconds, maybe a minute before they need to leave. It's likely to raise an alarm or draw attention. It's also impossible for the criminal to hide they were there. Using a rock is only an option if you quickly want to grab something and run. Somebody who bypasses a lock does so to enter without anyone noticing, either to give them more time searching the place, or to install / remove something without the owner's knowledge. This requires planning , throwing a rock is usually an opportunistic act. These tactics are completely different. It's like comparing a builder with a cabinet maker. They both use wood, both make something, but they still have very different goals and do very different things.
@@timderks5960 The real consideration is the various levels of alarm capabilities. The sound/sight of broken glass is an "alarm" of sorts, but most storefronts will go further than that. VERY few systems will have only a glass breakage alarm....the only scenario where this tool would be more secure than a brick. Most places behind a sliding glass storefront will have a monitored alarm system that will include an door opening sensor and motion sensors upon entry.
@@pullt True, but again that boils down to the type of person. The guy using the brick doesn't care about the alarm. They could have the best alarm in the world, if he throws a brick, gets in, grabs something and runs out, the alarm doesn't affect them. The guy bypassing the lock probably also knows how to bypass the alarm, or knows that there is no alarm. It still holds true: If somebody came with the intention to bypass a lock and then sees they can't (which never happens, since these kind of people scout places beforehand), they aren't just going to grab a rock to get in. These are two very different types of people.
@@timderks5960 Bypass the alarm? Typically you have 90 seconds to put that code in lol This is me baiting you to tell us your expertise in social engineering and brute force electronic attacks since it IS possible for a criminal cabal to get into your CashMart cleanly
@@whitedawn2122 Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
Police reported they had LPL in custody mere hours after breaking into the store. But now report that he was not at the jails morning head count. An escape has not been confirmed at this time. But many think he might have gotten away as his youtube channel now has a new video, showing how easy jail cell door locks can be picked. :)
Laugh all you want, but I know a guy who in university, got picked up and tossed in the drunk tank after a particularly rowdy engineering party. When he woke up, finding himself in the surroundings of a jail cell and still fairly buzzed, he pulled out his multitool and proceeded to not only pick the cell door, but fully disassemble the the cell lock, and then proceeded to simply walk out the front door. The duty officer glanced up, nodded to him, and never thought to question why a guy from the drunk tank was walking out the door within the hour.
Yes indeed, this is undoubtedly the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America but only next to the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America "the glass door" 😅😅😅
Breaking a glass door is not a "covert" entry. Lock picking and bypasses like this one makes it easy to enter and leave with very little proof. It’s not impossible to prove, but it’s pretty hard. So it’s definitely a more serious flaw than just the glass door.
@@DTHTV1 Glass doors are meant to be able to be broken by either first responders or people escaping a dangerous situation, such as a fire, in the event the door is locked.
@@Sara-L lol. u ever seen a their get locked in a store after they tried to steal & run out. Yeah that way. Lmao if ppl are in the store why the fuckk would there be a gate or a cage. Sounds like maybe I'm talkin outside business hours don't you think ? Put it like this, in yt pepo town you don't need it, other places it's a Must. Do what you want w that info
Yes indeed not covert at all. A glass door is however a significant sucurity flaw covert or not. Its why armored trucks and vault doors are not made of glass
Highly recommend! Me and my first responder friends were able to get inside an Apple Store last night without tripping any alarms or setting off the security alert. It was a very straightforward entry. Just be sure to wear tactical gloves to minimize the chances of leaving behind any oils or sweat... on the clothes of the person you're rescuing I mean.
It's actually good that you're showing us this and telling us where to get the tool. This is probably the most effective way to force security to improve.
@@thomasstevenhebert If you can't see the difference between smashing a window and being able to slip in leaving no sign of your presence you obviously haven't given it much thought.
@@DamnedSilly if you think thieves are spending time learning to pick locks, you need to actually read police reports. Smashing the door or cutting the lock are faster with the same chance of setting off the alarm. Locks buy time not provide security l.
Another big issue with storefronts (although harder to pull off probably) is the glass, most stores have the glass put in from the outside, and the rubber that holds it in place is also on the outside. I used to be a glazier and the son from another glass shop got arrested for taking out the small glass panels on the bottom of storefronts, stealing a bunch of stuff and putting it back. Police had no idea how the guy was robbing place’s customers there was no sign of forced entry or anything. IIRC a cop drove by once when he broke into a place and noticed one of the glass panels was missing and caught him.
@@macuss87 exactly, or else someone from the outside could find out, dont leave signs of burglary even while you're inside, thanks to OP for giving this advice
When i was a thief n broke into houses, sometimes i took out a window n the frame it was in with a couple of screw drivers prying it out n when i climbed inside i put the window back in, but one time a window broke when i was trying to pry it out This is why some people screw the window in or put another locking device on it so you can't pry it out Then i just went out garage n closed garage door as i ran out of garage, a few times i had a friend back car in the garage n close garage n loaded up car then took off
Our commercial glass fronts are held in place by an aluminum strip thats being screwed by special torx or just "rounded" so you have to drill them when dismantling.
when the resturant i work at replaced our old locks i kept the old one to tinker with. i noticed it was very easy to bypass with a long enough wire or paper clip in the same way your doing it with that tool. i showed the owner on the new lock how easy it was to do. he then payed for another new lock but this time it was alot more expensive then the last one, but once again same problem. he was pretty mad when i bypassed it in less then a min. i then made a little plate to cover the lock except the latch with vey tight tolerance and another plate over the gap of the doors. it cost me maybe $5 of sheet metal and a few min to install.
@@Tomonkey4 reminds me of the storage lockers I recently saw broken into at a fairly high end apartment building. Electronic FOB locks and everything caged in with fairly thick gauge metal. Except the latch protrusion that caught on the electronic lock portion was 1/8 thick pot metal. Someone went through and just pried them all open. Probably took them 3 seconds to wedge a crowbar in there and pop it open.
@@scottdickens1454 Loud noises attract attention, and I don't know how it works legally, but to me, disassembling of property isn't the same as destruction of property.
"the lack of internal shielding allowes us to insert a tool like this one, that I sell over at covertinstruments" I laughed so hard at that xD good humor in the production man, I like it!
Any tradesman who leaves this big of a margin between the door and the jamb, should be responsible for this type of theft. The should never be any more than 3/32 gap between the door leaf and the jamb. This would keep cocky lawyers out :)
I've been messing with locks (fixing, replacing, modifying, picking) a good while, not a pro, self taught. Long ago I discovered how easy things were to open. Your channel is fascinating. A wise man once told me locks are mostly to keep out honest people. This is controversial but neccesary.
Its not uncommon for poor people to commit crimes of opportunity. The difference is between stealing a box left on a doorstep vs from stealing a box behind a closed or locked door. It's twice the effort and twice the risk, and the person has increasing cognitive dissonance trying to justify their actions to themselves, harming others more and more deliberately while still trying to believe they are good.
locks also serve retroactively to help prove intent. someone could mistakenly take your package from the sidewalk if they thought it was theirs from earlier or some bullshit like that. but behind a locked door? that's definitely a burglary and you definitely meant to go there
i've always laughed at that saying. All though it's clever, it really makes no sense. If people were honest, there wouldn't need to be any locks. So, saying they're there to keep the "honest" people out, really makes zero sense.
Since most stores with things worth stealing have multiple layers of alarm systems and security, which LPL knows, this information helps first responders more than anyone else.
This. The lock is basically to save the store a ton of money in security company call-outs, as it stops the alarm being set every time a tweaker decides to have a half-hearted attempt at breaking in.
@@jaymcbakerk But what about doing it without being seen by any cameras there or anywhere else nearby (CCTV is everywhere; this is not an easy task in most cities in USA) and without leaving any dna evidence (not even a fallen eyelash) to potentially link you back to the crime.
@@SylviaRustyFae LOL yeah my eyelashes fall out all over the place. No I'll wear a cheap all over black bodysuit, mask and hood (blends in with Covid), do this and get in my stolen car, Then it's off to the woods for my hike out get away.
My old man always told me growing up that locks are only good for the honest. As I got older, I met quite a few honest thieves and that made me realize, locks are truly only good for the unmotivated. Don't get me wrong, I still recommend them. A good lock can buy you enough time to grab a good gun.
Given that this applied to "the vast majority of glass storefront doors", using this is better for the store that the alternative method of entry. Which is a brick.
@@LazorVideosDestruction Sure, but you don't need to order this tool and carry it around with you. You can find just about anything to break a glass door just laying around the general area of the door you want to break.
you obviously have never had any dealings with an insurance claim. If there is no evidence of forced entry the insurance wont pay. a broken window is much better for the store than a picked lock.
Next episode you should cover the biggest security flaw in North American households: The Quikset lock. I've determined that only about three keys are needed to be able to open almost any Kwikset without any tools. I remember your episode on the key ring with over 200 different keys. I've determined you can do it with three.
I work on these MS locks daily, I'm also a firefighter who needs access to numerous locks regularly. #1 in my experience lately, there are VERY few of these locks without a tempered steel lock guard from 8"~12" covering the door gap at the lock thus preventing this. #2 it's much easier and faster to use a set of vise grips around the cylinder twisting and breaking the set screws thus allowing you to remove the cylinder gaining full access to the same lever you're grabbing with this tool. #3 I think there would be more doors than not that do not have a large enough gap to allow this tool in that space, easily enlarged with a pry bar mind you. Just my opinion from experience.
Lets be honest here. Its not hard to break into any home or regular business. Glass windows, hammer, power drill etc. If you want to get in you can. Locks on doors are just 1 deterrent for a criminal. Have a security system (or pretend you do) Have some home cameras Have a gun Neighborhood watch and so on.
These videos just reinforce the age old saying a lock only stops an honest person but then again would an honest person even try open a door or take something that’s not there’s to begin with?
Uhhhh...... WOW!!!! This guy never ceases to amaze me! I swear every video blows my mind how easy he makes getting into the "most secure" shyt! Lol. @The Lock Picking Lawyer you're wicked bro!
@@andrewjones1143 No. I doubt most people would have any idea you could so easily bypass this type of lock, or that you could buy the tool for it. Any lock can be beat. The security comes from most people not knowing how to do so quickly enough and quietly enough to not get caught doing so. LPL giving how to guides and selling the tools to do so is the security threat.
@@jamesedwards6985 yeah no. Physical security is the only place you will hear that bullshit get parroted. No dont reveal weaknesses wahhhh. Then we might have to fucking fix it and we dont wanna! Wahhhh
Honestly, I think most stores would rather burglars used the tool. Getting the glass replaced in the door is often more expensive than what the thieves steal from inside the store.
It always feels weird when he exposes an unforgivable vulnerability, but exploits it by using a tool that he custom made for that exact situation, and is willing to sell you.
It's not like he made or came up with the tool, he is just reselling it to viewers to make a profit off a tool that would otherwise be sold somewhere else if the person had ill intentions.
You could literally bend a coat hanger or any stiff wire and then have the exact same tool to open locks with lol, if LPL noticed it you can bet your ass that a hundred thieves have known for years
ah yes. because they wont just find an easier way in. most of those doorframes are aluminium, enough for and you'll bend it out of the way or just shatter the glass
I found one of these store locks (with a Kawneer-branded cylinder and a battered Yale key) at a garage sale when I was maybe 10 years old for about $7, which was kind of a princely sum when I was 10. I had to have it though. At the time I couldn't pick the cylinder, but it was interesting to see how it worked. I figured out that I could unlock (bypass) it in the same way as LPL using a screwdriver, then rummaged through the drawers of my dad's odds n' ends and managed to open it the same way with a bent piece of flat steel that I'd filed a notch in. Never had the guts (or the larceny in my soul I guess) to try it on an actual door. It impressed my friend that was also into collecting locks and keys though. Cool to see that someone besides me finally noticed you could do this, and very surprised that AR hasn't shielded this yet, as the lock I still have is at least 50 years old. *Edit: Just noticed from the comments that I was apparently not nearly the only person to have noticed this years and years ago.* To be fair, these locks were almost always in glass doors, so anyone that wanted in only needed a brick.
@@royksk it’s a testable theory! You might be surprised at the glass used in storefronts. Many are rented and the landlord cheaps out… oftentimes modifications or damage will lead to repairs with different glass from the original. All that said, there’s definitely plenty of glass that will take 1000 brick strikes
After watching the LPL for years now, I've determined the best way to avoid damaging locks and loss of property by thieves is to not lock your door and have nothing inside. Locks are pretty much useless is the general take-away from these videos.
Locks deter crimes of convenience or passion i.e. the junky that pulls out your wires for their copper or steals nothing but loose cash and jewelry. Thieves who put thought into their craft aren't stopped by locks, but petty looters looking for an easy mark ARE stopped by a lock
The golden rule to avoid robbery is to make your place of residence seem as annoying to break into as possible. Petty thieves are often looking for easy targets and if your house seems annoying or difficult (even if it actually isn't) then they'll move on to one that doesn't because there's hundreds of potential marks so they won't shed any tears over having to skip one. Even just having a dog warning sign can be enough to deter some people because dogs will fuck you up.
In most things that involve security, locks are just one feature of what should always be a multi-layered approach. You never want just one single point of failure. Locks, cameras, alarms, safes, all of these should be used together to create an environment that's stronger than the sum of its parts.
Back in the mists of time (1984-87) I was the Security manager for a medium size shopping center. We had about 100 of those type doors facing the the Mall interior and another 50 or so facing the outdoors behind roll up security screens. The lock mechanisms were all approximately the same as you show here. They were ALL keyed exactly the same. I had a similar tool and all of my officers had similar field expedients. With the turnover in employees and "Lost Keys" the various store owners/lessee's were spending a small fortune changing locks not knowing ALL of the stores were keyed alike! When word got out there was a Kerfuffle! Managements solution was to change the locks, not give keys to the Owner/lessee's and have security unlock in the morning and then lock up at night. It was a PAIN!
I feel like the most dangerous part of that exploit is that how much using it looks like just normally opening the door. You would have to be very close up and paying attention to see someone entering with this method as someone doing something shady. It happens right by the lock, and its all a very simple motion of the hand.
That was my initial thought too, but he explained at the end that this is for first responders and locksmiths who need in for legitimate purposes but don't want to damage the storefront. You wouldn't call a locksmith to break your glass for you, and a first responder wouldn't want to carry an injured person over broke glass if possible.
Jokes on you. He does non-destructive entry. So his actual incursion, would just be him carefully but quickly dismantling the window, then reassembling it after. He does non destructive entry, but nothing about non-deconstructive in his contract. ;)
"Your honor, I carry this tool around everywhere I go in the off chance that I see a baby or a litter of puppies stuck in my local Versace store. The ski mask was because my face is very sensitive to the cold."
@@dave8599 yeah we get it Dave.....seat belt is fine, but not something on anyone's pie hole nor schnoz "I was not wearing the mask to conceal my identity, your Honor, but the mandate." - totally sufficient to convey the 'addition' to Cool Guy's wit and humor, without.....well, you know ;)
@@blackphoenixfamily8477 Ok buddy That comparison is dam awful Really a seat belt vs mask? A real comparison would be a seat belt while walking vs a mask.
@@bobshanery5152 The seatbelt thing is such a logical fallacy. They always like to say it like it's some kind of slam dunk to "anti-youknow." The only problem is, wearing a seatbelt is your choice and if you don't wear it, you accept all responsibility for what happens to you. But they want you to wear a mask, not for yourself, but for everybody else? So by their logic it's like getting mad at another person in another car for not wearing one, when it has no effect at all on them?
Reminder: this knowledge already is out there. Criminals know how to do this already, or can find out from their "social circles." Content creators like LPL are not only showing us the interesting mechanical principals of locks, but what to look out for and guard against. Hence why things like metal security gates and roll down metal doors exist and have been in use for many years.
you need to branch off into a second channel or simply a series on this channel, where you go out on the field and show people (can start with friends and family) how poorly secured their homes, belongings, etc, are as you unlock them in no time at all.. then can finish off the video by helping them to secure their homes/belongings with better locks or mechanisms.
Im too tired to bother to make my own arguments, so i’ll steal someone else’s: Since most stores with things worth stealing have multiple layers of alarm systems and security, which LPL knows, this information helps first responders more than anyone else.
Pretty cool, when I was a firefighter we would break the shroud with a Halligan, use modified channel locks to turn the lock off then turn the lock open. This seems much easier and faster with less damage.
If a thief with bad intentions that wants to get in a store, they won't even bother picking the locks. Most storefronts have glass doors and display windows. They'll just break the glass door. Ransack and go. As we've seen many times on television.
Most thieves aren’t very smart, hence why they have to resort to robbery to get by. If they were smart they would leave the scene as if it had never been broken into.
@@EskChan19 A thief would not even care for the noise. They know the alarm is going to sound off anyway. They just want fast easy access, snatch grab and go.
It's LPL 's worst enemy: Door Destroying Vigilante. He smashes poor retailers doors open... and sell em to the rich supermarkets I guess. At night LPL defends us using his secret identity, The Retainer. Only a handful of people (so.just one person, me that is) know how lucky we are for having him on earth.
I would love to see more storefront security videos. I work for a manufacturer of aluminum storefront doors and frames and I always knew our standard locks seemed a little inadequate but I had no idea it was this bad...
*standard security doors rely on the assumption that most people are honest and have no intention of breaking into a place while the criminal has no moral compunction about such notions and are going to do what is needed to enter and leave as quickly as possible*
After watching this last week, I took note of many businesses doors I've encountered. I would say 95% of them have a shield in the locking area of the door.
I was wondering if it was really as useful as he makes out. Its an advert for his own tools and pretty rubbish that he didn't mention if a lot of the doors with these locks can't be accessed this way
@@1physics Almost no doors in my local area have shields over them. But lets remember, the most effective way to get into a store is to just smash out the window.
@@relytlirpa Not necessarily. Around me, there's bars in every window and door for almost every store; breaking a window is pointless unless you just want to break stuff.
@@1physics It is pretty much useful as he makes out, those shields do NOT prevent the attack completely, you just might need a slightly longer tool. While he sells a tool for it, it's obviously something that can be replicated _very_ easily, possibly even with a coat hangar. The video as a whole is definitely not an advert, though he does advertize *in* it.
I grew up in NYC and all store fronts also had a heavy roll down gate so their security was mostly reliant on the pad locks they used to lock the gates.
One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no RUclipsr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear arc
"This is the LockPickingLawyer, and today I'm going to tell you about the biggest security flaw in American cash registers found in most convenience stores. So long as the clerk fears for their life, they will simply grab the key and open the cash drawer for you. A simple 9mm handgun is all you need to open most commercial cash registers. Now, seeing this gun lying on my desk definitely gives you a feel for the functionality, but it's a bit more impactful when you see its capabilities demoed on the field, so let's do that as well. HANDS UP MOTHERFUCKER!!! OPEN THE FUCKING CASH DRAWER! OPEN IT!!!!!"
*BANG* *BANG* Sometimes you need special tools to get the job done. If you enjoyed this video please consider subscribing. And as always, have a nice day
When im home ill check my common key set for the number, if I remember correctly it's the same key that is issued with over 1000 different items ranging from simple locks on the box that controls home sprinklers to things like those big metal tailgate tool boxes, mailboxes, control boxes for apartment gates, just many other things pretty much
Most cash registers have a fail safe button on the bottom that opens the drawer, in case the cashier loses the key. Caah registers and incredibly insecure
That reminds me of when I was a kid (9?) and I noticed a little notch on the outside of the bedroom doorknob assembly and I figured out that it was an emergency unlock for the push button locks and that I could use one of Dad's mini flathead screwdrivers to release it. My older sister couldn't tease me and run to the safety of her room anymore! Unfortunately in my need to feel superior I agreed to show her how I did it if she promised to never use it against me. Guess which one of us kept promises? Man was I dumb.
In my experience as a door contractor, the reveal between door and frame is usually smaller and would prevent the tool from being inserted. The bigger security risk is the glass. Master keys are laying around everywhere. Rocks, bricks etc.
Now that was an “Oh God” moment for millions of people! Lock and safe manufacturers never ever sold security, they sell time. The time it take a person to get through their lock or safe, and this took no time at all!
Perhaps you could say that security and time are one and the same. The better your security, the longer an attacker will take to get through it, but you can never have perfect security that would keep an attacker out forever.
close: the other part is how out-of-the-ordinary getting past the security device looks, this one in particular would be awful hard to tell apart from someone using a key to open things up unless they were silly enough to look like a character in a movie. alarms are still a thing but as to the lock itself? even accounting for how easy he makes all this look this one is probably still less finicky than trying to use a key.
@@Roxor128 For a house without neighbors nearby the metric I would use for door security would be vs the picture window (every house seems to have at least one) or vs chainsaw a hole in the wall near/around the door. for older houses without steel framing it would work, and imagine the pissed off owner to see their secure door laying on the ground still in the frame. Do they put a metal layer inside wood doors? because that might be the fastest option to just cut the lock out from the door side. and lets be honest a solid wood door vs laminated wood door don't look much different and a layer or two of sheet metal would make a world of change in security of the door.
Its not about the stores lock, its about insurance. You just need a lock that the insurance company aproves. The thive will find a way, even if its through a brick wall.
"This is a large flaw, when using the tool I sell and profit off of, but don't use what you buy from me to commit crimes, that's bad" If you truly care about preventing thief from picking locks, stop showing people how, and selling the tools to do so. You're facilitating crime and profiting from it.
LPL thanks for the content, you are a hacker exposing flaws, making manufacturers and consumers to be more demanding, and increase the attention to detail
See, getting past the lock isn't the tough part. It's getting past the alarm system that activates after you open the door and alerts the local authorities.
@@jack002tuber lol these videos lend themselves to fantasy. most people don't really want to screw up their lives steeling a few thousand dollars. even 200k i wouldn't steal. i'd steal your 500 million lottery ticket though
This is just crazy simple. It does really look as if all those companies selling locks don't care about their customer's security - at all! If LPL knows it, any crook knows it, and such a tool can be improvised quite easily. I'm not sure if the situation here in Germany is that much better.
@@Oakshield2 Mostly the first. Maybe not all crooks know these tricks, but this specific trick looks like something many actually do know even without watching LPL. Often enough he just shows the tricks used by crooks and if they work on a certain lock. Well, some (or many) crooks might not be trained enough even for the simplest lockpicking (or drilling) and use brute force, but then it might be a good thing if they learn how to be more subtle and cause less damage … 😁
See what amazes me. If or when my country has a special event (Olympics or celebration of our monarch) Or our military is gonna invade some country.. The print media always Has a two page spread of exactly how the day/celebration/invasion will occur. Or indeed! what type of aircraft & munitions would be used.. .... Always felt this was a signal to terrorists telling them exactly what they want to know.....🤔
In Germany we have got completely different mechanisms with a linear moving bolt, which only can be driven by turning the lock core. In houses very often multiple closing bolts are engaged by turning the main handle. However, I would love to see LPL checking these out for weaknesses.
I once worked at an office where the reception doors were magnetically locked and could be opened from outside with a keycard. This protected the entrance when the receptionist had to step away. On the inside, there was a motion sensor above the double glass doors so that someone leaving didn't have to use a keycard. One evening as a test I went into the hallway, and used a piece of photocopy paper taped to the end of a ruler, and stuck it through the gap between the doors and triggered the motion sensor to get in. There is a reason for those floor locks at night on this type of setup.
There is an amusing variation of this in a RUclips video, I think it was "I'll Let Myself In", where the person who desired entry simply blew a cloud of e-juice vapor through the gap in the doors to trigger the motion sensor. I particularly liked that demonstration because it required no suspicious or improvised tools. Within seconds after gaining access there is zero evidence of the method of entry (other than perhaps a lingering odor of snickerdoodle cookie).
I've been watching your snappy uploads every day for months: this is next-level stuff. Doing in-the-field pickings is exactly what we've been craving! You beast.
As an impatient IT guy, thank you. 🙏🏼 Kinda like the good ol’ “Verizon key” (often as simple as a smaller flat-head screwdriver) and a neodymium magnet, this one will find its way into my toolbox.
or the literal low security lockbox in the alley left behind by the verizon guy that contains contractor id and access card for your high security skyscraper because there happens to be a Verizon transmitter on the roof.
@@pbp6741 Using tools to non-destructively open doors isn't "breaking", though. Besides, people don't tend to charge people for doing things they asked them to do, and when the IT guy shows up past security without anyone's awareness, that just means you've got a good IT guy
that tubular key that verizon uses everywhere on t1 card cages and the like something like 52600? I have found so many of those keys in places unrelated to telecom.
@@chompythebeast It may not technically be "breaking" but legally it's still charged as such. It's defined as "entering through force" and the "force" has been successfully prosecuted to include the force of pushing open an unlocked door, so yes, picking your way in would be breaking and entering. Being asked to come isn't a defense. The people are less likely to call the cops on you if they asked you to be there, but you CAN still be charged with it. And for good reason. When they have to let you into the building, they know where you are and when you're there, so they can monitor to make sure nothing goes missing while you're there. You may be a good IT employee, but not every IT employee is. It really just hinges on how worried about it they are (and how embarrassed you make the one in charge of that lock). Before you say the obvious "but nobody in IT would do that" - I also work in IT and I know of people who no longer work in IT because they did things I would have thought "oh, nobody in IT would do that". (Also, it's not a sign of a good IT guy to ignore user preferences. If they didn't give you a key, your user preferred to wait until you got authorized through the door.)
That's wacky considering how often managers to such stores can't find their damn keys (I worked retail 15 years, soooo many days locked outside because someone lost their key)
As a thief, I’m really interested in these. We preach being as non destructive as possible but in context for a locked door, it’s hard to get around things like this. This may have bridged the gap.
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Not only is he showing how to break into stores, he’s showing you where to get the tools. Great video as always
It is his store
He’s also showing lock creators, who actually give a damn, how to improve their locks. .05 cents worth of metal shielding would fix this.
I didn’t see him break a thing
Probably sell even more products if he offered a counter mechanism for the store owners.
It's similar to teaching someone how to properly load aim and fire a weapon. Your actions after learning the proper technique are your own. These videos teach locksmiths advanced methods and help them further their career. Maybe your immediate perception of deception says more about your own morales than anything else.
I imagine in a few years in the pentagon, a guard just hears "this is the lockpicking lawyer and while this lock may seem secure, it has a major flaw" coming from the high security vault.
Imagine in the nuclear bunker of the white hkuse and hear those exact words
Not how I expected a reboot of National Treasure would go.
This comment is truly underrated :D
hahaha
@@Y10HK29 why would there be a nuclear bunker at such a targeted spot?
Basically, what I’ve learned with lock picking lawyer is that most lock manufacturers are hoping thieves don’t take the time to research how to defeat locks and if they did, we’d all be in a lot more trouble!
Yes and no. The alternate is just as fast for most, just louder.
Like here, a rock or brick will get you into the store.
If you use a brick or this tool, the alarm is still going off. This tool will not prevent a smash and grab
Most manufacturers are hoping honest people stay honest.
Thieves don’t pick locks.
@@IncredulousIndividual They do if picking the lock is the easiest way into wherever they mean to do their thieving. Usually that isn't the case, though, since windows are a thing and rocks are easy to acquire.
@@IncredulousIndividual You sure? All of them?
I bet there are MANY cybersecurity experts out there, thanking their lucky stars that LPL did not choose to specialize in breaking into computer networks!
He doesnt have to. He can just walk into any server room.
@@DariusD0815 That limits his scope to ones he can geographically reach. Imagine how much damage he could do if he chose to reach in via the internet and security weak points!
@@serendipityshopnyc not really he’s prolly just pick a supersonic jet and get there in seconds
@@Rubblage Given the bureaucratic & security mess in airports now, not a chance. He'd be held up for hours at least!
@@serendipityshopnyc he’s got TSA keys dude. He will just take the back entrance
Funny story - when I was in HS I worked at a Radio Shack (1990s). Our front door sometimes refused to open with keys - even after consulting several professionals. My manager at the time actually devised a tool very similar to this to get in when we were locked out. I couldn't stop laughing watching this video. This flaw has been around for a VERY long time.
The gap between the two door wings seams to be pretty large in this demo. Are such large tolerances common?
It was known in the 70s when I was repairing doors and locks - not too many know about it or it would have been fixed by now.
@@anticat867 We used to set 5mm gap when I was in the trade in the 70s. (About 1/5 ")
@@anticat867 Generally yes - these doors are going to be opened, if not manhandled by the public hundreds, even thousands of times per day. If the tolerances were too tight, the doors would quickly wind up binding in the frames and being hard or unpleasant to open.
@@anticat867 It's not as large as it appears but yes, that gap is pretty standard, if not wider. I don't work on locks but do low voltage work on doors (delayed egress, door cameras, etc) and that clearance is fairly standard due to how the doors swing open. Next time you are out, look at how wide the gap is on double doors for most commercial properties.
As a firefighter, I’m really interested in these. We preach being as non destructive as possible but in context for a locked door with no signs of fire, it’s hard to get around things like this. Knox boxes for commercial buildings and (this I believe is less common) suction cups for 99% of glass sliding doors helps, but sometimes there’s a matter of urgency that still doesn’t justify kicking it down. This may have bridged the gap
If there's a fire 🔥 in my house I don't give a fuck how you get in or out break what you need the insurance covers everything there's no need to buy this piece of shit is only for thieves.
Most doors that have these can also be opened simply by pulling really hard without breaking anything. The frames tend to be flexible enough to just bend a bit and let it go if you really yank. Apartment buildings and other places with buzzers also usually have a weak enough thing that holds it shut that it will just pop open. If you're at a door and you don't see any easy way to open it, yank as hard as you can before breaking it. It usually works
@@antoniov4152 Firefighters do a lot of training on forced entry, that's not really a problem. The problem is that they also have to respond to alarms and there might not be signs that there is actually a fire. So while they could take an axe and irons to every door they come across, tools like this give them more options.
@@antoniov4152 mostly also for when you get locked out of your own store/house, especially since that breaking it down being easier and most of the time more effective
If you suspect my house is on fire, please kick in the door. I can buy new hinges and a door frame if needed. I can not, however, afford a new house with new stuff.
XD
Petition here for a new series "LPL in the wild" where he goes around to random places and exposes poor locking mechanisms
Deviant Ollam basically does this for a living. His presentations are quite good.
@@DocWilco
and Deviant even gets paid to do it, instead of having to commit breaking and entering crimes to do it.
@@taiiat0 Yup, consultancy where they get hired to see how hard/easy it is to get in
Includes sequel series: LPL in prison
@@intensellylit4100 Today on lock picking lawyer i pick my way out of prison using a toothbrush and shoelaces
There is also an easy fix for this.
The issue is that you usually have free access through that gap between the two doors on a storefront because they don't close as tight together as a single door in a doorframe does. Most of these store front doors will have an optional cover that attaches to the main door to cover that opening, or alternatively you can bolt a steel plate over top of it yourself.
*Presents an Axe*
so then you just make the pick longer and with a offset angle. an internal blocker would work better. as long as the big gap is there you can keep modifying the pick. and yes we all know the lock itself is still the weakest leank. sorry about spelling.
@@bonepie If you're willing to bring an axe to create a tiny opening in the door, then chances are that you're willing to bring an axe to smash a hole in the door, too. At that point it's pretty moot to discuss locking mechanisms, 'cause chances are that it's the structural integrity of the door that keeps axe invaders at bay.
YOU WILL NOT RUIN THE BEST REPLY ON THIS VIDEO. @@BlurbFish
I just LOVE this comment section.
You do you! @@TEAMGETHELP
As a paramedic you just said something very interesting. I 100% agree that a tool like that should be in my arsenal… far too often am I locked out of a door and have to wait for fire or police to break it open… only for it to be too late. I would love to see a series or even more tips potentially for first responders to help gain access to people in need during time of emergency. Will definitely be picking one of these picks up for my own use!
That would be a great idea. Focus on the most common locks first responders might encounter and a crash course on the quickest/easiest methods with a recommended list of tools - maybe even a cheat sheet to help identify lock types & basic instructions.
It would be great if basic lockpicking skills could be included in training too (whether officially or not) but just having an easy to understand, concise tutorial (including the tools needed) could make a huge difference.
And if somebody asks "the door was open"
That must be pretty horrible. One heck of a job to have.
Why wait for someone else to break in?
@@mikeryan6277 Paramedics aren’t allowed to force open doors
Newscaster: “There’s been a rise of burglaries around the country overnight.”
LPL: “…to show it’s not a fluke.”
they're all sold out already, so I can see that happening
Almost every store has an alarm with motion detection inside.
The alarm goes off and mostly the police is at the scene within 2 minutes.
@@DamienAlexander 2 minutes? That’s wishful thinking. More like 10
@@jedmalashock8386 I managed an Armored Car location. I lived a 15 minute drive away. If the alarm went off in the middle of the night, I had to respond. About 10 minutes to get dressed and out the door, so I was on site within 30 minutes of the alarm activating. Most times, I would beat the police response. And this was in a nice part of the city, near the Constable's office and city and county courthouses. Near the boarder of three different jurisdictions - the one time we called 911 for help (road rage incident), we had cops from three cities, the county, and State Police all respond. Police can't just be everywhere and burglary alarm calls are low priority.
@@colemanmoore9871 To add salt to this gaping wound, I have my own story to tell.
I’m one of the lower levels supervisors for Staples. And after a week being out with the flu I misremembered my alarm code. So I ended up setting the alarm off. It took a good ten to fifteen minutes to disable it, and another 20 for my supervisor to get to the store and talk to the alarm company, and in that 35/40 minutes the police never showed up. And to add insult to injury there’s a cop that is stationed across the street from the store cause our parking lot has a wrong left turn there. The cop was in their traffic trap, and the didn’t drive up once. And this was 7am in the morning so it wasn’t like they were swamped.
LPL: And here's an interesting design flaw shared by most north american lock manufacturers
4+ Million people: thank you, I am normal and can be trusted with this information
I am not even from the us so idk what i will do with this info.
@@davitdavid7165 now, you have an evening activity should you visit the us
Bro Im in germany and I still find this very interesting.
This made me laugh out loud, well done!
Bro in the UK you can open a high security door with a toothpick
Firefighter here. Bought the tool to add to our kit (version 2, the folding one). I couldn’t get it to work on any of the Adam’s Rite locks I had in my training pile of locks. The locks I had available to me had two roll pins installed on both sides of the pin you are trying to grab, so you can’t effectively get the hook around the pin. The locks I had varied from old storefronts that donated them to me for training as well as some cheap Chinese manufactured junk ones. That isn’t to say that this tool doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work on all versions of a Adams Rite, at least none of the 15 or so I have.
Retired LEO here, everytime I saw you boys pick a lock it was with an axe or bolt cutters... Carry on...
@@JJ-kp9zq lol
Fire brigade not known for gentle entries, like a bull at a gate.
@@oscarbear1043 im only mediocre at picking locks and my dad is a firefighter, we regularly get into discussions about entering buildings, ill say "oh this lock has this vulnerability and can be opened in a few seconds" and he will say, "a Halogen tool and a flathead axe will work too" or ill say "dude i could pick that cheesy master lock in 15 seconds" and he will say "a Halogen tool will do it in 5"...like bruh, you dont have to destroy everything you touch
Failing the pick and resorting to the axe will take about a minute.
As a store owner this is both helpful and scary. There are about 20 stores in our little shopping center and I do not recall seeing baffle plates on any of them. I am going to look into getting a one installed ASAP.
Let your fellow stores know too. Hopefully since LPL has a decent following, this will make a stink for the lock makers and generate complaints, thus changing the lock makers practices.
@@JaredClarkBoaz I will definitely tell them all.
In some jurisdictions they are against fire code.
As a security company I would recommend a motion over the doorway facing into the store in this case. Your intrusion system should already have one or more on a commercial store, and the moment someone gains access like this the motion would trip as they step inside. Alternatively having one over the sales area or safe area.
@@michaelmoss5476 Don't just tell them, send them over here :P
My workplace has a baffle plate over the joint between the doors, over the lock area.
Now I know *why* that plate is there!
I have seen this in a lot of infrastructure buildings in many communities. The winged baffles, it be neat to see him try one of those.
@@SolRC See that would just require a longer tool (of VERY specific dimensions).
I've seen them too. Wonder if someone come up with a tool long enough to get around this. Would like to see a comment from DeviantOlam on this. He covers this kind of thing pretty extensively.
So, could it be said that, before watching this video, you were baffled by the plate?
@@Cenentury0941 🤣🤣🤣
Let yourself out please....lol
Company: "Don't worry LPL, the store owners who have this has a high pixel security cameras which records in 144P"
3 frames per second for the expensive cameras also
And every thief is wearing a mask too.
I see a shape, could be a man, or a woman, between 20 and 80, who appears to be able to walk. I believe the police will have them in custody in no time!
@@jandrewmore Yes. I love news stories where they ask for the public's help, show a picture, and I can't make out anything useful for identification.
Yes because storing that much footage in HD would be absurd. People think this objection is clever, somehow.
“Locks only keep honest people out” some wise person once said
But they’re also effective at keeping dishonest people in, lol.
@@rayray8687 that’s actually the job of the guy with the rifle in the guard tower. Bullets keep people in our out, your choice, but not locks. Locks are for innocent people who need a little dissuasion when they think they may step out of line…
@@tmprillwitz: I have a funny feeling that neither locks nor the guy in the tower have much effect on actual prison breaks - I mean nobody kicks down the cell door and goes running out the front gate. Well, except maybe in a few C-grade Zorro or Robin Hood movies, lol.
@@rayray8687 true, but without that guy in the tower, the prisoners would just take over the heavily outnumbered guards and do what they want. I guess my point is that locks are just a deterrent not actually a safeguard. I bought a used pick up truck from a towing company and they inadvertently left a kit to open cars when they get locked with the keys in them, and had fun using the kit to see how long it took to open the doors in each of my cars with the doors locked and I was amazed. Just a small inflatable air bag, 2 small blocks to hold the space in the door and a long bent metal rod with a handle. I keep the kit in my garage just in case I ever lock my keys in one of my cars. Costs about $100 where I live depending on time of day and location. But if I was a criminal, I could be in your car in 2 min and most alarms wouldnt even go off. But then again….I’m honest….
In a remote start alarm instructions it said keep honest people honest by hooking up the brake kill switch to turn the car off if someone gets on and hits the brake to shift into drive
When I first started apprenticeship for a locksmith I was pretty shocked at learning how easy it was to pick or open aluminum frame glass doors.
My boss always told me that all locks do is keep honest people honest.
We had a self locking house front door that I managed to lock myself out of one day by leaving my keys inside. Rather than wait 8hrs in 40 C heat for housemates to return home I called a locksmith.
We walked around the house and checked all the various windows and back doors, then returned to the front door as being the easiest, as they all had multi locks and internal dead bolts. He spent a good 20mins swearing at the lock, as he had picked it, but it but the door wouldn't open.
I then clicked, the door had a slight slump, so you had to lift it slightly even for the key to open it. I duly told the dude and within 10 seconds "pop" it was open.
He told me never to get the door properly rehung, as the way it was would defeat 99/100 people if they tried to break into the house. Which was also very unlikely where we lived.
My father told me that, and is one of the things that has stuck with me.
@@OneLeatherBoot Security through obscurity. Unless you know the trick to opening the door, actually doing so is difficult, and an exercise in trial and error.
@@richardhanck972
Rotfl 🤣
The reason this isn’t critical is that if you want to break in you can just smash the glass, so no point having more security in the lock than in the door itself.
I love the rare occassions when LPL goes into the field to demonstrate his locking picking prowess. It also proves LPL is human and does leave his lock picking abode.
Yes. I mostly like when he tries to enter his girlfriends house by the "back door"
Never thought working in the field would be so much fun..
Did you think he was a lock goblin in a dungeon just picking day in and day out?
@@stuartd9741 ex girlfriend.
I remember he worked with some other channel and the joke is that LPL are actually a pair of floating hands and a gentle voice.
@@stuartd9741 that was an excellent episode
My mom freaks out every time I’m watching one of your videos. She is like, “Why are you watching those criminal turorials?” Lol
Great video my dude
Well why tho?
Time to get paid?
You sit and watch youtube in front of your mom? wtf
Well two comments above you is a firefighter showing appreciation and interest for seeing this. It’s not just criminals that need such access to buildings.
Knowledge is knowledge, it is not inherently good or bad : just answer that to know how to protect from criminals, you have to know the flaws of what pass for security today.
Just like a specialist in computer security has to know how to hack & penetrate a system.
Fire service here. They make a tool called a K tool ( used with a halligan ) for this which rips off the cylinder head and exposes that little cam action. A simple little bar is then used to push on that cam to open the door. Saves a lot of money for the store owner but this tool would be great if there isn't a plate to block you.
Great video!
Insurance company would pay for any door forced open by firefighters.
1:33 - thank you, I've been waiting for a "field demo" or actual scenario demonstration for you from the beginning, this is excellent
Indeed! Now we can test it ourselves... for scientific reasons... at night. Probably somewhere where no one is watching. :)
He's done a few, but not very often - one of his own vehicles for a Lishi tool, IIRC, the Stuff Made Here locks were installed in a mini-door to simulate field conditions, and of course when he penetrated his ex's back door are examples off the top of my head.
@@gatherer818 Wait, is she not his wife anymore? I didn't hear anything about that.
@@animowany111 It was an April fools video some time back.
@@animowany111 just look for the video and enjoy the treat.
Another fine example of the expression my grandfather who used to be a police officer would say: "Locks are for honest people"...
That's a lot simpler than what I usually say, "Locks are for people who don't really want to get in anyway."
or doors for that matter not hard to bust in a wooden or glass door
@@Tomonkey4
such wisdom in only a few words from both of these ;D
@@hairynose656 then an alarm will go off. I’m betting pulling the lock like this would not set off an alarm. I don’t understand why stores don’t just use standard door handles
For the rest, there's insurance and cameras. Maybe 2A if you're talking about your home.
I love how in the last segment he basically assumes that this will NEVER be fixed, and says that this tool would be a good investment for any locksmith or first responder. Shade thrown.
there's millions of these door locks everywhere. the odds everyone will change them is pretty low.
@@ThrowingItAway Yeah, even if they fixed the issue entirely in new locks today, and never sold another lock that was susceptible to this, it would be *decades* before this became an uncommon issue.
Because it would only be fixed by a HUGE theft spree that scandalizes US and Canada alike.
That's because the first step to resolving this problem is convincing the manufacturer that there's even a problem worth fixing. How has that worked for Master Lock so far?
IMO, the doors are designed like this purposefully, for the exact reason LPL states in the video: emergency personnel need to be able to get into a building in the event of an emergency. If you build the thing like Fort Knox, then you're going to have to destroy half of the storefront to gain entry which is only more damage. If you're a store that's not selling something like jewelry, you'd much rather thieves get in and steal $200 worth of random
We need LPL ASMR where he picks locks in public places and you can hear whats going on around him. I very much liked the picking of the door in the rain.
And then suddenly get deafened by police car sirens and gunshots? lmao
@@JBF-GST-Tandagunshots?
I have actually seen this happen at our shop when a locksmith was opening our shop's door, while we were inside (we closed on some Sundays to clean the fish tanks). We asked the locksmith why he was there, he claimed that he had a work order from landlord to change the locks for non-payment of rent. We looked at the work order and pointed out that the address was for next door. He apologized and went to the neighbour that has skipped weeks prior. It took the locksmith longer to find his tool than to actually use it. So it is clear that it is very easy to use.
Guess the SOB that stole my CBD supplies used this thing cause the Idiot cops were asking if I had the stuff insured and any drug use that I might need to support in other words I was Suspect Number One ! They didn't even bother to take prints or look at video till I showed to them 🤬😡🥴😆
@@vleldaddio210 c0ps only help the rich and those with connections
@@djtjpain Not in first world countries.
@@Martin-wx8gd Bullshit lol that just means you're likely rich or connected if you have other experiences with them. 85% of property crime cases go nowhere because they don't give a shit. US property crime clearance rate is only 14.6% from 2020 data.
@@Martin-wx8gd you must consider America a 3rd world country then. I had 20k worth of property damage and theft, had the persons face and drivers plate on camera clearly, cops refused to look at it because " they don't have the time"
On my fire department we typically have a channel lock plier with a 90 degree angle bend in the handle (we call it a spoon) that we use to rotate the locking mechanism, breaking the set screw that holds it in place, and then use the spoon to unlock that locking bar. It’s a relatively low damage entry technique, and the lock can be replaced by us. But having watched this video I am going to be ordering some of these for all of our trucks. That was super quick and effective.
Make sure you provide your team with proper training.
This guy is so freaking fast!!
If you used a tool like this during the heat of the moment would you be able to keep your cool to open the lock? He makes it look easy but if shit hit the fan id be breaking through the glass rather than using this tool, my hands wouldnt have the dexterity :D
@@crazycowboy213 totally agreed. But you know, firemen also open locked door when there is no fire
For instance, an older who's fallen in her house and can't get on her legs because it's broken 🤷♂️
But yeah, when it's urge and we lack dexterity, destroying the door sounds more efficient 😅
Im a first responder. This tool is more simple to use than a lot of other skills that are done under higher stress, like starting an iv. Also there are different escalations depending on the severity of what is happening. If time permits ill usually look for hidden keys or unlocked windows before messing with locks. People usually put the hidden key in brutally obvious places. But there have been time critical ones where i have just used my universal key (boot).
@@rickdeckard6597 This is why im not an emergency services person. I crash the car through the persons house and probably kill them while trying to save them!
I own a security company and this tool seems like it would be extremely useful for most of my store front contracts because we had instances where a subject would lock themselves in and we would have to wait for the manager while the guy was wrecking the store…
Hahahahahahahahaha you should upload videos of that I would love to see someone about to be arrested having a temper tantrum in like the local Pacsun 😂😂😂
For residential security needing to gain entry because a moron locked themselves out of the property they are protecting is a weekly occurrence
@@ifv2089 hhahaahahahahahaaa
Let me ask are you in a state where cannabis is legal?
@@KCJbomberFTW Cause alcohol would never result in careless behavior, smfh
@@ifv2089 That is one of the reasons I left that field of work a few years ago. You see way more examples of human ignorance and stupidity than is good for one's mental well-being - to say nothing about faith in humanity.
It is actually profound how insightful you are. I was looking at this EXACTLY because I'm a first responder.
I worked at a store with a similar lock. I think the real element of security was being in a relatively nice part of town and having a quick police response time to an alarm.
Lucky you, living in a city that still responds to unverified alarms.
@@Pr0zimity why tf are you tasting boots
@@Pr0zimity Prices not adjusted for rampant theft are great.
Apparently in California, location is no longer a deterrent.
Or a pair of some nasty looking guard dogs with big shiny teeth and chrome spiked collars patrolling the premise. Guaranteed to keep the drug addict thieves away. It’s a go-to that has always worked!
“This tool belongs in the toolkits of any first responders or locksmiths”
“Other” parties: Im kind of sort of a locksmith
"I'm somewhat of a locksmith myself!"
yeah i done did first aids before, i need it
I'm always first to respond when someone says "who's up for some burglary?"
I'm kind of sort of
"You know, I'm something of a locksmith myself."
Similar locks I've seen in NZ, Australia , come with a shield that fits on the door near the lock body, it covers the gap between the door and the frame, it would prevent access to the gap when the door is locked.....
Oh aye
I have seen doors where the gap is not wide enough to accommodate the tool.
seems like an obvious defence. wonder why it's not done.
@@jnawk83 Because some suit decided that saving a few dollars on the buildout would make him look good to his also-suit boss.
Germany, too...
Mostly, there's a plate desingned with the lock
I feel by him exposing these vulnerabilities it forces manufactures and businesses to become more secure. Great video as always LPL.
Imagine if LPL would be working in OS development. :)
Hah! You've never worked in corporate America I guess. They don't do recalls unless the cost of the recall is less than what they estimate they'll get sued for. People die, because it's cheaper than fixing it.
It has the opposite effect, actually. He's shown that there is no such thing as an unpickable lock and that there's no reason to try to "become more secure" because it's just impossible. It's not the lock that matters, we have alarms in our stores if any door opens, the lock is just a regular deterrent.
Yes, and what happens after manufacturers and businesses become more secure? The criminals then escalate it once again, and then the cycle repeats.
Just like how we have done in war. Used to be hand to hand combat, then swords, then bows and arrows then fire devices then guns then nuclear weaponry...
It doesnt really end, it just gets worse as human exploitation continues its path.
@@Draslin Usually people breaking into stores barley have a plan and just smash a window anyways. I like how you tried to sound "deep" by saying people will die even though the last person walking out of an establishment would lock the door, therefore leaving noone to die...
I believe that what LPL is really trying to do is encourage companies to invent and invest in safer locking designs.
Personally, I like watching his videos to understand how secure (or insecure) my home is.
Though I do enjoy seeing companies send LPL locks with smug confidence only to see him open it in < 60sec. xD
If this helps even one fire department or anyone really to quickly get someone out of a locked door like this then he’s saving some lives though.
Very true! 👍🏼
In this case if I were a business I'd be changing the locks in a heartbeat
Not only because he's demonstrated how insecure they'd be, but also because he's showcased it to so many people
I just keep my door open always now. It's good for fresh air too.
Couldn't have said it better.
man i love these videos cause this dude is proving that 99% of the lock industry is trash, making them evolve their tecnology
Evolve? LMAO, so naive.
My friend who's a locksmith would always install a steel plate cover over the door edge opening, presumably to defeat this exploit.
that's when a rock is used....... unfortunately.
@@jonathanthink5830 No. Somebody who's using a tool to bypass a lock has a different goal from somebody who uses a rock. When the glass is broken, the criminal allow themselves 30 seconds, maybe a minute before they need to leave. It's likely to raise an alarm or draw attention. It's also impossible for the criminal to hide they were there. Using a rock is only an option if you quickly want to grab something and run.
Somebody who bypasses a lock does so to enter without anyone noticing, either to give them more time searching the place, or to install / remove something without the owner's knowledge. This requires planning , throwing a rock is usually an opportunistic act.
These tactics are completely different. It's like comparing a builder with a cabinet maker. They both use wood, both make something, but they still have very different goals and do very different things.
@@timderks5960 The real consideration is the various levels of alarm capabilities. The sound/sight of broken glass is an "alarm" of sorts, but most storefronts will go further than that.
VERY few systems will have only a glass breakage alarm....the only scenario where this tool would be more secure than a brick. Most places behind a sliding glass storefront will have a monitored alarm system that will include an door opening sensor and motion sensors upon entry.
@@pullt True, but again that boils down to the type of person. The guy using the brick doesn't care about the alarm. They could have the best alarm in the world, if he throws a brick, gets in, grabs something and runs out, the alarm doesn't affect them. The guy bypassing the lock probably also knows how to bypass the alarm, or knows that there is no alarm.
It still holds true: If somebody came with the intention to bypass a lock and then sees they can't (which never happens, since these kind of people scout places beforehand), they aren't just going to grab a rock to get in. These are two very different types of people.
@@timderks5960 Bypass the alarm? Typically you have 90 seconds to put that code in lol
This is me baiting you to tell us your expertise in social engineering and brute force electronic attacks since it IS possible for a criminal cabal to get into your CashMart cleanly
LPL is getting closer and closer with every video to breaking into someone's home for content 🤣
Not if he gets a shotgun directly to his face for doing that
@@JohnDoeXD he just have to break into the house of an non north american. Almost no risk of getting shotguned
Ill have to resort to the cannon loaded with grapeshot at the top of the stairs
@@whitedawn2122 Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.
@@datb0013 B-but... the 2nd amendment...
Police reported they had LPL in custody mere hours after breaking into the store. But now report that he was not at the jails morning head count. An escape has not been confirmed at this time. But many think he might have gotten away as his youtube channel now has a new video, showing how easy jail cell door locks can be picked. :)
Laugh all you want, but I know a guy who in university, got picked up and tossed in the drunk tank after a particularly rowdy engineering party. When he woke up, finding himself in the surroundings of a jail cell and still fairly buzzed, he pulled out his multitool and proceeded to not only pick the cell door, but fully disassemble the the cell lock, and then proceeded to simply walk out the front door. The duty officer glanced up, nodded to him, and never thought to question why a guy from the drunk tank was walking out the door within the hour.
@@Silent0Strife the alcohol simply removed the limiters to his power XD
"the only thing we heard that night was a click on four"
And to show you it's not a fluke I'm going to try this at another precinct nearby.
Yes indeed, this is undoubtedly the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America but only next to the Most Significant Security Flaw in North America "the glass door" 😅😅😅
Well u can put a gate or burglar bars in front or behind the glass.
Breaking a glass door is not a "covert" entry. Lock picking and bypasses like this one makes it easy to enter and leave with very little proof. It’s not impossible to prove, but it’s pretty hard. So it’s definitely a more serious flaw than just the glass door.
@@DTHTV1 Glass doors are meant to be able to be broken by either first responders or people escaping a dangerous situation, such as a fire, in the event the door is locked.
@@Sara-L lol. u ever seen a their get locked in a store after they tried to steal & run out. Yeah that way. Lmao if ppl are in the store why the fuckk would there be a gate or a cage. Sounds like maybe I'm talkin outside business hours don't you think ? Put it like this, in yt pepo town you don't need it, other places it's a Must. Do what you want w that info
Yes indeed not covert at all. A glass door is however a significant sucurity flaw covert or not. Its why armored trucks and vault doors are not made of glass
Highly recommend! Me and my first responder friends were able to get inside an Apple Store last night without tripping any alarms or setting off the security alert. It was a very straightforward entry. Just be sure to wear tactical gloves to minimize the chances of leaving behind any oils or sweat... on the clothes of the person you're rescuing I mean.
this doesn't bypass alarms numbnuts
I fuckin' love this comment section.
@Haseeb 2 maybe op knows that
@@protonneutron9046 it's a joke....
Only problem you were at the bannana store.
I'm a firefighter and I carry one of these with me everyday I'm on shift. It is a great little tool.
This would be one to bring to your Captain to have supplied on every rig!
It's actually good that you're showing us this and telling us where to get the tool. This is probably the most effective way to force security to improve.
Meh, it’s a lock on a glass door. I’m not sure how robust of a lock is needed.
@@thomasstevenhebert If you can't see the difference between smashing a window and being able to slip in leaving no sign of your presence you obviously haven't given it much thought.
@@DamnedSilly if you think thieves are spending time learning to pick locks, you need to actually read police reports. Smashing the door or cutting the lock are faster with the same chance of setting off the alarm. Locks buy time not provide security l.
I would have any critical physical lock covered additionally with a security alarm service if it were my business.
@@thomasstevenhebert did you watch the video? What he did was faster than smashing the lock and breaking the glass. It is also silent and traceless.
Awesome! Thank you so much! Since they made stealing legal, this will help a lot!
> Tells viewers where to buy tool
> Goes outside
> Breaks into store
The LPL videos are getting more and more practical every day.
But the tool belongs in the kits of any locksmiths or first responders only!
getting seen with it will lend you behind bars.
ya that why i relate with him
Yep there's going to be more places getting robbed
try it at the wrong place and youll get a face full of buckshot
Another big issue with storefronts (although harder to pull off probably) is the glass, most stores have the glass put in from the outside, and the rubber that holds it in place is also on the outside. I used to be a glazier and the son from another glass shop got arrested for taking out the small glass panels on the bottom of storefronts, stealing a bunch of stuff and putting it back. Police had no idea how the guy was robbing place’s customers there was no sign of forced entry or anything. IIRC a cop drove by once when he broke into a place and noticed one of the glass panels was missing and caught him.
So you're saying when we use that trick to make sure we set the panel back in place while we are cleaning the joint out?
@@macuss87 exactly, or else someone from the outside could find out, dont leave signs of burglary even while you're inside, thanks to OP for giving this advice
LMFAO!
When i was a thief n broke into houses, sometimes i took out a window n the frame it was in with a couple of screw drivers prying it out n when i climbed inside i put the window back in, but one time a window broke when i was trying to pry it out
This is why some people screw the window in or put another locking device on it so you can't pry it out
Then i just went out garage n closed garage door as i ran out of garage, a few times i had a friend back car in the garage n close garage n loaded up car then took off
Our commercial glass fronts are held in place by an aluminum strip thats being screwed by special torx or just "rounded" so you have to drill them when dismantling.
when the resturant i work at replaced our old locks i kept the old one to tinker with. i noticed it was very easy to bypass with a long enough wire or paper clip in the same way your doing it with that tool. i showed the owner on the new lock how easy it was to do. he then payed for another new lock but this time it was alot more expensive then the last one, but once again same problem. he was pretty mad when i bypassed it in less then a min. i then made a little plate to cover the lock except the latch with vey tight tolerance and another plate over the gap of the doors. it cost me maybe $5 of sheet metal and a few min to install.
But how quickly could those plates be taken off?
Hello 307! Go wyo
@@Tomonkey4 reminds me of the storage lockers I recently saw broken into at a fairly high end apartment building. Electronic FOB locks and everything caged in with fairly thick gauge metal. Except the latch protrusion that caught on the electronic lock portion was 1/8 thick pot metal. Someone went through and just pried them all open. Probably took them 3 seconds to wedge a crowbar in there and pop it open.
@@Tomonkey4 just break the window then???? why bother with the plate???
@@scottdickens1454 Loud noises attract attention, and I don't know how it works legally, but to me, disassembling of property isn't the same as destruction of property.
I just got one of these bad boys and it scares me how easy it is to get into anybody’s facility let’s hope they don’t have cameras ha ha
Thank you so much for this I’ve been frustrated with my local Macy’s not opening until 11, now I can pop in at 9 and shop at my leisure.
LOL If you don't mind the alarms and cameras
zero dollar shopping
"the lack of internal shielding allowes us to insert a tool like this one, that I sell over at covertinstruments" I laughed so hard at that xD good humor in the production man, I like it!
I'm confused, what's the joke here?
@@nthdimension9059 Have you figured out that It is the smartest and most powerful sales pitch he just did?
@@leonal522 well yeah its a sales pitch, but where is the joke?
@@adamday6598 Plugging the link to get his tool to forcefully open a fuck ton of US stores: it's bold, it's shameless, you love to see it
I never clicked a link so fast.
Man went from a whole company to putting the entire country on notice.
I fully support, too many places dont do enough for basic security
Since most of these doors are glass.or glass paneled, it really makes very little difference. A rock or a pick, you are in.
@@adaycj NINJAS DOESNT AGREE.
See previous comments this info is very good to get out because it will help more first responders than criminals any way
"North America" is a CONTINENT not a country.
@@rankingtrevor for now 😉😂
Any tradesman who leaves this big of a margin between the door and the jamb, should be responsible for this type of theft. The should never be any more than 3/32 gap between the door leaf and the jamb. This would keep cocky lawyers out :)
^ Common practice to shim the door and close this gap then use felt to cover what little remains.
I've been messing with locks (fixing, replacing, modifying, picking) a good while, not a pro, self taught. Long ago I discovered how easy things were to open. Your channel is fascinating. A wise man once told me locks are mostly to keep out honest people. This is controversial but neccesary.
Its not uncommon for poor people to commit crimes of opportunity. The difference is between stealing a box left on a doorstep vs from stealing a box behind a closed or locked door. It's twice the effort and twice the risk, and the person has increasing cognitive dissonance trying to justify their actions to themselves, harming others more and more deliberately while still trying to believe they are good.
Or they aren't trying to justify their own goodness they just wanna take stuff
locks also serve retroactively to help prove intent. someone could mistakenly take your package from the sidewalk if they thought it was theirs from earlier or some bullshit like that. but behind a locked door? that's definitely a burglary and you definitely meant to go there
i've always laughed at that saying. All though it's clever, it really makes no sense. If people were honest, there wouldn't need to be any locks. So, saying they're there to keep the "honest" people out, really makes zero sense.
@@waynehearst317 That's because the actual ending of phrase is "...to keep honest people honest."
Since most stores with things worth stealing have multiple layers of alarm systems and security, which LPL knows, this information helps first responders more than anyone else.
This. The lock is basically to save the store a ton of money in security company call-outs, as it stops the alarm being set every time a tweaker decides to have a half-hearted attempt at breaking in.
I guarantee I can run in and grab a duffel bag worth of merchandise before anyone responds to an alarm 😆
@@jaymcbakerk But what about doing it without being seen by any cameras there or anywhere else nearby (CCTV is everywhere; this is not an easy task in most cities in USA) and without leaving any dna evidence (not even a fallen eyelash) to potentially link you back to the crime.
@@SylviaRustyFae LOL yeah my eyelashes fall out all over the place. No I'll wear a cheap all over black bodysuit, mask and hood (blends in with Covid), do this and get in my stolen car, Then it's off to the woods for my hike out get away.
@@edwardschmitt5710 You wouldn't make it more than a week.
As a first responder, you have no idea how many times I could've used this tool. Now I'm going to get one.
First to respond to looting and rioting ?
My old man always told me growing up that locks are only good for the honest. As I got older, I met quite a few honest thieves and that made me realize,
locks are truly only good for the unmotivated.
Don't get me wrong, I still recommend them. A good lock can buy you enough time to grab a good gun.
The thing is, same with IT security, nothing is 100% safe.
You just need to make something safe enough that it's not worth the intruder's time.
Locks are good for getting your insurer to pay out. That's their purpose.
And also for people who do not watch LPL.
@@Dennis19901 1 minute of lock picking is way too long for the intruder.
@@RGC_animation Police in Germany says for burglary, its three minutes max for inconspicuous attempts...
Given that this applied to "the vast majority of glass storefront doors", using this is better for the store that the alternative method of entry. Which is a brick.
It's also a hell of a lot quieter. 😀
@@vk4vsp you trade off quiet for quick
@@weewoogee eh, not by much though, this tool can clearly open the door in literal seconds
@@LazorVideosDestruction Sure, but you don't need to order this tool and carry it around with you. You can find just about anything to break a glass door just laying around the general area of the door you want to break.
you obviously have never had any dealings with an insurance claim. If there is no evidence of forced entry the insurance wont pay. a broken window is much better for the store than a picked lock.
It should be said that this opens a door, but doesn’t turn off the alarm. If a store solely relies on a door lock they are begging to get robbed.
Hence why his video also addressed the first responders, etc.
Next episode you should cover the biggest security flaw in North American households: The Quikset lock. I've determined that only about three keys are needed to be able to open almost any Kwikset without any tools. I remember your episode on the key ring with over 200 different keys. I've determined you can do it with three.
Well now that you've said that, you're going to HAVE to provide more details!
I'm sure that LPL would appreciate it (and make a video) if you were to send him those 3 keys...
What's the numbers or cuts on those 3 keys? I'm asking for a friend........ 😂😂😂
or a single rake...
@@joseywales3789 Bumpkey i guess
Exactly, for honest people to learn about is one thing. But he is helping the criminals.
I feel like the "This is great for locksmiths and first responders" is much like the sign in the headshop "Tobacco pipes".
I work on these MS locks daily, I'm also a firefighter who needs access to numerous locks regularly.
#1 in my experience lately, there are VERY few of these locks without a tempered steel lock guard from 8"~12" covering the door gap at the lock thus preventing this.
#2 it's much easier and faster to use a set of vise grips around the cylinder twisting and breaking the set screws thus allowing you to remove the cylinder gaining full access to the same lever you're grabbing with this tool.
#3 I think there would be more doors than not that do not have a large enough gap to allow this tool in that space, easily enlarged with a pry bar mind you.
Just my opinion from experience.
Hmm. Seems legit. I'll let you know tomorrow how it went
@@KiroHeart be advised, cylinders may also have a cylinder guard to prevent this also, lol
@@KiroHeart EH just carry a bomb or something
Lets be honest here. Its not hard to break into any home or regular business. Glass windows, hammer, power drill etc. If you want to get in you can.
Locks on doors are just 1 deterrent for a criminal.
Have a security system (or pretend you do)
Have some home cameras
Have a gun
Neighborhood watch
and so on.
@@bobshanery5152 Having a gun only tells your american, not beeing able to deter burglars.
Watching this channel helped me with picking more secure locks, but it also showed me that I'm NEVER truly safe, so thanks I guess?
Good to hear that your burglary carrier path is well
These videos just reinforce the age old saying a lock only stops an honest person but then again would an honest person even try open a door or take something that’s not there’s to begin with?
@@patrick_9393 thats a lie Iam a honest person and a lock won't stop me you need more than that
Sometimes Occam’s razor is just the best. In addition to door locks, just also use barricades of some sort.
Uhhhh...... WOW!!!!
This guy never ceases to amaze me! I swear every video blows my mind how easy he makes getting into the "most secure" shyt! Lol.
@The Lock Picking Lawyer you're wicked bro!
LPL: This is a significant security threat.
Audience: That sounds serious.
LPL: And you can buy said security threat on my website!
🤣
the security threat is the lock, not the tool
@@Kobrar44 Google what a joke is
@@andrewjones1143 No.
I doubt most people would have any idea you could so easily bypass this type of lock, or that you could buy the tool for it.
Any lock can be beat. The security comes from most people not knowing how to do so quickly enough and quietly enough to not get caught doing so.
LPL giving how to guides and selling the tools to do so is the security threat.
@@jamesedwards6985 yeah no. Physical security is the only place you will hear that bullshit get parroted. No dont reveal weaknesses wahhhh. Then we might have to fucking fix it and we dont wanna! Wahhhh
Honestly, I think most stores would rather burglars used the tool. Getting the glass replaced in the door is often more expensive than what the thieves steal from inside the store.
Never thought I’d see anything faster than raking the keyway - LPL drops my jaw every time. Well done, sir, well done!
It always feels weird when he exposes an unforgivable vulnerability, but exploits it by using a tool that he custom made for that exact situation, and is willing to sell you.
Ill just make my own
I don’t know if “weird” is the word the FBI would use…..
I guess it sort of prompts people to work on the vulnerability though.
It's not like he made or came up with the tool, he is just reselling it to viewers to make a profit off a tool that would otherwise be sold somewhere else if the person had ill intentions.
You could literally bend a coat hanger or any stiff wire and then have the exact same tool to open locks with lol, if LPL noticed it you can bet your ass that a hundred thieves have known for years
1:40 The stores should just weld a little piece of metal to cover up that area.
Simple but effective solution
That's what I was thinking.🤔
Simple and effective. That means very few people will actually install it.
They often do that’s common
Yeah, I've seen a few stores do that
ah yes. because they wont just find an easier way in. most of those doorframes are aluminium, enough for and you'll bend it out of the way or just shatter the glass
I found one of these store locks (with a Kawneer-branded cylinder and a battered Yale key) at a garage sale when I was maybe 10 years old for about $7, which was kind of a princely sum when I was 10. I had to have it though. At the time I couldn't pick the cylinder, but it was interesting to see how it worked. I figured out that I could unlock (bypass) it in the same way as LPL using a screwdriver, then rummaged through the drawers of my dad's odds n' ends and managed to open it the same way with a bent piece of flat steel that I'd filed a notch in. Never had the guts (or the larceny in my soul I guess) to try it on an actual door. It impressed my friend that was also into collecting locks and keys though. Cool to see that someone besides me finally noticed you could do this, and very surprised that AR hasn't shielded this yet, as the lock I still have is at least 50 years old. *Edit: Just noticed from the comments that I was apparently not nearly the only person to have noticed this years and years ago.* To be fair, these locks were almost always in glass doors, so anyone that wanted in only needed a brick.
There are some lovely videos out there of bricks rebounding off the glass and knocking out the would-be thief.
@@briant7265 those videos bring me great joy, especially when the thrower knocks out his friend with a rebound.
If you don't break the glass door and somewhat mimic opening it with the key, i guess there's a lower chance of people becoming suspicious
Would a brick really work against toughened glass - I doubt it.
@@royksk it’s a testable theory!
You might be surprised at the glass used in storefronts. Many are rented and the landlord cheaps out… oftentimes modifications or damage will lead to repairs with different glass from the original.
All that said, there’s definitely plenty of glass that will take 1000 brick strikes
After watching the LPL for years now, I've determined the best way to avoid damaging locks and loss of property by thieves is to not lock your door and have nothing inside. Locks are pretty much useless is the general take-away from these videos.
Locks only stop honest people.
Locks deter crimes of convenience or passion i.e. the junky that pulls out your wires for their copper or steals nothing but loose cash and jewelry. Thieves who put thought into their craft aren't stopped by locks, but petty looters looking for an easy mark ARE stopped by a lock
The golden rule to avoid robbery is to make your place of residence seem as annoying to break into as possible. Petty thieves are often looking for easy targets and if your house seems annoying or difficult (even if it actually isn't) then they'll move on to one that doesn't because there's hundreds of potential marks so they won't shed any tears over having to skip one. Even just having a dog warning sign can be enough to deter some people because dogs will fuck you up.
Your lock doesn't have to be unpickable, just harder to open than your neighbors
In most things that involve security, locks are just one feature of what should always be a multi-layered approach. You never want just one single point of failure. Locks, cameras, alarms, safes, all of these should be used together to create an environment that's stronger than the sum of its parts.
Back in the mists of time (1984-87) I was the Security manager for a medium size shopping center. We had about 100 of those type doors facing the the Mall interior and another 50 or so facing the outdoors behind roll up security screens. The lock mechanisms were all approximately the same as you show here. They were ALL keyed exactly the same. I had a similar tool and all of my officers had similar field expedients. With the turnover in employees and "Lost Keys" the various store owners/lessee's were spending a small fortune changing locks not knowing ALL of the stores were keyed alike! When word got out there was a Kerfuffle! Managements solution was to change the locks, not give keys to the Owner/lessee's and have security unlock in the morning and then lock up at night. It was a PAIN!
Thanks LPL. It pays for itself overnight.
I feel like the most dangerous part of that exploit is that how much using it looks like just normally opening the door.
You would have to be very close up and paying attention to see someone entering with this method as someone doing something shady. It happens right by the lock, and its all a very simple motion of the hand.
And afterwards it looks like the person who locked the door had just left the door unlocked.
slap it onto a meaty keychain and you can even pretend that you used the wrong key to help the illusion in case you fumble it
@@Elenrai And stick an actual key in the lock while fiddle with it.
LPL: This tool opens most glass storefronts in America.
Me: It's a brick...
That was my initial thought too, but he explained at the end that this is for first responders and locksmiths who need in for legitimate purposes but don't want to damage the storefront. You wouldn't call a locksmith to break your glass for you, and a first responder wouldn't want to carry an injured person over broke glass if possible.
... Or some conveniently obtained auto/truck...
Good point. As well, they both work, and they both have no moving parts.
Jokes on you. He does non-destructive entry. So his actual incursion, would just be him carefully but quickly dismantling the window, then reassembling it after. He does non destructive entry, but nothing about non-deconstructive in his contract. ;)
That's not a tool, that's a damn brick! Kip, we gonna use a brick, we might as well call the prison and make reservations!
"Your honor, I carry this tool around everywhere I go in the off chance that I see a baby or a litter of puppies stuck in my local Versace store. The ski mask was because my face is very sensitive to the cold."
The face mask your Honor is do to the dictates of the Rulers. I have been ordered to wear it. I was not wearing the mask to conceal my identity!
@@dave8599 yeah we get it Dave.....seat belt is fine, but not something on anyone's pie hole nor schnoz
"I was not wearing the mask to conceal my identity, your Honor, but the mandate." - totally sufficient to convey the 'addition' to Cool Guy's wit and humor, without.....well, you know ;)
@@blackphoenixfamily8477
Ok buddy
That comparison is dam awful
Really a seat belt vs mask?
A real comparison would be a seat belt while walking vs a mask.
@@bobshanery5152 The seatbelt thing is such a logical fallacy. They always like to say it like it's some kind of slam dunk to "anti-youknow." The only problem is, wearing a seatbelt is your choice and if you don't wear it, you accept all responsibility for what happens to you. But they want you to wear a mask, not for yourself, but for everybody else? So by their logic it's like getting mad at another person in another car for not wearing one, when it has no effect at all on them?
@@blackphoenixfamily8477 False equivalency at best.
Reminder: this knowledge already is out there. Criminals know how to do this already, or can find out from their "social circles." Content creators like LPL are not only showing us the interesting mechanical principals of locks, but what to look out for and guard against. Hence why things like metal security gates and roll down metal doors exist and have been in use for many years.
you need to branch off into a second channel or simply a series on this channel, where you go out on the field and show people (can start with friends and family) how poorly secured their homes, belongings, etc, are as you unlock them in no time at all.. then can finish off the video by helping them to secure their homes/belongings with better locks or mechanisms.
Just like this old house or something like that
He already does this, working as a security consultant. Mostly for businesses though.
He probably won't, to help keep his identity hidden as well
He's already got a job, this is just a hobby.
Im too tired to bother to make my own arguments, so i’ll steal someone else’s:
Since most stores with things worth stealing have multiple layers of alarm systems and security, which LPL knows, this information helps first responders more than anyone else.
Pretty cool, when I was a firefighter we would break the shroud with a Halligan, use modified channel locks to turn the lock off then turn the lock open. This seems much easier and faster with less damage.
As someone who worked in a grocery store, safety is their absolute last concern unless you’re trying to get compensation for an injury.
If a thief with bad intentions that wants to get in a store, they won't even bother picking the locks. Most storefronts have glass doors and display windows. They'll just break the glass door. Ransack and go. As we've seen many times on television.
Most thieves aren’t very smart, hence why they have to resort to robbery to get by.
If they were smart they would leave the scene as if it had never been broken into.
Probably. But this is a lot quieter. Breaking glass is pretty loud. This is literally just as fast but completely silent.
@@EskChan19 A thief would not even care for the noise. They know the alarm is going to sound off anyway. They just want fast easy access, snatch grab and go.
That method will also make noise and bring zombies and marauders around.
If you've worked in retail, on a ground floor, you've likely seen someone just push an aluminum and glass door open with a vehicle.
It's LPL 's worst enemy: Door Destroying Vigilante. He smashes poor retailers doors open... and sell em to the rich supermarkets I guess.
At night LPL defends us using his secret identity, The Retainer. Only a handful of people (so.just one person, me that is) know how lucky we are for having him on earth.
I would love to see more storefront security videos. I work for a manufacturer of aluminum storefront doors and frames and I always knew our standard locks seemed a little inadequate but I had no idea it was this bad...
*standard security doors rely on the assumption that most people are honest and have no intention of breaking into a place while the criminal has no moral compunction about such notions and are going to do what is needed to enter and leave as quickly as possible*
After watching this last week, I took note of many businesses doors I've encountered. I would say 95% of them have a shield in the locking area of the door.
Yes that would be a huge deterrent as those shields also usually flare out around the lock cylinder to keep it from being twisted out.
I was wondering if it was really as useful as he makes out. Its an advert for his own tools and pretty rubbish that he didn't mention if a lot of the doors with these locks can't be accessed this way
@@1physics Almost no doors in my local area have shields over them. But lets remember, the most effective way to get into a store is to just smash out the window.
@@relytlirpa Not necessarily. Around me, there's bars in every window and door for almost every store; breaking a window is pointless unless you just want to break stuff.
@@1physics It is pretty much useful as he makes out, those shields do NOT prevent the attack completely, you just might need a slightly longer tool. While he sells a tool for it, it's obviously something that can be replicated _very_ easily, possibly even with a coat hangar. The video as a whole is definitely not an advert, though he does advertize *in* it.
I grew up in NYC and all store fronts also had a heavy roll down gate so their security was mostly reliant on the pad locks they used to lock the gates.
Hearing “This is LockPickingLawyer” just puts me in a good fucking mood for the rest of the day
One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no RUclipsr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear arc
Your comment defines,to the "T",why most of us watch!
I just wish his videos were longer. 😭
I get the same kind of endorphin hit from that intro as I do from "Hi this is Josh, welcome back to Let's Game It Out."
@@MonkeyJedi99 LetsGameItOut is awesome
"This is the LockPickingLawyer, and today I'm going to tell you about the biggest security flaw in American cash registers found in most convenience stores. So long as the clerk fears for their life, they will simply grab the key and open the cash drawer for you. A simple 9mm handgun is all you need to open most commercial cash registers. Now, seeing this gun lying on my desk definitely gives you a feel for the functionality, but it's a bit more impactful when you see its capabilities demoed on the field, so let's do that as well.
HANDS UP MOTHERFUCKER!!! OPEN THE FUCKING CASH DRAWER! OPEN IT!!!!!"
lmao omfg
*BANG* *BANG*
Sometimes you need special tools to get the job done. If you enjoyed this video please consider subscribing. And as always, have a nice day
When im home ill check my common key set for the number, if I remember correctly it's the same key that is issued with over 1000 different items ranging from simple locks on the box that controls home sprinklers to things like those big metal tailgate tool boxes, mailboxes, control boxes for apartment gates, just many other things pretty much
Ha, ha! But you left out the part where the clerk pulls out a gun from underneath the counter...
Most cash registers have a fail safe button on the bottom that opens the drawer, in case the cashier loses the key. Caah registers and incredibly insecure
That reminds me of when I was a kid (9?) and I noticed a little notch on the outside of the bedroom doorknob assembly and I figured out that it was an emergency unlock for the push button locks and that I could use one of Dad's mini flathead screwdrivers to release it. My older sister couldn't tease me and run to the safety of her room anymore! Unfortunately in my need to feel superior I agreed to show her how I did it if she promised to never use it against me. Guess which one of us kept promises? Man was I dumb.
You got one smart sister😹😹😹😹😹
That was your first lesson in trusting women. 🤣
@@jflanagan9696 Gross worldview
@@jflanagan9696 op is also a woman…
@@Atumblingblogger Can't even trust yourself. I know, it's a rough life.
In my experience as a door contractor, the reveal between door and frame is usually smaller and would prevent the tool from being inserted. The bigger security risk is the glass. Master keys are laying around everywhere. Rocks, bricks etc.
Which are neither quiet nor neraly traceless
I’ve used a small pry bar to enlarge the smallest gap to use this tool!!
LPL has a video where he uses a prybar to enlarge the gap enough to insert the tool. This is simply a design flaw
As Coolio once said- "I got a skeleton-brick that works like a charm."😏
I wouldn't be too concerned a brick also opens most us stores
Now that was an “Oh God” moment for millions of people! Lock and safe manufacturers never ever sold security, they sell time. The time it take a person to get through their lock or safe, and this took no time at all!
Perhaps you could say that security and time are one and the same. The better your security, the longer an attacker will take to get through it, but you can never have perfect security that would keep an attacker out forever.
I have an "oh god" moment every time I watch one of his videos.
close: the other part is how out-of-the-ordinary getting past the security device looks, this one in particular would be awful hard to tell apart from someone using a key to open things up unless they were silly enough to look like a character in a movie.
alarms are still a thing but as to the lock itself? even accounting for how easy he makes all this look this one is probably still less finicky than trying to use a key.
@@Roxor128 Just watch the series Curse of Oak Island! Now that’s security lol.
@@Roxor128 For a house without neighbors nearby the metric I would use for door security would be vs the picture window (every house seems to have at least one) or vs chainsaw a hole in the wall near/around the door. for older houses without steel framing it would work, and imagine the pissed off owner to see their secure door laying on the ground still in the frame.
Do they put a metal layer inside wood doors? because that might be the fastest option to just cut the lock out from the door side. and lets be honest a solid wood door vs laminated wood door don't look much different and a layer or two of sheet metal would make a world of change in security of the door.
Its not about the stores lock, its about insurance. You just need a lock that the insurance company aproves.
The thive will find a way, even if its through a brick wall.
local store they cut a hole in the roof too get in
"The thive will find a way, even if its through a brick wall" - in theory yes but in reality they move onto an easier target....
@@mikew151Manhattan That's how security works. Your home doesn't need to be rob safe, it only needs to be safer than the neighbors' house.
All you need to do is pop the vinyl siding off, pull the nails holding the sheeting on, remove the insulation, and kick a hole in the sheetrock.
yep locks only keep the honest people out....
"This is a large flaw, when using the tool I sell and profit off of, but don't use what you buy from me to commit crimes, that's bad"
If you truly care about preventing thief from picking locks, stop showing people how, and selling the tools to do so. You're facilitating crime and profiting from it.
LPL thanks for the content, you are a hacker exposing flaws, making manufacturers and consumers to be more demanding, and increase the attention to detail
See, getting past the lock isn't the tough part. It's getting past the alarm system that activates after you open the door and alerts the local authorities.
That's just a matter of knowing response times. Or setting it off and leaving 8 times so the cops stop showing up.
Most door alarms can be effectively deactivated with a simple magnet
The topic is lock picking, not robbery
@@jack002tuber Robbery implies threat, so obviously not covered in the video.
@@jack002tuber lol these videos lend themselves to fantasy. most people don't really want to screw up their lives steeling a few thousand dollars. even 200k i wouldn't steal. i'd steal your 500 million lottery ticket though
This is just crazy simple. It does really look as if all those companies selling locks don't care about their customer's security - at all! If LPL knows it, any crook knows it, and such a tool can be improvised quite easily. I'm not sure if the situation here in Germany is that much better.
Locks keep honest men honest; if someone wants in, they'll get in. Whether they do covertly is a different story!
"If LPL knows it, any crook knows it"
Did you mean that LPL only deals in common crook knowledge or that all crooks watch LPL?
@@Oakshield2 Mostly the first. Maybe not all crooks know these tricks, but this specific trick looks like something many actually do know even without watching LPL. Often enough he just shows the tricks used by crooks and if they work on a certain lock. Well, some (or many) crooks might not be trained enough even for the simplest lockpicking (or drilling) and use brute force, but then it might be a good thing if they learn how to be more subtle and cause less damage … 😁
See what amazes me.
If or when my country has a special event (Olympics or celebration of our monarch)
Or our military is gonna invade some country..
The print media always
Has a two page spread of exactly how the day/celebration/invasion will occur.
Or indeed! what type of aircraft & munitions would be used..
....
Always felt this was a signal to terrorists telling them exactly what they want to know.....🤔
In Germany we have got completely different mechanisms with a linear moving bolt, which only can be driven by turning the lock core.
In houses very often multiple closing bolts are engaged by turning the main handle.
However, I would love to see LPL checking these out for weaknesses.
As always, thanks again. I have a few clients that need to know about this asap
I once worked at an office where the reception doors were magnetically locked and could be opened from outside with a keycard. This protected the entrance when the receptionist had to step away. On the inside, there was a motion sensor above the double glass doors so that someone leaving didn't have to use a keycard. One evening as a test I went into the hallway, and used a piece of photocopy paper taped to the end of a ruler, and stuck it through the gap between the doors and triggered the motion sensor to get in. There is a reason for those floor locks at night on this type of setup.
Should be an IR sensor and not be tripped by small things like paper that is room temperature.
There is an amusing variation of this in a RUclips video, I think it was "I'll Let Myself In", where the person who desired entry simply blew a cloud of e-juice vapor through the gap in the doors to trigger the motion sensor. I particularly liked that demonstration because it required no suspicious or improvised tools. Within seconds after gaining access there is zero evidence of the method of entry (other than perhaps a lingering odor of snickerdoodle cookie).
I call BS. PIR motion sensors aren't tripped by moving paper unless it happens to be on fire.
@@stargazer7644 Camera based motion sensors trigger by any movement above a threshold measured in pixels
@@EuclidesGBM Commercial door control systems don't use cameras. They use thermal PIR motion sensors.
I've been watching your snappy uploads every day for months: this is next-level stuff. Doing in-the-field pickings is exactly what we've been craving! You beast.
As an impatient IT guy, thank you. 🙏🏼 Kinda like the good ol’ “Verizon key” (often as simple as a smaller flat-head screwdriver) and a neodymium magnet, this one will find its way into my toolbox.
or the literal low security lockbox in the alley left behind by the verizon guy that contains contractor id and access card for your high security skyscraper because there happens to be a Verizon transmitter on the roof.
Not sure “impatience” is an affirmative defense to a charge of breaking and entering.
@@pbp6741 Using tools to non-destructively open doors isn't "breaking", though. Besides, people don't tend to charge people for doing things they asked them to do, and when the IT guy shows up past security without anyone's awareness, that just means you've got a good IT guy
that tubular key that verizon uses everywhere on t1 card cages and the like something like 52600? I have found so many of those keys in places unrelated to telecom.
@@chompythebeast It may not technically be "breaking" but legally it's still charged as such. It's defined as "entering through force" and the "force" has been successfully prosecuted to include the force of pushing open an unlocked door, so yes, picking your way in would be breaking and entering.
Being asked to come isn't a defense. The people are less likely to call the cops on you if they asked you to be there, but you CAN still be charged with it. And for good reason. When they have to let you into the building, they know where you are and when you're there, so they can monitor to make sure nothing goes missing while you're there. You may be a good IT employee, but not every IT employee is. It really just hinges on how worried about it they are (and how embarrassed you make the one in charge of that lock).
Before you say the obvious "but nobody in IT would do that" - I also work in IT and I know of people who no longer work in IT because they did things I would have thought "oh, nobody in IT would do that".
(Also, it's not a sign of a good IT guy to ignore user preferences. If they didn't give you a key, your user preferred to wait until you got authorized through the door.)
This man teaches you how to use the tools, sells them on his website. And is also an lawyer for your defense in court 😂😂😂
Greasy!
vertical integration. He is a true business man
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that LPL was not a criminal defense attorney.
@@NemisCassander you missed the joke
@@NemisCassander r/whoosh
That's wacky considering how often managers to such stores can't find their damn keys (I worked retail 15 years, soooo many days locked outside because someone lost their key)
As a thief, I’m really interested in these. We preach being as non destructive as possible but in context for a locked door, it’s hard to get around things like this. This may have bridged the gap.
This was low hanging fruit but I still just burst out laughing
this but unironically
How often do all the kids in the bus stand up and clap