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TWO Unpickable (?) Locks for Lock Picking Lawyer!

Stuff Made Here · demo · Watch on YouTube

Mechanical & precision engineeringSecurity & hacking3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

Engineer Stuff Made Here builds two new supposedly unpickable locks with different designs and sends them to the Lock Picking Lawyer to see whether they can be defeated. The video covers the novel anti-picking mechanisms.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people recommend it, along with the Lock Picking Lawyer's response, as an engaging look at lock design and how clever mechanisms get bypassed.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Made for interesting videos on both sides”

    Detailed design of novel unpickable locks.

    infogulch, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “O.mg Cable”

  2. “Together they give a whole new understanding of lock design and picking methods.”

    Novel anti-picking lock mechanisms and how they get bypassed.

    yccs27, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “High-Security Mechanical Locks (2020)”

  3. “an excellent set of videos.”

    Similar unpickable lock design with hardening suggestions.

    binarymax, 2022-06 · Recommendation · in “Enclave: An Unpickable Lock”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: lock picking, mechanical engineering, security, prototyping, lock picking lawyer

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