Whether you’re stuck inside and need to break out or you’ve found locked outside and need to get in, having the key or password is rarely your only option. Here are our top 10 favourite tricks for breaking into and out of nearly any locked down environment. More »
Most us who’ve had school lockers or rental storage units know that lots of people trust inexpensive padlocks to secure their belongings. Tactical studies weblog ITS Tactical proves that this trust is a false sense of security by opening the two most popular type of padlocks with shims cut from an aluminium soft drink can. More »
If you’ve owned a car for awhile, chances are you’ve locked your keys inside. You can pay to have a professional break into your car for you, or you can just learn how to do it yourself to save both time and money. More »
Leaving a high-priced bike locked up in the city can often be a frightening task if you don’t know how to do it properly. Thankfully, Bike Habitat’s Hal Ruzal has a guide to not just locking up your bike, but blocking people from taking parts too. More »
We’ve shown you how to crack a master combination padlock, but what about the padlocks with keys? Apparently all you need to break one of those open is a paperclip. More »
Learning to pick locks is a fun exercise in learning about locking mechanisms, honing a useful skill, and getting a better understanding of how locks work and protect — or fail to protect — you and your stuff. More »
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We all have those rare (or not so rare) occasions where we lock ourselves out of our house. While you could learn how to pick your own locks, reader ilovetofu shows us how to open a garage door in seconds. More »
