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DIY Combo Lock Cracking

Posted in Stupid by Dan at 12:02 pm
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Watch out Tom Cruise! With this neat video tutorial, you can crack locks just like Ethan Hunt. Well, that is if Ethan Hunt was on a mission in a High School or Gym locker, and was satisfied with a treasure like smelly sweat socks.

Matter of fact, why would anyone want to do this? Can’t you just just break a lock the normal way? (Thanks for the tip Dave!)

8 Responses to “DIY Combo Lock Cracking”

  1. Visal Ky says:

    This is my favorite feeds, please placed me in the contest for HD DVD xbox360.
    Thanks!

  2. adam says:

    at about 5:30 (phase 3?) he says that if your remainder was 0, or 1, add two, and if your remainder was 3 or 4, subtract 2. how can the remainder from a division by four be four? that mathematically makes zero sense at all.

  3. Paul B says:

    @ adam, I believe he meant “if the remainder is 2 or 3 then subtract 2″. I noticed that as well.

    I am just startled that it is that simple to break-in to a masterlock. Note to self…use multiple locks of different types…

  4. ~Alfie says:

    mos def an awesome feed… I confirmed this on two separate locks… Definitely makes me think about using master locks on my own shit.

  5. Lisa says:

    Wouldn’t it be faster just getting a bolt cutter or something?

  6. Rev. D. says:

    Nice, but in the end; locks are cheap, Bolt Cutter RULE and there’s no substitute for writing down your combination or developing a clever means to remember them… and there is always the possibility that key locks are the best bet.
    Very well done video.

  7. Clay says:

    Lisa,
    It may be easier to cut the lock but then you lose the lock the point is to keep the lock.

  8. Dave says:

    Great. A-Holes all over are learning this. I got ripped off this weekend at the gym by someone who broke into my combo lock. Take this off the internet.

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