Comments on: hard drive and mouse lockpick

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By: Hipolito M. Wiseman

Hipolito M. Wiseman — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:28:06 +0000

This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the braun electric toothbrush

By: matt

matt — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:50:14 +0000

Cool idea, wonder if it works. I've heard of making lock picks out of an electric toothbrush, but not this. http://www.lockpickguide.com is a good beginner's lock picking guide, for those of you who are not part of the cult yet.

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By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 03:36:29 +0000

Heh, its kinda funny, you could make it from anything. But this is odd. I like the style though, shake the lock until all the pins fall into place.

By: flex runess

flex runess — Thu, 12 May 2005 17:53:24 +0000

I have the motor, from a harrdrive, but there a 4 pins.

wich one should have current??

By: themuffinking

themuffinking — Fri, 06 May 2005 01:48:47 +0000

This works with some cell phones set to vibrate. Just tape a screwdriver to the side, and call yourself repeatedly. Works best with the hulking motorola cell phones – those thing could knock your heart out of rhythm if kept in a shirt pocket.

By: cde

cde — Wed, 04 May 2005 00:20:10 +0000

Like I said before, locksmith industry believes in Security thru Obscurity. Basicly, if noone knows about it, its safe. Basic idea behind stuff like the hide-a-key rock and placing the key in a plant pot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity

Reveling any obscure secret or pointing out a overlooked inherit design flaw leads to being ostracized.
http://www.crypto.com/papers/kiss.html
http://www.crypto.com/papers/flattery.html

//i hope this thread doesn’t lead to a rash of break-ins. i’d rather hear about a boom in the locksmith industry leading to better security overall.//
Only way to make them enhance products is thru a breaking-in boom. There’s no other incentive to make better common locks, since the current one’s seem so secure. Unfortunate, but that’s reality.

By: Bong Bong Gad

Bong Bong Gad — Tue, 03 May 2005 05:14:56 +0000

can we get an automatic denial on all comments that amount to “i saw this long ago because i’m so cool, and this is the crappy version of it anyways”, PLEASE?

By: Jib Jab

Jib Jab — Tue, 03 May 2005 04:04:25 +0000

Not amazing if you ask me. The better tool is the 110v powered engraver with a pick attached. Not to mention the lock that he is using (model 700) can be ‘picked’ with a paper clip if you know where to twist. Nice project though.

By: Bong Bong Gad

Bong Bong Gad — Tue, 03 May 2005 02:36:17 +0000

here’s a decent article about it

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/138/48/

i hope this thread doesn’t lead to a rash of break-ins. i’d rather hear about a boom in the locksmith industry leading to better security overall.

By: Bong Bong Gad

Bong Bong Gad — Tue, 03 May 2005 02:33:05 +0000

considering the action that has to happen inside, the more vigorous the vibration the more likely it will work.

you have two tiny pieces of metal butted up against each other held in place by a spring. you have to hit the bottom piece hard enough to throw the top piece up far enough to clear the shear line. i don’t have any experience picking locks so i’m not entirely sure how well “binding” individual pins works, so to make this work simple constant torsion on the barrel might not be enough. you might have to keep jiggling the entire lock until ALL the upper pins move out of the way.

could take a while. i’m guessing these things can take a few minutes to use, and probably make a lot of noise. not exactly Sam Fisher gear, but he picks locks manually. :)

By: sammy

sammy — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:58:48 +0000

Has anyone tried those vibrtating razor handles for this? I don’t know if they provide enough vibration, but they do run off a AAA battery and are compact and could probaly be disguised as a pen.

By: cde

cde — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:21:18 +0000

Well, since the lockpicking community believes in security thru obscurity, I have no doubt of why someone might have seen this a while ago.

And using a electric toothbrush wouldnt be a bad idea, but you need to buy the 10 dollar and up ones. The Dollar store ones are crap. All they are good for is a cheap source of standard hobbyist 12v motors, the same kind they sell at ratshack.

By: Machiavel

Machiavel — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:04:00 +0000

WOW THIS IS NOT MY HACK!!!
YOu putted my copyrights on it but THIS IS NOT mine… Anyways, I am currently trying this one out but remember all credits goes to this community … not me so don,t send me emails saying I am a lammer, I just wanted to sho this one to you… not steal the credits…