How to Break into Locks with Beer Can Shims, Bump Keys & Just Plain Brute Force

Mechanical locks have been around since ancient Egypt, with the oldest known artifact found in the ruins of Nineveh, an ancient city in Assyria, Mesopotamia, which is just across the Tigris River from what is now Mosul, Iraq. Charles LocksmithIt was a forerunner to our modern-day pin tumbler locks and no doubt fell victim to the same perils that today’s locks endure — lock picking. Though lock picking alone sounds like a devious criminal activity, it’s actually a skill every aspiring locksmith must learn and master, not just for helping stranded motorists retrieve their keys from inside their locked cars but for finally designing that masterful lock that will never be picked. Don’t Miss: 15 Ways to Open a Locked House/Car Door Without a KeyBut until that day comes, anyone looking to hone their locksmithing craft should know the quickest and best methods to hack locks, from padlocks to deadbolts to car doors. Below are some of the best-known (and somewhat skeptical) methods on…more