Yeah, it's unreal--like watching a world-class violinist or something. If you know a little bit about it, you can see how absolutely transcendently good he is. The tools he makes are also fantastic, incidentally. His lishi is absolute magic if you've got a little skill with it. The guy is top tier in every way.
There are locks that he recognizes he can't pick. But yeah, for most things it probably wouldn't be worth the cost or effort. Like, a lock he can't pick on his front door would probably be more secure than the doorframe itself, and certainly more secure than any windows, so there's basically no point.
Yeah, at a certain point a committed thief will just bust the door/wall/window. Locks are only a deterrent unless the entire structure is hardened to the same standard as the lock.
Yeah, I mean nothing is totally compromise proof if you have physical access, but there are definitely better and worse options. Pretty much anything that's not a standard pin or wafer and tumbler is very unlikely to be pickable unless you're being targeted by literal high-level professionals.
Most stores in NYC, for instance, use dimple locks that can't be bypassed with a normal set of lockpicks. The problem is then that the lock ceases to be the weakest link in your security chain; LPL has a great video that shows you how to just pop the bolts on those storefront doors without ever touching the locks.
Hey! lockpicking lawyer here!
I've been sort of casually involved in locksport for about 20 years, and I'm still in awe of that dude. Just incredible level of talent.
He makes it look so stupidly easy lol
Yeah, it's unreal--like watching a world-class violinist or something. If you know a little bit about it, you can see how absolutely transcendently good he is. The tools he makes are also fantastic, incidentally. His lishi is absolute magic if you've got a little skill with it. The guy is top tier in every way.
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There are locks that he recognizes he can't pick. But yeah, for most things it probably wouldn't be worth the cost or effort. Like, a lock he can't pick on his front door would probably be more secure than the doorframe itself, and certainly more secure than any windows, so there's basically no point.
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There's a very big difference between "above shit tier basic locks" and "locks that LockPickingLawyer can't pick"
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Yeah, at a certain point a committed thief will just bust the door/wall/window. Locks are only a deterrent unless the entire structure is hardened to the same standard as the lock.
Yeah, I mean nothing is totally compromise proof if you have physical access, but there are definitely better and worse options. Pretty much anything that's not a standard pin or wafer and tumbler is very unlikely to be pickable unless you're being targeted by literal high-level professionals.
Most stores in NYC, for instance, use dimple locks that can't be bypassed with a normal set of lockpicks. The problem is then that the lock ceases to be the weakest link in your security chain; LPL has a great video that shows you how to just pop the bolts on those storefront doors without ever touching the locks.