Years ago, I taught myself lock picking. This arose out of necessity rather than desire. I had lost the keys to a few different locks and after the first time calling a locksmith in, I wasn’t too keen on shelling out a bunch of money for something that took him a few minutes to undo.
This is when I familiarized myself with the tools of the trade and the inner workings of a lock.
In movies or television shows, they often portray characters picking locks with improvised tools, like bobby pins or paper clips. Of course, it usually looks super easy thanks to movie magic and time restrictions. Within seconds of using a lock pick, the lock turns, and the hero is set free.
Using an improvised tool like a paperclip is something I have never done, and I got to wondering if it was possible – and if so, how effective is it?
