How to Unlock any Lock - Bump Keying

[Lance]

Ah, well. If I inform but one person, I have done well. :wink:

You informed me, and I appreciate it.

I'd never heard of this before.

[Blue Monster 65]

Best "lock" ever: a sign over the door that says, "Believe in an afterlife? Trespass here and find out!"



Woof! - Scott

[KLA2]

Thanks, Lance. {Sniffle} :)

[Dragon Star]

You all wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I actually bumped a lock today. Not only that, but a deadbolt lock...and not only that, I did it with an unmodified key.

Yes, that's right...since I knew when I actually did it no one would believe me, so I snapped a little pic for good measure:

Anyone who fallows my activity as of late knows that I've been sanding doors for a few months now (number 90 done tomorrow) getting close to the end, naturally, I encounter a door that's never been open, and for a reason...it doesn't have a little turn nob, oh no...it has a dual core setup, or a key receptacle on both sides to turn the bolt. Bugger. I don't have a key.

Then it hit me, I could see if I have a key that fits, modify it and bump it open. So I go get a set of keys which were given to me by someone who moved to another job (all locks they belonged to were replaced, thus useless) so I checked them out, only one fit. So I looked at it and the Vally in the back part of the key and noticed it was cut abnormally low to begin with, so I thought what the hay, I'll try bumping it without modifying it just to see what happens.

After approx. 10 tries, it opened. I repeated the process 2 more times within 5 minutes just to test the failure rate. Not bad.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

[KLA2]

That is amazing, and yeah, a little bit scary. Conventional locks really are useless. Crap.

[KLA2]

Best "lock" ever: a sign over the door that says, "Believe in an afterlife? Trespass here and find out!"



Woof! - Scott

The version I heard was an official looking sign that says "Security by Smith and Wesson."

Of course, not allowable in Canada.

[Blue Monster 65]

Nothing says "Get the fuck offa my property" like an AK47!

Or maybe a 12 gauge pump ...

Woof! - Scott

[troubleagain]

My security weapon of choice is a bolt-action shotgun (yes, they make them.) It makes quite an impressive sound when you slide the bolt.

[Enzo]

So you are like the Reba character in Tremors?

[Blue Monster 65]

TA ... I think I love you ... but I wanna know for sure!



Woof! - Scott

[Dragon Star]

So you are like the Reba character in Tremors?

"THROW ME ANOTHER MAGAZINE!"

*ta ta ta ta ta* *click*

I'M OUT!

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

*limp monster*

"Broke into the wrong God damn rec room, didn't ya you bastard!"

[troubleagain]

Haven't the foggiest--I've never watched Tremors all the way through. But I'm guessing, no. I don't like guns. At all. However, Himself insists that I know how to use at least one, for self defense. That one is the shotgun. And yeah, I think I'd use it if it came down to it.

[Blue Monster 65]

You HAVE to watch Tremors all the way through! It's really a B-Movie classic - great fun, lots of goo, plus tongue-in-cheek acting and humour throughout the whole thing.

The sequels; not so much.

But the first is a fun ride.

Woof! - Scott

[troubleagain]

Maybe next time it shows up on TBS.

[Dragon Star]

You HAVE to watch Tremors all the way through! It's really a B-Movie classic - great fun, lots of goo, plus tongue-in-cheek acting and humour throughout the whole thing.

The sequels; not so much.

But the first is a fun ride.

Woof! - Scott

The second was ok, but yea...the first is defiantly one of my favorite films, especially for being B class.

Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 88% for the critics, and that's saying a lot.