Worst part of this is that it looks exactly like you are just opening the lock normally. So you could open it at a crowded pool and nobody other than the owner would be even a little suspicious.
That's exactly what he's referring to when he says you can open it without tools in a matter of seconds. There's no way for anyone other than the owner to know that you're not just opening a case that belongs to you.
I picked my first Masterlock just today! I held it in the air and said "This is the LockPickingLawyer and what I have for you toda~" and it popped right open! That counts right?
[941] Decoded by Touch [942] Decoded by Sight [943] Decoded by Smell: "This is the LockPickingLawyer, and what I have for you today is a Master Lock that's so insecure, I can smell its combination 100 meters upwind of me."
On the up side, he just taught me how to open the one I’ve had sitting in garage for years after I forgot the combo! The downside was how stupidly easy that was.
Survey of customer complaints: the hinge breaking in half the entire lock falling off (it's only screwed into the plastic on the side opposite the latch) the cable coming unlocked when jiggled the lid opening if the box is twisted or dropped (or shimmed, since there's no lip on the lid) the printed numbers on the dials wiping off easily the lock failing to open with the correct combination (or only unlatching either the lid or the cable, but not both) the lock reset mechanism not working the lock opening with the wrong combination or any combination the crimped ends sliding off the cable easily rubber flap falling off immediately sold as water-resistant when it's obviously not (holes for wires, no gasket, no lip) I was going to say that it's a marginal upgrade from using a zip-tie and a batman lunch box, but after looking at all the pictures of them falling apart in customer reviews, I'm actually going to say that a child's lunch box might be more durable. Nothing says "appearances over function no matter the cost'' quite like that fashion statement, though. Adding superficial aluminum decorations only made it cost more and provides no benefit toward the ostensible raison d'etre. They could've made an equally shitty product for less, but they actually spent extra money to give false impressions. That should clue you in on what goes into the design process. So yes, its refined appropriateness for a category of intentionally substandard products is noteworthy.
I had some shoddy bike locks I'd lose when i moved then forget the codes but they were easy to figure out so still usable. Just mostly as a deterrent though.
@@ETXAlienRobot201 yeah, but then again, Rolex makes horrifically bad watches, so it's not particularly surprising, or much of an achievement on the part of the faker.
No, they didn't. Master Lock knows exactly what they're doing. They're banking on people not looking into their shoddy workmanship. And most people won't.
"This is The LockPickingLawyer, and what I have for you today is this welded shut house. How much effort would it take to open this front door with a brute force attack?"
@phuc ewe this is the biggest issue with this. You'll look like you're just dialing in the combination even if you're actually trying to pick it because you don't need any tools, so there's a good chance that nobody will bat an eye even if you're picking it in a public, crowded space.
I went to my local handyshop, and out of all the 30 or so lock models they have, they are all MasterLock. Needless to say I didn't buy any there... Thanks LockPickingLawyer!
Not all masterlocks are terrible. They have some relatively decent padlock bodies but the catch is they're usually only available at locksmiths. By and large the masterlocks products at your local Walmart or home Depot are absolute garbage.
To be fair, one terrible product doesn't invalidate the rest. First of all, it should be obvious to everyone that security isn't about being impossible to beat - it's about being impractical for a given use scenario. This video shows that in the role that this device is supposed to play...is wholly inadequate as even a novice could notice that the gap looks different on one of the 10 digits of each roll. Even a child can recognize basic shapes. It's common for companies to develop products of different quality for different audiences and uses - consumer grade is usually cheap with basic preventative measures, while industrial grade typically is far more expensive due to tighter tolerances, hardened steel and thicker mechanisms. It's not expected for a potential thief to bring a loud, easily visible power grinder to your neighbor's shed, but it is expected that a business that can house far more valuable items could be a target of such, so the lock is engineered in a way that delays most intrusion attempts. TLDR; cheap locks are always cheap, and while this video shows a completely useless lock, not all MasterLocks are quite this useless. Unpickable locks start at around $120; $15 locks are a deterrent, not a preventative measure.
I can already imagine LockPickingLawyer robbing a bank. "This is the LockPickingLawyer and I'm standing here before the counter at Lloyd's B...." *heavy safe door opens in background* "In any case, that's all I have for you today."
"So here we are, at the Maricosa County Jail. As you can see, the law enforcement agency who have put me in here used a LFD CoreMaster Locking system in my cell. Unfortunately for them, it has 2 major flaws..."
I tinkered with my 70’s bike lock when I was a kid and realized that every dial has a loose and pretty visible gate on the correct combination. I wasn’t one who felt the need to steal as a kid.... but I could have stolen 25 bikes a day, easy LOL. Glad to see 40 years later that my suspicions were correct.
I had the misfortune of encountering one of these once. It was jammed, so I just bashed it down to the ground while it was still attached to the post, and it busted wide open.
tyranneous That would make many locks negative. Anyway, division is better, written as percent. Normal open with proper key and code is 100%. A typical good lock might be 10000%
Greetings LPL! Love your videos! Watched hundreds! You convinced me to try my hand at locksport. Just recieved my Sparrow lockpicks yesterday, and have already opened my first Abus padlock (65/30) and my sparrow practicelock with all spools. Today i will try to pick my leftover copy of a 7 chamber 6 pin Trioving SEC Mortice cylinder. It has proved itself rather unwilling to open. If i have learned anything in the last 24 hours, it is how massivly impressive your skills are and how good you are at what you do. Thank you for your content! Respect and greetings from a fan from Norway! Have a lovely day!
I have this lockbox. It must be an improved version - thanks to this guy! There is zero space between the tumblers and the case around it. I cannot see a gap at all. This guy should be hired by lock companies before putting a product out. P.s. still leery of this safe now though. ☹️
Thanks for taking the time to post this; I spent some time this morning trying to get into mine with no luck and was wondering what I was missing! Mine was just recently purchased.
@phuc ewe Never saw that one. I will ignore this comment and act like I don't know what you are talking about. It is a self protection or maybe preservation method I use so I don't feel disappointment anymore. Thank you for your effort but you are now dead to me. Good day sir.
@phuc ewe Oh, I know that 'Beaver' video. I also know 'Le Coq' from April 1st last year and Valentine's Day 'Chastity Cage'. I wonder how someone can make such video's without even a SMALL hint of laughing during the making.
Lockpickinglawyer Thank you for this. I almost purchased a few of these for my kids. By being able to decode this by sight A thief would simply look like any other owner opening their little lockbox, whereas a tool in hand would immediately give a thief away as unauthorized to have the box in hand.
Don't forget to also check out BosnianBill. Him and LPL have actually done a couple collaboration videos. He is also amazing and has been doing these kinds of videos for a while longer. His videos are a bit longer and more wordy than LPL though lol.
I really enjoy your channel. You have educated me on locks to the point I never knew possible. I don't have a need for high security locks or a business I need to lock up, just part of the public that is one step smarter because of the selfless videos you provide for us to enjoy. And on a side note my best friend locked himself out of his houseboat and it uses a quickset style home lock with 5 pins. Because of you and all of your videos I picked my first lock with a really small flat head screwdriver and a really small allen wrench as the pick. Your voice in my head the whole time...now my friend thinks I'm a spy...lol
It's not that you can't make something like this secure, it's that doing it would cost money and eat into their profits. He could pull this one off because of how sloppy the tolerances are. Good tolerances cost money.
No, this channel should teach you not to buy a $20 lock to protect your $10k+ items. Also that, given time, nothing is impenetrable. Ideally you just need to be less enticing of a target than the next person.
Remember, your stuff doesn't have to be completely safe. It just has to be harder to get to than your neighbor's. Thieves always go for the easiest target. A relatively cheap Sesamee padlock with 1-2 security pins will handle most petty thieves (Spool pins prevent raking and bitch picking so while they wont stop LPL they'll still slow down the average thief) and that is really all you need to worry about for everyday use. If you need more security than that, make sure your doors are reinforced and your windows are bullet proof first, because security is only as strong as the weakest link.
I always check your channel before buying a lock, but for some reason this time forgot to when I was looking for a portable safe and bought this one off Amazon. Luckily, as some recent commenters have pointed out, Master Lock seems to have quietly fixed the issue shown here because newer versions of this model like I received no longer have the visible gate or really any gap at all. That makes me relieved that I didn't make the worst possible choice. For those considering this, make sure you get a new version; I suggest buying from Amazon and making sure you are buying it new (not used) and sold by Amazon (not from any other seller, even if shipped by Amazon) to maximize the chance of getting a fixed version.
You’ve made a follower out of me with this video. I found one of these at a local thrift store for $5 and was warned that there were 10k possible combinations. Made it to 2,000 before someone suggested your channel. 1 minute after watching this I had it open and found $402 inside!
Damn, I'm going to need therapy after watching these LPL videos! They make me so depressed that none of these locks are unpickable! Now I have to sit home with my 115 pound shelter dog all day to guard my stuff. And I know he'll tear up my house when I'm gone to get my therapy because he has separation anxiety. I give up.
The scary thing is that you could do that in broad daylight and it wouldn't look out of place. Any casual observer would probably think you were just looking at the dials and opening it normally.
TYVM for this. I bought one used for $5 at the swap meet today, and I messed up setting the combo and couldn't get it open. I couldn't do it as easy as you, I couldn't see well even with a light shining on it, and took 10min+, but I finally got it open, and have since correctly set it. Saved me from a smashed and broken $5 paperweight so TY.
You are actually doing a public service. Thank you for all the great vids. Gotta tell you I’m not into picking locks but use your videos to review potential purchases. Once more... thanks lpl
That's such an insecure feeling..i worked for Best Locking Systems many years ago.. (key/lock coder) the creator of the master and sub master system.. it's all in how the pins fall.. not always but I've been able to use a paperclip to get inside an office building before. (Not BLS). and when i told my boss, the company changed every single lock in the building.. i really like this channel✌
Thanking you for the pointer not buying that thing, now to try it on a briefcase that we have not been able to open for years, we shall see. Lance & Patrick.
If you don't have a feeler gauge, strips of paper work well. Many Kensington-style laptop and briefcase locks can be decoded with just paper. And it's just paper, rather than tools that might cause problems.
I've had one of these for years. It's an amazing hard case to keep things together and from getting crushed but no, it is not any sort of security at all
if i need a lock to just keep people honest i'll buy a pack of 3 padlocks from harbor freight that are roughly the same price as one master lock, i treat them as re-useable zipties
There's actually a few decent styles of actual reuse able nylon cable ties/zip ties/zap straps to choose from these days... I die a little more inside every time someone at work cuts another one instead of just opening it up like any resourceful thrifty smart person would...
@@NoPegs cheap padlocks are better than reuseable zipties for when you want to prevent someone nosy or a opportunistic klepto from rooting around in your stuff
@@chaosryans, When I worked in Seattle there was a homeless guy who essentially lived in a theater's outdoor emergency exit stairwell on the west side of the lot where I parked. We had a deal, I dropped off occasional homemade lunches for him and gave him a few bucks every now and then. He watched my car for me.
IT WORKS!!!! So, I have this safe. I work on the road white often and it gives me slight piece of mind I can put some things in here if I don’t want it left out in my hotel room while I’m gone. However, i put My Apple Watch in it and I, of course, I forgot my password and couldn’t for the life of me remember it. I was about to take it to work and cut it open. This trick saved me from having to do that! Thank you!!!!!! I’m not subscribed to your channel!
I bought one of these to carry my medicine on vacation and I didn't really trust the people I was staying with! I locked it to my bed! Lol! I had no problems, but thank you for showing me how easy. My thoughts are, I'm only stopping the "idle curiosity " people!😁
Before they were bought by a Corpo, yes. They were a reputable brand. But as usual with Corpos, they got acquired, and ruined for profit. It's the only thing they are able to do, buy themselves out of mediocrity. As far as i'm concerned, they are a disease on this planet and should be dismantled faster than you can snap your fingers, we're not going in a good direction with this monopoly from shadows.
Check out vid 479, a Master Lock with actually decent pining made of plastic. I know the pining is kind of necessary considering its purpose, but still.
They've outdone themselves boys, in a heroic attempt to save the environment by encouraging not using tools that wear out, like thin metal pieces, they're blessed us with this lock
who would downvote such informative videos as the LPL? 450 downvotes? Utter joke. Only idiots or trolls would downvate an LPL video. Keep up the great work LPL!
Are there any good combination locks you'd recommend? Anytime I've seen one on your channel or BosnianBill's it was decoded in less than a minute with either that shim or by just putting tension on the mechanism and feeling for the gate. Is that something all combination locks are vulnerable to or are there some better designs out there? And if it's the latter, how do you spot the better ones?
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Decoded by sight?
It’s finally happened. He’s scared a lock open.
Fuck. I laughed too hard at this. Just take my updoot and be gone.
The Chuck Norris of lockpicking
@@mythranite uhh ohh, chuck norris.... you just opened the pandoras box of potential jokes! Well played.
hey you copied this comment from my youtube channel!!! this upvotes are mine1!!
Haroer Haktak whats a doot
Masterlock HQ locks its fire doors so that they'd be faster to open in the event of an emergency
Dude... thats a burn...
Get it? burn?
Got *roasted*
Nope they made it out in time
Oh
OOF!
Worst part of this is that it looks exactly like you are just opening the lock normally. So you could open it at a crowded pool and nobody other than the owner would be even a little suspicious.
Good point
Hell, the owner might even be like "hey, that guy has the same safe I have, great minds think alike!"
That's exactly what he's referring to when he says you can open it without tools in a matter of seconds. There's no way for anyone other than the owner to know that you're not just opening a case that belongs to you.
Yeah the speed that he opened it with, from an outside observer, looks like he already knows the combo.
You make an excellent point, but Having a lockbox at a crowded pool is NOT something I can relate with.
I picked my first Masterlock just today! I held it in the air and said "This is the LockPickingLawyer and what I have for you toda~" and it popped right open!
That counts right?
We'll call it an absolute win.
I'm sure, the unengineers in...
Whatever, wasn't funny anyways...
I think you win the comment section.
You didnt pick it it was already open from the moment you bought it
ultimate chimera Whooooooooooosh baby
[941] Decoded by Touch
[942] Decoded by Sight
[943] Decoded by Smell:
"This is the LockPickingLawyer, and what I have for you today is a Master Lock that's so insecure, I can smell its combination 100 meters upwind of me."
Lol I actually checked [941],
FYI He can actually do it by touch.
[944] Decoded by scaring the lock open
[945] Decoded by existence
When will he decode a lock by taste?
Taste
On the up side, he just taught me how to open the one I’ve had sitting in garage for years after I forgot the combo!
The downside was how stupidly easy that was.
Did you really do it? was it as easy as he makes it look?
Ice Cold
Almost. My eyes probably aren’t as good so I had to shine a flashlight on it to see the gates through the gaps better.
@@typingmonkey8749 what was in it
@@antidoteee It held the dream in which he did all this.
@@antidoteee another master lock
Another fine product in the Masterlock family.
But at least you can tell they're all related Haha
to quote BosnianBill "Their locks are mostly shit, but they are consistent, reliable, and predictable shit"
Survey of customer complaints:
the hinge breaking in half
the entire lock falling off (it's only screwed into the plastic on the side opposite the latch)
the cable coming unlocked when jiggled
the lid opening if the box is twisted or dropped (or shimmed, since there's no lip on the lid)
the printed numbers on the dials wiping off easily
the lock failing to open with the correct combination (or only unlatching either the lid or the cable, but not both) the lock reset mechanism not working
the lock opening with the wrong combination or any combination
the crimped ends sliding off the cable easily
rubber flap falling off immediately
sold as water-resistant when it's obviously not (holes for wires, no gasket, no lip)
I was going to say that it's a marginal upgrade from using a zip-tie and a batman lunch box, but after looking at all the pictures of them falling apart in customer reviews, I'm actually going to say that a child's lunch box might be more durable.
Nothing says "appearances over function no matter the cost'' quite like that fashion statement, though. Adding superficial aluminum decorations only made it cost more and provides no benefit toward the ostensible raison d'etre. They could've made an equally shitty product for less, but they actually spent extra money to give false impressions. That should clue you in on what goes into the design process.
So yes, its refined appropriateness for a category of intentionally substandard products is noteworthy.
LPL can you do a summary video of locks you would recommend for various situations?
@@adampdx Military grade padlocks for everything except bicycles. A bank vault safe for the bicycle.
“It’s probably not something that you want to rely upon.”
So polite. I would have chosen different words.
LPL; looks at lock
Lock; well shit better open up
Lock; please sir. don't gut me... :(
Also lock: just don't take me to the garage
Before he sticks sharp object into your gate ..
look at this dude using the semicolon.
LPL opem up!
LPL: "this is LPL and this is a Master Lock...."
Me: ***looks at video length*** "seems about right"
You're all mistaken, the point of this mechanism is that there's no need to remember the code. It succeeds brilliantly.
I had some shoddy bike locks I'd lose when i moved then forget the codes but they were easy to figure out so still usable. Just mostly as a deterrent though.
Where we're going, we don't need codes.
Lol
*Advertising a bug as a feature intensifies*
@@kisame_5331 EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda want to have a word with you
In breaking news, LPL finds a Masterlock he can't open easily, but later it turns out to be a Chinese fake.
i've heard that kind of thing has legitimately happened before, where a fake works better...
IIRC, it was Rolex watches, of all things...XD
This was the best 👍😂🤣
@@ETXAlienRobot201 yeah, but then again, Rolex makes horrifically bad watches, so it's not particularly surprising, or much of an achievement on the part of the faker.
I heard him say he struggled with a lock once... for 2-3 mins
@@exsciencialux Rolex makes horrible watches? No more yt videos for you for a while.
Someone at Master Lock just spit their coffee all over their screen... 😂
Lmfao
...again
No, they didn't. Master Lock knows exactly what they're doing. They're banking on people not looking into their shoddy workmanship. And most people won't.
The sad thing is that they know it's shit but still sell it.
or some just got fired...
After watching LPL's videos I threw out all my locks and started welding shut everything. There's no lock safe enough.
Need to get in the house? Oxyacetylene time!
Edit: Spelling
@@danielfearn6076 Yes sorry I spellchecked in google and I guess spelled it so wrong google corrected it to that
You think welding can stop LPL?
"This is The LockPickingLawyer, and what I have for you today is this welded shut house. How much effort would it take to open this front door with a brute force attack?"
@@RBelmont007LPL: *stares at door* door: *falls over*
i would probably take the same time to open it while knowing the combination
@phuc ewe this is the biggest issue with this. You'll look like you're just dialing in the combination even if you're actually trying to pick it because you don't need any tools, so there's a good chance that nobody will bat an eye even if you're picking it in a public, crowded space.
a moment of silence for all these locks where raking them open/decoding the numbers is faster than opening them properly
Maybe Masterlock should just give up and make beans or something
Wouldn't work, the cans would pop open and the beans would spill.
Unlike Maxwell House, there beans wouldn't **LOCK** in flavor
@Ironclad tortilla chips lmfao underrated
@@Ortorin Or quite the opposite. Unopenable cans. I mean, they fail at everything.
That one cracked me up really good! Thanks a Bunch! :_P
Master Lock, AKA the company that doesn't sell locks, just recreational picking opportunities.
And they're great for that. They're cheap puzzles. If you like mechanical puzzles Master locks are a great way to get them some for not much money.
It’s actually a little known fact that Master Lock is actually the worlds largest Lock Sport sponsor.
LMAO
Their slogan: "Built by thieves, for thieves"
I went to my local handyshop, and out of all the 30 or so lock models they have, they are all MasterLock. Needless to say I didn't buy any there... Thanks LockPickingLawyer!
I uses abus.... they are good locks and good price. I get mine from CLKSUPPLIES
@@51-FS
Abus has some black sheeps, too.
But yeah, a lot better than master lock XD
Same with Home Depot near me, at least until they update it with Paclock which is actually usefully secure.
Not all masterlocks are terrible. They have some relatively decent padlock bodies but the catch is they're usually only available at locksmiths. By and large the masterlocks products at your local Walmart or home Depot are absolute garbage.
To be fair, one terrible product doesn't invalidate the rest. First of all, it should be obvious to everyone that security isn't about being impossible to beat - it's about being impractical for a given use scenario. This video shows that in the role that this device is supposed to play...is wholly inadequate as even a novice could notice that the gap looks different on one of the 10 digits of each roll. Even a child can recognize basic shapes.
It's common for companies to develop products of different quality for different audiences and uses - consumer grade is usually cheap with basic preventative measures, while industrial grade typically is far more expensive due to tighter tolerances, hardened steel and thicker mechanisms. It's not expected for a potential thief to bring a loud, easily visible power grinder to your neighbor's shed, but it is expected that a business that can house far more valuable items could be a target of such, so the lock is engineered in a way that delays most intrusion attempts.
TLDR; cheap locks are always cheap, and while this video shows a completely useless lock, not all MasterLocks are quite this useless. Unpickable locks start at around $120; $15 locks are a deterrent, not a preventative measure.
Wow. I have one of these
Edit: HAD
ditto. its going back to the store.
Japhy Frey wish i could return. Got it years ago
@@83daaj well if it worked (like in kept your stuff inside) to this day it might not had done a bad job after all all things considered.
Bill Klätsch not that big of a deal lol i was making a joke i only use it inside and clip it to something secure its mainly a personal money box
@@83daaj you can always give it to someone you like(!)...
I can already imagine LockPickingLawyer robbing a bank.
"This is the LockPickingLawyer and I'm standing here before the counter at Lloyd's B...." *heavy safe door opens in background* "In any case, that's all I have for you today."
"So here we are, at the Maricosa County Jail. As you can see, the law enforcement agency who have put me in here used a LFD CoreMaster Locking system in my cell. Unfortunately for them, it has 2 major flaws..."
@@infernocanuck I watch this channel for comments like this
@@infernocanuck I mean I would be very interested to see LPL take his way out of a prison with a paperclip and a Bobby pin
and to prove it wasn't a fluke, i'll open it again lol
I tinkered with my 70’s bike lock when I was a kid and realized that every dial has a loose and pretty visible gate on the correct combination.
I wasn’t one who felt the need to steal as a kid.... but I could have stolen 25 bikes a day, easy LOL.
Glad to see 40 years later that my suspicions were correct.
I had the misfortune of encountering one of these once. It was jammed, so I just bashed it down to the ground while it was still attached to the post, and it busted wide open.
Was it yours?
@@scorchedearth1451 No, but I was authorized to access it. I replaced it with something much more secure.
@@rjk7104 More secure? Like a paper bag with the words "beware of the snake" written on it? ;)
@@goranandersson3544 😆😂🐍
Would work for me, but I'd probably wait for the owner to ask about the snake.
I wonder if hes running around the streets searching for something thats locked and says to himself: *Thats free real estate*
ಠ_ಠ Hit em' with that Contrived Setup into Generic Dated Meme combo
No, because he has a life and hasn't had 98% of his brain activity replaced by TV show references.
@@NB-gu9rs nerd
No he explicitly makes it clear that does not support illegal activities
This is the LockPickingLawyer and I am going to pick this lock with my mind...
Okay, but technically doesn’t he pick all the locks with his mind?
Corrael got me there... 😂
@@TachySteve mind pick achievement unlocked
If your mind controls your hands every lock is picked with the mind...
@@Corrael The Force is strong with LPL.
"Uhh, 2 minutes, here comes the rake" - "Huh, nope, here comes the shim?" - Nope. Wrong again.
Begin of "attack" at 1:32 End at 1:48. Call it sixteen seconds. Wow.
I think you should take off the amount of time it would take to open the lock even if you had the combination/key etc. ;)
tyranneous That would make many locks negative. Anyway, division is better, written as percent. Normal open with proper key and code is 100%. A typical good lock might be 10000%
@@johnfrancisdoe1563 I kinda agree, but surely nothing should be described as 100%, let alone 10000%!
473 people dislike the video, how many employees does masterlock have?
481 recently.
They've gotten about 20 more now
The perfect secure case to store your masterlock locks.
I absolutely know there is something wrong with that premise, but I can't *quite* put my finger on it..
I’ve had one of these for a while that I wasn’t given the combination for. Finally got into it thanks to this video
LPL: "Boo!"
Masterlock: _opens_
LPL: hums jaws theme instead. Hahaha!!
Greetings LPL! Love your videos! Watched hundreds! You convinced me to try my hand at locksport. Just recieved my Sparrow lockpicks yesterday, and have already opened my first Abus padlock (65/30) and my sparrow practicelock with all spools. Today i will try to pick my leftover copy of a 7 chamber 6 pin Trioving SEC Mortice cylinder. It has proved itself rather unwilling to open. If i have learned anything in the last 24 hours, it is how massivly impressive your skills are and how good you are at what you do. Thank you for your content! Respect and greetings from a fan from Norway! Have a lovely day!
No clicks! The master has truly become greater than the lock!
I have this lockbox. It must be an improved version - thanks to this guy! There is zero space between the tumblers and the case around it. I cannot see a gap at all. This guy should be hired by lock companies before putting a product out. P.s. still leery of this safe now though. ☹️
Thanks for taking the time to post this; I spent some time this morning trying to get into mine with no luck and was wondering what I was missing! Mine was just recently purchased.
The only person in my life that never disappoints me. No bullshit. Just what the description says in a short and informative video.
@phuc ewe Never saw that one. I will ignore this comment and act like I don't know what you are talking about. It is a self protection or maybe preservation method I use so I don't feel disappointment anymore. Thank you for your effort but you are now dead to me. Good day sir.
Ziya Erol Kılıç this is the politest “I don’t fucking care” I’ve ever seen
@phuc ewe You missed the date the video was published? :)
@phuc ewe Oh, I know that 'Beaver' video. I also know 'Le Coq' from April 1st last year and Valentine's Day 'Chastity Cage'.
I wonder how someone can make such video's without even a SMALL hint of laughing during the making.
I think I just heard Masterlocks stocks crash.
Good information. I probably wouldn't have known how insecure this was. Thanks for the video.
@N Webb They have a fine tradition of producing affordable deterrent mechanisms designed to express the difference between claimed or abandoned.
Masterlocks deluxe model will just have the unlock button
Just saves everybody's time.
That’s mean - and hilarious! 😂
Hide the button under a cover and it will be more secure than the previous version.
Velcro.
Lockpickinglawyer Thank you for this. I almost purchased a few of these for my kids. By being able to decode this by sight A thief would simply look like any other owner opening their little lockbox, whereas a tool in hand would immediately give a thief away as unauthorized to have the box in hand.
Before finding LPL channel , i thought MasterLock was really good ....
Damn i was so wrong
I was right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo... And somebody was giving booze to these goddamn animals!
@@xavierpaquin Thanks , now i want to watch it again , haha
They are really good!
At marketing!
LOL
Don't forget to also check out BosnianBill. Him and LPL have actually done a couple collaboration videos. He is also amazing and has been doing these kinds of videos for a while longer. His videos are a bit longer and more wordy than LPL though lol.
I really enjoy your channel. You have educated me on locks to the point I never knew possible. I don't have a need for high security locks or a business I need to lock up, just part of the public that is one step smarter because of the selfless videos you provide for us to enjoy. And on a side note my best friend locked himself out of his houseboat and it uses a quickset style home lock with 5 pins. Because of you and all of your videos I picked my first lock with a really small flat head screwdriver and a really small allen wrench as the pick. Your voice in my head the whole time...now my friend thinks I'm a spy...lol
One of these days these lock companies will wise up and hire LPL for quality control.
Heck! They need to hire him for Senior Design Engineer and fire all of the others!
They need some Iris scan technology safe boxes
They'll toss him gobsmack tons of cash to simply go silent and shut down this channel.
It's not that you can't make something like this secure, it's that doing it would cost money and eat into their profits. He could pull this one off because of how sloppy the tolerances are. Good tolerances cost money.
Congratulations on trending! You’ve earned it.
This channel has convinced me locks are crap and I should just leave all my valuables out on the front lawn for safe keeping. Anyone else?
No, this channel should teach you not to buy a $20 lock to protect your $10k+ items.
Also that, given time, nothing is impenetrable. Ideally you just need to be less enticing of a target than the next person.
Remember, your stuff doesn't have to be completely safe. It just has to be harder to get to than your neighbor's. Thieves always go for the easiest target. A relatively cheap Sesamee padlock with 1-2 security pins will handle most petty thieves (Spool pins prevent raking and bitch picking so while they wont stop LPL they'll still slow down the average thief) and that is really all you need to worry about for everyday use. If you need more security than that, make sure your doors are reinforced and your windows are bullet proof first, because security is only as strong as the weakest link.
Nicholas M Well bolt cutters generally open the lock
I'm so glad LPL is in trending i watch this channel everyday and i always marvel at the skill he has thats so underappreciated
Next video: Master Lock product opens itself after being looked at by LPL.
Face recognition lock with sloppy tolerances
When the lock guts itself when LPL is near it, I'll be impressed.
@@rioghander2te Iirc there was a case where a chinese woman had a friend who was able to just unlock her phone with a face recognition lock.
I always check your channel before buying a lock, but for some reason this time forgot to when I was looking for a portable safe and bought this one off Amazon. Luckily, as some recent commenters have pointed out, Master Lock seems to have quietly fixed the issue shown here because newer versions of this model like I received no longer have the visible gate or really any gap at all. That makes me relieved that I didn't make the worst possible choice. For those considering this, make sure you get a new version; I suggest buying from Amazon and making sure you are buying it new (not used) and sold by Amazon (not from any other seller, even if shipped by Amazon) to maximize the chance of getting a fixed version.
It’s even worse than bill made it look
It’s absolutely a complete waste of Materials
You’ve made a follower out of me with this video. I found one of these at a local thrift store for $5 and was warned that there were 10k possible combinations. Made it to 2,000 before someone suggested your channel. 1 minute after watching this I had it open and found $402 inside!
Damn, I'm going to need therapy after watching these LPL videos! They make me so depressed that none of these locks are unpickable! Now I have to sit home with my 115 pound shelter dog all day to guard my stuff. And I know he'll tear up my house when I'm gone to get my therapy because he has separation anxiety. I give up.
He has finally reached it !!! ULTRA INSTINCT!!!!
The scary thing is that you could do that in broad daylight and it wouldn't look out of place. Any casual observer would probably think you were just looking at the dials and opening it normally.
TYVM for this. I bought one used for $5 at the swap meet today, and I messed up setting the combo and couldn't get it open. I couldn't do it as easy as you, I couldn't see well even with a light shining on it, and took 10min+, but I finally got it open, and have since correctly set it. Saved me from a smashed and broken $5 paperweight so TY.
"Safe" in quotes. I like that subtle burn!
You are actually doing a public service. Thank you for all the great vids. Gotta tell you I’m not into picking locks but use your videos to review potential purchases. Once more... thanks lpl
This is the LockPickingLawyer, and today I will be intimidating a master lock into giving up it's combination...
I’ve got one of these from 10 years ago it’s been sitting locked for a long time. Thanks to your video I got it open today w/o breaking it. Thanks!
When you hear him almost chuckle at the end, you KNOW it's a bad lock!
That's such an insecure feeling..i worked for Best Locking Systems many years ago.. (key/lock coder) the creator of the master and sub master system.. it's all in how the pins fall.. not always but I've been able to use a paperclip to get inside an office building before. (Not BLS). and when i told my boss, the company changed every single lock in the building.. i really like this channel✌
Just got my lock pick set in and already popped the practice lock about 10 times!
Thanking you for the pointer not buying that thing, now to try it on a briefcase that we have not been able to open for years, we shall see.
Lance & Patrick.
If you don't have a feeler gauge, strips of paper work well. Many Kensington-style laptop and briefcase locks can be decoded with just paper. And it's just paper, rather than tools that might cause problems.
I've had one of these for years. It's an amazing hard case to keep things together and from getting crushed but no, it is not any sort of security at all
Thank you for keeping all your videos short and concise
if i need a lock to just keep people honest i'll buy a pack of 3 padlocks from harbor freight that are roughly the same price as one master lock, i treat them as re-useable zipties
There's actually a few decent styles of actual reuse able nylon cable ties/zip ties/zap straps to choose from these days... I die a little more inside every time someone at work cuts another one instead of just opening it up like any resourceful thrifty smart person would...
@@NoPegs cheap padlocks are better than reuseable zipties for when you want to prevent someone nosy or a opportunistic klepto from rooting around in your stuff
@@SuperAWaC you can also pay a random homeless guy 20 bucks to just watch your bike it pretty much works as well XD
@@chaosryans that's how I ended up with $20 and a new bike the other day
@@chaosryans, When I worked in Seattle there was a homeless guy who essentially lived in a theater's outdoor emergency exit stairwell on the west side of the lot where I parked. We had a deal, I dropped off occasional homemade lunches for him and gave him a few bucks every now and then. He watched my car for me.
The madman has finally done it I’m speechless. Literally opened on sight
Incoming Amazon Choice recommendation
Looks like the Lock Picking Lawyer is on TH-cam's top 5 trending videos as of Aug 19, 2019.
love the channel. A nice addition would be, following you breaking in, is your suggested recommended option. I like the idea of this product.
IT WORKS!!!!
So, I have this safe. I work on the road white often and it gives me slight piece of mind I can put some things in here if I don’t want it left out in my hotel room while I’m gone. However, i put
My Apple Watch in it and I, of course, I forgot my password and couldn’t for the life of me remember it. I was about to take it to work and cut it open. This trick saved me from having to do that! Thank you!!!!!! I’m not subscribed to your channel!
Master Lock does it again.
@@sleeptyper Their locks are very reliable, for thieves that is.
"If someone can open this without any tools, it's probably made by Masterlock". I swore that's how I thought that line was going to come out!
It will however guard against "blind thieves" so there's that
Even blind thieves know about the thin piece of metal you could decode this with.
Richard Turner has entered the chat.
I just ordered my first lock picking tool kit, thanks to you :)
He’s almost ascended to the point where he’ll be able to open the locks without even touching them.
This guy is the best lawyer ever!! Dont even have to wait for the trial, he just picks your handcuffs and away you go
I have one of these that I got years ago. Mine doesn't have a big gap- I can't see anything behind the number at all.
Mine must be defective haha.
Same here actually
Maybe send it in for repairs. The guys at master lock need to file those gaps open.
Same here I locked it on myself and I don’t see any gaps
I bought one of these to carry my medicine on vacation and I didn't really trust the people I was staying with!
I locked it to my bed!
Lol! I had no problems, but thank you for showing me how easy.
My thoughts are, I'm only stopping the "idle curiosity " people!😁
"in any case..."
Well, y'know, not *this* case...
Now this is going to be the greatest lock in the country that will make America's locks great again!
Is this video for all the people in your comments making jokes about you looking at a lock and it opening?
Great video, as always.
I got locked out of my box a year ago, thank you so much. I just got back in it because of this video.
random toddler at the beach: Well look at those f-ing gates I can see
This guy is a genius. I wish he made some step by step tutorials on how to do it and explain how locks work in general.
Yaniv Johnson thanks, I’m checking him out. It’s a fun skill to have no doubt.
Has Masterlock ever produced a product that you didn’t easily defeat?
Before they were bought by a Corpo, yes. They were a reputable brand. But as usual with Corpos, they got acquired, and ruined for profit. It's the only thing they are able to do, buy themselves out of mediocrity. As far as i'm concerned, they are a disease on this planet and should be dismantled faster than you can snap your fingers, we're not going in a good direction with this monopoly from shadows.
Check out vid 479, a Master Lock with actually decent pining made of plastic. I know the pining is kind of necessary considering its purpose, but still.
The plastic LOTO model was an oddly decent core
The original #3
I’m a locksmith, just used this and it worked great.
i dont know why this is in trending... but now im into some new content. so thank you!
Opened a Master Lock Lock Box couple years ago, I had to use Glasses. A good set of eyes may not need them. Good work.
I just bought this a day ago for my dorm.. only to see it trending on yt on how to decode it🤦🏾♀️
Hope you send it back.
Send that ass this way 😘
Thank you for your insight and investigative results. Millions are made on a false since to security. We need to know.
Please take this video down. I don't need my kids to see it and pick mine open to find my weed stash. Thank you.
My parents would have whipped my as for breaking and entering..
MasterLock never ceases to disappoint
I dunno. I'm certainly not disappointed by this video about Master Lock. Then again, I don't have this product...
They must have updated it. I used a flashlight and a utility blade and still couldn’t see or feel the gate.
Yup, the one I received today was the same.
They've outdone themselves boys, in a heroic attempt to save the environment by encouraging not using tools that wear out, like thin metal pieces, they're blessed us with this lock
New "storage case" for all of your Master locks. No key or combo necessary to retrieve them! Lol
who would downvote such informative videos as the LPL? 450 downvotes? Utter joke. Only idiots or trolls would downvate an LPL video. Keep up the great work LPL!
That would be 450 employees at MasterLock.
That looks like a caboodle you would keep markers in
The best thing about Masterlock is that it gives you opportunities to brag about your cool lock picking skills
LPL must be one of Master Lock's best customers - he gets so many of their products.
Or ... maybe not "best". LOL
I stongly doubt they are his biggest fan.
@@arnoldhau1 I suspect Amazon don't like him much either... :laugh:
@DefinitelyNotDan That's the worst bit: it does sell. They turnover $44M pa... Kwikset manages $143M pa which is a good sign, I guess.
Thanks for this. My dad had locked up some things that belonged to my mom to get back at her. She has them now :)
Are there any good combination locks you'd recommend? Anytime I've seen one on your channel or BosnianBill's it was decoded in less than a minute with either that shim or by just putting tension on the mechanism and feeling for the gate. Is that something all combination locks are vulnerable to or are there some better designs out there? And if it's the latter, how do you spot the better ones?
Meh
Big fan of short and sweet videos. 2 thumbs up for this.