I get it, and with the fully mechanical locks that have been the norm for a long time this wouldn't work. but with these "smart" locks it has to do with how the electronics interact with the mechanical parts. as once you enter the code or touch the keyfob or what ever alternate task it is to signal you should have access, the electronics must be able to unlock the lock with out needing the key. there's a few ways to go about this, it seems what these guys did was use an electromagnet to attract a pin into position so it would catch and bind the knob in the same way they mechanical bit would when it's unlocked, then when they turn off the electromagnet that pin springs out of place again and unbinds. here's the thing about magnetic pins, it doesn't care what magnet is pulling on it, just that a magnet is pulling on it hard enough and in the right direction to overcome the spring tension. you do need a much stronger magnet then they one they are using because yours is further away and just like with a flashlight the further away from the source the less strength it has. but find one strong enough and move it to the right spot and bam the unlock pin won't be able to tell the difference between the field coming off your magnet and the one from the electromagnet so it'll act like the electromagnet is on, aka unlock the door.
This is unrelated to the lock shown in the video, but today I had a bit of "locksport" validation today. At work there was a padlock securing a locker that we needed into. The person that was accountable for the items inside the locker did not know where the key was. Everyone wanted to grab the "master key", aka bolt cutters, but upon seeing it was a Masterlock I simply produced my Covert Companion. The lock was in poor condition and did not want to be raked, so I then opted to try single pin picking. To everyone's surprise I actually got it open rather quickly. It was the first time I had single pin picked in a real world situation outside of practicing. And yes, I did think to myself, "click on one."
i had something similar at my office. we had a laptop sent back in with a docking station, and the docking station had a lock and no key was provided. i needed to release the laptop from the dock, so of course I had my Covert Companion with me (this was actually the first time i'd used it!). i introduced myself as the lock picking wizard, and then proceeded to rake it open. i had immediate success, so i re-locked it and did it again (to make sure it wasn't a fluke (tm)). it was such an enjoyable moment - picking the lock and solving a real life problem with ease 🙂
(This is a joke, but it could be a true story.) A Sunday school teacher related this story: "I needed some supplies from a Sunday school cupboard that was secured by a combination lock. I didn't know the combination, so I asked our clergyman for it. He said he didn't know the combination either, but that he would open the lock for me. "Father Jack came over to cupboard, took hold of the lock's dial, and raised his eyes heavenward for a moment. Then he looked down, confidently turned the dial and opened the lock. "I told him how impressed I was with his faith. Then, he smiled and confided 'The combination is written on the ceiling.'"
@@WayneWerner This. His body and the back of his head are on BB's channel, lol. Also a rough reflection of his face can be seen in some of the shinier locks he's shown on the channel (as well as in the BTS videos of "the pick that Bosnian Bill and I made".
"I do appreciate the fact that the company clarified that these keys go into a lock. I might gotten confused, and stuck them in an electrical outlet." I just actually spat my drink, fortunately most of it did not hit the keyboard XD The deadpan delivery was 10/10, as always!
"I appreciate that the company clarified that the keys go into a _lock,_ otherwise I might have got confused and stuck them into an electrical outlet." That was an electric burn right there ⚡🔥
China doesn't care how they label their cheapest stuff. They probably don't even know what the word "lock" means. There are so many examples of this language issue that it's just funny. Try reading a Chinese made instruction sheet.
I have seen quite a few locks getting picked on this channel. So my immediate thought when I saw the num-pad was "use a magnet". Because it always works.
Yup. It's because, no manufacturer would pay for either a magnetically shielded solenoid or equivalent solid-state device. They somehow don't think it would be a worthwhile selling point for consumers who would have no idea what that means.
I often skip forward on youtube videos or play them at 1.5X speed. LPL presents these videos that are dense with entertainment, have zero time wasting fill, and can be enjoyed just as uploaded. More youtubers should follow LPL's lead. EDIT: heavy magnet now included in Genesis Set..
We also should appreciate that he got over 4 million subs without even reminding the viewers to hit like and subscribe. Like our QM teacher always said: Only shit has to be advertised, quality sells on it's own
@@mirastor1796 To a degree. You can't sell no matter how quality, if there's no one to buy- You need advertising to get reach. Only so very rarely does it happen without any form of advertisement. I do like the straight to the point videos like these, and prefer no calls to action too.
@@peterbrown3404 Tom Scott is fantastic. He gets some rather small details wrong when he talks of stuff out of his field, though. So I'd advice caution in these. The biggest talking points are most often correct, as he wisely runs his script to be rechecked by experts of the field, but he so often touches more than one field of study in a single video. History, law, linguistics, computer science, mathematics, pop culture; he does everything, and because he does everything he often may get details wrong. In fact, it's good to be cautious on any creator that produces content on dozens of very separate fields of study. Scott's background is in computers, so you may trust these the best. Others, like language, not so much. He is monolingual and has no sort of training in that.
Yeah I too, on occasion get confused with where my keys go and end up sticking them in the nearest electrical outlet. Had to buy a keyless car because of that minor issue.
Oooooh… the key goes in the lock! Oh man, I can’t wait to start unlocking all sorts of things! For the longest time, I thought I was just supposed to wait for my wife to open stuff up! This changes everything!!
I really appreciate your videos. Seeing easy locks done with wave rakes gave me the knowledge to pick my own back door (when I accidentally left my house key with the mechanic) with a bent feather as a turning tool and a bumpy twig as a rake 🤣 incredibly handy!
Got to be careful using something that breaks down easily like a twig else you could end up leaving too much behind and your key could end up struggling to unlock.
@@davidjennings2179 If you're locked out of the house in the night, the least of your worries is how you'll be using that lock tomorrow or in the future. Most of us just want to get inside, today.
The tolerances have to literally be child safe or TSA lock poor for a rake to work - holes with lumps of metal rattling around in them bad. Yet here we are with half of all of the locks on the market being vulnerable to such an attack...
I would be interested in videos (where possible) where you fix the flaws. Replace a core, perhaps (or pins, whatever). Maybe place a piece of metal so someone couldn't shim a thingy. In other words, info that I could turn an off the shelf product into something LPL might use.
a zero cut pin tends to defeat raking attacks. but the reality is, most burglars won't even attempt to pick the lock. they go straight to destructive attacks most of the time.
@@Stonka1 I honestly think the companies job is to sell a lock, end of story. As long as others buy the flaws, they will sell the flaws. It's our jobs to secure ourselves - we mistakenly believe our security is on the company, but it's not - it's on us. If flaws can be fixed, making a product better, then we're only better off for it.
@@kenbrown2808 Yes, yes, they go destructive. Yet here we all are not buying certain locks because of various flaws - so that's a thing too. Your argument would boil down into saying none of LPLs content is interesting because they kick the door anyway. But that's obviously not the case - we do watch. In the same vein, I'd be interested in seeing fixes. There are products I want (digital stuff seems neat), and making products more resistant to whatever specific attacks is an interesting idea.
@@bartoszkrawczyk5921 You could probably move the locking pin of the ziptie with a pick, or if you have a thin one put it through the back and use it as a shim. If you have a particularly beefy turning tool, or any rod that can take some torque, you could also just use it to break the ties.
Another good and extremely smart lock/doorknob. Smart enough to know that it is pointless to resist LPL picking and good enough to immediately comply every time 😁
Bad: Making a lock that can be bypassed in one second with a magnet. Badder: Giving the lock a unique aesthetic so it's easy for people to recognize it as that magnet-bypassable lock they saw on the internet.
The fact that they pointed this out strongly suggests that somebody got it wrong and complained to them. Some people amaze me that they can work out how to keep breathing!
If you had a 1970 vintage opel/vauxhall, those keys would have worked perfectly well in the ignition since the original key had almost nothing left, it was just a turning tool 10 years later.
In response to this video, Fitnate has started including a backup magnet with the word “LOCK” engraved on the side to prevent folks from inserting the magnet into an electrical outlet.
You know its going to be a short video when the wave rake comes out! I would love to see, even a short video, of some deadbolts, pad locks, etc., LPL does recommend for us plebeians who are still buying Master locks (I keep losing the key and easy to pick)
Your attraction to cool designs is the reason why you should collaborate once again with stuffmadehere! Your duo can create new rainbows in the industry!
Your skill set amazes me every vid, along with the stupidity of lock companies at times. Why haven’t they given you a huge bag of money to come work for one of them or consult for them? Keep up the great work.
Got good laugh from both me and my wife when you said you was glad it was clarified that the key was for a lock or you might have stuck it in electrical outlet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The last time I got a key that didn't specify that it went into a lock, I accidently tried using it as a toothpick because there weren't any clear instructions. So thankful this one is specific so that won't happen again!
This reminds me of the push button locks we had in top secret areas of the fed gov. They found that a magnet would open them. The manufacturer came out with a fix. It wasn’t long until they were all removed anyway.
Let's be real. The most likely application for this lock is on the doors of restaurant bathrooms where it will be left with the default code just to keep non-customers from using the facilities.
@frutt56 let's just hope, for the sake of the State of Tennessee, that "Sue" doesn't go to Gatlinburg in July (although a live reenactment of a Johnny Cash song, caught on video, has to be a good thing overall, no?)
So glad it told you that the key goes to a lock as well...they probably did that anticipating a lawyer, maybe even one that picks locks, suing them for someone inserting said keys into a socket...
OK - you got me with this one. I don't know what I expected, but I snorted when you slapped a big magnet to the side of doorknob and it opened smooth as butter on a warm griddle...
This seems like a neat lock to put on your bedroom door, to prevent your parents from barging in. (though more as a moral obstacle than an actual barrier) Not something for the front door.
@@mgraham81 i actually thought that was a feature, where if you don't have the keys or a magnet as we found out, you could plug in a power bank to still use the keypad
Little feedback: can we get the videos to be slightly louder? LPL videos are always on the lower end of loudness spectrum of YT videos. I'm using a browser extension to boost them.
@@soisaidtogod4248 And then get blasted by the next video, which plays at the customary volume instead of at a library hush? No, I second the motion that LPL makes his videos loud enough for someone over age 5 to be able to hear them at regular levels.
@@soisaidtogod4248 I can adjust it sure but why would I increase it every time I see LPL video just so I have to crank it down afterwards for basically any other video on YT? It's no biggie, just a suggestion.
What does the extension do? Normalize sound across videos, or do you have to "teach" it what to do with certain channels? I'm ok with LPL's volume, but there are a LOT of others that are worse. I've given up and stopped following a channel that started leading its videos with loud noises that hurt my ears after normal video volume, and I'm getting annoyed at the ones I have to raise the volume all the way to hear even with good headphones.
I have really learned quite a bit from your channel, the number one thing being, all of these years I thought I was safe in my locked home, was just an illusion!🤣😂
The LPL's deadpan humor makes him the GOAT - "I appreciate that the company clarified that the keys go into a lock, otherwise I might have got confused and stuck them into an electrical outlet."
I agree, On my non-active speakers (build-in in the monitor) I can barely understand your voice. My dog's snoring is louder - sometimes even the fan in the PC
They could have run a wire through the lock and put the solenoid on the inside knob. Slightly more prone to wear damage over time, but problem solved. That and a decent lock core and we know what LPL would have on his door.
I am building a smart home, one thing I said from the begging that won't be smart was the lock. After watching your videos I knew I have to get a proper lock and secure door. No gaps no BS. Just one keyway with higher pick resistance.
I get the feeling LPL is looking for a new futuristic handle to his front door and keeps getting disappointed by his selected products. I wish you the best of luck on your clearly still ongoing search. Knowing that your unique skill set will make it quite challenging to be successful. At least this way it keeps us entertained.
You might be joking with the keys clarifying say they are for a "LOCK", but i appreciate the note as last time i got one of these products i jammed the keys into my toaster and wondered for hours why it was not working, after the fact, i ended up with burned keys, a broken toaster and a lock of which i forgot the combination (mainly because the package and instructions burned alongside my house when the toaster caught fire, but that's beside the point.)
I love your videos but what I miss are more recommendations. Like your Top 5 looks so people can buy them based on your experience and not based on "fake reviews" on A. Thanks for all you do :)!
The lock body can have a new cylinder put in that's more pick-resistant, and if you were to put a very highly susceptible material around the solenoid to shield the actuator from an external field (or, rather, redirect the external field into the highly susceptible material and thereby leave the solenoid alone), you'd have a much better version of this gadget.
Yes, but this is what the manufacturer of the lock should do, in the actual factory where the device is produced, before delivering it to the customers. At the moment, what the manufacturer sells is basically a nice looking toy that looks like a lock but is not good enough to be taken seriously. In other words, a dummy.
@@rolfviehmann6240 I am not so much intending to recommend that the end user modify the lock in the ways I have outlined, but rather simply saying that these are the necessary modifications to make it a good lock. Perhaps I was stating the obvious, especially to the regular audience for this channel. 😁 But if they were obvious, then companies would already be doing these things.
I believe they could put into the knob a sliding ferrous part that would latch or fall into a detent preventing the turning of the knob even when the solenoid is moved by the external magnet.
Love how the manufacturer went through the effort of making sure customers know their keys go into nothing but a lock, but no effort in pick resistance
The magnetic attacks could be mitigated by having another, more sensitive mechanism locking the unlocking when exposed to magnetism. This could be mechanical in locks like this, and in keypads, a second relay could disconnect the output before the main relay could activate the unlocking. A couple of reed relays at different places in the keypad could also trigger a tamper alarm.
0:56 I think the idea for writing "LOCK" was for if you were putting that key on a ring with a bunch of other keys, say your car key, so you wouldn't get it mixed up. You still might get it mixed up depending on how many locks you use everyday, but its the thought that counts :)
@lawandgospel75 yeah obviously its flawed. I was just mentioning I think that was the idea behind writing LOCK on it. As you said, it is kinda stupid to do it
I had to look this up to be sure when he said 40/1000" (forty-thousandths of an inch), and it is approximately 1mm (one millimetre). In my quick search, I just learned that people in the USA also use mil as a unit of measurement, but they mean 1/1000" and not the abbreviation for millimetre that I'm used to! A metric millimetre is 39.37 US mil.
Thanks to this guy I have now spent over 200.000 on door locks. When I think I finally got a good one he proves me wrong. Oh well, time to get a new one installed :DDD
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If i saw someone open that lock with a magnet in a movie, i would call bullshit and complain it was unrealistic.
You can do a lot of funny stuff with a rather strong magnet. Reversing street lights. Messing up some cars so their key fobs don't work. fun stuff.
@@serronserron1320 Some people just want to watch the world burn.
@@serronserron1320 pyschopathy signs
I use a strong magnet to open sprinkler valves. As a lawn servant, I don't always have access to the customer's garage where the timer is.
I get it, and with the fully mechanical locks that have been the norm for a long time this wouldn't work. but with these "smart" locks it has to do with how the electronics interact with the mechanical parts. as once you enter the code or touch the keyfob or what ever alternate task it is to signal you should have access, the electronics must be able to unlock the lock with out needing the key. there's a few ways to go about this, it seems what these guys did was use an electromagnet to attract a pin into position so it would catch and bind the knob in the same way they mechanical bit would when it's unlocked, then when they turn off the electromagnet that pin springs out of place again and unbinds. here's the thing about magnetic pins, it doesn't care what magnet is pulling on it, just that a magnet is pulling on it hard enough and in the right direction to overcome the spring tension. you do need a much stronger magnet then they one they are using because yours is further away and just like with a flashlight the further away from the source the less strength it has. but find one strong enough and move it to the right spot and bam the unlock pin won't be able to tell the difference between the field coming off your magnet and the one from the electromagnet so it'll act like the electromagnet is on, aka unlock the door.
I like that the two attacks do not produce an audible alarm, whereas the proper method of opening does.
Wow.
When LPL pulls out his wave rake: "Uh-oh"
When he says there's an even easier way: "Pack your bags, this is going to get ugly"
Look at key bitting... I was surprised that the rake didn't opened it like a key when it was inserted.
Low-skilled attack = here comes the wave rake
An even easier way in = here come a magnet
I was right on both scores!
When I saw the keys, I thought THEY were wave rakes. Company went super cheap on the backup cylinder and fancy on the outside.
@@JacobProbasco Cheap on the inside too! Magnets should never be able to open a lock.
"Potent design weaknesses!" That'll be my new critical-of-your-work phrase. :-)
This is unrelated to the lock shown in the video, but today I had a bit of "locksport" validation today.
At work there was a padlock securing a locker that we needed into. The person that was accountable for the items inside the locker did not know where the key was. Everyone wanted to grab the "master key", aka bolt cutters, but upon seeing it was a Masterlock I simply produced my Covert Companion. The lock was in poor condition and did not want to be raked, so I then opted to try single pin picking. To everyone's surprise I actually got it open rather quickly. It was the first time I had single pin picked in a real world situation outside of practicing. And yes, I did think to myself, "click on one."
Congratulations!!! That's awesome!!👏👏👏
i had something similar at my office. we had a laptop sent back in with a docking station, and the docking station had a lock and no key was provided. i needed to release the laptop from the dock, so of course I had my Covert Companion with me (this was actually the first time i'd used it!). i introduced myself as the lock picking wizard, and then proceeded to rake it open. i had immediate success, so i re-locked it and did it again (to make sure it wasn't a fluke (tm)). it was such an enjoyable moment - picking the lock and solving a real life problem with ease 🙂
I bet every one thought you were a GOD! or had a shady past......
You, legends!
No, that is Legends. With capital L. Well done.
(This is a joke, but it could be a true story.)
A Sunday school teacher related this story:
"I needed some supplies from a Sunday school cupboard that was secured by a combination lock. I didn't know the combination, so I asked our clergyman for it. He said he didn't know the combination either, but that he would open the lock for me.
"Father Jack came over to cupboard, took hold of the lock's dial, and raised his eyes heavenward for a moment. Then he looked down, confidently turned the dial and opened the lock.
"I told him how impressed I was with his faith. Then, he smiled and confided 'The combination is written on the ceiling.'"
You know it's going to be a good video when LPL calls it "SMART"
More like “You know it’s going to be a short video”
@@svgalene465 And the only reason it made it to 2:48 was that he demonstrated TWO flaws instead of one.
"SMRT"
SMRT
And by god it's the wave rake!
I would love a secondary channel with the process of you discovering these ridiculous flaws and your reactions to them
That would actually be amazing! I've been subbed for like 6 years and never thought of suggesting that, lmao.
up!
LPL is very strict about his privacy. That’s why no part of his body but his hands appears on any video on the internet
@@thetunefulquire not entirely true - unless he used a body double when he raided Bosnian Bill's
@@WayneWerner This. His body and the back of his head are on BB's channel, lol. Also a rough reflection of his face can be seen in some of the shinier locks he's shown on the channel (as well as in the BTS videos of "the pick that Bosnian Bill and I made".
"I do appreciate the fact that the company clarified that these keys go into a lock. I might gotten confused, and stuck them in an electrical outlet." I just actually spat my drink, fortunately most of it did not hit the keyboard XD The deadpan delivery was 10/10, as always!
I laughed at that, then saw the USB port and instantly understood why they clarified haha
I had to pause the video while I died of laughter. That was so good!
"I appreciate that the company clarified that the keys go into a _lock,_ otherwise I might have got confused and stuck them into an electrical outlet."
That was an electric burn right there ⚡🔥
You need to put info on a cup that coffee inside is hot so yeah its time for locks ;)
I thought it was the company name
They had to do it because somebody already gat confused. Can you spell L I T I G A T I O N ?
Heaven forbid it would be deemed a class action.
@@wx7slc CLASS ACTION 😂🤣😂
China doesn't care how they label their cheapest stuff. They probably don't even know what the word "lock" means. There are so many examples of this language issue that it's just funny. Try reading a Chinese made instruction sheet.
The real reason the LPL is so good at entry: His Magnetic Personality
Rimshot!
..is why LPL repulses bad lock manufactures, yet attracts the good ones!!
I learned years ago from this man, a strong magnet will get you into and out of lots of “safe” places and into “secure” items 😂
HA!
Careful not to polarize the chat😂
I have seen quite a few locks getting picked on this channel. So my immediate thought when I saw the num-pad was "use a magnet". Because it always works.
Yes yes it often does
Yup. It's because, no manufacturer would pay for either a magnetically shielded solenoid or equivalent solid-state device. They somehow don't think it would be a worthwhile selling point for consumers who would have no idea what that means.
@@TesserId electronic locks that use a gear driven mechanism instead of a relay aren’t susceptible to this low-effort attack.
@@mlindholm Makes sense, thanks.
@@mlindholm Do you think a strong rotating magnetic field would turn the motor in gear driven ones?
I can imagine the utter panic at Master Lock, when they realize that someone has managed to make a lock that's even worse than theirs.
"But thats our job! Bob! get the tools, we are making a new lock!"
Your comment is massively underrated.
Over 1500 videos, and it's never been a fluke. 👍👏
I often skip forward on youtube videos or play them at 1.5X speed. LPL presents these videos that are dense with entertainment, have zero time wasting fill, and can be enjoyed just as uploaded. More youtubers should follow LPL's lead. EDIT: heavy magnet now included in Genesis Set..
Totally agree. Many potentially good videos have too much fluff and yakking. I often use 1.5X or even 2.0X.
Different field, but Tom Scott is another with zero fluff
We also should appreciate that he got over 4 million subs without even reminding the viewers to hit like and subscribe.
Like our QM teacher always said: Only shit has to be advertised, quality sells on it's own
@@mirastor1796 To a degree. You can't sell no matter how quality, if there's no one to buy-
You need advertising to get reach. Only so very rarely does it happen without any form of advertisement.
I do like the straight to the point videos like these, and prefer no calls to action too.
@@peterbrown3404 Tom Scott is fantastic. He gets some rather small details wrong when he talks of stuff out of his field, though. So I'd advice caution in these. The biggest talking points are most often correct, as he wisely runs his script to be rechecked by experts of the field, but he so often touches more than one field of study in a single video.
History, law, linguistics, computer science, mathematics, pop culture; he does everything, and because he does everything he often may get details wrong.
In fact, it's good to be cautious on any creator that produces content on dozens of very separate fields of study.
Scott's background is in computers, so you may trust these the best. Others, like language, not so much. He is monolingual and has no sort of training in that.
Hi Lockpickinglawyer, I'm a circumcision doctor here in Israel and I love watching your videos while I prepare for my daily circumcisions. Cheers!
Yeah I too, on occasion get confused with where my keys go and end up sticking them in the nearest electrical outlet. Had to buy a keyless car because of that minor issue.
I thought I was the only one.
Hope it wasn't an electric car...
Oooooh… the key goes in the lock! Oh man, I can’t wait to start unlocking all sorts of things! For the longest time, I thought I was just supposed to wait for my wife to open stuff up! This changes everything!!
I thought my wife was preforming some sort of special magic.
you know it's gonna be a doozy when he pulls out the wave rake
Yup, I had that thought too.
But wait, there's more!
And the wave rake wasn't the quickest or easiest way in! lol
Naw, it's when LPL pulls out a magnet that you know it's gonna be a slaughter.
you know it's gonna be a doozy when he talks so long above design that you expect him to pull out the wave rake
I really appreciate your videos. Seeing easy locks done with wave rakes gave me the knowledge to pick my own back door (when I accidentally left my house key with the mechanic) with a bent feather as a turning tool and a bumpy twig as a rake 🤣 incredibly handy!
Got to be careful using something that breaks down easily like a twig else you could end up leaving too much behind and your key could end up struggling to unlock.
@@davidjennings2179 If you're locked out of the house in the night, the least of your worries is how you'll be using that lock tomorrow or in the future.
Most of us just want to get inside, today.
The tolerances have to literally be child safe or TSA lock poor for a rake to work - holes with lumps of metal rattling around in them bad. Yet here we are with half of all of the locks on the market being vulnerable to such an attack...
@@davidjennings2179 I think you missed the joke.
I love when LPL takes longer explaining his taste in design than he does picking the lock.
Well, the slow way of opening the lock only took two seconds. He really had to be creative to stretch this video out to past the 2 minute mark
@@JasonKaler Fair point. It's entertaining nonetheless.
Never good for the lock though.
I would be interested in videos (where possible) where you fix the flaws. Replace a core, perhaps (or pins, whatever). Maybe place a piece of metal so someone couldn't shim a thingy. In other words, info that I could turn an off the shelf product into something LPL might use.
a zero cut pin tends to defeat raking attacks. but the reality is, most burglars won't even attempt to pick the lock. they go straight to destructive attacks most of the time.
This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, not the Lock Fixing Lawyer.
That's the job of the company
@@Stonka1 I honestly think the companies job is to sell a lock, end of story. As long as others buy the flaws, they will sell the flaws. It's our jobs to secure ourselves - we mistakenly believe our security is on the company, but it's not - it's on us. If flaws can be fixed, making a product better, then we're only better off for it.
@@kenbrown2808 Yes, yes, they go destructive. Yet here we all are not buying certain locks because of various flaws - so that's a thing too. Your argument would boil down into saying none of LPLs content is interesting because they kick the door anyway. But that's obviously not the case - we do watch. In the same vein, I'd be interested in seeing fixes. There are products I want (digital stuff seems neat), and making products more resistant to whatever specific attacks is an interesting idea.
Looks like once again zip ties seem to provide greater security 😂
Imagine the fury of a burglar that brought 36 different lockpicks and turning tools only to be met with 3 zipties - and he forgot to bring scissors.
@@bartoszkrawczyk5921 Five minutes with the wave rake should do it.
@@bartoszkrawczyk5921 You could probably move the locking pin of the ziptie with a pick, or if you have a thin one put it through the back and use it as a shim.
If you have a particularly beefy turning tool, or any rod that can take some torque, you could also just use it to break the ties.
@@crushert still more time than it'd take to open this lock lol
Shim attack works on basically all of those, so not really
Another good and extremely smart lock/doorknob.
Smart enough to know that it is pointless to resist LPL picking and good enough to immediately comply every time 😁
Oh yea the classic electrical outlet confusion!
i hate it when that happens
They're even courteous enough to include two, one for each hand so you can ensure a good circuit across your heart
We've all been there "I wonder what this key powers?"
Ah yes, the illusion of safety. This lock would definitely create that feeling while doing nothing.
It would be cool to see a sales graph after this review
The name 'Titanic' comes to mind....
@@arnoldwardenaar127 Or 'Master.'
Your level of maintaining a pleasant moderated tone while laying on heavy sarcasm is masterful!
Bad: Making a lock that can be bypassed in one second with a magnet.
Badder: Giving the lock a unique aesthetic so it's easy for people to recognize it as that magnet-bypassable lock they saw on the internet.
Has anyone else ever wondered what type of lock he has at his own home?
I wouldn’t try to get within 100 yards of castle LPL without an invitation. I suspect some of his locks are branded Colt, Smith&Wesson or Remington.
A Remington 870 fashioned with a trip wire f
He doesn't have locks, or doors, or windows... He just picks the wall 😅
Would be nice to know in which locks he trusts
tripwires and shotguns
Really glad they pointed out that the keys are for the lock, I might've stuck it into my car thinking it'd start up
His joke but worse
The fact that they pointed this out strongly suggests that somebody got it wrong and complained to them. Some people amaze me that they can work out how to keep breathing!
If you had a 1970 vintage opel/vauxhall, those keys would have worked perfectly well in the ignition since the original key had almost nothing left, it was just a turning tool 10 years later.
Please bring Audio up. Used to be louder, now I need to max my volume to hear you :/ Glad you are back
In response to this video, Fitnate has started including a backup magnet with the word “LOCK” engraved on the side to prevent folks from inserting the magnet into an electrical outlet.
His knowledge keep surprising me every video, I don't know how many hours he spent figuring those but a great job. Great video as always.
You know its going to be a short video when the wave rake comes out! I would love to see, even a short video, of some deadbolts, pad locks, etc., LPL does recommend for us plebeians who are still buying Master locks (I keep losing the key and easy to pick)
Your attraction to cool designs is the reason why you should collaborate once again with stuffmadehere! Your duo can create new rainbows in the industry!
Well, you had us in the first half of the clip, but once the rake came out we all knew the game was over.
And then we hear: "But there's an even faster way to open it".
Your skill set amazes me every vid, along with the stupidity of lock companies at times. Why haven’t they given you a huge bag of money to come work for one of them or consult for them? Keep up the great work.
Got good laugh from both me and my wife when you said you was glad it was clarified that the key was for a lock or you might have stuck it in electrical outlet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Better laugh I was said child who did that very stupid thing! Lol Popped the breaker on the house knew I was in big trouble lights out in the house!
The last time I got a key that didn't specify that it went into a lock, I accidently tried using it as a toothpick because there weren't any clear instructions. So thankful this one is specific so that won't happen again!
0:50 It's a good clarification, because the backup mechanism wouldn't qualify as "lock"
This reminds me of the push button locks we had in top secret areas of the fed gov. They found that a magnet would open them. The manufacturer came out with a fix. It wasn’t long until they were all removed anyway.
They never changed the combination so after a good look there weren't many possibilities.
The Winkhaus BlueChip?
Let's be real. The most likely application for this lock is on the doors of restaurant bathrooms where it will be left with the default code just to keep non-customers from using the facilities.
I dunno, most new installations go for levers over Knobs and honestly from an accessibility standpoint this looks worse than even a normal knob.
For 50 bucks?
Shirley there are cheaper options for that use case?
@@Jehty_ Don't call me Shirley
@@AdministrativeReload We'll call you 'Sue'
@frutt56 let's just hope, for the sake of the State of Tennessee, that "Sue" doesn't go to Gatlinburg in July (although a live reenactment of a Johnny Cash song, caught on video, has to be a good thing overall, no?)
We are rolling, today delivered 3 videos to watch... always informative.
“I might have gotten confused and stuck them in an electric outlet” 😂
So glad it told you that the key goes to a lock as well...they probably did that anticipating a lawyer, maybe even one that picks locks, suing them for someone inserting said keys into a socket...
I don't know how many times I've got confused and plugged the lamp in the door lock and put my key in the outlet lol
OK - you got me with this one. I don't know what I expected, but I snorted when you slapped a big magnet to the side of doorknob and it opened smooth as butter on a warm griddle...
This seems like a neat lock to put on your bedroom door, to prevent your parents from barging in. (though more as a moral obstacle than an actual barrier)
Not something for the front door.
Unless your father Is the LPL !!!!!!
Thank you for this video. We accidentally locked ourselves out before setting up the code and this video gave us the factory default code to open it.
Imagine paying $50 for a doorknob that gets befuddled by a magnet.
Shared all of your vids with my boss, he has thrown out all the master lock crap we used to have. Thankee kindly LPL!
For me the idea of a lock that I have to charge is a deal-breaker.
I mean, you can open it with a magnet, so charging isnt really necessary
And charge on the outside.... At least make the charging port inside the house
@@mgraham81 i actually thought that was a feature, where if you don't have the keys or a magnet as we found out, you could plug in a power bank to still use the keypad
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
Little feedback: can we get the videos to be slightly louder? LPL videos are always on the lower end of loudness spectrum of YT videos. I'm using a browser extension to boost them.
Try your volume control
@@soisaidtogod4248 And then get blasted by the next video, which plays at the customary volume instead of at a library hush? No, I second the motion that LPL makes his videos loud enough for someone over age 5 to be able to hear them at regular levels.
@@soisaidtogod4248 I can adjust it sure but why would I increase it every time I see LPL video just so I have to crank it down afterwards for basically any other video on YT? It's no biggie, just a suggestion.
Nah I prefer it sotto voce, adds to the slightly thrilling naughtiness.
What does the extension do? Normalize sound across videos, or do you have to "teach" it what to do with certain channels? I'm ok with LPL's volume, but there are a LOT of others that are worse. I've given up and stopped following a channel that started leading its videos with loud noises that hurt my ears after normal video volume, and I'm getting annoyed at the ones I have to raise the volume all the way to hear even with good headphones.
The sarcasm oozing from his comment about the keys saying "Lock" 🤣💀
"terrible pick resistance" well it's a door knob how bad can it--- *wave rake comes out* oh man
And the classic magnet again
Splendid use of sarcasm.👏👏👏 That lock is, all fur coat and no knickers. (UK idiom)
Is there any reason why usb connector is located outside the door? Looks like it could cause a problem.
Probably so you can power it if the battery dies.
I have really learned quite a bit from your channel, the number one thing being, all of these years I thought I was safe in my locked home, was just an illusion!🤣😂
The LPL's deadpan humor makes him the GOAT - "I appreciate that the company clarified that the keys go into a lock, otherwise I might have got confused and stuck them into an electrical outlet."
Electrical outlets are the domain of Big Clive.
Always love it when you break out the wave rake :)
LPL, sorry to keep saying this but your mic audio volume in your recent videos are very low. Could you rectify this in future videos?
I agree, On my non-active speakers (build-in in the monitor) I can barely understand your voice.
My dog's snoring is louder - sometimes even the fan in the PC
Love the gentle sarcasm at the company's statement that "these keys go into a lock" at 0:53 😆😆
They could have run a wire through the lock and put the solenoid on the inside knob. Slightly more prone to wear damage over time, but problem solved. That and a decent lock core and we know what LPL would have on his door.
I am building a smart home, one thing I said from the begging that won't be smart was the lock. After watching your videos I knew I have to get a proper lock and secure door. No gaps no BS. Just one keyway with higher pick resistance.
Sub 1 minute gang
just about.
Here!
As soon as LPL said, "...that I picked up off Amazon" I knew exactly what to expect.
I get the feeling LPL is looking for a new futuristic handle to his front door and keeps getting disappointed by his selected products. I wish you the best of luck on your clearly still ongoing search. Knowing that your unique skill set will make it quite challenging to be successful. At least this way it keeps us entertained.
Your delivery of the electrical outlet line got me laughing so good.
Jay the Florida pool pump motor repair guy. When Service Calls Longwood approved ! that was good info 2 see & know👨🔧good job !! LPL
You might be joking with the keys clarifying say they are for a "LOCK", but i appreciate the note as last time i got one of these products i jammed the keys into my toaster and wondered for hours why it was not working, after the fact, i ended up with burned keys, a broken toaster and a lock of which i forgot the combination (mainly because the package and instructions burned alongside my house when the toaster caught fire, but that's beside the point.)
I saw that key and immediately went "WAVE RAKE", absolutely hysterical stuff
I love your videos but what I miss are more recommendations. Like your Top 5 looks so people can buy them based on your experience and not based on "fake reviews" on A. Thanks for all you do :)!
I love it how its faster to use the magnet to open the door than to put in the code itself.
I like how he gets to the point. Most you tubes would make this 30 minute video. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
That's the lock you see and immediately knows that is a rake open.
The magnet got me.
Oh, no. You know you're in trouble when the wave rake comes out.
It's never good when, the day after valentines day, someone tells you their knob isn't performing well. Hang in there bud!
It's so convenient I would spin it off as a feature.
_::Sees "LOCK" on keys...::_ Instructions unclear, refrigerator now inaccessible.
The lock body can have a new cylinder put in that's more pick-resistant, and if you were to put a very highly susceptible material around the solenoid to shield the actuator from an external field (or, rather, redirect the external field into the highly susceptible material and thereby leave the solenoid alone), you'd have a much better version of this gadget.
Yes, but this is what the manufacturer of the lock should do, in the actual factory where the device is produced, before delivering it to the customers. At the moment, what the manufacturer sells is basically a nice looking toy that looks like a lock but is not good enough to be taken seriously. In other words, a dummy.
@@rolfviehmann6240 I am not so much intending to recommend that the end user modify the lock in the ways I have outlined, but rather simply saying that these are the necessary modifications to make it a good lock.
Perhaps I was stating the obvious, especially to the regular audience for this channel. 😁
But if they were obvious, then companies would already be doing these things.
I believe they could put into the knob a sliding ferrous part that would latch or fall into a detent preventing the turning of the knob even when the solenoid is moved by the external magnet.
Love how the manufacturer went through the effort of making sure customers know their keys go into nothing but a lock, but no effort in pick resistance
Oh man I'm glad they labeled those keys, I too was about to jam them into a socket.
The magnetic attacks could be mitigated by having another, more sensitive mechanism locking the unlocking when exposed to magnetism.
This could be mechanical in locks like this, and in keypads, a second relay could disconnect the output before the main relay could activate the unlocking.
A couple of reed relays at different places in the keypad could also trigger a tamper alarm.
0:56 I think the idea for writing "LOCK" was for if you were putting that key on a ring with a bunch of other keys, say your car key, so you wouldn't get it mixed up. You still might get it mixed up depending on how many locks you use everyday, but its the thought that counts :)
@lawandgospel75 yeah obviously its flawed. I was just mentioning I think that was the idea behind writing LOCK on it. As you said, it is kinda stupid to do it
"i might have gotten confused and stuck them in an electrical outlet" LOL
Just when we thought wave rake meant total humiliation, this lock manages to raise (or rather lower) the bar.
I had to look this up to be sure when he said 40/1000" (forty-thousandths of an inch), and it is approximately 1mm (one millimetre).
In my quick search, I just learned that people in the USA also use mil as a unit of measurement, but they mean 1/1000" and not the abbreviation for millimetre that I'm used to!
A metric millimetre is 39.37 US mil.
"I'm glad they clarified they were to go into a lock and not a socket"
I think the lock makers need heavy duty burn cream
Imagine how many of these design flaws that could be avoided if the design team hired at least ONE locksmith as a consultant...
Note for engineers, don't make the moving part of your lock magnetic as it is (functionally) impossible to factor out external magnetic interference.
Just have another part also magnetic move to prevent unlocking first, make it more sensitive.
Why do I feel that nothing I own or try to lock up is safe??? Thank you for everything you do LPL!
It seems like it'll be a cold day in hell when there's a combination of the words "smart" and "secure" when it comes to a doorknob
I like how you could see the manget moving the lock assembly before he even put it on the lock.
Glad to see you uploading again
[Masterlock furiously taking notes]
"I might have... stuck them in an electrical outlet." Ouch! This is the first time I've heard LPL being snide.
Thanks to this guy I have now spent over 200.000 on door locks. When I think I finally got a good one he proves me wrong. Oh well, time to get a new one installed :DDD
_Nice Video !!!_
_Greetings from Germany._
We all know the first time “was not a fluke!!!”
Never was, never will be... 😂