Only after learning to do it reliably on the padlocks I had did I ask myself what I am actually going to do with this skill. I'm not going to rob my neighbors' storage compartments or break into any school lockers. So why do I feel so accomplished? And I do. I do not see myself ever using this and there is no way it ever comes up in casual conversation, but I still feel like this was a great use of my time. On reflection it may have something to do with my current easy access to empty beer cans.

  • Utter_Karate [he/him, comrade/them]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    Won't really make me better at picking in general, since you just exploit a "hack" in the latch mechanism and do not really interact with the lock itself, but on the other hand I already know I enjoyed it so speculating about why is also just for fun!

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Oh, this comment made me realise I know this one already. Idk, may come in handy one day, but you could also use repeated blows of a hammer