I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice @briankrebs Just out of curiosity, in a competition or record attempt, does it matter whether you're single pin picking or raking, are they separate disciplines? And if so how do they verify? Asking because I for example usually start raking/zipping with a flat hook before bothering to fiddle with individual pins, which works for a huge amount of cheapish locks, so technically I'm raking but not using a rake. I'm not planning to compete or anything, I'm just curious if a jury could tell the difference and disqualify me, or if they even care at all.
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@simonzerafa not yet, but I'm going to try for it now that I know I can beat the record.
@alice Very cool! Congratulations, and good luck!
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice badass
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice Very nice video. Congratulations on the speedrun.
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@alice looking at your video, it seems easy to learn how to pick :))
@bonkers @alice I know someone who used to alleviate boredom at work in a windowless basement with a big combination lock on the door by opening up the furniture/desk locks (for which no keys were given) using only office supplies, in under a minute.
The trick was to unclip one side of a binder clip for the tension wrench and rebend a paper clip into a triangle tip pick, then just rake the pins. Then restore the binder clip and ditch the unbent pick where the security officer won't see it.
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@bonkers @alice I know someone who used to alleviate boredom at work in a windowless basement with a big combination lock on the door by opening up the furniture/desk locks (for which no keys were given) using only office supplies, in under a minute.
The trick was to unclip one side of a binder clip for the tension wrench and rebend a paper clip into a triangle tip pick, then just rake the pins. Then restore the binder clip and ditch the unbent pick where the security officer won't see it.
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@alice @briankrebs Just out of curiosity, in a competition or record attempt, does it matter whether you're single pin picking or raking, are they separate disciplines? And if so how do they verify? Asking because I for example usually start raking/zipping with a flat hook before bothering to fiddle with individual pins, which works for a huge amount of cheapish locks, so technically I'm raking but not using a rake. I'm not planning to compete or anything, I'm just curious if a jury could tell the difference and disqualify me, or if they even care at all.
@gollyhatch the Guinness record states single-pin-picking. In most of the competitions I've seen, they don't differentiate, but some limit your tools to non-rakes. You could totally still zip with a hook, but if you're submitting video like above, it's fairly obvious if you're not single-pin-picking it.
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice This is so cool!!
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice Awesome! Go you!
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice Congratulations. 🥳 Bonus points for doing it in a bear suit. I would make sure they include that in the record description.
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@gollyhatch the Guinness record states single-pin-picking. In most of the competitions I've seen, they don't differentiate, but some limit your tools to non-rakes. You could totally still zip with a hook, but if you're submitting video like above, it's fairly obvious if you're not single-pin-picking it.
@alice @briankrebs Thanks for clarifying. The only competition I attended (to watch, not participate) was a key impressioning competition of the local lockpicking club, but it was a very small event and felt more like a family BBQ with four or five participants and the grand prize was a pack of stickers or something. Damn, now I really wanna get out my tools and start picking again.
Anyway, good luck in your record attempt!
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@drwho yup. I'm going to try for 9 locks in under a minute.
@alice \o/
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@sarae it's black with HoloTaco unicorn glitter on top.
@alice very similar then
mine is a blue-black Holo Taco glitter
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
> And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
Only in the fediverse, folks. You won't get quality content like this <slaps side panel, moves cheroot to other side> from no algorithm.
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
For those of you asking, here's me in the bear suit, right after breaking the world record:
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For those of you asking, here's me in the bear suit, right after breaking the world record:
@alice That is so awesome.
(I think all world records should have to be done in bear suits.)
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For those of you asking, here's me in the bear suit, right after breaking the world record:
@alice That's an adorable bear kigu! Where'd you get it?
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I just beat the Guinness world record for speed-picking by 4 seconds!
Single-pin-picking, 8 differently-keyed, 4-pin, standard¹ padlocks, in 56 seconds.
And I did it while wearing a fluffy bear suit.
¹ the current record holder used laminated Master locks with no security pins, but I didn't want all the comments on my video to be "Master lock sucks" jokes, so I used Brinks instead.
@alice Bravo! That is some skill mastering!
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For those of you asking, here's me in the bear suit, right after breaking the world record:
@alice We choose, Alice-Bear
