How to Pick a Kensington Lock...

Canuck · Post by **Canuck** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:13 am

In under two minutes including gathering the materials;
http://www.toool.nl/kensington623.wmv

Hattrick · Post by **Hattrick** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:23 pm

LOL!
A swiss army knife,Toliet paper tube and duct tape.
Classic!

Unix · Post by **Unix** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:30 pm

Cool!

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:15 pm

I'm not surprised. Remember the Kryptonite bike locks that could be opened w/ a Bic pen ? Same lock principle..

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:37 pm

Hmm, I'll have to remember this if I'm ever in the market for some used laptops.

RC

aldel · Post by **aldel** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:56 pm

I tried this once last year and couldn't get it to work. Either my Kensington lock is an improved model, or I just suck at lockpicking, or both. It makes sense though; those tubular locks work just like regular cylinder locks (which are pretty easy to pick), except that the pins are easily visible, which should make it easier. The Wikipedia page on tubular locks says that they are \"considered to be safer and more resistant to picking than standard locks\", but doesn't say why. Maybe it's just because old-fashioned cylinder locks have been around longer, so people have gotten better at picking them.