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How to Pick a padlock with a bobby pin

Hand holding a blue padlock with a key inserted.

Check out this video to learn how to pick a padlock. No skill, experience, or professional pick tools required -- just 2 bobby pins.

Use one bobby pin as a tension wrench,another as a pick. Apply medium force to the tension wrench, insert the feelerpick into the keyway, scrub over the pins from inside to outside IN ONE DIRECTION. If you feel the plug move a little, apply greater force to the tension wrench,then the lock will be unlocked.

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