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 by Dyonzi » 8 Aug 2016 13:42
Just wondering, would it theoretically be possible to usu your finger or fingernail in the bottom of the keyway to create tension instead of a tension wrench?
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by GWiens2001 » 8 Aug 2016 14:11
In theory, anything is possible. Somebody just might have the devil's own luck and get it open.
In reality, no. You will not be able to feel what is going on, and your nail would be in the way of your picks. It just ain't gonna happen.
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by mseifert » 8 Aug 2016 19:07
Agreed GWiens.. Part of the feeling comes from the amplified movement from the longer handle
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by kwoswalt99- » 8 Aug 2016 20:01
But then you run the risk of ruining that perfect manicure. 
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by Silverado » 16 Aug 2016 7:05
Grow really long nails and carve them down so there's just one really long thin part on the side of your finger? Then use the side of your tension nubbin to get leverage on the pick... Sounds like something you'd see on a B-rate movie airing at 4am on Sci-Fi channel.  "If you are not currently on a government watch list. You are doing something wrong" - GWiens2001
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by sisk » 16 Aug 2016 14:18
Grow really long nails and carve them down so there's just one really long thin part on the side of your finger? Then use the side of your tension nubbin to get leverage on the pick... Sounds like something you'd see on a B-rate movie airing at 4am on Sci-Fi channel.
It also sounds like something that wouldn't work very well, at least to me. Especially on locks with spring loaded cores or old, grimy locks that don't turn very well. It wouldn't take much core tension to break even the strongest fingernails, possibly in a way that would be quite painful.
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by Silverado » 16 Aug 2016 14:57
It also sounds like something that wouldn't work very well, at least to me. Especially on locks with spring loaded cores or old, grimy locks that don't turn very well. It wouldn't take much core tension to break even the strongest fingernails, possibly in a way that would be quite painful.
Most definitely, my comment was just a joke. I wouldn't want someone to actually try it. "If you are not currently on a government watch list. You are doing something wrong" - GWiens2001
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by Robotnik » 16 Aug 2016 15:01
Not only is it possible, I've successfully done it (albeit on a cheap, cheap deadbolt cylinder with simple bitting and no ravages of age).
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by GWiens2001 » 17 Aug 2016 8:22
Robotnik wrote:Not only is it possible, I've successfully done it (albeit on a cheap, cheap deadbolt cylinder with simple bitting and no ravages of age).
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by Silverado » 17 Aug 2016 8:39
Man...You ought to carve a nail on the opposite hand into a bogota!
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