Will lock picking be a thing of the past soon?

[Lockpick Dan]

I'm a 15 year old and picking locks is a very fun hobby for me. I'm think i'm probobly going to become an apprentice, and from there take a course or two, but i was wondering if it is likely that most locks will be electric and imposible to pick by the time i'm middle aged.

[plot]

nope. good old standard padlocks will always be there to pick.

there'll be some high security mechanical locks out then that will take 5 hours and a lot of luck for the most advanced pick to pick... but not impossible.

as for electric locks, a bit more tricky... but there will always be a place for normal mechanical locks, exspecially padlocks.

as of now, carlocks can be picked but alot of knewer ones, that won't get you anywhere without a transponder... things like will definatly come into play more and more in 20 years, but only on cars. maybe some houses... alot more bussinesses. not so much anything else though.

[Lockpick Dan]

ok, thanx. any other predictions are welcome as well

[CitySpider]

Yeah. Here's rule one of lockpicking. Induce your way outward to just about anything else.

NOTHING is impossible to pick. If there's a key, or a combination, you can simulate it or find another way to ascertain it or bypass it, etc etc etc.

[Chucklz]

How much would, say, a transponder style padlock cost? Lets be really really optimistic here, and say that they could be mass produced for 75$ US each. Very, very good padlocks come at less than half that price. Im sure that electronic/digital locks will be more common in some applications, ie more X-09's on Vaults all across America. I just don't see most people spending more than the minimum on a lock. Just look at how many kwiksets are installed worldwide.

[David_Parker]

Not only that, but electronics have to run off of power. Unless more and more things are equipped with electricity the way cars are, we'll still be reliant on good old mechanical equipment.

-Dave.

[Varjeal]

There are locks already available that self power by operating the handle a few times before punching in your code. I believe one is made by Trilogy, but I don't recall the model number. It's a commercial grade pushbutton access lock similar to to the Kaba/Ilco Unican L1000.

[maaltan]

As long as people feel a need for privacy, have feelings of greed, or the impulses to commit violence... there will be a lock to pick.

albeit you might be picking with dna strands from a toad/poodle/velociraptor hybrid... it will still be a lock.