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is it possible to use a pencil to pick locks?

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is it possible to use a pencil to pick locks?

Postby blademaster222 » 18 Dec 2006 13:03

Quick question my friend wanted to ask the board if you could pick a lock with a pencil lol i bet him 10$ you could not tell me ! :twisted:
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Postby UWSDWF » 18 Dec 2006 13:10

are you serious?
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Postby Iceberg_Slim » 18 Dec 2006 13:12

i wouldnt think so
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Postby mrdan » 18 Dec 2006 13:48

Yes, it is possible. It is also possible you could pick it with a hot dog. (Frozen and carved to the right shape.) I would not suggest trying though. You would most likeley end up with broken peices of pencil (or hotdog) messing up the lock. :wink:
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Postby mrdan » 18 Dec 2006 13:50

allthough it would make for a very interesting thread. "I messed up my lock with a piece of hotdog..." :lol:
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Postby Romstar » 18 Dec 2006 14:59

Mechanical or wooden pencil?
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Postby unjust » 18 Dec 2006 15:08

mechanical or wood? or wood/plastic composite (the new crappy pencil stuff)?

if note specified, then yes, you could probably split a steel mech pencil body, hammer it flat and grind it into a pick.

wooden, i imagine if you coudl find a nice hardwood pencil, you probably could fashion a workable pick out of the wood or the metal band that holds the eraser on.
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Postby unjust » 18 Dec 2006 15:19

heh, apparently i need to reload the thead before posting if it's been a few minutes since i opened it.

semantically we -have- told you, which was what you asked. not authoritatively either way, but we have told you, so you loose :)
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Postby Romstar » 18 Dec 2006 15:22

Then I will finish it.

The parts from an average mechanical pencil are sufficient to pick a lock at least once, and perhaps even a few times providing you know what you are doing.

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Postby JackNco » 18 Dec 2006 15:30

guess u just lost $10.00 then buddy
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Postby UWSDWF » 18 Dec 2006 15:51

i make bet with friend that you can open lock with a cows leg and a toaster... can it happen? :twisted:
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Postby Grudge » 18 Dec 2006 15:54

UWSDWF wrote:i make bet with friend that you can open lock with a cows leg and a toaster... can it happen? :twisted:

Absolutely! Place the cow so her rear is facing the offending lock. Plug in the toaster and depress the lever. When the toaster timer fires, the toaster should make startling noise. This will cause the cow to kick, smashing the lock (not you said open the lock, so actual picking is not specified). Be careful what you ask for... :wink:
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Postby unjust » 18 Dec 2006 16:50

or stick the cows tail in the toaster, when the tail starts on fire it will ignite the haybales burnign the barn down, which will result in the door fallign out of it's frame.
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Postby bonez » 18 Dec 2006 16:56

this is advanced stuff

:lol: :lol:

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Postby Grudge » 18 Dec 2006 17:20

bonez wrote:this is advanced stuff

It certainly is some kind of 'stuff' :roll:

I hear Fox News is doing an article based on my YouTube video of this bovine picking technique. It is entitled "Barnyard Burglars". Sure to be just as good as the journalism as the rest of their reports. Set your TIVOs ;-)
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