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by Lockstar » 16 Dec 2007 18:27
The Scorpion with 5 Stingers -An ancient Kung Fu legend
(previously seen as "the n00b that didn't know where to start")
To be read in your best kung-fu movie voiceover / Master Splinter voice.
Long ago in a land of mist and myth was a brave young warrior. He sought to sharpen his skills so that he could one day slay the giant scorpion with the 5 deadly stingers that had vexed his village since the time before time.
He knew that many, many brave men had gone before him, only to lose the final battle to the scorpion.
Not wishing the same fate, he sought the advice of a wise and ancient teacher high in the mountains.
When he has finished the long climb up the steep, frigid mountain, he approached the sage and asked him for his advice.
"Most honorable teacher, I have come to seek your guidance in doing battle with the scorpion with 5 stingers."
"The scorpion is most feared because of his 5 stingers." replied the wise one.
"Imagine, in your mind's eye -what if the scorpion had but 1 stinger, and not 5?" the wise one asked the student.
The student puzzled over the new scenario.
The student said "If the scorpion had but 1 stinger, surely he would be easier to defeat."
"You have answered wisely, young one. When you can defeat a scorpion with only 1 stinger, then you will be ready to do battle with a scorpion with 2 stingers. If you prove yourself able to defeat the beast with 2 stingers, then -and only then- will you be ready to face a scorpion with 3 stingers."
The student knew his path was now clearly laid out before him, he had only to follow it
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by Eyes_Only » 16 Dec 2007 19:40
Are you talking about the Scorpion CX-5 lock? Those things are tricky to pick.
If a lock is a puzzle, then its key is the complete picture
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by MacGyver101 » 16 Dec 2007 19:48
Welcome to lockpicking, young grasshopper.
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by Jaakko » 17 Dec 2007 6:53
Lockstar wrote:When he has finished the long climb up the steep, frigging mountain
There, fixed for you
Nah, just kidding. Great story and I too suppose that you are talking about the Scorpion CX-5. Very nice opening and welcome to the forums and to the wonderful world of locksport 
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by Eyes_Only » 17 Dec 2007 10:24
I think this is one of the best first post we have ever gotten. A poetic entry opposed to "is this pick set good?" question.
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by Wolfe » 17 Dec 2007 10:27
im pretty sure hes talking about learning to pick 5 pin lock and he will start with 1 pin then 2 pins so on.
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by mrdan » 17 Dec 2007 21:05
Well yah, but that still doesn't answer the age old mystic question. . . Which star becomes the enterprise at the begining of the old Star Trek episodes? Does it?
NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
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by LeeNo » 18 Dec 2007 21:08
Wolfe wrote:im pretty sure hes talking about learning to pick 5 pin lock and he will start with 1 pin then 2 pins so on.
That is what I was thinking too.
Good luck to the OP!
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by robert11 » 19 Dec 2007 2:46
Eyes_Only wrote:I think this is one of the best first post we have ever gotten. A poetic entry opposed to "is this pick set good?" question.
agreed
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by Bandit_b » 19 Dec 2007 5:33
Hehe, nice story. Very poetic. You're right, to battle a 5 stinger scorpion you have to start with the scorpion with 1 sting
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by Lockstar » 23 Dec 2007 14:43
Thanks for all the kind words. Truth be told- I've never heard of the Scorpion lock...
I was just trying to say thanks for the info on starting with just one pinstack in a new lock. It really makes all the difference in the world.
It also benefits you on 2 levels. First, it increases your familiarity with that specific lock, and locks in general, and once you go down to just one pinstack, the lock isn't as intimidating.
When you can defeat a lock with an easy pin set of 1 pin, it makes the other pins seem easier too.
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by towtkguy » 27 Dec 2007 23:01
Heck, when I started years ago, all ya needed in my line of work was a good pickset and an occasional Force tool. Things have really changed.
Now I just tow with the tow truck, and Pick for the fun of picking.
If all else fails, My flated is the pickset....... Just load and go 
If you wreck it.....I deck it.......If you Rip it.........I ship it
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by jacknife » 5 Jan 2008 12:30
creative 
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by gstrendkill » 10 Jan 2008 19:46
its like the saying "you have to learn to crawl before you can walk"
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by DPTR » 12 Jan 2008 14:32
Very entertaining
The funny thing was that doing the voice actually added to the story 
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