What type of lock is this?

[Sammi Barnsworth]

I saw this on a vending machine where the handle and (usually) a tubular lock go. Anyone know what type of lock it is?

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos ... e=54D696F9

[billdeserthills]

Got me guy, I don't even see a keyhole?

[dls]

Ask the people who open the machine im sure they will be happy to tell you how to open it and take all their money

[Wiseman501]

That is a Jedi lock. You can only open it by using the force. Are you a Jedi? No? Then leave their vending machines alone before Yoda comes and folds you into an origami crane.

Seriously though, please consider this: A risk free $7.25 or MORE per hour is a hell of a lot better than a very risky pocket full of quarters that can get you locked up and cost you more money in fines than you likely made in thefts. Plus, a criminal record follows you around FOREVER. Imagine doing a job search in five years, you may have turned your life around, but you don't get hired because everyone knows you got caught stealing stuff. Then you are forced into bad old habits, likely having to steal and shoplift again just to eat, because nobody wants you working for them, then you wind up homeless because you can't afford rent or pass background checks for good apartments, then you have to live in a shelter or in your car if you're lucky, and you still won't get a job, because you won't have any more internet access to hunt one as easily, and nobody wants to hire a now stinky, homeless, destitute crook that knows what they serve in jail for Thanksgiving and has no good job experience on their resume by their mid twenties.

A job might be boring, but I guarantee that it's a hell of a lot better than all of that crap. And don't think you will never get caught, because unless you are a super genius (And let's face it, a super genius wouldn't have posted that silly question), you WILL get caught, and that will FOREVER be attached to your name. Clean up, man. It will be the best thing you ever did with yourself. Do it before it's too late.

[Wiseman501]

Oh, and you don't get much high class girls by being a thug either. I am 28 years old, drive a Lincoln town car, have a beautiful, wealthy bred girlfriend that speaks Chinese and Russian fluently, I am the manager of a jewelry store, making good coin every week to pay for living in a hotel by choice with maid service and the works, and I have plenty of cash left in my pocket to buy guns and guitars and nice clothes and anything else I want.

I wasn't born wealthy either. I was born dead broke, but I learned some skills and got into the job market.

You want all of that cool shit? Follow my advice. You will impress the hell out of yourself. It's the American dream, brother.

[2octops]

It's an electronic lock. Some have a prox type key, some have a Dallas type key and some simply have a remote control to unlock them now.

[GWiens2001]

Have to say that the OP did not ask how to open the lock. He simply asked what kind of lock it was. Did not answer the question because did not know the answer myself. Thank you for answering his question, 2octops.

Gordon

[dls]

16 mins after signing up to the site and his first post asks us to identify a lock on a vending machine/parking meter which also appears to be in use, could you blame someone for being a bit suspicious.

[billdeserthills]

Oh, and you don't get much high class girls by being a thug either. I am 28 years old, drive a Lincoln town car, have a beautiful, wealthy bred girlfriend that speaks Chinese and Russian fluently, I am the manager of a jewelry store, making good coin every week to pay for living in a hotel by choice with maid service and the works, and I have plenty of cash left in my pocket to buy guns and guitars and nice clothes and anything else I want.

I wasn't born wealthy either. I was born dead broke, but I learned some skills and got into the job market.

You want all of that cool crap? Follow my advice. You will impress the hell out of yourself. It's the American dream, brother.

That's was nothing dls did you see this?

As my Daddy would say, it sounds like someone has got their ticket into heaven

[dls]

Well some of you probably noticed that i havnt been around here alot lately.
Its because i always wondered if discussing locks security flaws etc in a public forum was a good idea ( no its not by the way ) i suppose you could say there is a conflict of interest going on between my day job actually opening locks for a living and protecting customers and my personal interest in lock picking which as any safetech will tell you is a small part of their job.
I attend jobs regularly where locks have been bypassed or compromised in some way or another by scumbags who dont bat an eyelid when duct taping an 85 year old woman to a chair for 8 hours for a few euros.

So if you are reading this post and you came here looking for info about a lock so you could find out how open it without permission( to rob the cash) you can go and **** off and turn off the xbox and get up of your ass and get a real job that pays honest money

Maybee there should be a section here for dodgy posts ie. where people are looking for info in suspicious circumstances

[KPick]

I've always wondered what kind of lock this was....

[Wiseman501]

Haha, what do you mean, BillDesertHills? I was trying to inspire this guy to go do something productive with his life...

[billdeserthills]

Haha, what do you mean, BillDesertHills? I was trying to inspire this guy to go do something productive with his life...

Looks like Mission Accomplished

Does a wealthy-bred woman come with bread?

[Squelchtone]

Haha, what do you mean, BillDesertHills? I was trying to inspire this guy to go do something productive with his life...

I thought it was pretty good.. even made this:



for anyone who doesn't know where the above graphic is from, it's from this Lincoln commercial

[Wiseman501]

Hahahaha, wow.