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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

HOWTO pick a Master padlock with a BART card

Violet Blue demonstrates a simple means for picking a standard Master padlock with an old BART transit card:

The internal latch on these Master combination locks are pretty much the same latching mechanism as an ordinary doorknob; slide something into the slot, wiggle it until it pushes the slide open, and the lock pops open.

Link (Thanks, Jason!)

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