@@quentonmillstid850 It's called a egg timer not because it's shape but it was often used to time boiled eggs, basically any timer that only has minutes and seconds displayed can be called a egg timer.
He might be the only youtuber that says "I'm not sure if you can see this on camera" and has it perfectly on focus every time. Usually it's like a Bigfoot photo 😂
Are we now gonna get a collaboration between your two channels? Maybe the LPL shows how easy it is to bypass a trailer coupler lock and any additional deterrents you can come up with to keep your RV from being stolen.
Not really, I'm a hobbyist and haven't come across any master locks I can't open at this day. I'm sure most locksmiths wouldn't have a problem with them.
That's only because the locksmith had to study the padlock and assess the situation to make it seem like he didn't forget to bring the bolt cutter with him when he first got out of his truck.
Any lock that you can't approach with standard tools is a good lock. F.e. a lock with magnetic pin. If you don't know it has a magnetic pin before you start lockpicking - good luck. Before you figure it out and get the right tools, your window of opportunity may be over. Also LPL can always manipulate the lock while IRL many padlocks are placed in a very inconvenient positions, so you have to really perform some gymnastics to be able to lockpick them. So overal - I'd take fairly simple non-standard lock placed in a hard-to-manipulate spot over best quality stanard lock.
The raking technique used would just be something the average person would do out of frustration and then they'd have no idea why it suddenly worked lol
This is why so many puzzles have the added challenge of putting it back together. You can't just wiggle everything every which way because you have to be able to retrace your steps eventually.
I remember a puzzle stand where you have to take apart few details that are intervened together. I'm an engineer, so I thought that vibration could take anything apart eventually. It took two seconds of vibrating it by hand, and I broke previous record.
@@asailijhijr vibration would if you want to get real technical. If you apply a continues force on any object by moving it back and force. It would eventually break or degrade slowly
Only the LPL can solve a difficult puzzle like this using fewer tools than the puzzle manufacturer intended while still following the rules. LPL inadvertently increased the difficulty for himself. Outstanding.
Honestly I think his method could possibly be easier. Because when the other rods in play. It makes the mind think it needs to be used. Even if it only had one use. Nobody would know that for certain, without first trying. Which adds to the total time it takes. Not saying that it may not have been done just as fast by LPL. Ijs especially regular Joe's would definitely struggle more. To say the least!
remember: to provide ur lockpicking lawyer with proper enrichment, switch out the regular padlock or vintage mail lock with something like a puzzle lock every once in a while . :)
Tbh I think that unscrewing the screw with the key is much cooler and even more in spirit of the puzzle since you're only using the lock and key. I think that in next revisions of the puzzle the hex tool shouldn't be included and the key should be altered to be a little better at unscrewing it so it's still a hidden screwdriver but it's hidden in plain sight and not within the bag.
while it is extremely impressive how lpl was able to solve this in under 20 minutes completely on his own, using his own wits and knowledge, we should remember to give some credit to the person who solved it in one month. imagine banging your head against a wall for a month figuring out this devilish contraption. that's admirable1
Where did you get the data to conclude that most people take multiple months? The video only has two data points and their average is well below a month.
@@michaelm6334 why you out here talking like a scientist. "Where did you get the data to conclude". Out here talking like a research paper for his college class.
@@andrewbyrnes6389 Not really, but there was a small hex tool hidden in the bag that was intended for removing the set screw, rather than using the key as LPL did. LPL shows it right at the end of the video.
Watching this channel always reminds me on that day, where I went to a locked trailer to help a friend destroying it's lock because he lost the key. I brought my cheap small iron saw, for me to get there it was just a short walk so I went there by foot. It was one of those discus locks with a small attack surface and there was still something in between. We only had that cheap tool but finally after about 40 minutes be managed to destroy the beast. So we hooked the trailer to his car and I was invited to take a seat as co-driver. We drove just a few meters and after turning the car, the sun was low and blinded us so badly that he reached into the glove compartment in front of me to take his sunglasses. And lo and behold, the key to the lock we just destroyed was in the sunglasses case.
I think, after completing the puzzle once correctly, it would've been really interesting to see if you could try to use your own picks to open this in any different way, especially if it might've been possible to skip any of the normal steps by doing so - :)
It genuinely amazes and embarrasses me how little I'm able to comprehend what you do. I'm a chemical engineer, and a good problem solver, but I am completely hopeless at visualizing and understanding mechanical internals the way you do. Even watching you solve this puzzle while explaining every step, my brain simply couldn't absorb any of the meaning. Love your concise videos, and I hope you know how unbelievably gifted you are.
Are you familiar with locks and mechanical devices in general? If not that’s totally fine, I think you would need these to develop your thoughts at least
This specifically, the time spent visualizing locking mechanisms that he mentions, makes me think that LPL is/was either a practicing patent attorney or would have made an excellent patent attorney if that's not the career path he originally followed. Not every patent attorney has that kind of visualization skill to take something apart in their mind's eye, but it's an absolutely requirement for all GOOD patent attorneys (at least ones dealing with physical designs anyways).
@@Steev42 very true, however due to the design with the small pins holding the shackle in place I believe it would present more of a challenge than more traditional mechanisms, and most likely require more time than normal even for or highly skilled lawyer compatriot here, but then again he is one of the best lock-pickers on the internet.
@@wilclark2562 maybe and maybe not. I'm sure he would have thought of bypassing method as well if external tools are allowed. Like shimming the short end. That would be easy peasy
@Wil Clark It would also be hard for the lock *owner* to lock and unlock. The tradeoff is always between security and convenience (see: online passwords), this lock would really fail on the convenience front if it was touted as an actual usable lock. The pick resistance (security) isn't important if more often than not you're not going to bother to even lock it in the first place. Sorry for saying the obvious, it just felt like it needs to be said after you guys started talking about pick resistance :P
If you ever had to tighten or remove one of those screws, it wouldn't even cross your mind that they'd include a separate tool for it. They already gave you the key after all. Worst case you could've just used your fingertip.
I think it takes 30 minutes of idleness to question 'am I missing something' and then search the bag. The problem is he completed the puzzle's goal in half that time. :)
@@markwright3161The number of times I had to tighten or remove those screws with nothing but my thumb, nail or a key I had in my pocket basically makes it a second nature by now. It wouldn't even come to my mind for another tool to be hidden in the bag, unless I ended up feeling it accidentally while taking the lock out of it.
That's what He wanted you to think. You should have never let your guard down. He's outside your door, which means He's inside your house. All hope is lost for you. Foolishness will forever be your legacy. We will weep for you. Then, we will join you. But we w
This now proves to me that LPL doesn't carry house keys. He just picks his front door to enter. Whenever he uses a key it always seems to take him longer to open the lock and now he admits "if I was allowed to use lock picks this would be easy."
I don't know what is more funny, the fact that this probably can be true or the irony it becomes if it is not even near a fact. After all, he is still legally speaking a lawyer even if he now is more in the lockpicking exposing bad "security devices" and not only locks. I mean he even goes after some of the bigest lock brands there is only to expose what in his oppinion are flaws.
iirc his house locks are booby trapped to seize up permanently if picked and he has given the advice to never pick a lock you depend on, since you could break or jam it.
@@Zeldon567 it is a pain and sometimes impossible to remove a jammed broken tip of an lockpick. So naturally you can make locks unusable by trying to learn how to pick locks and you will lose many locks that way over the years.
All puzzles are extremely easy once you can picture everything that's going on in your head, and seeing as for most people, a lock is a puzzle in and of itself, and mark picking lawyer can like he demonstrated in the video, hold a lock in a certain way and then just know that there's some modification and vaguely what that modification is is incredibly helpful.
damn, I actually don't understand how LPL can get puzzle locks so consistently; it's almost like, on top of just a healthy hefty sum of experience, he also has amazing deduction and reasoning skills. actually amazing tbh lmao
@@Marquis-Sade well I get that but it's not like they're giving him the answers (I'd trust his willingness to be truthful that he doesn't just look up the solutions and solves them on camera)
LPL NEVER disappoints! Loki said “here’s some help” LPL said naaa stand back I got this 😂 INCREDIBLY impressive! I was mind blown the whole time watching this! - Grace
@@Gamerboy-je9or Grant hired the people that were hosting when he passed. He himself gave them the position they had, long before he passed. I think they're on different hosts now, I haven't watched the channel in quite some time, but your statement indicates that you probably haven't either.
This may have been my favorite episode ever… seeing you have to figure out an unknown is way better than watching you instantly destroy a lock company 😂
Chris Ramsey approach : Maybe if I rotate it, spin it, is something magnetic? LPL approach : Slowly dismantles the entire puzzle into its component parts.
Literally exact same thought. Almost posted the same. Also thought about posting "gonna need more than one bathroom break for this one." This is also one of the only times I've ever seen a commercial on LPL.
The puzzle was cool, but seeing you putting your expertise to use was a pure joy. I guess I like watching people, who know their stuff, doing their stuff. 👍
Actually, I think your method was better. It doesn’t rely on a hidden item to help open the lock. Since you used the end of the key, it makes the puzzle/trick more self contained.
Yes, but I would be worried about damage to the key or the screw. Metal-on-metal like that tends to leave jagged edges and damage screws, sometimes beyond the ability to be removed and inserted.
I just found this channel. I’m not a locksmith, I’m an electrician. I work with a locksmith though. We work together at a prison. He showed me some stuff about picking locks that made me feel like a pro. I guess I’m nothing but i cant wait to get back to work on Monday to show my buddy this guys channel. I want to see how the two compare. I’ll update my comment later after I have my friend try some of the things I saw in the few videos I’ve watched today. Btw, Master Locks are a joke and we’re not allowed to use them in the prison. I would suggest nobody use them for anything important. With no experience I opened one in less than one minute with a lock pick and tensioner. Bye for now.
Lmao the fact that you just straight up didn't find and use the intended tool makes this even better. Hats off to you for that solve, with such a quick time too!
I think so. I’ve never, EVER, seen anyone rake a lock besides on this specific channel, despite having watched many hours of puzzle solving content. It seems to me that he overthought it, all he had to do was maneuver the key so it was locked in the quarter position and slap it against his palm so the rod comes out. Multiple times he shows that the low cut on the key leaves a perfect gap between the inside and outside, for the rod to come out. The puzzle is: 1. To realize the screw needs removing 2. Remove it (other puzzles remove the screw with a key) 3. Realize the lock is affected by gravity/position 4. Realize there are set positions 5. Align the key with the unscrewed hole 6. Slap the rod out then continue as normal, the biggest hurdle being to put the shackle back on. I could be wrong, but I’m almost certain that no raking is necessary.
I enjoy these puzzle videos because it throws LPL a curveball by messing with common lock picking conventions and forces him to utilize his skill plus logic to figure out the modifications in the puzzle
By not using the "secret" piece in the bag, he did it in "hard" mode. Even more so because had he seen the extra piece, it would be a clue; so he deducted everything even with one of the clues missing.
Not really hard to figure out that a screw sticking out is how you're supposed to open something, especially when it's one of the only 2 things you have to even focus on on the entire product...
Considering that piece would have been utterly useless after the initial opening it would have been more of a red herring and a distraction honestly. LPL accidentally got rid of a lot of false options this way and could focus better
Even if it was not intended for the makers to use the key as a wrench, it certainly provided an ingenious way to progress through the process. Was incredibly entertaining to see the puzzle-solving method by LPL!
I wouldn't be surprised if it was intended. It wouldn't be the first time, even on this channel - LPL did that with Titan's Treasure and it was part of the solution.
I want to see a video of how fast he could actually open this with all tools allowed. And he can practice. Just to see how this puzzle lock compares to normal locks.
It would be interesting to see if the LPL using lock picking tools could open it faster or if the weird bar design would make lock picking incapable of working.
There are a few things I took away from this video: -solved a puzzle that took someone about a month to solve -raked the lock with its own key -solved the puzzle without using an important tool, probably because of the previous lock puzzle -the biggest reason he was able to solve the puzzle very quickly is BECAUSE he is a lock picker
After a few years of watching Chris Ramsey I can tell you using a key as a screwdriver is a fairly common technique and you would certainly be justified in thinking that was part of the intended solution
And he has done that on what is to my knowledge at least to the only other puzzle lock on this channel. So he is already aware of that tactic assuming he hasn't watched any puzzle lock videos.
I honestly thought the screwdriver would be somehow artfully hidden in the design of the key itself, maybe if you held the tip at a 66.6 degree angle the sides of the key would line up appropiately or something... "Hidden hex wrench in the bag" was actually a bit disappointing to me 🤣 Just hope nobody gave the puztzle lock to someone without including the satchel 😁
@@sourcererseven3858 that is exactly what I though, I even looked back at the key to see if there wasn't some hidden feature in the key itself. but seeing that there wasn't, and seeing that I can't use external tools, I would have done the same thing. I wouldn't even think about looking at the bag.
It is however a slightly iffy solution (in this specific instance, if it happened to be the intended one) since you have a plated brass key going into a stainless setscrew, with badly mismatched shapes, the key is bound to get chewed up with time, the setscrew head can get distorted as well, and it probably won't turn the setscrew before long. You wouldn't want a $200 puzzle to substantially degrade every time you use it. It would have indeed been more elegant if they figured something out that actually matches the shape of some feature of the the key, for example a slotted setscrew with a slot width matched to a width of something on the key with just a little tolerance. I think puzzles where key is supposed to be used as a driver come up with a better way to do it like that. With the hex driver being hidden, i suppose it's fine.
There's something incredibly relaxing about watching a master perform his craft. The "master key" eureka moment at 9:09 gave me goosebumps. 10/10 video
@@A2ne At the end of the day, LPL is "Picking" the lock and took him over 20mins. Meaning the video was longer than 99% of the rest of his videos, meaning this was harder than normal..
I was on the edge of my seat for the whole time. Amazing how you figured it out despite missing the opening tool. I think a trick device like this is supposed to take an average person months where they return to it and gain experience over time. Very good vid.
"Hello guys, this is the LPL, and I've got a puzzle for you today. Now, puzzles are definitely outside my comfort zone, and since we can't use any tools, we're gonna have to use the key to it as a screwdriver. Also, since we can't use the rake tool, we'll have to use the key as a rake tool. Aaand we got it open. Oh wait, here's the key." Damn, LPL. You're amazing.
GREAT video as always! I already knew how this was done and was really blown away that you did it without getting the hidden pin! Hats off my friend, only someone like yourself would be able to do what you do! The hidden pin is way to easily missed I think and I do not like that it's hidden like it is. I love love these puzzles but there so expensive that I have to live through your videos and others to enjoy them. Paying 100-1000and beyond will never ever be an option for me and for that I am truly bummed! Wish I could find a slightly used puzzle site for the broke folks...l;ol
Where is the hidden, but included, hex tool? I'm not seeing where it could be in the video. EDIT: Never mind. I looked up another solve video and saw what you're talking about. EDIT 2: Apparently I should've just watched until the end of this one. 🤦♂
That master keying was a, hehe, key to this puzzle. I understand why ordinary person would need a month to solve that. Basically you need to give up on the puzzle and start raking it as a result of anger lol.
As you suspected there was a clue in the booklet. Substantial investigation of the knots would probably have revealed the tool. Great job on the puzzle!
he already did pick it? the lock is designed to open really unpractical way and just lockpicking it won't do any difference. i think. correct me if i'm wrong.
Do you remember the unsolved locks bucket from which BosniaBill gave him locks? LPL refused two locks, knowing perfectly well why he was doing it. These were the old style and a new production of the Gerda locks. Made in Poland. These two are top-of-the-line from Gerda, but even the cheap ones are so hard to pick that nobody here in Poland bothers with non-destructive methods. In case of losing all keys to the two top locks and a card that allows ordering an additional key equals cutting off a part of the door. The next level above the Gerda Titans is the bank locks. Some are custom-made, some in a short production line, and some customized. A steel reinforced room with a steel-made heavy door is also reasonable when using 12 pins tubular Gerdas. Claimed to be the best on the market.
You're the perfect example of the saying "better one who knows than ten who search" So satisfying to see someone understanding the mechanics going on hidden inside while i struggle to make ends or tails of it
Sorry to butt in but.… Well, that depends. On whether the "knowing" one really knows and whether the searching ones are skilled or knowledgeable themselves. Like, I'd take ten scientists specializing in oncology doing experiments in a case of a rare cancer rather than a self-important doctor who already "knows" everything. Or take law, where this principle is especially visible. Where the younger applicants are actually hardworking and cautious, and the older, experienced attorneys are so full of themselves and sure they're right they miss obvious facts. Hell, they don't even bother to ask the client about them.
@@vivvpprof Ah yes the old saying, "Better one who knows than ten who search except for when the person who knows actually doesn't know, and maybe the people searching are really good at searching." I understand your thought process but you're just dropping the point. (Edited thing: I was being snarky I'll admit to that. My apologies for it.)
One thing is particularly evident with this lock function, it would have to be kept very clean and not left exposed to the elements. Any kind of dust or dirt getting inside and then damp from changes in temperature would cause that drop pin from moving freely and keep from setting that internal action in motion. What do you think?
I have never seen a 20 minute LPL video with only one lock or puzzle, and I enjoyed every second of it and I can see why it would be next to impossible for an average person to figure out.
@@LeoStaley and he masterkeyed the lock in the wrong position, you just need to hold it with the keyhole at the bottom and it's masterkeyed, while LPL raked it open with a keyhole at the top. The lock picking legend.
reminds of a typical ST moment: Kirk: "Scotty ... how bad is it?" Scotty: "Bad, captain. Fixing it will take 4 months." Kirk: "Scotty, you got 4 hours." Scotty: "Aye captain, I'll do it in 2 (hours)."
@Martin B. Actually there’s an episode in the Next Generation where Scott admits that he dealt with Kirk telling him that he had to fix something before the deadline he set that he started lying about the estimates to make himself more of a miracle worker.
I've been doing this investigating since I was 16 I'm now 67. I love how you go about everything. I've truly found a kindred spirit. Thanks so much. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your episodes. By the way when I was 16 in California this kind of technique allowed me entry into a extremely restricted area. (I wasn't aware....I just loved the lock design). Anyway...to make a long story short that's when lock makers could no longer label their locks as lock proof...only lock resistant. Thanks a bunch!😄
Probably a fake lock right??? All editing and photoshop if you ask me. How gullible can you be to believe this??? I get it, LPL is the greatest in the world right?? Yeah wait till you find out how he hacked Klefki’s IVs and EVs
He says the same when he inserts his essential organ into his wife.... or when he watches me do so, which is twice a week since she is a seriously kiny lady.
you know its a good day when LPL uploads a 20 minutes video. thanks for the bday present bud edit: credit to the designer for making such a neat lock & credit to you for solving it under 20 minutes. hats off to you both
Awesome! I think your method is even more in the spirit of the rules than the hidden hex driver, as the key is part of the puzzle, but the driver is, although included, an "external tool" and clearly forbidden in the rules. 😁 Also, thanks for your videos! I used the same key rake technique you used here - which I learned from your channel - to access a locked utility closet in a building where I needed to access the AT&T fiber multiplexor to connect a client's internet to their moved unit. The maintenance guy was not on site, but gave me the lockbox combo to access the "master" key, which in fact did not unlock the closet, but had a fairly uniform cut of hills and valleys. 10 seconds with this "rake" key and I was able to get in and handle business. In short, you really saved my bacon!
Agreed. If anything, the method increased the difficulty. Then again, consider the hidden nature of the tool, indicating this was one of the intended methods. The tool may have been an optional method, or a backup method in case the key was unable to work on the screw (I.e. Being recessed too far into the lock body).
I like how this video shows off both his lock picking skills and his lawyer skills because he's making arguments that he did it "within the bounds of the rules"=]
"Master of knots" in the instructions is probably a hint to examine and undo the knots on the bag and hence find tiny hex key. "This proposed meaning of Loki’s name powerfully resonates with his role in Norse mythology in two ways. First, it points to his role as a maker of nets, both literal fish nets and metaphorical “nets” in the form of his cunning schemes that trap the gods in perilous situations. Second, it could indicate his being the “knot” in the otherwise straight thread of the gods and their world, the fatal flaw that ultimately brings about their demise."
It is designed by a puzzle maker who may know the classics. The best hiding place is in plain sight or in this case in print (which is in plain sight) 😉
Im surprised when he even said:"Lets read this pamphlet for tips" and there was something about Loki and knots. And in the bag you can see bigger than normal knots, I was sure there would be something inside the knot but atleast it directed in the right way. Good job using key as allen key! Also thanks for adding the last bit, showing how the allen key was actually hidden! Maybe in the future they should tighten it more so it can't be opened with tip of the normal key, missing a part a of puzzle! Good video again LPL, 5/5 Keep sending him these lock puzzles if you know good ones, or if you make lock puzzles, sending one to LPL would be good advertisement for you and good entertainment for rest of us!
I think the real clue about the hidden tool was the “contains small parts” because neither the lock nor the key are small enough to require that warning (and the internal piece that unscrews doesn’t count, precisely because it has to be unscrewed). The moment he read that warning that should have prompted him to thoroughly check the bag to see what were the “small parts”
Great stuff. It fascinates me when a designer can make such a great puzzle out of an ordinary item with minimal modification to the overall appearance of the item.
Finally a LPL video long enough that I can sit down and watch with my morning coffee. That puzzle lock was interesting. I love your method of solving it.
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