How realistic is lock picking?
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:16 am
So you've all seen movies where the CIA or a criminal will whip out a set of picks and pick their front door in like 10 seconds, obviously it would probably take longer than that but even then I still think it's just unrealistic that this happens in the real world. You also see them stick a stethoscope to a safe and within 1 minute the safe is cracked and sure it's all well and good for movies but how realistic is lock picking with regards to stuff like this?
I see videos on youtube of people lock picking padlocks and stuff but when it comes to a proper house lock, like in the UK the most common house lock is and it just isn't possible, even for a professional to pick this lock without having it at the perfect angle in a vice and even then it takes 5 minutes. Trying to do this while kneeling down at someones front door just seems highly unlikely.
I see videos on youtube of people lock picking padlocks and stuff but when it comes to a proper house lock, like in the UK the most common house lock is and it just isn't possible, even for a professional to pick this lock without having it at the perfect angle in a vice and even then it takes 5 minutes. Trying to do this while kneeling down at someones front door just seems highly unlikely.