If you daisy chain padlocks eventually some dipshit will relock on the chain instead of the end lock, locking everyone else out. Get locked out enough times and someone buys one of these.

I think this qualifies as a #pickster post. I know you all know how to bypass both of those locks.

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they look like pin-and-tumbler locks

IDK what's going on and why, but bolt cutters would work 😆

Sometimes you roll up and there are like 6 locks daisy chained and you know 1 combo but not which lock your combo works on. It would be faster to cut a link and add a lock than try every lock with your combo.

Of course then there are 7 locks and it becomes an even bigger time difference for the next guy.

Didn't realize people daisy chained locks. I take it this device allows for same 1 of N use, but not obvious how from just looking at it. Guessing removing a single block allows slider to move enough that one can detach

Yep, the goal here is 1 of N shared access to the location with N being however many of the vertical blocks you have.

The bit to the left with the chain on it has a C cut into it if you look down from above. Remove any one lock and you can slide the other verticals to the right enough to pull the chain out towards the photographer.

I realized after I left I should have taken more photos to show the clever mechanical trickery so that the upside down bars are full time locked when upside down but if you pull any other lock bar you can flip it and add a lock to do an N=N+1.

If you are a paranoid like me it is a moments head scratching how to ensure you can't be locked in by someone else while working. You have to take the vertical bar that you removed with you to go do your work.

I see, somewhat what I was guessing. I'm most blown away by this daisy chain thing. Never seen it in the wild, but don't exactly "work with my hands".

Clever to keep the bar in hand

Super common for infrastructure locations like power plants and radio towers, remember I do #hamradio

My day job is keeping my office chair from floating away same as you.

Oh, you've just reminded me I should check out my local ham meetup. Think there's one very soon (they're infrequent). Will report back if I go

on a wooden doors? 🤣

Bolt cutters and cordless angle grinders applied directly to the lock are generally preferred for forced entry. Boss man doesn't want to pay for a new fence.

Of course both of those locks, despite looking different on the outside, are susceptible to the same well known bypass attack.

I get it. It was just a joke because it reminded me when my wife wanted to secure our OSB shack with "good" locks.

"Good" probably meant beefy looking Master. Funny as a lock picker because Master are famously easy to pick and for some reason the beefier the lock body the easier they are to pick.

The master paradox is so extreme that one of the more famously difficult Master locks has a plastic body.

Do you happen to watch lockpickinglawyer on YT?

Sometimes. Learned a lot from him and aspire to one day be anywhere near that good.

I'm quite sure I never will.

Therefore I'm more of a brute force enthusiast

It's just funny to seriously think about locks when it's easier to e.g. remove hinges then deal with the locks.

Physical security is a very deep rabbit hole. Why bother with hinges at all when I can bypass both of those locks faster than I can put in the combo.

Counterintuitive too like how smart convertible owners don't lock the car. Easier to replace whatever they wanted to steal than whatever they wanted to steal and your top.