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Turning a cold war spy secret into a cheap anti-theft device

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Life Hacks

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In the days of old, when spies passed messages to each other, they used many hidden messages. One of these methods was to hide the information in a dot of plastic or microfilm about the size of a pin head, and then end a sentence with it.

To the spy in the know, they could scan the page for the dot, pick up the tiny information and magnify it. Since the emergence of more sophisticated technology these methods had all but vanished. But now they've found a new use...marking your valuables.

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Lock bumping - your home isn't safe

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Life Hacks

broken lock

I heard about lock bumping last month from a friend. I figured it was all just a bunch of hokum. But I checked it out. It's not a myth, it's not an urban legend. Crooks can make a generic key to open any lock, including yours. And it's easy. As the video below will show, even a child can do it.

So, what is Lock Bumping?
It's a technique that's been around for many years (some say it dates back as early as the 1950s) and it's a simple way to 'pick' a pin tumbler lock using a bump key. And more scary is this...one bump key will work for ANY lock.

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