How To Pick A Lock With Hairpins

We’ve all seen the hairpin used to pick a lock in movies, but can it actually be done?  Yes, yes it can, and here’s how:

There you go. A full tutorial on how to pick a lock with a hairpin.  I know, some of you are upset I’d put this info out there, but knowledge is power.  Both the knowledge on how to pick the lock, and how to better protect yourself from said lock picking.

For instance, if you had a padlock with an alarm on it, the alarm would sound when someone attempted to pick it.  The padlock below has such an alarm, and comes in two sizes.