Open Kensington laptop lock with toilet paper roll, tape, and pen

[furtivefelon]

erm.. Lock can never deter criminals.. It's just to stop honest people from doing stupid things by making it seem like impossible to pick.. (criminals rarely have the brains to pick lock anyways)

No need to pick, just grab those metal cutting things, it'll be off in a second..

 

[Greg]

haha yeah I've seen that before. Take a look at this: (http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/08/master-lock-steering-wheel-lock-picked-by-a-ballpoint-pen/)

 

[Nubius]

yeah, the video on the website you linked Greg isn't working, but that would be due to their server being lame, or perhaps for whatever reason, my internet isn't wanting to connect to the video.

 

[Greg]

bah you're right, it doesn't work for me either. Sorry about that, I couldn't find the video anywhere else either. You get the idea though. I also came across this while Googling it (http://www.masterlock.com/252dat/). It's the "Information Web Page for the Master Lock 252DAT Steering Wheel Lock Class Action Settlement ." Pretty exciting.

 

[Law]

Heres the link to the kryptonite lock being picked by a ballpen http://thirdrate.com/kryptonite/

Couldn't find another link for the Master lock steering, but yea we get the point that a hollow tip from a ballpen can pick it quite easily.