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Jul 16, 2024 · Use a small screwdriver or thin tool on interior doors. This method works on doors with "privacy handles," locked by pushing a button in the door handle. If you're locked on the other side, look for a tiny hole on the doorknob. Push an eyeglasses screwdriver, a paper clip hammered flat, or a very small butter knife into this hole.
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- Using a Bump Key. Bump open a tumbler lock. Bumping a lock is a quick, simple lock picking technique that is useful in the case of having to open a door that's been closed for a long time (for example, of an unused home on family property), or if you need to break into an elderly relative's house to make sure they're okay.
- Using a Pick Set. Pick a lock with a tension pick set. This is a specialized skill that takes a lot of practice and is normally only taught to bona fide locksmiths.
- Using a Hex Wrench on an Interior Door. Open interior doors with a hex wrench. Most interior locking doors made in the last few decades use a special type of doorknob that allows the door to be opened in the event of it being locked by accident.
- Jimmying a Car Door. Jimmy a car door. Although “slim jims” (specialized metal tools for gaining entry to a locked car) are generally illegal, you can approximate the tool with a stiff metal coat hanger.
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Jun 1, 2021 · The Locked Door. Freida McFadden. 4.05. 337,461 ratings24,888 reviews. Some doors are locked for a reason… While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door.
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Mar 4, 2024 · Here’s what to do if you get locked out, as well as advice on when to call a professional locksmith or handyman, when to consider replacing old or malfunctioning locks, and when to consider upgrading to a newer, safer option.
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Jan 17, 2023 · Here’s how to unlock a door in seven different ways, in ascending order of destruction. (Of course, only try these with your own locked doors.)
Jun 9, 2024 · To open a locked door with a bobby pin, separate the 2 ends so you’re left with a 90 degree angle in the middle of the pin. Then, insert the flat end of the pin into the lock, and bend the tip so the rest of the pin is pressed against the door.