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> that's like the ultimate proof of how easy/hard it is to pick

I would assume there's much better locksmiths on the planet than the most famous one on youtube who does it as a side job.

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LPL is not a locksmith, he practices lockpicking as a sport. And evidently extremely good at it.

Not only that but he manufactures and sells lock picking equipment and consults on physical security. There's nothing part time about LPL's lock picking any more.

Well, we don't know what his main job is, only that he lives in Washington DC. I would assume because of his location that he works for the US government, and that this is the reason he does not want his face on video.

he’s in corporate law. contracts and such.

was* afaik his channel, shop and counseling are his main jobs now.

Has he won any tournaments? I'm not too familiar with the sport sorry.

Yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avn7ABVHPYk

True, but it’s also probably excellent marketing if you can get your lock featured and it does well.

It is not a side job anymore. He has stopped lawyering to concentrate on security. He launched covertinstruments.com, which sells tools and training.

whether he does it as a side job isn't really relevant, but I do think that there's a bit of a cult of personality going on here.

he's clearly a good lockpick, but even in a thread that isn't about him, he's somehow dominating conversation and gathering plaudits. I completely agree that being famous doesn't make you the ultimate arbiter of anything

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