There’s a moment in every decent movie or TV thriller when the protagonist finds a locked door and, without pausing, whips out a credit card, or a bobby pin, or maybe a tidy, leather-bound lock-picking kit. With a few expert wiggles, the door gives way, and we viewers happily accept this absurd little trope—as if it could ever be that easy to pick a lock.
Except sometimes it is that easy. And picking a lock may not be the big deal that it seems (more on that below).
from Wirecutter: Reviews for the Real World https://ift.tt/3mo1qod
