Archive for November 19th, 2007

November 19th, 2007

force a padlock

HOWTO force a padlock with a tin-can shim - Boing Boing
This short video illustrates a simple procedure for forcing open standard padlocks with a shim snipped out of a tin can.
First of all, its so easy its not even like forcing the padlock, its more like “asking it nicely to open and it does.”  Second [...]

November 19th, 2007

Ratchet Corkscrew

Ratchet Corkscrew - Boing Boing Gadgets
Each ratcheted corkscrew is $100, the equivalent of 100 bottles of the finest ripple.
Is it REALLY that hard to use a normal corkscrew that $100 gadgets need to be invented?  I can maybe undertand if you are opening a high volume of bottles, but then you should just get really [...]