Oh, and please don’t pick locks that are in use (I’m led to understand it might damage them in some way).
If picking a lock that’s in use is importantly different (in the physical/mechanical sense) than picking a lock that’s not in use, then what am I even learning by picking a lock that’s not in use…?
They aren’t. brook is saying that picking locks might damage them, and damaging locks not in use at worst means you have to throw away a padlock, whereas damaging locks in use might mean you can’t open your front door.
Yes—if a bit of your wrench breaks off inside the lock, the key may not fit anymore. Also (and more likely, as I understand it) picking the lock will wear down edges of the various parts, making it even easier for someone else to pick.
If picking a lock that’s in use is importantly different (in the physical/mechanical sense) than picking a lock that’s not in use, then what am I even learning by picking a lock that’s not in use…?
They aren’t. brook is saying that picking locks might damage them, and damaging locks not in use at worst means you have to throw away a padlock, whereas damaging locks in use might mean you can’t open your front door.
This is exactly what I’m saying. Using machines in ways they’re not made for is especially risky when the machine controls access to your house.
Yes—if a bit of your wrench breaks off inside the lock, the key may not fit anymore. Also (and more likely, as I understand it) picking the lock will wear down edges of the various parts, making it even easier for someone else to pick.
If you don’t know what you’re doing, you can damage locks.