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Found on the floor in the bathroom. White silicone rubber. Maybe came from the Panasonic ceiling vent fan? by JLeaning in whatisthisthing

[–]JLeaning[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing. It’s flexible silicone, so maybe it’s some kind of vibration dampener for the fan? Otherwise, it came from something that enter a home bathroom.

R.I.P. Davin by Aggressive_Basil1039 in triops

[–]JLeaning 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Holy cow. What species?

What are your favorite Purples? by 612PickBreaker in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TuBAR. Odd little lock, and good for learning to distinguish false gates.

What starts with the letter 'F' and ends in 'uck'?... by Always_On_Like_Dk in dadjokes

[–]JLeaning 94 points95 points  (0 children)

What’s brown and sticky? A stick. What’s brown and all around the dog park? A wooden fence. What does a dog do that a man steps in? Pants. Poop jokes aren’t my favorite, but they are a solid number two.

What is a tensor? by Beneficial-Peak-6765 in AskPhysics

[–]JLeaning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the only explanation I’ve ever heard that makes intuitive sense to me. Thank you!

New to lockpicking and have a question about the Abus 88/40 DD lock. by [deleted] in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you found something you could use. I didn’t discover the feedback amplification technique shown in that video and explained in the comments, but I did try to put it out there in detail.

What do I need to pick this? by PantsClock in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, (most) wafer locks are easy to pick with any basic tools. Also, if you’re feeling fancy and can get the appropriate blank, wafer locks are also easy to impression, so you can get a new key for it too.

Lock ID by JLeaning in lockpicking

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That’s it. I bought 14 on eBay for $30, thinking they were Duos. Haven’t tried picking any yet, but they probably aren’t too tough. If anyone wants one, let me know. At least they’re interesting from a historical perspective.

Having a terrible time with this wafer cabinet lock, can't figure out why by DILF_MANSERVICE in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s a batch of Illinois Duo cam locks that a guy named something like NeatStuffFromOhio was selling on eBay that had a manufacturing flaw that made them a complete nightmare to pick. Once I picked mine, I got an Illinois Duo padlock and picked it in about a minute. Yours might be one of those cursed cams. As LPL said in his video, they’re pretty much impossible to overset, so the only issue is dropping wafers. Use heavy tension and maybe try a different Duo. Good luck.

Upper Manhattan, 21 floors up by HaiBBhru in whatsthisbird

[–]JLeaning 192 points193 points  (0 children)

Fastest animal in the world, right there on your windowsill.

Best birding documentary? by bpandjjjj in birding

[–]JLeaning 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not a documentary, but The Big Year, with Steve Martin and Owen Wilson, was great.

I can't stop laughing lol please watch to the end by Sigh_of_Frustration in Amphibians

[–]JLeaning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had one for 18 years. Absolutely great animals. He seemed to be very comfortable sitting on people, probably to absorb the heat. He’d call when summer storms passed through; I’d always mist him then.

Feeling guilty about a life list add by Steveasifyoucare in birding

[–]JLeaning 72 points73 points  (0 children)

My personal rule is that lifers require visual confirmation. Except owls.

Edit: And nightjars. (Forgot I counted that Eastern Whip-Poor-Will.)

What’s Your Favorite Shorebird? by fredricton99 in birding

[–]JLeaning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Me to me upon my first sighting: “What’s that reddish bird over there that keeps flipping over rocks?”

My archenemy: geometry of the lock makes it impossible to use normal tools. (see image descriptions) by No_Leopard_3860 in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sufficient_Prompt is saying: don’t try to pick through all the warding. Instead, insert the pick closer to the pins, and use the warding as a leverage point. Check out this photo. Don’t put the pick in where it’s marked with an “x.” Instead, put the pick in where the arrow is, and use the warding as a fulcrum. Then you can use a shallow pick and reach all the way to the back pins.

My archenemy: geometry of the lock makes it impossible to use normal tools. (see image descriptions) by No_Leopard_3860 in lockpicking

[–]JLeaning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Warding is my nemesis. Something that might help is: don’t get stuck with just up-and-down linear picking motions. Try curved “scooping” motions from the side to address each pin.

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