Video: Can You Really Open A Padlock By Shooting It?

by Stephan Tawney on August 25, 2010

The answer is yes, but depending on the lock those suckers can hold on for quite some time. For example, the first lock you’ll see takes a good eight shots with a rifle at eighty feet before it opens. Others take only one shot and they’re useless. So it all depends on the lock you’re facing.

Thanks to Popular Mechanics for documenting a cool experiment.



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