UrbanHawk

If anyone is interested, here is my talk at @hopeconf courtesy of @deviantollam and with thanks to @nite0wl_2600 m.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUjxX…

A high security toilet flushometer with a shutter style disc-detainer padlock. 😋 Looks like it's struggling in the damp environment.

Pro Tip: People keep taking the bathroom keys? Put them on a lighter so if anyone puts it in their pocket it will gently remind them by setting their clothes on fire.

Today, 24 November 2021, at 20:00 local time, any Solitaire electronic locks will cease to function due to what is likely a timestamp value integer overflow. Embedded systems often last much longer than expected. I'd hate to see what happens in 2038. solitairelockupdate.com/

Here's a demonstration of the unpowered NFC Padlock and Cam Lock that I recently tweeted about: youtu.be/ZkyQajQPeOU I'm starting to work revive my YouTube channel; it's been dead for a while.

Here's a cool set of electromechanical locks from China. They're an NFC cam and padlock that don't need batteries and are powered off the NFC fields from the phone. To unlock the lock, you open an app and tap your NFC enabled phone against the lock and it opens.

Just mounted this nice Miwa rim mount lockset on a display board. I really love how easy it is to install and how minimalist it looks. Features a Royal Guardian Cylinder that self destructs when picked or bumped. Promo video of the lock here: youtu.be/ehB6df5eOLA

Some things looks off about this padlock setup but I can't seem to put my finger on it.

I've always wondered what the dimple on the side of some Chicago keys was for. I just realized that it's a sacrificial cut so that if the key is hit when inside the lock, the part with the dimple will break, leaving the cuts in the key intact. What a thoughtful bit of design.

Here's something you don't see every day, a European style door in the US, with an SFIC Euro Profile (often shortened to EPIC). Its been modified to take a normal SFIC, as opposed to the slimmed down version EPIC usually takes.

Remember that your security is only as good as your weakest link!

This is something new to me, a Keya hotel safe than you have to pay 1 € per use. The safe only allows you to lock and withdraw the key if 1 euro is inserted into the slot on the inside, afterwards which it falls into the locked container below.

My brother's going to be in for quite a shock when he comes downstairs tomorrow morning. :)

Pro tip: Have a peephole in a hotel room without a cover? Stop peephole reversers by sticking an earplug in the peephole. Earplugs will fit all kinds of peepholes, are cheap, and can be easily removed and put back once if you need to use the peephole, and don't fall out easily.

The Rawr... I mean Archie X3 lock, one the most complex lock cylinders in my collection. At first glance, looks like a lock, but it packs a lot more. Two of the pins are MulTLock style pin in pin, complemented by 12 sliders and 2 reverse sidebars. Complete overkill, but cool.

Not having a handle on the keyed entry side of an outward opening door seems like a great way to break keys.

A very unassuming and innocent looking Abus brass padlock... Except the keyway. The keyway looks like it was designed by someone who really hates lockpickers. Truly an ingenious and evil design.

One of my favorite locks from the collection, a Japanese Royal Guardian lockset. The Royal Guardian cylinder contains 5 MTL style pin in pins, as well as 5 side trap pins that seize the core permanently if picked improperly. Very well done animation here: youtu.be/ehB6df5eOLA

Didn't manage to get a picture of this, but just saw a door closer on the inside of a steam room door. Is this common practice? Seems like the heat and moisture would cause it to fail pretty quickly.

In keeping with the theme of weird MTL keys, here's another one. Not only is it a reverse profile than what you'd normally see, but the interactive element is in the first position as well. Never seen this before.

Yuema 730 padlock seen today locking a bike on the streets of New York! Pretty decent lock for the price.