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Toool's Blackbag
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Toool's Blackbag is a personal blog at blackbag.nl. Since 2009, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-06-12, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog for posts on lock-opening techniques, such as opening handcuffs and bypassing locks. The comments do not judge the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
There are tricks for unlocking it with something as simple as rubber bands. ( http://blackbag.nl/?p=1315 ) There are also tools for sale that go under the door for manipulating such locks. I imagine those could be used to replace the chain. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAkJRpKeyYg ) It should be even easier than unlocking it since you have access from the inside to set something up that you could pull from the o…
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on “The Dubai Job”Submitted Print your own handcuff key? as a story · 26 points
HN discussionOld news, this has already been done at http://har2009.org/ read more here -> http://blackbag.nl/?tag=har2009
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on “Hacker Opens High Security Handcuffs With 3D-Printed And Laser-Cut Keys”Submitted Opening locks with foil impressioning as a story · 4 points
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