# (Not) picking a lock

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-picking-a-lock/999688
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 1, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-picking-a-lock/999688 "2024-04-01T17:55:59Z")
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I understand why a person would want to pick a lock but assume that I need to legally get through a locked door. Just a standard lock like my front door. I jam a big-ass slot screwdriver into the hole and pound it in so it is set. I take my longest pipe wrench (tons of torque) and trist the screwdriver. What would happen. I assume the pins would shear thus enabling the rotor to turn and I’m in.

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