We’ve all locked ourselves out of our homes or offices at least once, but what do you do when there aren’t any handy spare keys laying around? Well, the logical step is to call up a locksmith like CD Locksmith to get that door open again, but there are other methods.
Now, you could always 3D print one! A piece of cake! But the real trick for the curious and the criminal alike is figuring out how to print a key that’ll open locks without having an original key on hand.
Haven’t heard of bump keys before? Long story short, they’re specially filed keys that you slip into a keyhole and hit with a mallet.
3D-Printed bump keys designer, Weyers and Holler, aren’t trying to sell their tech to the highest, most nefarious bidder — they’re instead trying to coax manufacturers into crafting locks that can better resist these sorts of techniques.
Read more at Engadget.com.