There is a new sport. It’s the sport of picking locks. Yes, apparently a bunch of folk are into the sport of picking locks, not for the purpose of breaking and entering, but for…well…the challenge.
They have an International Organization and the link above will take you there. You can download your very own guide to picking locks. Of course you would have no need to download that PDF file unless you were into the sporting aspect of picking locks. Right?
The organization is adamant about members participating purely for sport and not for criminal activity. Hmmmmm…I’m not sure how they would be able to control the temptations in non-members or members that decide to become non-members. They leave that up to the individual I suppose.
The thing I find interesting is that the lock of choice for this sport is the cylinder lock commonly found on the deadbolts that keeps our little homes safe and secure. Spooky isn’t it?
I mean a sport that is based on knowledge and skills that used to be sort of uncommon. Skills and knowledge that can be very tempting to use in a, let us say, nefarious manner. Skills and knowledge that only a locksmith would be privy to.
Bless their hearts though. I remember a Farside Cartoon of two deer. One with a bullseye on his chest. The other deer sheds sympathy on him with the comment “bummer birthmark”. As innocent as these folk probably are, seems big brother would naturally take note of their sport and where they meet. And what with member photos all over their website….well…seems kinda like a bummer birthmark to me.
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