I'm just imagining you walking into the Sherrif's office like "Hey I'm a professional lockpicker, would you mind if I used your facilities to demonstrate how to blow open a lock using an explosive compound to hundreds of thousands of viewers?"

"Click out of 1" *BOOM!* And we got it!

I thought that flag was MUCH bigger until you placed the lock on top!

LPL: "Can you help me blow up this lock I need to gain entry into?" Sheriff: "... No?" LPL: "It's my lock." Sheriff: "Just call a locksmith. LPL: "Oh, I can pick the lock, easily. But I need to blow it up." Sheriff: "... Why?" LPL: "To celebrate the birth of our great nation." Sheriff: "Oh, well then! Why didn't you just say so. You'll need to file a form 1776 for that, lemme go get you one."

I once worked with a pyro guy on a movie set (small WW2 movie). He was always running tons of cable everywhere for the various charges needed. One day I said "I wonder if there is some kind of wireless system for this". His eyes got really big and he said "Do you like being dead?" 😂😂😂

There is no problem which can't be solved with the proper application of explosives.

This dude can pick open any lock in minutes, knows how to makes explosives, and owns like 20 guns He's starting to sound like the protagonist of an action movie.

"I've never done this before." *mixes own explosives*

"we've got FREEDOM on 1, LIBERTY on 2, a little JUSTICE FOR ALL on 3... nothing on 4..."

*1st of July* Canada : Hey it's my birth... USA : JUST A REMINDER THAT MY BIRTHDAY IS IN THREE DAYS ! Canada : ...day

This is the safest explosives video I have ever seen.

Dear LPLawyer, Theres nothing like controlled demolition! Great job. I have only discovered your postings in the last two days and I could not be more thrilled. I am 70 years old and ever since I could hold a hammer &a screwdriver, I have insatiable curiosity as to "What's inside"! Especially when it comes to locks and their operation. It has been a lifelong obsession. Thanks so much for your contributions AND the fireworks! Keep going man, I have a lot of your videos to catch up on. Rick

Have you ever tried Thermite to melt open a lock? It is not explosive, just burns really hot, and cannot be stopped once ignited.

Nice use of a British Squire lock for Independence Day 😂😂😂

9:22 - "If you watch my channel, you know it's way easier and way faster just to pick the darn lock open..." 😂😂😂

'so-called "low explosives" ' - chlorate and aluminium dust is actually the 'highest' low-explosive mixture (powder) I know of. Way, way more powerful than gunpowder. Aluminium dust is an extremely fine powder, just itching to get its hands on some oxygen, and the chlorate is brimming with oxygen just looking for a place to go. The wiki page on 'flash powder' says (of perchlorate+aluminium): '3 grams of mixture is enough to explode in open air without constraint other than air pressure'. Considering that exploding when unconfined is usually regarded as the mark of a high explosive, it's evident that chlorate+aluminium may not technically be a high explosive but it really, really wants to be.

"low explosives are still explosives" ~ My grandfather.

“Commemorating a declaration of war...we light meat on fire and we blow up fireworks.” Perfectly put, LPL! Pure poetry 😂😂😂

Fun fact: the only private property that didn't belong to Britain that was broken during the Boston Tea Party was a lock.

And people say "Let's go to the garage" is the fear of every lock. The bomb range dwarves any garage.

"We set meat on fire" 👍🏼😂🤣😂🤣

Sounds like a lawyer put the disclaimer together at the end of the video!

Great alternative to the carbide drillbits. A must have in the locksmith toolbox.

Oozing patriotism, with proper focus on facts. Love it!

Did anyone else feel like they were watching a mini-episode of Mythbusters? ;-)

Everything about the first two minutes of this video gives me joy. And he hasn’t even gotten to the ‘splosions yet!

5:03 The range safety officer was smart on that fireworks igniter system. That was a flimsy one, and the cable wasn't long enough or shielded. Generally you should use the ones the range supplies, but if you want a good one you could use ones designed for model rockets. As a note, I'm surprised the range officer permitted that box. You should have had a vent with no direct line of sight pass-through in order to prevent it from becoming a pressure chamber. I doubt you had enough explosives for that to be an issue, and you were on a bomb range, but still. As of the mixture itself. I would have used a more traditional black powder derive pyrotechnic compound. The black powder variant you used was much more modern in formula. Black powder is slightly higher energy and makes blacker, thicker, smoke. I also would have chosen powdered iron as the additive instead of aluminum-based. This would give it a pretty red explosion. Finally, I would add some extra phosphates to the mixture to regulate the burn behavior and increase light production by the blast. They also give that distinct fireworks smell that we all love.

Why am I just now finding this awesome display of patriotism? Bravo, sir! 🇺🇸 👍🏻

Make it burn faster? Are you TRYING to anger the flash powder gods? They have a short fuse as it is!

Watching this in oct 2020, we need videos like this for this year.

“When in doubt, C-4.” Jamie Hyneman, Myth Busters

I loved the boyish glee in his voice when he was talking about having fun finding out if this would work.

This was a truly fitting tribute, highly entertaining and enjoyable! I particularly respect your absolute commitment to safety and legality.

Lockpicking is all about finesse and subtlety. Bring the explosives!

4th July.... The only time Americans get the date the right way round....

The most american lockpicking I have seen in my life

Need to be more specific. I think all 50 states have a "Jefferson County" ...

"We are celebrating a war declaration, and you dont do that by picking up a lock" Many soviets: Are you sure about that?

Just catching up on the LPL videos. I like this guy. An Excellent example of an American. Smart and a little special. Or as we say, with a personality!

Hi, LPL. I was shocked by the power of that amount of powder. It is easy to see how all those lost fingers occurred with kids playing with fireworks. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

"You call throwing explosives around a form of lockpicking?" "Hey as long as it works."

"Explosives keep my options open in a way nothing else can." Scott Ross

When picking the lock takes more than 40min... XD

YOU ARE ALWAYS SO !!! ENTERTAINING !!!⚡️💥👍

Question. Can you recore the lock and make it usable again?

Inspector: No evidence of tampering here, sir. We have no clue how the burglar was able to bypass this lock.

LPL I salute your originality on this video ... very funny & entertaining. Continued creativity like this will fuel, tremendous growth of your channel.

I have to admit your channel has had me binge watching your lock picking. All that finesse is pretty awesome to watch. With that said there is something equally as satisfying watching you brutalize this British lock with explosives lol. Keep up the entertaining and informative show. Ive actually just ordered my first pick set and a couple of practice locks to start practicing.

I love how he said oh hell no to the remote detonator. Lol. "ok finished setting up!"... Wrong guys cell phone goes off, some guy remote locks his car doors. 2 Chinese companies used the same frequency? Rut Roh!.... For what it's worth. I'd have let you do it at my place. Not that it's really safe mind you, just that I belive in acceptable risk.... The chances of any of those odd explosion triggers I mentioned doing a damn thing is almost nil. You're more likely to get killed in a car crash on the way over. So hell with it. Lol. Just found the channel recently. Loving it so far.

Lock Smith, Lawyer, Demo Expert.. You're like Neil Breen's wet dream.

Lockpickinglawyer you are my unqualified hero. Masterfully done. When you got done you had a demolished lock, a working camera, and ten fingers. Total success!

I love how I got home construction advertisement right after the camera went flying

"How do we do it in America...?" You get the Spanish and French involved?

As an 0351 I very much appreciate this type of pick sir. FREEDOM

I always appreciate a lot the professional explanation and the warning about consequences of some misbehavior. Tks and greetings from Italy.

"This is the lock picking lawyer, and America fuck yeah!"

Lol i love how its straight up "Im Murican - blow shit up!"

Mr. Torgue approves of this lock-opening.

I hope 2022 will bring very high-speed filming of a similar celebration. Thank goodness for all the help from the LEOs

Wow what an awesome video and even more awesome experiment. Glad to see the sheriffs department didn't just blow you off when you approached them with such an idea. Thanks for the video.

Great stuff, LPL. Fantastic video, and very cool of the Sherif's department to work with you on it.

Owns an arsenal of rifles and pistols. Asks law enforcement permission to use his little wifi IED.

Speaking as an old Sapper, well done. I'm highly impressed.

Watching this for first time here in July 2021, awesome, good job LPL.

Legend has it that Lock Picking Lawyer’s Great Great Grandpa defeat the British by lock picking

As an Englishman I love this...... I’m also a huge fan of using an appropriate amount of explosive to resolve any problem. BTW I’m a former soldier.

That's a good example of working really hard at having fun.

It doesn't get any more American than that. That was a blast. Great vid, as always.

So how many pro bono cases do you have to take now? lol

thanks for your sacrifice, the appropriateness of which was not lost on me. an expensive brittish lock. haha!

An awesome video, most impressed also, so cool that the local law enforcement were happy to get involved! Happy Independence Day from the UK.

Great job exploding this lock lol thanks for the laugh!

Would've been amazing with a high speed camera. Awesome video regardless!

Master Lock: "R&D can you...." Master Lock Legal: "Oh hell no!"

As a radio ham, I'm not surprised at all that your range officer balked at the wireless ignitor. Radio is freaking awesome, but a cheap little CW or even encoded-wave transmitter is definitely nowhere near secure enough for me to trust with a lock full of boom. Way too vulnerable to spurious interference from any variety of electronics for the next seventeen miles. For reference, my PC can kick off enough interference to make my walkie talkie nearly useless when I set it on my desk.

Another great video, LPL, thank you for sharing!

Great Video for Independence Day .. Nice work as always

The igniter that -Bosnian Bill and- I made.

My new favorite LPL video. I was chuckling throughout the entire video.

Thank you thank you I used to work in rock quarry I did a lot of blown up Rock it was cool I want you to do some lock Blakeslee the rock that are junk the block that doesn't work very much just have some fun with it bowed up keep up the good work love you as a friend that's enough goodbye for now

Love the video LPL. It did make me chuckle seeing the text at the beginning. Only in the US would the police assist making a KZfaq video blowing something up ;)

Took ya long enough to find the superior method of lockpicking.

Greetings from Bonnie Scotland, great video. Joe.

THAT WAS AWSOME!!!!!! I really enjoy your channel. I watch it all the time.

Happy 4th from Germany! Nice "pick"!

"set meat on fire" lol

Lock picking lawyer is certainly the real James Bond.

Very patriotic. Love it.

When the camera fell I honestly enjoyed that part the best! haha!

Great video, love from uk 🇬🇧😂😂

...After all we are commemorating a declaration of war & how do we do that in The United States for the 4th of July? We all get together, have picnics, set meat on fire and blow sh*t up!... I mean what Mr. LPL said blow up fireworks , I mean that is a good way to commemorate a declaration of war. Well said Mr. LPL

brilliant! loved the change in the normal picking scenarios. Happy 4th of July...

I love that this video is in the "education" category... "it's ok, I'm just getting educated!" ;)

NileRed and King of Random would be damned proud!

As a Brit who loves a good explosion. This was brilliant LPL 😅😅👍✌UK,USA✌

I love this guy. He’s clever and humorous.

Have a great day from in the uk, your videos are brilliant keep it up!

When you said you duct taped your camera to the glass you were filming through, my first thought was. "Havn't you ever seen those lil desk toys of the swinging balls that clack back and forth?"

Remember "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" when the gang blew open the Union Pacific railroad car with the clerk inside? Anymore than 50 mg and THAT is what you'd have gotten here! Thank you again LPL for a swell video.

“It’s way easier and faster just to pick the lock open.” 😂😂😂