[756] Sentry Safe Cut in Half FAST!
What it is
LockPickingLawyer shows a Sentry fire safe being cut in half with a saw in a few minutes. It is a short demonstration that these safes offer little protection against a determined thief.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used to illustrate that fire safes protect against fire and not theft, and that brute force often defeats low-security containers.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2018, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“For surprise of tool used the saw vs safe are the best”
Surprising tool choice: a saw cutting a safe.
bombcar, 2025-10 · Recommendation · in “10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: fire safe, lockpicking lawyer, brute force, sentry safe, physical security
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