What is Lock picking?
[[File:Lockpicking-Set.jpg|thumb|right|A typical set of tools]] [[File:Lockpicking 2016 Oct.webm|thumb|right|A demonstration video clip]] [[File:Picked lock.jpg|thumb|right|A deadbolt lock that has been picked, showing that the plug has been turned without the key.]] '''Lock picking''' is the art of opening a [[lock]] without the [[key]] and without damaging or destroying the lock or its door. It is usually used by [[locksmith]]s to let people back in who have lost their keys or locked them inside a car or house. Lock picking is very rarely used by criminals, because picking a lock is difficult and other ways of entering such as breaking a [[window]] are much easier. Some people pick their own locks as a hobby. Some people also do [[locksport]], a sport in picking locks. In most places picking locks that you own is legal, but it is illegal to pick locks that you do not own or do not have permission to pick. == History == [[File:Löffelholz-Codex Ms-Berol-Germ-Qu-132 Fol 028v–029r.png|thumb|Serveral lock picking tools from Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg 1505]] History of keys and locks goes back for about 4,000 years. Ancient people also wanted to protect their possessions and keep them in places where other people cannot get access to them. The first locks and keys were made of wood and other easily accessible materials and they provided the small safeguard against theft or break-in. However, such locks at least let the owners know if someone tried to tamper with the lock. The earliest known key and lock was discovered in the Nineveh ruins, which was the capital of ancient Assyria. They were dated to 704 BC. The first models of wooden locks and keys originate from Ancient Babylon and Egypt. These simple devices had small pins, controlling the movement of the security bolt. In order to unlock the bolt, it was necessary to lift the pins, by using bulky wooden keys. Roman age introduced many improvements of the Egyptian wooden locks. Ancient Romans created stronger and smaller locks than Egyptians, by using bronze