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HOW TO LOCK YOUR FRONT DOOR IF YOU CAN’T FIND THE KEY: THE FORK METHOD

You probably don’t know the fork method for locking a door without keys. Don’t worry, we’ll explain it to you.

Opening or closing a door with the fork method is certainly unconventional but worth learning.

FORK METHOD: WHAT IS IT FOR?

Considered as an unconventional technique, the fork method has often been used in the past by crooks with the intention of forcing door locks.

In fact, attempting to use the fork method to open a door is considered an unethical and illegal activity. However, the method is back on the crest of the wave thanks to the video shared on TikTok by Arnie Negrete which then went viral and was therefore put into practice by many people.

Using a fork you try to pop the lock and open the door without using the keys . In practice, you try to push the tabs inside the lock to deactivate the locking mechanism. In any case, many types of newer locks are designed to resist this type of manipulation.

Below, in fact, we will show you another use of the fork method, that is, what is used to close the door of your house in case you cannot find the keys. This could be very useful, for example, on holiday, when the holiday home is equipped with only one set of keys but each occupant of the house has different exit and entry needs.

The fork can be used to lock bedroom doors , for example, even in houses shared with multiple tenants, to have a little more privacy.

Continued on the next page

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