How To Open a Sentry Electronic Safe In Less Than 5 Seconds Using a Rare-Earth Magnet In a Sock

At a recent Kitsilano Business Leaders Meetup in Vancouver, BC, Terry Whin-Yates of Mr. Locksmith showed how to open a Sentry Electronic Safe in less than five seconds using a rare-earth magnet inside of a sock. The demonstration was to point out how consumer safes like this are not very secure.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.