Today, discussions about home security focus on surveillance technology and ways to stay connected to your property—but what about the actual hardware? Brothers Ryan and Tyler Bowley of the Bowley Lock Company launched a Kickstarter project to fund the production of a new door lock that will thwart all robbers with conventional lock picks, no matter how skilled they are.
In standard locks, the pin tumbler is located just inside the keyhole, so when the grooves of your key come in contact with them, the tumbler turns and unlocks the door. Unfortunately, that means that burglars can use lock picks to mimic the grooves of a key and turn the pin tumbler. The Bowley Lock is designed with a unique shape that shields the pins so that lock picks can't reach them, and only the specially designed key can angle its way to the shielded pin system inside.
Read more: http://mentalfloss.com/article/71985/high-security-lock-almost-impossible-pick
