Shoelace Car Door Trick
With the right locks, you can easily open a locked car door using only a shoelace. You need to know how to tie a slipknot, but that’s easy as well. View the instructions as a comic here.
With the right locks, you can easily open a locked car door using only a shoelace. You need to know how to tie a slipknot, but that’s easy as well. View the instructions as a comic here.
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