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A '''Slim Jim''' (more technically known as a '''lockout tool''') is a thin piece of metal used to unlock automobile doors without use of a [[Key (lock)|key]] or [[Lock picking|lock pick]]. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself. The hooked end of the tool is slipped between a car's window and the rubber seal, catching the rods that connect to the lock mechanism. With careful manipulation, the door can be opened. |
A '''Slim Jim''' (more technically known as a '''lockout tool''') is a thin piece of metal used to unlock automobile doors without use of a [[Key (lock)|key]] or [[Lock picking|lock pick]]. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself. The hooked end of the tool is slipped between a car's window and the rubber seal, catching the rods that connect to the lock mechanism. With careful manipulation, the door can be opened. |
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Unskilled use of the tool will often detach the lock rods, leaving the lock inoperable even with the key. This is often a clue that someone has attempted to break into a car. |
Unskilled use of the tool will often detach the lock rods, leaving the lock inoperable even with the key. This is often a clue that someone has attempted to break into a car. It should also be noted that in modern vehicles there is a chance for setting off the airbag deployment system of the vehicle, possibly causing injury to a person attempting to use a slim jim. |
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Revision as of 07:05, 16 June 2006
A Slim Jim (more technically known as a lockout tool) is a thin piece of metal used to unlock automobile doors without use of a key or lock pick. It acts directly on the levers and interconnecting rods that operate the door, completely avoiding the complexity of dealing with the lock mechanism itself. The hooked end of the tool is slipped between a car's window and the rubber seal, catching the rods that connect to the lock mechanism. With careful manipulation, the door can be opened.
Unskilled use of the tool will often detach the lock rods, leaving the lock inoperable even with the key. This is often a clue that someone has attempted to break into a car. It should also be noted that in modern vehicles there is a chance for setting off the airbag deployment system of the vehicle, possibly causing injury to a person attempting to use a slim jim.
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