Padlock World Records

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, China, stood a steel padlock upright on its base in 0.50 seconds, starting with the lock lying on its back beside a smartwatch stopwatch. The single continuous clip shows the lock laid down on camera, the watch started from 00:00.00, the padlock tipped onto its flat bottom with one hand, and the watch stopped at 00:00.50. RecordSetter checked the footage frame by frame and saw the lock stay standing on its own for just over a second after the stop. Half a second, start to finish.

Yanhao Deng of Chenzhou, Hunan, unlocked a steel padlock with its key and swung the shackle fully open in 3.93 seconds. Before the run the clip shows the lock tugged shut, the keyhole underneath and the key lying apart beside a smartwatch stopwatch. Once the watch starts, Yanhao picks up the lock and key, turns the key, opens the shackle all the way and stops the watch at 00:03.93. Simple as a lock gets, still a race against the clock.

Ryan D. picked open a Master Lock Little Giant Padlock No. 55 in 8.91 seconds.

Alexanderia the Great escaped from a straitjacket, 10 padlocks, and 50 feet of chain in two minutes and 37.65 seconds, a new world record. The record was set live on-air during an episode ofFox and Friends[]. URDB co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness the feat.