Fastest Time to Open a Padlock With a Key

China

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Beihu-Chenzhou-Hunan, SAR, China / October 18, 2026

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.

Tags: dexterity, fastest, keys, padlock, lock

Rules

- Use one keyed padlock with a semicircular shackle and its own key
- The padlock must be locked at the start, with the key lying separately and not in the lock
- Open it with the key only; no picks, shims, tools or force
- Timing starts on a stopwatch started on camera and stops when the shackle is fully open
- Show the padlock locked before the attempt and fully open at the stop
- Must be one continuous, unedited video showing the padlock, the key and the stopwatch
- Must follow form of current world record holder
- Must provide video evidence
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