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Zip Tie Escape

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 – running time 11:16
Learn how to use a zip tie for breaking and entering!

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This week we're back with escape-artist/illusionist/badass Dan Martin, this time playing with zip ties. Not only will we learn how to escape from them, but also how to use zip ties to bust open locked doors!

(safety note: don't be a complete idiot when playing with zipties and cut off your circulation. They'll have to cut off your hand then, and you'll have to explain for the rest of your life that you are missing a hand because you're an idiot.)

For more of Dan's work, check him out at martinmagic.com

Dan breaks out of Zip Tie cuffs

Dan Martin surprises Brian by breaking out of a very locked zip tie

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Dan breaks open a locked door with a zip tie

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Brian learns the Zip Tie cuffs trick

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Dan reveals the Zip Tie Door lock trick

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Highlights
united states ( 10:36 ) robert kaplan ( 3:16 ) pool table ( 4:00, 8:07 ) doorknob ( 9:33 )

Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )

" Warm and what's better than knowing how to open a -- door nothing."

" Simpson is in school brought to you by the national fight against drunk driving. Over the limits under arrest. Welcome to deal linking guaranteed for chastity belts scams gold the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street."

" all right restaurant and we are back with another day and Martin special this time we're gonna do some breaking and entering we're gonna do some escapes going to be having fun. --"

" All right Dan so far we've learned what we've learned how to escape from -- just again. Seven how to break in and."

" Went to -- I just got about what else I -- as anything else the police used that we haven't. --"

" Probably something maybe a little bit more. -- and economic candidly economic animal nothing -- well if she. What's the use of time. And this is good too because -- a lot of Scam School fans don't have the money or the inclination to get handcuffed themselves actually this is fun team."

" We have around your house you rot somewhere. -- get them out of the local."

" And people with whatever. Now these are the ones like when something gets trashed at a concert they don't bother to put him in handcuffs is go ahead vigilant the many people they have candidates involved in the lives of home. Done and again not that we're advocating escaping from the police absolutely not but never. You're taking it. Getting into the."

" You're saying that there's a way to actually escaped from hasn't done."

" Their -- and when you tell me everything I thought it was like -- you keep an eye on your. You just patently obviously you can do that but odds are that probably took your -- or even if you're doing this for primary joke."

" Which is probably the -- we have doing this."

" That an attractive to me -- they have no right -- isn't."

" And that's the other thing is the first thing I thought we told me the setup was oh will use the shield like we did -- it for the handicap flu and you can't actually use that people. If you look -- they would do a little knob and plastic piece that attitude that goes through a fluid in the bathroom where have little left with a."

" Okay and you're saying without any commission without any kind of treatment yet about anything about it he could use the paper clip of you with him come right. But without. Our -- through. I don't know but it is typical of to raffle -- but apparently crushed arms -- that OK and out of that how we'll do it."

" And the distance -- about."

" Another thing that type. But -- not apparently done nothing to make it I'm just saying like like that's about that seems like about what they would do is yet you not to piggy in your skin -- say yes you can input -- line apparently it is thing. Okay that's not comfortable yeah I do see that what you want to get -- it is easier -- your teeth of them get out of and they continue to keep began an obvious spot show but what happens is if you. When -- tighter felt good -- local authority on VMware is you know. Member of the white."

" through them you don't but yeah just not been good and you that you want it. -- what they believe the man."

" Now the -- under that law enforcement or people they use on you haven't Robert Kaplan -- You can use those if you want you know. Right now. They're trying to impress your friends -- you know about an -- at the overweight do the bars -- your friends of the party if that. So often finally tried but it what I did it okay the numbing event that you get the via. Officer angry officer angry if okay. Excellent good proper record in in the conference on the -- about that that's neat though that good evening and lately really fun. Like I've done and -- but then what they don't care they didn't in my room. Liquidity in England and I think it. He got little black right."

" The I would go under the pool table we'll get there and get to how that LaMont did -- deserves. No. Paper clips nothing to pick them and still locked. All right that's pretty good idea -- and -- and I assume you're gonna make me buy you drink before you give -- again it's absolutely. That's right before we do they'll use it that there is actually not only can you is -- that you can actually commit crime you can do breaking and entering. With what these attacks you can't and typically I would recommend breaking -- locked up Leo how thrash out what's happened that night coming home from the bar. Of course so let me show you here you've got to work. I about the door -- we got that there you go. We lost. The midget there's a good fit here in Canada okay. You are right so will be theater looking. It is luck I'm not easily pick them he's I -- and -- is that little bit of time here right here -- let me get in here. To see if I -- purposely not liking it that wanted to be a mystery when it lately. And figure out -- he did."

" And if you look get out the -- now. And you really did you you think he promised you must now now -- lock -- and I'll just just the simple the --"

" All right ordinance is still a lot of the tail end quote that."

" The -- Beckett Beckett."

" Our effort against and I will buy -- children's for the to answer stroll through your -- and feeling generous today wow I love camps on this --"

" Believe it or not they're still people who do not understand that drugs alcohol and driving do not mix the message is simple guys drinking and driving over the limit under arrest. Don't put yourself and others in danger law enforcement is going to be out -- Crazy -- all over the country from August 21 through Labor Day weekend they are cracking down on drunk drivers. Beyond putting your own life at risk you're gonna cost yourself upon the -- time and money. You can still go out and have fun just planning. You get a drink designated driver call a taxi use mass transit. Provides a kind of sober ride program the best part is you can users in schools feels somebody else to eight ports."

" This in the park just what we did before it would what I did you -- to me right so here's the deal. This is very similar feeling to the whole ball company that we did in that previous episode of that so what you do. His whole. Your wrists together just like this now most timely help -- a whole lot of him -- cold mountain west. Right click that's what that's but I did I just absolutely and I wouldn't do depends upon this horror. You you was the lone star lot. Other -- from cutting his super tight super tight. What I did."

" Is like this. What happens is it makes your -- a little that this group okay what are we actually will bottom."

" You need someone you don't get out okay say yes so it was just like at some cubs in the south where it was like you popped up your wrist but it's like you've dated."

" Bigger that's what it actually is right here the call there's a few little nuances but actually make that happen. To watch it I think it was that's the one that I'm thinking about all you did flatten your hand up a little bit one thing."

" Thanks thanks to -- that you are yet to work on my hands of -- activities. To the body -- just like to ask about the license yet."

" He I'd say that's quite right there and perform your heart. Okay but twisting motion showing. It didn't use it -- wind -- choosing -- your arms then your --"

" You could be dealt another look at that doesn't look stupid tie you up to now what happens you on -- your hands okay and then it'll go up and her coalition going to. The Maryland right. Okay."

" From brutal out. Yeah. You're serious about it's important get enough gold in all -- opera that you're going to hear from."

" off its unity its its like its a couple of rather than likely you're gonna do this undercover on the jacket or you don't pool table of foolish or someone tell. -- go without you our home only."

" Dad that's the stuff they needed these lovely -- there you. I -- was pretty good now I get. But the one that I had never seen before it was out is what -- to get actually inside the locked -- that one I that was really cool yeah you know this is actually comes -- obviously we don't we don't break in here but one of those things where."

" I've got -- kind of how the war."

" And nothing will work infamous. What we view it as an artist."

" I know what he's got me from the shelves yet and I thought how they do this now if you heard about locks. And doors they don't want us. Cash -- adored him."

" Right okay so what you do if you watch these wanna pull this back almost with the rest of -- so literally open."

" And how you do that in the bad."

" The twist ties OK -- on an angle and you can see."

" the lapses."

" Billionaire -- most of the word again and most most most or all of their help -- sort of at the apple released consistently at a winery and for a clinical. Let it seems like a wire regularly that'd -- thinner -- this one you can use the wire or coherent all this fighting them there."

" Just like us."

" them bad parents that's gonna pop out again just like. Okay so like it beautiful well. The whole the doorknob but apple -- yeah I'd have to be cool. And boom right there aren't any getting a regular -- is locked hold on again Colombia. Edwards does what you fearful that your little -- and it was time. Measured via walk one handle eventually pop out money on it that's graphic. Now hold doorknob and the other hand yeah and."

" Paul Paul Paul Brodeur and the and had to hop pop and the mystery of the eighteen month. Is revealed this the president tiny person about him at all."

" Has always wanna thank Dan Martin for all of his expertise pictured head on over the art net dot com to see more of dad. By the way if you have questions on the stuff you see here wanting to post that the board at Revision 3 dot complex it -- cool. Once you get your favorite bars -- trick like directly at Brian at revision3.com. You can get updates on futures game school episodes at twitter.com slash skip school and follow my adventures all of the United States at twitter.com slash woods. I don't forget next week we're gonna have a professor was going mathematically. Prove. That MC hammer. I gotta get back to the bar."

" Warm and what's better than knowing how to open a -- door nothing."

" Simpson is in school brought to you by the national fight against drunk driving. Over the limits under arrest. Welcome to deal linking guaranteed for chastity belts scams gold the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street."

" all right restaurant and we are back with another day and Martin special this time we're gonna do some breaking and entering we're gonna do some escapes going to be having fun. --"

" All right Dan so far we've learned what we've learned how to escape from -- just again. Seven how to break in and."

" Went to -- I just got about what else I -- as anything else the police used that we haven't. --"

" Probably something maybe a little bit more. -- and economic candidly economic animal nothing -- well if she. What's the use of time. And this is good too because -- a lot of Scam School fans don't have the money or the inclination to get handcuffed themselves actually this is fun team."

" We have around your house you rot somewhere. -- get them out of the local."

" And people with whatever. Now these are the ones like when something gets trashed at a concert they don't bother to put him in handcuffs is go ahead vigilant the many people they have candidates involved in the lives of home. Done and again not that we're advocating escaping from the police absolutely not but never. You're taking it. Getting into the."

" You're saying that there's a way to actually escaped from hasn't done."

" Their -- and when you tell me everything I thought it was like -- you keep an eye on your. You just patently obviously you can do that but odds are that probably took your -- or even if you're doing this for primary joke."

" Which is probably the -- we have doing this."

" That an attractive to me -- they have no right -- isn't."

" And that's the other thing is the first thing I thought we told me the setup was oh will use the shield like we did -- it for the handicap flu and you can't actually use that people. If you look -- they would do a little knob and plastic piece that attitude that goes through a fluid in the bathroom where have little left with a."

" Okay and you're saying without any commission without any kind of treatment yet about anything about it he could use the paper clip of you with him come right. But without. Our -- through. I don't know but it is typical of to raffle -- but apparently crushed arms -- that OK and out of that how we'll do it."

" And the distance -- about."

" Another thing that type. But -- not apparently done nothing to make it I'm just saying like like that's about that seems like about what they would do is yet you not to piggy in your skin -- say yes you can input -- line apparently it is thing. Okay that's not comfortable yeah I do see that what you want to get -- it is easier -- your teeth of them get out of and they continue to keep began an obvious spot show but what happens is if you. When -- tighter felt good -- local authority on VMware is you know. Member of the white."

" through them you don't but yeah just not been good and you that you want it. -- what they believe the man."

" Now the -- under that law enforcement or people they use on you haven't Robert Kaplan -- You can use those if you want you know. Right now. They're trying to impress your friends -- you know about an -- at the overweight do the bars -- your friends of the party if that. So often finally tried but it what I did it okay the numbing event that you get the via. Officer angry officer angry if okay. Excellent good proper record in in the conference on the -- about that that's neat though that good evening and lately really fun. Like I've done and -- but then what they don't care they didn't in my room. Liquidity in England and I think it. He got little black right."

" The I would go under the pool table we'll get there and get to how that LaMont did -- deserves. No. Paper clips nothing to pick them and still locked. All right that's pretty good idea -- and -- and I assume you're gonna make me buy you drink before you give -- again it's absolutely. That's right before we do they'll use it that there is actually not only can you is -- that you can actually commit crime you can do breaking and entering. With what these attacks you can't and typically I would recommend breaking -- locked up Leo how thrash out what's happened that night coming home from the bar. Of course so let me show you here you've got to work. I about the door -- we got that there you go. We lost. The midget there's a good fit here in Canada okay. You are right so will be theater looking. It is luck I'm not easily pick them he's I -- and -- is that little bit of time here right here -- let me get in here. To see if I -- purposely not liking it that wanted to be a mystery when it lately. And figure out -- he did."

" And if you look get out the -- now. And you really did you you think he promised you must now now -- lock -- and I'll just just the simple the --"

" All right ordinance is still a lot of the tail end quote that."

" The -- Beckett Beckett."

" Our effort against and I will buy -- children's for the to answer stroll through your -- and feeling generous today wow I love camps on this --"

" Believe it or not they're still people who do not understand that drugs alcohol and driving do not mix the message is simple guys drinking and driving over the limit under arrest. Don't put yourself and others in danger law enforcement is going to be out -- Crazy -- all over the country from August 21 through Labor Day weekend they are cracking down on drunk drivers. Beyond putting your own life at risk you're gonna cost yourself upon the -- time and money. You can still go out and have fun just planning. You get a drink designated driver call a taxi use mass transit. Provides a kind of sober ride program the best part is you can users in schools feels somebody else to eight ports."

" This in the park just what we did before it would what I did you -- to me right so here's the deal. This is very similar feeling to the whole ball company that we did in that previous episode of that so what you do. His whole. Your wrists together just like this now most timely help -- a whole lot of him -- cold mountain west. Right click that's what that's but I did I just absolutely and I wouldn't do depends upon this horror. You you was the lone star lot. Other -- from cutting his super tight super tight. What I did."

" Is like this. What happens is it makes your -- a little that this group okay what are we actually will bottom."

" You need someone you don't get out okay say yes so it was just like at some cubs in the south where it was like you popped up your wrist but it's like you've dated."

" Bigger that's what it actually is right here the call there's a few little nuances but actually make that happen. To watch it I think it was that's the one that I'm thinking about all you did flatten your hand up a little bit one thing."

" Thanks thanks to -- that you are yet to work on my hands of -- activities. To the body -- just like to ask about the license yet."

" He I'd say that's quite right there and perform your heart. Okay but twisting motion showing. It didn't use it -- wind -- choosing -- your arms then your --"

" You could be dealt another look at that doesn't look stupid tie you up to now what happens you on -- your hands okay and then it'll go up and her coalition going to. The Maryland right. Okay."

" From brutal out. Yeah. You're serious about it's important get enough gold in all -- opera that you're going to hear from."

" off its unity its its like its a couple of rather than likely you're gonna do this undercover on the jacket or you don't pool table of foolish or someone tell. -- go without you our home only."

" Dad that's the stuff they needed these lovely -- there you. I -- was pretty good now I get. But the one that I had never seen before it was out is what -- to get actually inside the locked -- that one I that was really cool yeah you know this is actually comes -- obviously we don't we don't break in here but one of those things where."

" I've got -- kind of how the war."

" And nothing will work infamous. What we view it as an artist."

" I know what he's got me from the shelves yet and I thought how they do this now if you heard about locks. And doors they don't want us. Cash -- adored him."

" Right okay so what you do if you watch these wanna pull this back almost with the rest of -- so literally open."

" And how you do that in the bad."

" The twist ties OK -- on an angle and you can see."

" the lapses."

" Billionaire -- most of the word again and most most most or all of their help -- sort of at the apple released consistently at a winery and for a clinical. Let it seems like a wire regularly that'd -- thinner -- this one you can use the wire or coherent all this fighting them there."

" Just like us."

" them bad parents that's gonna pop out again just like. Okay so like it beautiful well. The whole the doorknob but apple -- yeah I'd have to be cool. And boom right there aren't any getting a regular -- is locked hold on again Colombia. Edwards does what you fearful that your little -- and it was time. Measured via walk one handle eventually pop out money on it that's graphic. Now hold doorknob and the other hand yeah and."

" Paul Paul Paul Brodeur and the and had to hop pop and the mystery of the eighteen month. Is revealed this the president tiny person about him at all."

" Has always wanna thank Dan Martin for all of his expertise pictured head on over the art net dot com to see more of dad. By the way if you have questions on the stuff you see here wanting to post that the board at Revision 3 dot complex it -- cool. Once you get your favorite bars -- trick like directly at Brian at revision3.com. You can get updates on futures game school episodes at twitter.com slash skip school and follow my adventures all of the United States at twitter.com slash woods. I don't forget next week we're gonna have a professor was going mathematically. Prove. That MC hammer. I gotta get back to the bar."

travislopes

Started discussion: August 26, 2009 @ 9:30pm GMT

Episode 76: Zip Tie Escape [Discussion]

Learn how to use a zip tie for breaking and entering!

Watch and download here.

ErikBoles
3 months ago

The only problem...

...a good friend is a police officer. I tried this trick with him. He immediately said "no, lay your wrists flat on each other, crossed at the wrist". he wouldn't let me get away with the other way, and said that is a component of officer training, to watch for things like that.

Still awesome for parties where your friends aren't paying attention...

E

http://twitter.com/ErikBoles
shwooddotcom
3 months ago
In reply to erikboles:
...a good friend is a police officer. I tried this trick with him. He immediately said "no, lay your wrists flat on each other, crossed at the wrist". he wouldn't let me get away with the other way, and said that is a component of officer training, to watch for things like that.

Still awesome for parties where your friends aren't paying attention...

E

http://twitter.com/ErikBoles


That's good news as far as I'm concerned. Last thing we need is someone to escape from the cops and blame us... :-)
masterevilace
3 months ago
Both these were pretty obvious. Anyone who has played with an open door that had the knob locked would know how the door one works.

Of course, though... Brian needs a show so he wouldn't call his friend out like that during a taping :P
hellhound
3 months ago
yeah... I gotta agree... this one was "fairly" obvious (from someone that has gotten drunk and couldnt find door keys WAY too many times, but I'm a Pro now w/ using a knife to draw back a door latch). The gap in that door was obscene, musta been more than a 1/4 inch gap. A bent paperclip coulda gotten behind that. BTW, almost everyone has some heavy plastic insurance card/creditcard/old ID that U can cut a small notch out of w/ any BS pocket knife/keyring knife/scissors to get behind the latch (if its not a "deep" latch where there is no exposed angle to the latch mechanism to manipulate. Then I guess U'd need to try and pick the actual tumbler.

Even tho I noticed the vertical position of the wrists and hoped there was something else needed for the escape... guess its good to know that "thats enuff to escape". Keep having him on.. Even tho it didnt "Blow My Mind".. It was a fun watch w/ good production quality, w/ some good people/personalities.. Good Stuff.

PS: I still think JRY was born in Kenya and wanna see a Birth Certificate if he runs for Pres. :) We F Your S, G!
rabidbadger
3 months ago
Gotta love that the "(don't really) escape from cop's" episode reviewing the handcuffs, thumbcuffs eps, and now this zip ties ep) has a sponsor that uses "handcuffs as scare tactic" in their graphic. Do they even watch? LOL
bsdaemon
3 months ago

Really?

I can't see any practical use for zip ties in opening doors. Someone already noted that that was an obscenely large gap. It needs to be. Not only do you need to get the zip tie in and get leverage, but the gap needs to be wide enough that the anti-jimmy mechanism doesn't work. Door latches only move freely when the little metal rod behind them is flush with the end of the latch. Once the door closes, that rod is held back, and the latch doesn't move. And even beyond that, house doors generally open in, which means that the latch itself is blocked by the door jamb, which means that you can't slip a credit card or zip tie in, regardless.

Sincerely,
The Buzz Killing Pedant
rabidbadger
3 months ago
eh, not pendantic at all. All good points.
Murphy1d
3 months ago
In reply to bsdaemon:

Sincerely,
The Buzz Killing Pedant


The one thing I was able to garner was that this was not an episode on how to break into any and all doors. It obviously works on simple doors, such as the ones used for storage (where many open out).

The general knowledge of how doors and locks work have come in handy on several occasions, so I appreciate this type of lesson. If you were wanting to learn to make a Bump Key, that's a different website and a different lesson.
Kheiron
3 months ago
I must be honest and say that I was left feeling a little disappointed with this episode.
Not the tricks themselves as they were both potentially useful, if used in the right circumstance and if everything just happened to go your way at the time.

My gripe is predominantly with the fact that they chose the 'take' they did.
I know they do multiple takes on this show, so I honestly can't understand why they'd use one that quite blatantly showed what was happening with regards to the cuffing.
Not only did Dan make it obvious when he put his arms together, he made it even more obvious when Brian pulled it tight, just in the way he bent forward at the same time.
Since this is television (well, sorta) I feel they should have done a take where Dan looked more relaxed while being cuffed. Even if it means that the cable ties would have been slightly looser, nobody would really have known anyway and it wouldn't have looked as blatant.

Based on the above, the fact that Brian pretended to be confused as to how the escape was done was a little annoying. We all know he could tell the second it started.

And to those who were complaining about the gap in the door being so big, I assume that was somewhat intentional to make it easier to show you what was actually taking place.
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