When the thief cuts the lock, the falling grenade might stub their toe.
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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Does it work though...? I don't see any way that the pin for the grenade comes out when you cut the lock. Am I missing something?
I'm pretty sure this is illegal.
I don't understand... If you get the lock off of the bike, then you get the lock off the grenade pin, no? What am I missing? Or is the idea that they don't notice this whole thing and try to ride off and that automatically primes and drops the grenade? Then you still don't have a bike. I don't get it. :/
"If I can't have it, they can't either"
I'm with you...
Cut the lock shackle, remove lock from brake and ring... Nothing happens??
Or if you're paranoid, cut the grenade ring first, then cut the lock.
Cap your valve stem!
Is this what the kids mean by "no cap"?
But the thief is lockpicking lawyer, might actually defuse the grenade as well.
Afterwards providing a few comments about why the Whipit brand hand grenades are easily defeated. But never quite telling you which brand of hand grenade he would recommend (Grenadables, obvs)
Haven't heard that name in a while. He used to help people with their homework on reddit, it'd be cool if he came over here.
If my knowledge about grenades from videogames is correct, you can just put a pin back in, if you kept the handle closed since pulling the pin.
Doesn't work, you can shim that thing right off and get a free grenade!
The grenade ring is just like a key ring. Hold spoon, pull pin, twist ring off the lock, re-pin grenade, walk away with your new grenade, and enjoy.
That's a lot of trust on my butter fingers while trying to manipulate tools with my other hand...
get some tape?
How is he gonna manipulate tools with some tape?
The weak-willed see a deterrent, while the enterprising see a guaranteed way to get rid of the lock.
But probably the bike too. This is really the most fun for people who want neither a bike nor a grenade, and also don't want OTHER people to have either of those things. I can't remember which logical operation that is, NAND?
The design is very human
Great way to get your bike stolen by cops.
Just hold the spoon down and put the pin back in after?
Just wrap tape around it to hold the spoon in place, pull the pin, leave the taped grenade, and take the bike.
And pass up the free grenade??
Yeah, screw the bike, I want the grenade!
Bike's worth a few hundred dollars tops at a pawn shop, whereas a grenade can get you a hundred thousand dollars out of the nearest bank.
And if you don't throw it, a few other banks as well.
*Pending police interest
Just throw it
Perhaps, but it might be illegal
If the lock passes inside the frame, then the thieve would just keep riding and leave behind a ticking granade. Possibly without even knowing
Possibly without even knowing
Not for long though. I give it about 3-5 seconds until the thief would notice. Probably the last thing they will ever notice.
I don't know the range of a grenade, but I imagine when one steals a bike, they run away. Maybe they can be out of range in 5 seconds
Depends, usual lethal radius between 5-25m, some shrapnel might be lethal beyond that. If you start driving slowly and accelerate moderately you might geht caught by some shrapnel.
Anyways, the thief would definitely notice the explosion. You would notice several blocks away.
They would hear the explosion but not think "wow. There was a grenade attached to the bike"
Anyway. I forgot bikes have breaks, so the lock would not pass that and the grenade would not self arm
This is on the disc brake, so the grenade would drop as soon as you ride away since it would not fit between the frame and the wheel, dropping the pin and exploding the grenade probably before they have a chance to run.
Frame? Has to pass through the caliper, which it won't.
Oh. Right. The breaks. I forgot. Nvm