Kevin Mitnick's secret weapon for avoiding jail
Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has seen enough of the inside of a jail to know he never wants to go back. Now there's a backup plan in case he ever finds himself arrested again--a bracelet that has a lock-pick tool for handcuffs.
The bracelet looks like a geeky version of a thick woven hippie bracelet. But hidden inside the clasp is the secret tool that slips inside the lock of handcuffs and opens them. They are $17 on Sally's Cop Shop.
Of course, Mitnick isn't wearing the accessory with any expectation that he will ever be arrested--he's a security consultant, speaker and author (his memoir, "Ghost in the Wires," came out last year and is a fun read). For him the bracelet is mostly a novelty and a bit of an inside joke, much like the version of his business card that doubles as an aluminum lock-pick kit. Plus he likes the "Harry Houdini" aspect of it, having been fascinated with magic since he was a child.
