I know the very basics, the shear line, needing to twist it slightly so that the pins don't fall. The real basics, I know how to use a pick from back to front push it to the shear line. If it doesn't open when all are in the right place you release a bit of tension and all ones out of place fall and you retry.
Also to get it out there, I've picked one and only one lock. Which I don't think is skill even I messed with it so much that the tumblers were weak. I stuck a key in it a little bit at the tip and just twisted hard while I was still torquing it to keep the tumblers up. Then I heard a pop and the tumblers fell out..
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