The youtuber who posted this readily admits that it is made to be a privacy lock.
Lock a door with a fork.
Open a locked door with a knife.
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With a couple of small modifications you can use a simple dining fork to create a gadget that will lock a door that swings into your room.
Ideally you re going to want a fork with prongs up to two inches long and a handle that tapers so that you can easily use the handle to slide in between the prongs.
It won t do much to keep out bad guys.
It should span the length from the door handle to the door frame.
First up make sure that you have a fork that fits into the latch hole.
The fork will have to be pretty strong though.
It sort of creates a deadbolt.
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Insert the fork head with the bent prongs into the latch hole close the door to secure it in place and slide the handle into one of the exposed prong slots.