A man’s penis padlock had to be removed after he split with his girlfriend – who had the only key.
The hapless man bought the lock about eight months ago.
He wore the lock from time to time with his then girlfriend while the other kept hold of the key.
However, the unnamed man has spent the last three months trying to remove it after breaking up with his lover.
By the time he eventually retrieved the key from his ex, the lock had rusted shut.
As a result, the young man went to see a tattoo and piercing specialist in Barcelona, Spain, about removing the troublesome lock.
The tattooist, known as La Tuerta Piercer online, shared footage of the incident on TikTok for her 603,000 followers.
La Tuerta said: “In his previous relationship, they had a game where one of them would put the lock on and the other would keep the key.
“It didn’t end well.”
The studio owner added that she sees similar incidents every month.
She stated: “People have been asking, why would someone be wearing something like this?
“Unfortunately, we see this here in the studio every month.”
The man said he eventually managed to retrieve the key from his ex, but by then the lock had rusted shut.
The tattooist explained: “The padlock had been around it for so long, part of it was rusty.
“They key would not go fully inside and therefore would not turn.”
She explained that they eventually opened the lock with several carefully-administered hammer blows.
La Tuerta said: “Very carefully, we put the key in place and gave it a couple of hits with a hammer.
“It then came off.”
The video went viral on TikTok with 2.2 million views and 1,650 comments.
One viewer said: “What a way to force him to be faithful…”
Eva Ruiz commented: “It all seemed very strange to me and then she suddenly said ‘we see this every month’. In the end, I’m the weird one.”
Alberto joked: “The locksmith: ‘I have to open the lock where?”
Sergio wrote: “I almost fainted when I heard Alex say ‘it’s very rusty’.”
Bubbles remarked: “When you think you’ve seen it all.”
