This Engineer Deserves a Medal!!!

[JoyfulNoise]

I literally could not stop laughing in the middle of a crowded mall. If this guy ever shows up on TFP, he needs an immediate honorary Expert badge!!!

 

[pabeader]

I can't see the video!

 

[ajw22]

I can't see the video!

Ditto!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Here’s the short URL -

Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap - YouTube

Someday, TFP’s forum interface on mobile devices won’t suck....and that day is coming soon.....

 

[pabeader]

I just saw that one about 15 mins ago! I totally agree. He needs to make a million selling those things!!!

 

[ajw22]

Genius. Where can I buy one?

Local police by me have planted packages with GPS trackers by homes. There has been coverage of package thieves in the local newspaper and some are being caught. A Mayor of a town had packages stolen.

 

[an1vrsy]

Pretty funny reactions. It wouldn’t have happened if they weren’t thieves, so I don’t feel sorry for them.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Donldson]

They say locks exist to keep honest people honest. I tend to forget, or perhaps try to block out, just how true such a comment is.

 

[cfherrman]

He is too nice, I would have went something more permanent like a glue bomb

 

[Costas > DownUnder]

Classic....!

 

[Divin Dave]

If you ask me, a rattlesnake would be an appropriate surprise for the crooks.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I wish they'd publicly shame those folks too on my local news. Every time I see a video like this it is the last person I would have suspected!

Maddie

 

[ajw22]

I wish they'd publicly shame those folks too on my local news. Every time I see a video like this it is the last person I would have suspected!

So disappointing when crooks don’t look like crooks. Really hard to spot them in a crowd.

 

[JamesW]

He should use the permanent dye like in bank dye packs.

That way, the person would be bright orange or blue for a while.

It's a pretty common thing. Some police are trying to address the issue.

Police try bait packages to nab - YouTube

It makes sense that if every porch has valuables sitting out all day, thieves will take advantage of the opportunity.

 

[an1vrsy]

I just saw this on the local news here in the Los Angeles market. This YouTube video has had 17M views since it was posted yesterday, Dec 17th. Porch pirates beware.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

So disappointing when crooks don;t look like crooks. Really hard to spot them in a crowd.

LOL, no kidding?! If I found out an older neighbor was stealing my packages, I'd want to know who they are! The news videos show a LOT of older people....that really surprises me.

 

[trivetman]

The glitter was really hard to clean up and my car still stinks.

thanks a lot guys

 

[JamesW]

If the thieves were smart, they would use autonomous drones to fly in and take the packages.

If you really want to deter thieves, just label the package FRUITCAKE.

 

[jimim]

his other videos are pretty awesome actually. he programmed a dart board that moves so overtime u throw at it u get a bullseye. lol but the glitter bomb video is pretty awesome.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Ugh. There’s new info - some of the thieves reactions May have been fakes There’s a 1:30 of video that’s been edited out. See here -

Mark Rober on Twitter:

I guess he paid some friends of his to test out the package and they in turn had friends of theirs take the packages. So it looks like some of the video captures are bogus. He apologizes for it and says that he didn’t know, but I smell cow pucky .... oh well, it was a funny and inventive idea at least ...