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    Car Thieves vs the Almost Final GlitterBomb 5.0

    Mark Rober

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2022–2023

    YouTube

    18:21 · 54M views · Dec 16, 2022

    Mark Rober's holiday video features the near-final version of his glitter bomb package, built to deter thieves. It is part of his series of elaborate revenge traps against porch pirates and car thieves.

    Commenters link the glitter bomb series whenever package theft comes up.

    Engineering, Transport & MakingEngineering & making (other)3D printing, CNC & maker projectsCars, EVs & motorcycles
    1. 15:59
      Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch PiratesMark Rober82M views • 6 years ago
    2. 8:11
      Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch PiratesMark Rober95M views • 7 years ago
    3. 23:14
      Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)Mark Rober102M views • 5 years ago
    4. 26:41
      Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb PaybackMark Rober120M views • 4 years ago
    5. 11:44
      Building Glitterbomb 1.0 with Mark RoberSeanHodgins311K views • 7 years ago
    6. 7:09
      This Arcade Game is a SCAM (I have proof)Mark Rober51M views • 8 years ago
    7. 7:01
      [1422] Did I Cheat On This Challenge? (Tamper-Sealed Abus)LockPickingLawyer6.5M views • 4 years ago
    8. 10:35
      [1299] Unpickable Locks From Stuff Made HereLockPickingLawyer14M views • 5 years ago
    9. 5:01
      How a Laser-Shot Disk Defeats Hackers & Pirates (Coding Secrets)GameHut132K views • 8 years ago
    10. 31:04
      Amazon Sells Fake Electrical FusesLouis Rossmann403K views • 2 years ago
    11. 1:00:17
      DEF CON 22 - Deviant Ollam & Howard Payne - Elevator Hacking - From the Pit to the PenthouseDEFCONConference877K views • 11 years ago
    12. 19:55
      Nina Kollars - Confessions of an Nespresso Money Mule - DEF CON 27 ConferenceDEFCONConference597K views • 6 years ago
    13. 38:49
      DEF CON 23 - Chris Domas - Repsych: Psychological Warfare in Reverse EngineeringDEFCONConference173K views • 10 years ago
    14. 3:51
      [1147] Locksmith Says My Videos Are BS... Loses $75 (Maybe)LockPickingLawyer31M views • 6 years ago
    15. 18:54
      Can You Fool A Self Driving Car?Mark Rober36M views • 1 year ago
    16. 1:50
      "Turbo Encabulator" the OriginalDave Rondot3.5M views • 16 years ago
    17. 13:30
      Stealing Baseball Signs with a Phone (Machine Learning)Mark Rober30M views • 7 years ago
    18. 21:32
      Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change EverythingMark Rober47M views • 3 years ago
    19. 27:09
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    20. 36:47
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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @ubjDec 2022· in “Porch pirates stole 260M packages this year”

      Obligatory links to YouTuber Mark Rober's quest for vengeance against porch pirates: * Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates: [LINK] * Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates: [LINK] * Glitter Bomb 3.0 vs Porch Pirates: [LINK] * Exploding Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs Package Thieves: [LINK] * Car Thieves vs the Final Glitter Bomb 5.0: this video

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    2. @hbarkaFeb 2023· in “99 phones in handcart make Google Maps traffic jam, turn green street red (2020)”

      Geolocation data on practically everyone, with unique identifiers. If Google had a crime analysis unit, they could easily "data science" the identity of these organized criminals breaking into cars daily in the Bay Area. The cumulative damage to society that these few individuals cause is great. Predatory patterns: this video

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    3. @srcreighApr 2023· in “Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed to Death in SF”

      Mark Rober has a series where he builds fake packages with cameras, stink bombs, etc. Goal is to get vengeance against car thieves in SF since police do nothing. this video

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