Posted on 12/19/2018 2:17:56 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Mark Rober was one of the 11 million Americans who fell victim to package theft, but unlike most victims, he had a plan for when the robbers tried to strike again.
Rober was first alerted to the package thieves by his home security system. He knew a package had been listed as delivered, but it never arrived. He checked his home security footage and found that a couple had stolen it right off his front step.
"If you've ever been in a situation like this, you just sort of feel violated," said Rober.
When he brought the security footage to the police, he was told it was not "worth their time" to investigate a package theft, leaving Rober feeling "powerless."
Being an engineer who worked on the Mars rover, Rober decided there had to be a better way to get revenge on the thieves.
So he got to work building an epic device that would, if nothing else, ruin the day of the package thief while on camera.
Rober built a decoy package.
Inside the package, he placed four cameras and a tracking device so that he could catch the thieves in the act.
But as Rober already knew, the camera footage wasn't going to do anything for him. So he decided to have some fun with it. He created a sensor that would trigger a cloud of fine glitter to douce the thief.
And just to make sure that the glitter wasn't the only thing they would have to deal with, he also had the sensor trigger the release of a "fart spray" stink bomb.
All Rober had to do next was wait for the package to be stolen — and hilarity ensued.
Several thieves were covered head to toe in glitter only to be sprayed with a stink bomb.
Watch: VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=130&v=xoxhDk-hwuo
Rober had so much fun with his vigilante justice that he even lent the device to his neighbor so that she could hit her package thieves, as well.
Hopefully, these thieves will take this experience as a reminder that bad things happen to bad people.
Innocent enough. Wonder how to get a bag loaded with fleas to unleash upon opening...
bkmk
The box had 4 cell phones in rigged to a motion sensor IIRC to turn them on. That way he would get video form almost any angle. It also allowed him to track the package via the GPS system in the phines
Regards
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Or feces with glitter.
Cayenne pepper would add a nice touch
The return address was from made up using the phony address from the ‘Home Alone’ movie. (The kid that created ingenious traps for the crooks trying to rob his house)
and the thieve threw away four cellphones?
not buying it
but 25,000,000 clicks in a week. way to go viral video with paid advertising per view.
I did a false package too when I had a problem. Mine was much simpler, though. Spring-loaded package that would eject used kitty litter when opened. Hope it was enjoyed.
With 25 million hits and counting, they are in for a nice payday. YouTube pays out an average of $2,000 in ad-revenue sharing for every million hits so they are up to at least $50,000 already. That will pay for the four iPhones used and a whole lot of other stuff.
Load it up with a bed bug bomb.
The ultimate act of vigilante justice?
Not really.
If you want to see ultimate acts of vigilante justice, visit liveleaks.com and regale in some examples from Latin America.
They do good vigilante justice south of the border.
lol..or one trip to the gentlemen’s club.
Same here. I'm not rural either. Standard white, middle-class neighborhood.
If I had his skills, my prank box wouldn’t be so harmless; they’d be splattered with something that would be difficult to get off of their clothes and their skin.
He ought to get the production cost of his idea down, devize different size and style containers, and offer his prank boxes for sale to folks whose neighborhood is plagued with such thefts.
Bkmrk
Every one knows the addresses are fraudulent. The location of the house from which the package was stolen is quite memorable.
That would be even better!
I hate thieves of all kinds. I wouldn’t care if he blew them up for real.
Hit em with an exploding dye pack like the banks use.
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