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Youtuber's glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
Source: BBC
Youtuber's glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves
By Zoe Kleinman
Technology reporter, BBC News
18 December 2018
A former Nasa engineer spent six months building a glitter bomb trap to trick thieves after some parcels were stolen from his doorstep.
The device, hidden in an Apple Homepod box, used four smartphones, a circuit board and 1lb (453g) of glitter.
Mark Rober, who is now a Youtuber, caught the original thieves on his home security camera.
He decided to take action after the police said they were unable to investigate the case.
He designed the elaborate bomb so that it would be activated when the package in which it was hidden was opened by thieves. The phone cameras and microphones would record the moment.
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By Zoe Kleinman
Technology reporter, BBC News
18 December 2018
A former Nasa engineer spent six months building a glitter bomb trap to trick thieves after some parcels were stolen from his doorstep.
The device, hidden in an Apple Homepod box, used four smartphones, a circuit board and 1lb (453g) of glitter.
Mark Rober, who is now a Youtuber, caught the original thieves on his home security camera.
He decided to take action after the police said they were unable to investigate the case.
He designed the elaborate bomb so that it would be activated when the package in which it was hidden was opened by thieves. The phone cameras and microphones would record the moment.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46604625
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