This Man Built A ‘Glitter Bomb’ And Filmed Amazon Thieves Getting Their Due Desserts.

Jan 08, 2019 by apost team

If you have ever been the victim of a theft, you know how infuriating it is. Maybe you have even invested time and money into surveillance cameras or home stakeouts trying to catch the thieves in the act. Through the use of a hilarious and sophisticated device, Mark Rober, a skilled American engineer, took his theft-victim rage farther than most are able to.

It all started when an Amazon shipment was stolen from outside Rober's home. Although Rober captured the theft on his surveillance system and informed law enforcement, the police told him that they did not have time to look into it. Feeling violated and powerless, Rober designed a decoy Amazon package that would give the thieves an Amazon reward that was less than prime.

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In a truly remarkable display of engineering prowess, which took a full six months, Rober's decoy Amazon package was designed to cover its opener in a full pound of glitter and periodically dispense "fart spray," a synthetic concoction mimicking everybody's least favorite odor. On top of that, the device utilized four smart phones, which were fully equipped with GPS devices and programmed to record thieves' reactions to Rober's retribution. Better still, Rober programmed the device in such a way that the recordings could be immediately uploaded to YouTube. Unsurprisingly, the video immediately went viral.

Although most thieves are likely in too much of a hurry to notice, Rober worked in some ironic pop culture. Instead of using his own name or an arbitrary alias, the fake Amazon label gave the recipient's name as Kevin McCallister, the prankster protagonist in the hit 1990 film "Home Alone." Rober even went as far as to use the address of the home in which the movie was filmed.

While en route to face his first victim and retrieve the decoy package, Rober emphasized to his viewers that his YouTube channel, which normally focuses on popular science and do-it-yourself tutorials, is not a prank channel. Nevertheless, he encouraged viewers to have a good laugh, and plenty of them did; the reactions of the thieves were nothing short of hysterical.

If you have ever been ripped off, or if you just love a good comeuppance, show this to your friends and post your own tales of poetic justice.