Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
What it is
Mark Rober spends eleven months building and testing a glitter bomb package with GPS and cameras to get back at porch pirates who steal parcels.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN brings it up as the obligatory link whenever package theft or booby-trapped parcels come up.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“Obligatory links to YouTuber Mark Rober's quest for vengeance against porch pirates”
Mark Rober's glitter bomb series against package thieves
ubj, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Porch pirates stole 260M packages this year”
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Topics: glitter bomb, porch pirates, mark rober, engineering, prank
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