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Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates

Mark Rober · 67.5M views · 2020-12-16 · 22:11

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Overview

Mark Rober builds a third-generation glitter bomb trap and films it catching package thieves, with phone trackers and fart spray included. It shows the engineering behind the build and the comic payoff.

On Hacker News

Cited in porch-pirate threads as the definitive revenge-engineering project, praised for its impressive engineering.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2020–2024

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freetime2 · 2020-12 · Recommendation

Rober just put out a new video with version 3.0 of his Glitter Bomb, and the engineering is seriously impressive. I’m sure he gets lots of help on his projects from others at this point, but I still have a lot of admiration for this guy. The video is pretty funny, too! [VIDEO]

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dylan604 · 2024-01 · Joke / meme

This makes me think back to Mark Rober's porch pirate glitter bomb bit with the fart spray. I can still hear the sound it makes. [VIDEO]

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ubj · 2022-12 · Reference

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: [VIDEO] * Exploding Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs Package Thieves: [LINK] * Car Thieves vs the Final Glitter Bomb 5.0: [LINK]

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