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Glitterbomb 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates

Mark Rober · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “the engineering is seriously impressive”

    Impressive engineering and humor in the third glitter bomb

    freetime2, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Mark Rober (former NASA) launches a 30 day Creative Engineering Class”

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Topics: mark rober, glitter bomb, package theft, engineering, prank

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