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posted by takyon on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the viral-infection dept.

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Creator of viral glitter bomb video admits parts of it were staged

This week, it seemed the entire Internet rejoiced after a former NASA engineer created a custom glitter bomb designed to strike back against package thieves. His impressive invention resulted in a hilarious video of would-be criminals being coated in glitter and having their nostrils assaulted with a fart spray. But it seems the clip, which racked up more than 42 million views in just a few days, was a little too good to be true -- its creator admits parts of it were staged, seemingly without his knowledge.

Mark Rober cut around 90 seconds from the video and reuploaded it to remove a segment in which a friend of a friend borrowed the device. As it turns out, that person recruited their own friends to pose as victims. Rober apologized for the ruse.

"Ultimately, I am responsible for the content that goes on my channel and I should have done more here," he wrote in an apology tweet. "I can vouch that the reactions were genuine when the package was taken from my house."

Previously: Hacker Makes a Flawless Booby Trap, Strikes Back Against Package Thieves


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 23 2018, @09:49PM (#777916)

    the sad truth regarding who really steals those packages

    I'm going out on a limb here but I'm going to guess "thieves" might be the word you're looking for. Anything else would be stupid.

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