Much Improved, Glitterbomb New Version 3.0 vs. Porch Pirates / THIEVES (Video) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2020, 12:08:20 pm
content: Brand new (around 9 days old), significantly improved video, about the improved version of the glitter bomb (technical device, that somewhat harmlessly gets revenge), against unsuspecting thieves, outside peoples homes. I.e. So called 'package thieves'.

author: GlennSprigg
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2020, 12:26:05 pm
content: I was going to post something similar recently, but you beat me to it!!These things are too tame! They should be more destructive and 'memorable' for the Fu@#$%^ thieves!!It's always amazing too about the wide crosssection of the public, including with kids, that are the general perpetrators!

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2020, 12:40:13 pm
content: Quote from: GlennSprigg on December 25, 2020, 12:26:05 pmI was surprised at how normal, some of the families appeared to be, that stole the packages were.Towards the end, with the (apparently especially bad/real hard criminals), who seemed to mention they had a gun or guns, and were going to shoot the police or people/car following them. I wish he had made it say something like "THIS IS THE PD, please IMMEDIATELY STOPPPPPPPPP, the vehicle, and get out with your hands above your head, NOWWWWWWW", and also rang the real police, and used the GPS tracker to help the police catch them.

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2020, 12:57:55 pm
content: Its still stupidly using four phones instead of one facing up and some optics consisting of four mirror strips tilted at 45 deg angles to cover all four directions with a single camera.Also it would be neat to include a couple of die packs that go off either on remote command or if the thieves attempt to destroy the package.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2020, 01:16:09 pm
content: Quote from: Ian.M on December 25, 2020, 12:57:55 pmIt would be difficult to use a single camera, without either significantly losing image clarity/focus/quality and/or spending too long developing such a solution, for such a small quantity production run. Given how cheap, lower end phones can be.I.e. If the 4 phones cost $250 in total (EDIT: Multiplied by how many sets he needs/uses, but the design intention seems to be, that only one or so, set of 4, will be needed), that may only pay for a couple of hours work/engineering time, but doing a proper, one camera solution, may take many tens or hundreds of hours, to do well.He did seem to say he intended to keep on re-using the package, after it has been 'rejected' by the thieves. But that didn't quite work out too well, in the end.Using a dye pack, e.g. UV ones, could also help, if you needed to call in the police, and somewhat permanently 'mark' the thieves, with evidence (presentable in court), that it was them.I think some dye packs, have tiny little micro-dotted (or DNA'ed), tiny specks in them.Which provides great proof that they were the actual thieves, for potential later prosecutions.