The former NASA engineer-turned-YouTube star, who earned viral acclaim last year with his glitter bomb booby trap for doorstep delivery thieves, has made a festive comeback — just in time for season's gift-giving spike.
Former NASA engineer-turned-YouTube star Mark Rober has released a new and improved version of his viral booby trap to bust delivery thieves.The star receive viral acclaim last year for his efforts to avenge the victims of doorstep delivery theft.
The former-engineer, who helped design the U.S. space agency's Curiosity Rover, was originally driven to invent the device in 2018 after a $5 delivery was stolen from his doorstep. The trap works by setting off a can of "fart spray" and triggering a glitter explosion on would-be thieves when the device is taken from a doorstep and the lid removed. The comic process is tracked and recorded by devices inside the box and immediately uploaded to the cloud.
Rober said he received 400 responses from applicants who themselves have dealt with package thefts in the past, and a handful of them were chosen to deploy the trap.
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