Well if you believe his explanation then they were still thieves, technically.
He offered to pay people who kept the package on their porch if the package was taken. They then asked their friends to take it so they would get paid.
I want to believe, buuut...It would make more sense to financially incentivize people to set off a glitter/stink bomb in their house or car.
And then there's the other thing about him blurring out the 'thieves' faces, a lot of folks wondered why he would take extra time to do that? Package thieves deserve to be arrested, but the police won't do anything, so instead I'll annoy them with glitter and safeguard their anonymity? Fishy. Not fishy when its people that haven't done anything wrong that are helping you make a video and you don't want them being doxxed/witchhunted.
> It would make more sense to financially incentivize people to set off a glitter/stink bomb in their house or car.
No, it wouldn't make sense for at least two reasons: After engineering something for 6 months you really really really want to see if it works in the wild. Rober doesn't have much to gain from youtube stardom compared to other things he could possibly do.
Edit: Also, a very careful engineer, as most are, would engineer a careful hoax. Also, involving money and human interest without considering the possibilities is sometimes a stereotypical engineering mistake.
After engineering something for 6 months you really really [don't want to lose that thing you spent 6 months on because there are still many factors beyond your control]. Rober doesn't have much to gain from youtube stardom [except of course--money, and notoriety]
He offered to pay people who kept the package on their porch if the package was taken. They then asked their friends to take it so they would get paid.
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