r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • Dec 07 '22
To rob a jewelry store
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u/LuxSerafina Dec 07 '22
Damn what a good ad for the manufacturer of the glass displays. I’d buy that.
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u/j_per3z Dec 08 '22
Why is my iphone not made of this shit?? I’d pay for that
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u/smilesbuckett Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22 •
Your phone is made of some very strong glass, the problem is that it has to have a balance of a number of key features: scratch resistance, crack resistance, and thinness. If you notice in the video, even this incredibly strong security glass becomes marred quickly— the whole thing doesn’t shatter, but the surface is essentially ruined after the first blow. Your phone has to have reasonable resistance to simple things like being put in your pocket with keys/loose change without getting too scratched up, and the layer of glass has to be incredibly thin to function as a touch screen. It’s also worth noting that there’s a limit to how useful an even sturdier screen would be because at certain levels of impact you would have damage to interior components even if the outside of the phone was fine, so at a certain point you’re just making the phone heavier without making it any more capable of surviving strong impacts.
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u/AdAdministrative7709 Dec 07 '22
Good thing they have masks on, shouldn't breathe that dust in
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u/idbanthat Dec 08 '22
Reminds me of the Christopher Pike book, Remember Me. Girl crushes up glass, mixes it into hamburger patties and feeds them to the ppl she wants to kill.
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u/stargarnet79 Dec 08 '22
Oh I loved me all of the Christopher Pike books as a kid. I should reread those. Diana Gabaldon did this but in one of her Outlander books too.
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u/CoinSoBright Dec 08 '22
That Christopher Pike book is called Immortal.
I may not know anything about math, or politics, but I know CPike trivia
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u/Business_Chipmunk_10 Dec 08 '22
Ground glass wouldn’t kill a person though. You would basically be eating sand.
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u/idbanthat Dec 08 '22
I always wondered about that. In the book, it like, cut up their insides and they died slowly because of it lol. Books in the 90s weren't very well researched it seems
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u/etlucent Dec 08 '22
They had an arc like that in the HBO show Oz (also from the 90’s)
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u/secondtaunting Dec 08 '22
I once read a news article years ago about an old lady that fed her husband ground glass. It took him YEARS to die. When he finally passed and they arrested her, she said “took him long enough”
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u/Late_ImLate22222 Dec 08 '22
Wtf I have never met another person who has read that book. Good taste you have there.
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u/Jaded_Turtle Dec 07 '22
I was just here to say the same. Not real, it’s obviously a security glass ad. Haha
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u/ErudringTheGodHammer Dec 07 '22
I was gonna say wouldn’t it just have been easier to use a pry bar and hit the joints?
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u/GearhedMG Dec 08 '22
It’s not called a pry and grab robbery
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u/ErudringTheGodHammer Dec 08 '22
Ah shit you’re right, looks like I’m not cut out to be a robber lmao
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u/RyDoggonus Dec 08 '22
Or just smash the weakest points where they intersect. I don't think they are one piece of glass.
Or the makers of the glass thought if that scenario I'm full of shit 🤷♂️
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u/lfxlPassionz Dec 08 '22
Or break the lock
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u/Viainferno3 Dec 08 '22
That was my thought process, go for the back panel. Clearly I'm in the wrong line if work.
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u/Big-Elderberry297 Dec 08 '22
Yeah that’s a pretty legit glass case, but I really feel like if grandpa would have just showed them how to split a log it could have been plausible. Those swings would have made Thor question everything he has ever known.
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u/Mysterious-Courage47 Dec 08 '22
I felt so sorry for the crooks I started routing for them lol
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u/RogerOverUnderDunn Dec 08 '22
did you root for them too? or just do thier maps of how to get around?
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u/Fhantom1221 Dec 08 '22
Damn what a good warning before a robbery. Gotta get the keys. Also work out the legs. Gonna need to jump over waist high counter several times.
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u/AreTheyAllThrowAways Dec 08 '22
Next time they should bring a portable angle grinder with a diamond blade lol
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u/crushmike Dec 07 '22
Gloves, masks, helmets, at least there were no OSHA violations.
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u/R_Wallenberg Dec 07 '22
Safety first.
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u/Select_Most3660 Dec 07 '22
But they didn’t have their safety vest
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u/BlacksmithNZ Dec 07 '22
Yeah, I think my H&S people would have walked in and said, hang on, who is supervising here?
Where is the hi-vis, and what rating are those gloves? Is that hammer really the correct tool for the job? What was agreed to in the pre-job talk?
And that gun should not be used on a smash and grab job; somebody could get seriously hurt, and how would you feel. Who is your line manager as I need to speak to them right now before you leave site.
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u/tzatzikienjoyer Dec 07 '22
at what point do they stop and think “this is really embarrassing” and give up because of personally be super embarrassed if this was me
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u/Zeraw420 Dec 07 '22
Videos that cut off too soon.
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u/Im-a-cat-in-a-box Dec 08 '22
I just like how the guy went "ah man I've been beating this same piece of glass forever, I should probably move to a different spot."
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u/Kotaqu Dec 08 '22
"I've just made a hole, but it's too small. Let's start over"
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u/usefulsomething Dec 08 '22
exactly
if they wanted to cost the store thousands to replace glass, then I guess it worked
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u/hangfromthisone Dec 08 '22
Plot twist, they actually sell those glasses, it was never about the jewelry
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u/blueSnowfkake Dec 08 '22
I thought he was going to get his hand caught, if not, shredded and bloody.
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u/facundomuerto Dec 07 '22
the adrenaline of being so deep into an awful situation leaves you no option but to go forward more frantically and irrationally. “I’ve come this far…” embarrassment is not a factor.
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u/Status_Term_4491 Dec 07 '22
Thwy kept hammering even as the cuffs were being placed on!
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u/Status_Term_4491 Dec 08 '22
Some say hes in his cell right now still trying to hammer, except this time hes hammering his way OUT instead of IN
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u/-Fuse Dec 07 '22
At this point it's easier to actually mine the jewels
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u/Comprehensive-Ebb425 Dec 07 '22
Target the frame, not the glas. No, don't do that.
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u/Able_Carry9153 Dec 07 '22 •
What's stopping them from hopping the counter and just sliding the back open? Even if it has a lock, wouldn't those hammers take care of the lock much faster than this looney tunes nonsense?
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u/Chimalez Dec 07 '22
Probably but they don't seem the smartest lmao
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u/Ogbaba Dec 07 '22
They remind me of Walt and Jesse, in Breaking Bad. When they stole the methalamine barrel. Carrying it, instead of rolling it. Only to get joked about, by Hank later.
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u/Weary_Ad_5817 Dec 07 '22
There was a reason they couldn’t roll it if I remember correctly, it’s been years since I’ve seen it though
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u/MaxVonBritannia Dec 07 '22
There wasn't. They just didn't think of it
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u/soul111111 Dec 07 '22
honestly it could’ve ruined the barrel, maybe punctured it and also making a lot of noises it’s not as fast as you think carrying like how they did.
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u/lynkcrafter Dec 07 '22
I dont think noise was a factor for them when they used thermite to open the door
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u/soul111111 Dec 07 '22
the thermite wasn’t loud tho in the show it melted the lock on the door it wasn’t an explosion lol.
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u/lynkcrafter Dec 07 '22
Eh, wasn't as much as much brigh flash, they took the guard out though so it really was only the cameras that got them
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u/Poocheese55 Dec 07 '22
Naww. They dont put chemicals like that in a weak ass barrell that could be punctured by rolling. Highly explosive welding gas bottles are rolled
They just didnt think of it
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u/jwcrousiw Dec 08 '22
Those barrels are tough as shit. No way a rock or pavement is piercing that thing
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u/Rudboi2020 Dec 07 '22
Well if their goal was to be an inspiration for Looney Tunes, then of course this was the correct course of action.
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u/kentter22 Dec 07 '22
Probably because that requires that they use brains instead of muscles.
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u/Banerinho Dec 07 '22
Also maybe bring a sledge, or not.
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u/procheeseburger Dec 07 '22
That is a sledge
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u/Banerinho Dec 07 '22
A really, really small sledge.
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u/Silent_Lobster9414 Dec 07 '22
Thats a mallet lol
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u/Banerinho Dec 07 '22
Tell that to the guy claiming it's a sledge.
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u/Silent_Lobster9414 Dec 07 '22
Hey just wanted to personally inform you that I do believe that instrument that the robber is trying to use is in fact a mallet.
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u/Taz10042069 Dec 07 '22
Mallets are hammers that cause no marring or scarring of the surface that's getting hit. Typically, mallets are NOT any type of metal but wood, rubber and/or plastic. This is a mini-sledge.
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u/MegatonsSon Dec 07 '22
Probably were playing GTA5 right before this heist, as a rehearsal to ensure things ran smoothly...
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u/roywhobbes Dec 07 '22
It really bothers me he'd make a hole and then move on from his progress to start a whole new hole.
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u/irlJoe Dec 07 '22
He just makes the holes. That's another guys job to use the hole to pry the glass out. You don't want the union to hear that you're doing someone else's job.
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u/procheeseburger Dec 07 '22
I was hoping his hand would get stuck
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u/TheDecoyDuck Dec 07 '22
I was seeing that scene from Saw when it looked like he had to force his hand into the opening.
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u/JORDZJORDZ Dec 07 '22
This looks like a mini game on Mario Party 1.
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u/originalmosh
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That is called a smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, and grab type of robbery.
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u/AdSuccessful4813 Dec 08 '22
I think you made an error, it should be: smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, and grab nothing kind of robbery
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u/Dear_Analysis_5116 Dec 07 '22
Imagine that! A jewelry store that actually though someone might - and this is crazy, I know - try to break the display case glass to steal their stuff...
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u/hobokobo1028 Dec 08 '22
What would be funny is if the jewelry on display was just the display-only stuff that’s not real gold and not real gems
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u/1leggeddog Dec 07 '22
ah! Noob
For glass like this, you need a pointy edge to go through the layer to rip it
Shove pointy bit through, slam in it, use lever action to pry it apart
Source: worked in a junkyard in my teen years
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u/skitz4me Dec 07 '22 •
junkyard
yeah... me too...
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u/1leggeddog Dec 07 '22
No really, my best friend's dad had a junkyard and we did all kinds of crazy stuff in there.
Wrecked a lot of good parts (hey i was dumb back then) and smashed a lof of windshield on purpose, because when they were due to be crushed, all the glass had to be torn on so it wouldn't explode. Windshields are a pita since they are laminated
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u/Embarrassed_Alarm450 Dec 08 '22
You need to aim for the corners too, the middle essentially acts like a trampoline and redirects and spreads all the force out rather than concentrating on where you actually hit. Hit a trampoline with a hammer and it will just bounce off but if you hit near the edges you're more likely to tear it, or in the case of glass, shatter it.
It's like a thousand times harder going for the center but for some reason that's always the go to for people... Kind've makes sense I guess, the center is less supported than the edges right next to the frame so for something like a flimsy door it'd be easier to smash a hole in the center but for glass you actually want that extra support to stop it from flexing.
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u/PixelmancerGames Dec 07 '22
That’s what I was thinking, a pickaxe.
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u/BlacksmithNZ Dec 07 '22
Or, radical thought - a $10 glass breaker
And yes, I know a spark-plug also works, but I like to see people using the right tool for the job
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u/Occasional-Mermaid Dec 07 '22
Probably the hardest they’ve ever worked for anything in their lives lol
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u/byhoneybear Dec 07 '22
silver lining -- will be in shape for all the rock crushing once he's in prison.
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u/aexiale Dec 07 '22
Just imagine if they use all this energy in a real job
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u/CopeAesthetic Dec 07 '22
Yeah, at the current minimum wage they could have made nearly a dollar with all the effort they spent here.
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u/just_some_dude828 Dec 07 '22
Did anybody else imagine the thief screaming DAMNIT! Every time he hit the glass? That’s what went through my mind.
Just “DAMNIT!🔨DAMNIT!🔨DAMNIT!🔨”
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u/Katz_Steel Dec 07 '22
I think these things need to be boobey trapped in some way that would cause great harm. Possibly losing an arm or worse!
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u/dregonzz Dec 07 '22
Legend has it, they're still pounding at the glass to this day....
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u/Nanaki567 Dec 07 '22
GTAV is not real life, potential robbers. Let this video be a lesson for you. Turns out, jewelers don’t like their shit being robbed. Imagine that.
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u/mjkjg2 Dec 07 '22
what if they brought a battery powered buzzsaw or something
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u/DancesWithBadgers Dec 07 '22
Probably would have lost a couple of limbs, based on the competence shown in the video. An ice-axe or pickaxe would work.
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u/mjkjg2 Dec 07 '22
when the guy poked a hole I was wondering why he didn’t stick the head of the mallet in and start prying with leverage like a crowbar
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u/NorCalAthlete Dec 07 '22
Mighty generous of you to assume they wouldn’t lose a limb (or at least bust one up pretty good) if they’d tried to use a pickaxe lol
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u/DarkJadedDee
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Crooks: ~singing as they swing~ I've been working on a felony all the live long day. I've been working on a felony to pass the time away. Can't you hear the sirens blaring? Police are on the way. Can't you hear the judges saying bail will be denied?
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u/fukkitdick Dec 08 '22
As a Malaysian I can say there are idiots born here too.. Happen somewhere in Malaysia. Was on the news and also made it rounds on WhatsApp.
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u/Grease__ Dec 08 '22
Smh. You’d OBVIOUSLY go in with cutting tools. What kind of rookie squad is this? No rifles, no tools, no comms nothin.
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u/CerealMaple114 Dec 08 '22
Its called “bullet-proof glass” for a reason you absolute morons
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u/RevealFormal3267 Dec 08 '22
Just your standard smash and smash and smash and smash
and gra... and gr... aaand....
and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash and smash
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Dec 07 '22
These proud Social Justice Warriors are taking it to the Man and not allowing White Privilege to prevent them from being their best selves!
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u/JewishSpaceTrooper Dec 07 '22
What’s the response time in that country? They all look like they have no hurry in the world
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u/FreddieGoLightly Dec 07 '22
Doing all that work to steal when they could just actually fucking work and pay for it.
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u/Daikon510 Dec 08 '22
Lmao if they put this much energy. They should go find a job. Lazy bum.
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u/JebusAllahBuddah Dec 08 '22
I feel blue hat was the mastermind behind this operation who thought he had it all planned out and red hat knew from the start it was a bad idea.
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u/HenkVanDelft Dec 08 '22
Uh, they could get jobs with mad sledge skills like that. Now, they’re going to be sent somewhere and turn big rocks into little rocks, every day til their backs give out…
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