(CNN)-- Revenge is sweet. But Mark Rober's glitter bomb trap for package thieves proves it can be a bit messy, too. Rober is clearly a smart guy; a former NASA engineer, he worked on the Mars ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mark Rober's muse was a package thief. Two package thieves, to be exact, both of whom had made off with a delivery from his California ...

Mark Rober’s muse was a package thief. Two package thieves, to be exact, both of whom had made off with a delivery from his California porch one day in broad daylight, about seven months ago.

The 10-minute video shows how former NASA engineer created a booby-trap disguised as a delivered package that surprises porch thieves by setting off a “glitter bomb” and Fart Spray upon they open the ...

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This is the ingenious tactic a former NASA engineer used to catch thieves who stole packages from his porch. Mark Rober spent six months creating a fake package containing glitter and fart spray after ...

'Ultimately, when they opened the package, I wanted to celebrate their choice of profession with a cloud of glitter' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

The porch piracy problems were not all what they seemed. The idea was glorious: To get revenge on thieves swiping packages off doorsteps, ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober built parcels with a pound of ...

A former NASA engineer is going viral for his unique way of getting even with porch pirates. Mark Robert had a package stolen from his doorstep and decided to do something about it. He created a fake ...