Glitter stink bomb 2.0 to deter 'porch pirates'

The package triggers a glitter explosion (accompanied by police chatter and a terrible smell) when opened

A man who built an exploding glitter bomb last Christmas which went viral online has added stronger smells and a police soundtrack to his latest version.

He built the device to deter "porch pirates" who steal packages from outside people's houses. Once touched, the parcel explodes, emits an unpleasant smell and uploads video of the thief to the cloud.

According to the maker, 1.7 million packages go missing every day. YouTuber and former Nasa engineer Mark Rober created the original glitter bomb last year after he had a delivery stolen from his own porch.


The video had 77 million views, although had to be reposted after it was discovered that several of the victims were actually friends of one of the volunteers who had placed the packages on his porch.

The new video was uploaded a day ago and already has 13 million views. It was sponsored by a headphone maker and features Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin, who, Mr Rober claims, provided the original inspiration for the project.

The sponsorship has led some viewers to claim it was little more than "an ad". Mr Rober described the project as a labour of love. "I have literally spent the last 10 months designing, building and testing a new and improved design for 2019," he says in the video.