In 2005, a glass company set up a bullet-proof glass poster case containing $3 million at a bus stop in Vancouver, Canada. If anyone was able to break the glass they got to keep the cash. Nobody succeeded, despite plenty trying
In 2005, a glass company set up a bullet-proof glass poster case containing $3 million at a bus stop in Vancouver, Canada. If anyone was able to break the glass they got to keep the cash. Nobody succeeded, despite plenty trying
That thing wouldn’t last a second in the south. Car insurance would skyrocket and it’d be all out war on some lucky bastards front lawn.
spurs_99_03_05_07_14 on
bullet proof glass in a country with no guns
FrosterrFH on
Nobody tried to just ram it with a truck, load it and bring the whole thing home for further opening tries?
I mean the cash would cover a new truck and possible lawsuit and fine they possibly launch at you 🤷♂️
WonderWirm on
I call bullshit. For $3m in *real* cash people will BYO excavator.
SixToesLeftFoot on
Tie it to my trailer hitch with a chain at the base and it’ll either break from the sideways shift or it’ll come out of the ground. Either way, I can get that open in my garage. 🙂
guythatlovesbikes on
Money Talks
Sleevy010 on
Place it in the Netherlands during the December month.
pirat314159265359 on
There obviously had to be rules. You could torch the glass or cut through it relatively easily.
MagicianHeavy001 on
Slow speed drill. Easy peasy.I remember this stunt and I believe the story at the time was that it was cracked in hours.
der_tuep on
To everyone thinking you could just ram it or pull it out – I bet there would be a rule to not use heavy machinery.
If you do it that way nevertheless, you’ll get prosecuted, fined and they take the money back.
customtoggle on
It was fake money
polymorphic_hippo on
No Americans around, eh?
MiloCestino on
The glass is held together and supported by metal sides.
Metal cuts with a grinder.
Joesr-31 on
Hang on while I rent a bulldozer
kg2k on
Yes because when I see glass I think kicking it will break it …
Hpfanguy on
Bullshit
pani_the_panisher on
If you do that on my country, the bus stop is stolen the same day.
zzkj on
14 real notes and so much blank paper.
Obiewon18 on
The problem is they set it up in Canada. Try that shit down here in Murica and we WILL break that glass!
only-4-lolz on
Soooooo Canada doesn’t sell sledge hammers? Hmm
AsheDigital on
“Glass Company” 3M?
Orca_Mayo on
It’s actually dumber than you think.
It wasn’t $3 million, it was actually $500 of real cash on top of fake bills to look like 3 million.
There are actual guards around to tell you “the rules to play”
One of the rules is: “you can’t use any tools, only your feet”
And if you don’t use your feet to break it, you don’t get the money for “breaking the rules”
If a company actually wanted to do something like this, they would let people use whatever means necessary to break it open to prove how strong it is.
Not rigging the game by only allowing people to use their feet to kick the glass.
Disastrous_System667 on
You see, the frame this box is attached to is metal. Angle grinders cut metal.
Warm_Plankton6163 on
Angle grinder and a handful of diamond cutting disks = profit.
Famous_Bit_5119 on
Why smash the glass when a screwdriver can just remove the whole thing.
Sirico on
Me with a sparkplug bip bip
joost00719 on
Just disassemble the busstop and take it with you lol
_emiru on
3 million canadian dollars is like 50 in US dollars.
Flimsy_Income233 on
Thermal lance from the top. Fill it with water, and drop in an explosive charge. It worked for Deniro
zackaddict1 on
Yup. Hitting that with my car
Asgatoril on
For context:
You were only allowed to use your feet to break the glass. They stationed a security guard nearby to enforce this rule. Steel tipped shoes were allowed though.
Also the money inside was mostly fake, but 3M promissed a cheque over the the full amount, if someone was able to break the glass.
that_alex_guy on
Yeah only catch is you can only use your hands and feet lol. Bullshit
zillskillnillfrill on
I would accidentally run it over with my work truck, get out, use the crane and put it on the tray
Loukopkou on
man, that company should be selling glass
NoodlesTV_ffz on
..if that had been the case, I would have gotten a bulldozer or something else and the money would have been mine…🤷🏻♂️😅
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That thing wouldn’t last a second in the south. Car insurance would skyrocket and it’d be all out war on some lucky bastards front lawn.
bullet proof glass in a country with no guns
Nobody tried to just ram it with a truck, load it and bring the whole thing home for further opening tries?
I mean the cash would cover a new truck and possible lawsuit and fine they possibly launch at you 🤷♂️
I call bullshit. For $3m in *real* cash people will BYO excavator.
Tie it to my trailer hitch with a chain at the base and it’ll either break from the sideways shift or it’ll come out of the ground. Either way, I can get that open in my garage. 🙂
Money Talks
Place it in the Netherlands during the December month.
There obviously had to be rules. You could torch the glass or cut through it relatively easily.
Slow speed drill. Easy peasy.I remember this stunt and I believe the story at the time was that it was cracked in hours.
To everyone thinking you could just ram it or pull it out – I bet there would be a rule to not use heavy machinery.
If you do it that way nevertheless, you’ll get prosecuted, fined and they take the money back.
It was fake money
No Americans around, eh?
The glass is held together and supported by metal sides.
Metal cuts with a grinder.
Hang on while I rent a bulldozer
Yes because when I see glass I think kicking it will break it …
Bullshit
If you do that on my country, the bus stop is stolen the same day.
14 real notes and so much blank paper.
The problem is they set it up in Canada. Try that shit down here in Murica and we WILL break that glass!
Soooooo Canada doesn’t sell sledge hammers? Hmm
“Glass Company” 3M?
It’s actually dumber than you think.
It wasn’t $3 million, it was actually $500 of real cash on top of fake bills to look like 3 million.
There are actual guards around to tell you “the rules to play”
One of the rules is: “you can’t use any tools, only your feet”
And if you don’t use your feet to break it, you don’t get the money for “breaking the rules”
Source: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/3m-three-million-dollars-vancouver-bus-stop-cash-stunt
If a company actually wanted to do something like this, they would let people use whatever means necessary to break it open to prove how strong it is.
Not rigging the game by only allowing people to use their feet to kick the glass.
You see, the frame this box is attached to is metal. Angle grinders cut metal.
Angle grinder and a handful of diamond cutting disks = profit.
Why smash the glass when a screwdriver can just remove the whole thing.
Me with a sparkplug bip bip
Just disassemble the busstop and take it with you lol
3 million canadian dollars is like 50 in US dollars.
Thermal lance from the top. Fill it with water, and drop in an explosive charge. It worked for Deniro
Yup. Hitting that with my car
For context:
You were only allowed to use your feet to break the glass. They stationed a security guard nearby to enforce this rule. Steel tipped shoes were allowed though.
Also the money inside was mostly fake, but 3M promissed a cheque over the the full amount, if someone was able to break the glass.
Yeah only catch is you can only use your hands and feet lol. Bullshit
I would accidentally run it over with my work truck, get out, use the crane and put it on the tray
man, that company should be selling glass
..if that had been the case, I would have gotten a bulldozer or something else and the money would have been mine…🤷🏻♂️😅