Apple's AirTag Saved My Bike (Real Theft)

[@0sdhooker]

32nd xorj

[@MegaLag]

Lol whaaaaat!!!

[@Ok-lu8gx]

ok

[@jzv.71]

ok

[@Liquid_Galaxy]

ok

[@jayt19]

ok

[@JackMihoff6969]

You left your bike unlocked for days and it wasn’t stolen. In my country, my bike would get stolen while I’m riding it.

[@nkt1]

Same in Edinburgh. Blink and it's gone.

[@aussiedude3121]

Pff in my school bikes have been stolen while we’re in class by other students lol

[@nomsterdude]

Oof

[@TradeMarkCuber]

They just pull it out from under you lmao

[@johannlo1503]

LOL. Rough place you are in eh.

"Unfortunately my wallet was returned to me" First World problems

[@Said-uz4wz]

En Latinoamérica dejas tu bicicleta con seguro 20 minutos afuera de tu casa y ya la están vendiendo en una feria.

[@zwabbah4841]

Lol

[@ThePrairieDogChannel]

If you leave Facebook up for one reason, do it for if you ever lose your wallet, I’d know I’m not just a story teller I’m an actual moron thats had his wallet returned that way.

[@Romy---]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ECBGokulakrishnan]

but, mine wont all are not same

[@ttk5207]

Maybe car keys were in car next to the aparments where car body degraded the signal but phone still picked it up. Thats why they probably drove around with the keys.

[@user-sc1mx6dj9g]

Hm that’s an okay theory but didn’t the airTag report a signal inside a train station? A car wouldn’t be able to go in there

[@flatmarx]

@@user-sc1mx6dj9g there is a car park just under the Karlsruhe Hbf (source: I live in KA)

[@user-sc1mx6dj9g]

@@flatmarx alright than that’s probably the case!

[@aussiedude3121]

Yeah probably

[@nomsterdude]

Maybe

[@marcellkiss-redey8451]

I would like to see some AirTag project where you hand one to a random tourist leaving from the nearest airport, and telling them to give them to another tourist at their destination (and that they should do the same). It could go on quite an interesting journey...

[@hufzte885]

bull

[@thegoldenjuvi5977]

@@hufzte885 why so?

[@goodsir9622]

yeah but ngl i dont think people would like to be tracked by a stranger lol

[@DieHammel]

that's called a travel bug in geocaching :D

[@papab8446]

I think it would be cool to see if it could actually travel around the world..

[@Vionentus]

Thanks for the Video! So I recently received an AirTag 4-pack as a gift and immediately put one on my Keyring and one on my Bike. I thought of putting one in my wallet but thought to myself, "I never lose my wallet!" A few days later, I had tempted fate far too much and, sure enough, couldn't find my wallet. I finally found it on the cushion of my chair but thought to myself. An AirTag would have made that a lot easier to find. After testing some wallets, I found the best quality from one of the websites that I tried. The wallet is made of good material and is durable. It fits my four cards in the middle with two additional cards on the side and any spare case. It isn't too bulky.

[@meirzula]

I also tried few wallets but couldn't find a good quality. Where did you get your from?

[@Vionentus]

Vionentus

[@meirzula]

@@Vionentus thanks! found them 😊

[@luichinplaystation610]

Bot

[@t0mwhazzup]

May I ask where you put your AirTag on the bike and how you mounted it there? I couldn't find a spot on my bike where it is invisible.

[@thedaimlerden]

And once again, super Sparpreis made my German self chuckle.

[@peervermeiren8902]

totally, especially as it was so expensive anyway.

[@frodobeutlin3465]

The earlier you buy a Supersparpreis ticket, the less it will cost. When you buy a Sparpreis ticket only two days or so before your journey it will cost nearly as much as a normal ticket (Flexpreis). But if you buy your ticket couple of weeks before the trip it is a lot cheaper. The negative side on Supersparpreis is, that you have „Zugbindung“, that means that you have a specific train which you must use. You cannot use a train an hour earlier or later. Furthermore you can't cancel the trip.

[@mstrmren]

I payed 60€ for a trip from Aachen to Basel SBB and back 3 weeks before traveling and I think that‘s cheap

[@Romy---]

@@mstrmren very cheap indeed.

[@mrtzlbr0469]

Mir ist fast das Handy aus der Hand gefallen, als ich Karlsruhe gehört habe, da wohne ich XD

[@Loettl]

It‘s a shame train tickets are that expensive in Germany. Even with the „Super Sparpreis“

[@moclan5661]

They’re actually pretty cheap most of the time, idk why his were so expensive 🤷

[@MegaLag]

@@moclan5661 last minute bookings 😂

[@MegaLag]

@@iWhacko was it the 4 hour train? ;)

[@tom._hhn]

@@moclan5661 they’re actually expensive if you don’t book half a year before departure

[@joerobinnettebiden4723]

Stimmt

[@feliperacing7146]

Man you’re so underrated honestly can’t believe you just started youtube

[@maplesams5692]

Underrated indeed, spent €1000 for this good quality project 👌🏻👌🏻

[@jclau77]

@@maplesams5692 pfft, overrated in my opinion

[@millobotz6601]

@@jclau77 bruh no

[@eglorious5292]

@@jclau77 r u mad? His first video was a bit but he didn't gain much subs from it, he did got a great start tho...he deserves more subs for this kinda CONTENT

[@eglorious5292]

@МестныйКоммунист420 *Doom music kicks in*

[@chriswyatt9869]

The guy who took the keys to the train station and walked around a bit was definitely trying to see if he could find a Mercedes and see if it worked

[@KandiMan]

300km away from the original place it was found?

[@bmxscape]

@@KandiMan the flyers were left in their town so they probably assumed the person and car was there too

[@waltersumofan]

Good deduction after the flyer drop. They clearly weren't going to give them back

[@24-hourlaundrymatt71]

Conspiracy: the security guard stole the bike. when you showed up he got scared, and a few days later he took it and dumped it by the garabage

[@badfitz66]

The fact it was dumped seems kind of weird. Maybe the person who stole it (assuming it's not the security guard) saw them looking for the bike and decided to ditch it soon so they wouldn't get caught with it

[@gesualdoortega584]

Yes very weird - that it was just abandoned. You steal a bike to later abandon it?? Either this whole video was orchestrated OR the person who stole it knew it was being tracked and left it there

[@_Mars1040]

@@gesualdoortega584 I think AirTags notify any iphones they ping so I guess that's how the thief realized the bike was being tracked.

[@magicninja4727]

@@Smoothjaswi it’s partially true. Any airtag will ping any iphone that it doesn’t recognize so you can’t secretly hide one in someone’s car for instance. Along with telling the iphone of its presence it will also make an audible noise so you can find it. It only does this after 2-3 days of being without the owners iphone being around so it isn’t instant but over time yes, the airtag will let you know of its presence

[@_Mars1040]

@@Smoothjaswi iPhones will get a notification that says "AirTag is moving with you" There's instructions on Apple support on what to do if you get this notification

[@rodgerdodger2459]

I feel like precision finding is catered to us Americans with our specific building materials. We build houses and a lot of other buildings with mainly wood. I can precision find my airtag all around my house, even through the different floors.

[@MegaLag]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@orionthehunter217]

This is why China is winning.

[@orionthehunter217]

@Josiah Clark OK.

[@fishHater]

@@orionthehunter217 Okay!

[@SheikAshii]

@@orionthehunter217 isn’t it illegal to even use most of the internet there? Like this website?

[@goldenice9283]

The airtags were probably in a car nearby. That explains the strong connection outside and why they took them for a ride.

[@Battleray]

That’s what I thot

[@W94urndks9urneos]

Yeah he drove someone to the train and then returned back home.

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

Wouldn't explain why it hadn't moved for so long though

[@kasiorap]

never thought id be excited for someone's bike to get stolen

[@alectheamazing]

LOL

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

@Charles Vane it's its own deterrent lol i love that

[@magaz]

I haven’t been this excited for a bike to be stolen since like 2006 when Casey and Van took an angle grinder to their own bike locks to prove a point…

[@nilen]

@Charles Vane it got stolen tho

[@jgamer2228]

“Unfortunately my wallet was returned to me by a Good Samaritan” is the last thing I expected to hear today

[@RichardYangPiano]

Your voice is the definition of “captivating”. It’s telling viewers to keep watching, such an incredible gift.

[@xPandaProz]

*What if you throw AirTag in the toilet?* 🤔

[@MegaLag]

I am also curious... 🤔

[@yagizerenyuce]

@@MegaLag You should do it by wrapping it with some plastic bag xd

[@DerKatzeSonne]

Do not throw electric waste or plastic in the toilet please. Not even for a test.

[@Capriilol]

it will be in a sewer

[@arnaujaimee]

@@MegaLag please don't do it, the sewage sistem it's not a lab to experiment with electronics

[@TrixBruh]

The dude wasn't trolling you, he was looking for his new car.

[@alolisa113]

or just got himself a new airtag

[@H.K_R]

Or went and picked someone up from the station

[@BigGaines]

@@H.K_R with some random keys that you've not moved for a while?

[@KingNorge]

No, he was delivering/selling drugs to someone at the station.

[@H.K_R]

@@BigGaines they could’ve left the fake keys in their jacket of something

[@josephwatson4783]

That person handed the keys in at the station but kept the airtag 😂

[@silverground3670]

sure enough 🤣

[@thechh8297]

Or they were looking for their new car.

[@PascalSaugy]

The guy didn't walk along the track but on the parking deck. That's right under the tracks. Presumably he was looking there for the car that can be opened with the key.

[@roycropperthetopshottamore2666]

@@PascalSaugy could also be that

[@Regimeshifts]

@@PascalSaugy how though if keys were picked 300kms away?

[@knotsocialmusic]

This guy needs to have millions of subs and keep doing videos like this. Single handedly improving customer service.

[@radicalrick9587]

*A huge problem with the AirTag is it alerts the thief that someone is pinging the tag. This is how the bike rider knew you were looking for him. Remove the speakers from the AirTag and you can catch a Thief in action. Also, the person can check his iPhone, and it would tell him that that AirTag is being tracked! So, much for the AirTag being that useful. I suspect the person that stole the keys was trolling you, since he could hear every time the AirTag was being pinged and then zip back inside and have a good laugh at your expense.*

[@aussiegruber86]

You can actually remove the speaker

[@radicalrick9587]

@@aussiegruber86 *Yes, it's a hassle but it's well worth it.*

[@Troshock]

bros comment was so important he put the entire thing in bold

[@radicalrick9587]

@@Troshock *You bet!* 😁

[@radicalrick9587]

@@aussiegruber86 *Yes you can. If you take it apart you will see a tiny speaker.* *Or tweeter that is.*

[@jeffreyhuang7539]

I think they drive with the car keys to the metro station to check if a car would unlock

[@raygomez2000]

Sounds like the thief caught wind of someone looking for a stolen bike in his gated community earlier and decided to ditch it.

[@gaobo5679]

It's also possible the AirTag's anti-stalking alert went off and they realized they were being tracked.

[@JediWebSurf]

Yeah but how did they know?

[@surfingtothestars]

@@JediWebSurf haivng another iphone on them

[@Sebastian-gj9tc]

@@gaobo5679 yeah that kinda ruins the whole purpose of the tag

[@boobo]

Spoiler alert it was the guard !

[@FelixEFX]

When it says "move" you should actually move to another location as it's triangulating the airtags position using AR for mapping.

[@Honeypot-x9s]

This^ I wish apple would made a clear onscreen animation because not only is it for the AR purposes but it’s also because your movement helps build a reference to where the signal is the strongest and moving around helps point each of the antennas for it to reference. I found when testing my airtags in my car (big heavily shielded Volvo wagon) that just swaying left to right 45 degrees each direction a few times it pops up. And also like this video indicates have to be pretty close for it to figure it out. Sometimes the signal can go very far too, other times it only goes a short distance, probably part of the beaconing and power saving, every so often it beacons out a stronger signal trying desperately to connect to something for a few signal bursts. I picked up my keys from deep within my house on the outside a few times, and other times I have to basically open my front door to get a connection. I would put money on it that those keys where actually in a car on the side of the street based on my experience.

[@MegaLag]

@@Honeypot-x9s I walked around a few of the cars, near where I was getting a signal - got nothing...

[@lumberjackdreamer6267]

@@Honeypot-x9s How often does it transmit? Every 10 seconds, maybe?

[@Honeypot-x9s]

@@MegaLag ah, you didn’t show it in the video and knowing how badly apple needs to put better instructions/animations into precision finding to guide people so possible to miss something and figured maybe common mistake. No worries! Also did one more test after re-watching your video and out my keys with airtag on it in the center console of my wagon and sure enough it was getting very confused, the signal was weak and when it did lock on it only locked on with error less then 10 feet away and the arrow was wrong! It was pointing to rear of my car then jumped to front.. but boy did it struggle to get a strong enough signal with my airtag and keys in the center console..

[@Honeypot-x9s]

@@lumberjackdreamer6267 I would love to scope it, and see myself. I don’t have the hardware like a scope to know for sure but based on what I seen with my airtag and my iPhone 12 Pro Max it seems like maybe somewhat constant low energy signal as connections can be made super fast if your close without obstructions, but seems to be bursts every few seconds because if further back can be a short delay before a connection is established even if by other iPhones not yours. Defiantly seems to be as well that once a connection is established that its a stronger signal and holds it better and airtag once loses connection doesn’t instantly drop in signal intensity. seems to be a short time where it will keep trying before going back to low energy.

[@keetrandling4530]

I'm wondering if your keys were, not in an apartment, but in one of those parked cars you were standing near?

[@kk4649k]

thanks for video. I recently purchased an ebike and live in a condo at hawaii. We park out bikes under a specified bike rack location under a roof but no doors. Was debating whether to purchase an airtag but this made me want one. Thank you

[@GeneralA01]

"Unfortunately, my wallet was returned by a good samaritan" I don't know why but the sentence makes me laugh 🤣

[@Wolfeity]

I remember when my dads bike that he used to get to work got stolen, he found where it was and it was at someones house and he literally stole it back lol

[@anluveq9531]

Omg lol self defence

[@polthomaskeeley7860]

I've got an exact same story (not *my* story), except the ending whereby the, ahem, original thief caught, ahem, the original owner stealing it back. It ended very tragically for the original thief, and subsequently for the original owner. Life imprisonment is no joke.

[@themajesticstick5262]

@@polthomaskeeley7860 original owner should’ve went to the police.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I have stolen something back before too and I regret nothing. I mean I just got my shit back that's not wrong.

[@random.randomness815]

My deaf cat has an AirTag on her collar! Edit: (She is strictly an indoor cat, for obvious reasons.)

[@central7417]

Why are you letting your cat roam free?

[@andrewsantos2927]

@@central7417 So u really think that the best option is for this cat to spend it's life in a cage just bc is deaf? Why are you assuming stuff?

[@random.randomness815]

@@central7417 She roams free inside our home, she never goes outside unless she escapes. She has an AirTag because she falls asleep very soundly and it’s easier to find her inside the house, as well as for the rare occasion when she escapes.

[@random.randomness815]

@@andrewsantos2927 I think the previous commenter was just worried about the cat’s safety. It is very dangerous for deaf cats to be outside because they cannot hear predators or vehicles. Sadly, deaf cats are very unlikely to survive outside.

[@central7417]

@@andrewsantos2927 Not in a cage. But just inside. And it's not because it's deaf. I think that of any cat. And do you think the best option is to let the cat roam and kill a lot of wildlife like birds, squirrels, bunnies, and many other things? Also, cats can be mean. I know people who have been attacked by cats. Why do you think it's okay for a non native domestic cat to go do whatever it wants? Also, it's probably not safe. Cats are often snatched by coyotes.

[@anderiva5055]

If i'm totally honest, i was suspicious about the title being just clickbait (since alot of the content on KZbin is). But it wasn't. Such a detailed and thought out project, and actually carried through with conclusions. And interesting to watch aswell, great job! Wish there was more channels like this

[@xonx209]

Apple has made recovering stolen items harder by notifying a person (the thief) there is an AirTag following his movement.

[@mutamos]

Being from Karlsruhe, i feel truly honored how often my city was named in this video, cheers! :)

[@Music-bk8ru]

This is the best airtag test on KZbin

[@MaxKing10]

Thats really cool! You should do a AirTags vs Samsung SmartTags

[@cfwproductions]

^

[@desy0115]

Buy the galaxy too!

[@ihedgehog]

And tile

[@LucianGarz-x9q]

@@ihedgehog tile is shit

[@nani4906]

Well SmartTag has a button you can program (with a bit of trickery to do pretty much anything) so that's a plus. AirTags have NFC tho which is very helpful

[@AwokenEntertainment]

Airtags will change everything..

[@vararii3068]

they already have..

[@gwenaelbonnafoux3575]

I just got your video in my feed, and bought a 4-pack a few days ago for my bikes. I saw the video and was like: « ok let’s see if the bikes are still in the garage ». One of them was at the opposite of the city. I jumped in my car, found the police and I’ve been able to take my bike back 😍 so thanks youtube algorithm for showing me your video and thanks airtags. All of this happened 2h ago 😅

[@ntourrr]

I think that the security guard warn the residents that he is looking for the bike and must get rid of it because the owner knew where it was..!

[@SquirreliciousMe]

It's probably worth remembering that Apple does not really suggest that Airtag is for finding stolen items, more casually lost things. So anything like you've been trying is a bonus - just a rather sweet one if you do recover something - like you say - improving the odds of recovering but not an expectation it was designed for that.

[@Dunicht69]

I can only work as fast as Dhl can deliver 😂 most underrated sentence 😅

[@Logan0o]

Doesn’t the AirTag start pinging a alarm to the thief bc of apples “Anti stalking reasons”

[@RGrant2504]

how did the thief not get a notification that told him there was an unauthorized airtag following him? he could just disable it

[@danieleremin1924]

The keys were probably around the balcony you were under when using precision finding.

[@starstencahl8985]

I was surprised to find out you were from NZ, you look like a Düsseldorfer through and through. Great projects, I love the ideas and the (cinematic) execution

[@starstencahl8985]

@@whitemailprivilege2830 Yeah 👍

[@MegaLag]

What’s a Dusseldorfer look like? 😂

[@starstencahl8985]

@@MegaLag Idk 😅 the hair, the stylish apartment, traveling by bus and bike. To be fair, of course that could just be any other big city style, but I come from a smaller town near Düsseldorf so it just came up my mind because you just fit in really well I guess

[@esqigibraltar2609]

gang gang

[@KT-pv3kl]

that's a common insult here in Cologne in case anyone was wondering ...

[@markrabo]

Great video, this one and whole AirTags saga. Storytelling, music, + editing 👌 Also love how you hack it with lo-fi gear - camera phones, screen recordings, filming with a GoPro in your mouth instead of a tripod. Real guerrilla filmmaking! Props!

[@MegaLag]

Hey thanks for the kind comment man! A lot of work went into making it so it's always nice to read comments like this. So thanks again!

[@fred-youtube]

@@MegaLag Where did you get your skills from?

[@drtec6349]

Thanks for showing how difficult it can be to use these air tags to find stolen property.

[@Pintexx]

This guys airtag videos are the best airtag videos

[@Yougi]

Have you tried playing a sound on the keys' AirTag? You might have heard them ringing considering how close you were from them

[@asadshafiq3588]

Mega lag : using precision finding People : that guy’s phone has a poor signal

[@Ghostzy01]

Hoping for the trilogy Fake Car Keys - The Return

[@MegaLag]

Haha I wouldn't hold your breath for that one. But hey, the AirTag has a 1 year battery life... If anything happens from now until then, I'll be sure to make a video about it!

[@daniellavoie9662]

Great video! Everyone talks about how they work via “lost” items not stolen! Very helpful. Thanks!

[@ptp79]

The intro music / theme is awesome. Takes you back to 90s when we used to play Arcade games.

[@Justforfun-rv1tw]

Other: happy cause the unlocked bike isn’t stolen… Him: happy cause his bike is stolen… 😂

[@timschulz9563]

Other: Happy because locked bike isn't stolen

[@videoarchive3389]

If MegaLag will ever become famous on KZbin, I can at least say to everyone that I was talking to him personally during a long Zoom call when he was starting KZbin. :)

[@iixShady]

Wow, you have spent so much money on these videos. You deserve better, I bet you are the only person that is actually sending air tags to different places as experiments. I wish you the best of luck!

[@cadcad-jm3pf]

Toronto 2023. Just got my bike back thanks to Air Tag. Some junkie almost got away with it.

[@bucketrance]

Lolll😂 I literally left my bike on my driveway to use bathroom real quick. Came out GONE

[@chasewhite161]

I think the reason the bike was ditched shortly after you looked for it was because the security guards probably knew the guy who took it and told him to get rid of it

[@MegaLag]

Yeah I would say so too

[@Honeypot-x9s]

I have 2 airtags, one for my keys and one for testing… my area doesn’t have a high number of iOS users, it’s also fairly rural area. I parked my second car somewhere random in a parking lot near a main road and hid an airtag inside. I found between too rural/low density of iOS users and being inside the car means only get very rare update. I had a friend move the car, he doesn’t have an iPhone/iOS devices so only updates would been from random people with latest iOS update and sure enough randomly got location updates… so not entirely useless even in this area which has sparse iOS users, it’s not ideal but could defiantly aid in recovering property. I also had him take my car with airtag on a vacation trip, my beach house which is in a wealthier class area so lot more potential of iOS users. Sure enough on the route I was getting plenty of random updates of location, enough that could defiantly track him good enough not as good or as regular as “find my friends” but good enough that I didn’t feel like I was missing anything. probably cars nearby and as he approached the beach house area location updates got a lot more common and accurate! To the point where I could guessed his exact parking spot!

[@faceless5530]

The risks this man takes for these videos

[@DJALEXBROWN]

This is a great video, I purchased a set of airtags after my camera equipment was stolen, based on this video I probably would have gotten the gear back if I had an airtag in the bag, which I now keep one with my camera equipment and one in my laptop bag. For $25-$30 these are well worth it

[@treasurechestgame]

Nooce

[@AwesomeRyanGame]

“Only worked in a specific area” *BALCONY ABOVE*

[@LegoMiniMovies]

That’s cool. Nice to see a air tag in action.

[@GiFloDK]

Your videos are so high quality, and so entertaining. Thanks for sharing them with us!

[@MegaLag]

Thank you! and you're very welcome :)

[@something6879]

30 thousand subscribers already. This channel is growing fast.

[@paowoww]

He deserves it

[@CodyRushDriving]

Back in 2002 I was in school for product design. As part of a proof-of-concept project I put a vinyl sticker on my bike notifying readers that the bike was being tracked by satellite. It was a bluff, as that tech wasn't consumer available at the time obviously, but that bike never got stolen. Two others I had at the time did get stolen. Kinda neat that this is a legit product now. Sadly a lot of the projects I did at the time got moderate/poor grades because they were too high concept; that is to say, the infrastructure to make them work didn't exist. They included ideas such as the bike GPS, a portable media player/map combo device (also for bikes), and a fresh-ingredient on-demand delivery service (which now of course we kind of have with Uber/DoorDash.) Frustrating sometimes to think what could have been.

[@MegaLag]

If you were forward thinking then, I'm sure you're just as forward thinking now. Put that mind to good work!

[@ncstudio333]

I think these work well in the American cardboard houses too, considering the low wall densities...

[@jonathonslaughter5672]

I’ve never seen another Jonathon spelt with an “on” at the end! - Fellow Jonathon

[@MegaLag]

We must band together 🖖🏻

[@OblivionZX]

@@MegaLag eventually it can become a.... Ultra Wide Band ;D

[@_LOGA_]

Maybe the person picked up a girl at the trainstation and tried to impress her with the car keys 😂😂

[@MegaLag]

No doubt haha

[@fabianfalk8059]

I am from that City and I can say that it is rather a location to purchase illegal substances. Girls are found somwhere a bit further to the west.

[@_LOGA_]

@@fabianfalk8059 dann solltest du ja wissen dass du, egal ob du jetzt in die Kaiserstraße willst, oder zum ZKM, du als nicht Karlsruher erstmal am HBF ankommst, um dann am Vorplatz in die S-Bahn einzusteigen. Der HBF ist vielleicht nicht der schönste Treffpunkt, aber es ist definitiv ein Ort, wo fast jeder der von außerhalb mit dem Zug nach Karlsruhe fährt, umsteigen muss. Klar es gibt auch noch den Bahnhof Durlach, aber das sind ja nur ein paar Linien die Durlach, aber nicht den HBF anfahren, die von außerhalb kommen.

[@likhith-lexus]

Every time he says Karlsruhe, I'll do a push-up

[@triadwarfare]

The person must have been spooked how surprisingly close you came in to catching them, hence they ditched the ride.

[@hirotips9674]

You didn’t say “I was so devastated” 😂

[@hirotips9674]

@Shingo true, if Zack got his signature "scratches at lvl6 with deeper grooves at lvl7. the signature for this channel is "I was so devastated"

[@samstitch545]

OK...what happened to the AirTags that went to Cook, Musk and North Korea?

[@josethebeast2236]

he answered that at the end of the video

[@Ben-pp5tt]

The problem with AirTags is that they notify thieves on their Apple devices that there’s an unregistered AirTag following them. It’s meant to keep people from tracking other people without their consent, but subsequently warns thieves they’re being tracked.

[@OMahony2]

that's a damn good point. fundamental flaw?

[@iamsnakehips]

Yes you have to hope your thief is an android user.

[@grubost]

@@iamsnakehips well, there’s a better chance that he’s an android user tbh

[@DaGleese]

​@@grubost I disagree, a thief is more likely to steal an iphone than an Android phone.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

This project reminded me of some things I wanted to do as a kid which were sending/finding a message in a bottle from the ocean and sending letters attached to balloons to see where the balloon landed when it died. This now makes me wonder if you put one of these tags on a balloon or in a bottle you drop into the ocean.. can you track them and will they ever be found? 🤣 The thought of a tag in a bottle in the ocean randomly getting ping'd or popping up on land in a year's time out of no where is hilarious to me. 🤣 These project experiment videos are very fun to watch! Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@juliethomsen4121]

For anyone wanting to travel Germany without going bankrupt: For long distances avoid 'Deutsche Bahn' & try to travel with bus companies like 'Flixbus' if possible. You can get a one way ticket from Düsseldorf to Karlsruhe for less than 20€. It might take longer, but if you're on a budget you may prefer taking the bus. If you prefer to take the train & you are going to travel within one Bundesland, like Lower Saxony for example, you can purchase the 'Niedersachsen-Ticket', which is very affordable and allows you to travel within Lower Saxony for one entire day (only local trains though- no IC or ICE) It's only 23€ for one person & 5€ for an additional person. So 2 people would pay 28€.. so 14€ each. You can find similar deals for other parts of Germany as well.

[@coolfrip]

Such a grate video can’t wait for the North Korea find my update

[@Silverdev2482]

*great

[@joremi69]

I love how I am German, he is lives in GErmany and we speak to eachother in englisch

[@Romy---]

Dein Englisch ist... komisch 😅

[@ItsSafikhan]

7:02 So the North Korea package hasn't moved yet!?😛 You make really good videos subscribed and the bell icon is on 🔔

[@xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

I have a couple theories on the keys that got taken to the station. One is that they were asking around to see if anyone knew anything, that's why they were pacing up and down the platform. The second is that someone grabbed the wrong keys, realized their mistake, then ran back to the apartment to get the right ones.

[@LochieOReilly]

The only problem with using airtags in this way is that if the person who stole your bike is within close proximity of the airtag for 4 hours AND they too have an iPhone, they will get an alert advising them that they are being followed by an Apple Airtag. Thus letting them know there is a tracking device on the bike.

[@JcOlivera]

8:40 ...You didn't technically recover a lost item, you left it unlocked and unsupervised to be taken on purpose, but glad you found it.

[@Niels901]

thiefs with android phones: I'm about to *steal* this man's whole fake keys

[@anassm5565]

Fun fact: if this video was almost a minute long and fake, this would be a TikTok.

[@vikkumari]

I love your tag names. Gotta track my important things: keys, bike, North Korea.

[@JustAWalker]

I was looking at the screen to the left and was thinking it was one of my videos... what a pity I was wrong. 😄 Very interesting video!

[@ShinyTechThings]

Thats the schnitzel!😎 Should have brought a drone and strapped your phone to it while doing a screen recording to see where it picks up the keys at a particular height.

[@davebeat]

The person in that gated community must've caught wind that you were on to them. Might have even been the people who let you look around.

[@albondar]

Wow thanks a lot for this ! Legendary work bro ! Massive props for hella long term research ! Wow.

[@hawkesworth1712]

The person at the train station probably wasn't trolling you. The keys were probably in a bag they often use. If they're a thief they may have walked the station looking for unattended bags. In which case it probably would have been a good idea to contact the authorities so they could view security video.

[@hansihintersoos7581]

As you got the signal from the airtag of the keys, right above the "Gitter" (sorry dont know the english word for that), the keys (or just the airtag) were right under you. Maybe the thief threw them down there or the were in the basement of the apartment block

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

Were the keys in a car maybe? That might explain why it was able to connect in the spot you were in.

[@04dram04]

Damn that thief had spidey scense. He knew he was about to get caught

[@jasondrummond9451]

You should live in Vancouver, Canada, if you want your bike stolen - you can lock it up with multiple locks, and it will be stolen within minutes.

[@samwilliamson4715]

Hey man - really enjoy your videos - well shot and put together; and you’re easy to listen to. Says a lot about the area you live in when you need to wait 11 days before your bike gets stolen!! In Australia you’d be lucky if it was still there 11 hrs later!! Anyway thanks for the cool vids - can’t wait to see your follow up on the other airtags - and yeah; have dealt with DHL ‘customer service’ myself in the past.. they work great - as long as you don’t want anything done about your lost item😂 Looking forward to your next video 👍👍

[@jazminchew3620]

In Mexico it will be stolen in less than 11 minutes 😂

[@beastly_bronner1989]

In South Africa it is more like 60 sec

[@MegaLag]

Late reply - but thanks man! Appreciate the kind words :)

you should make this same test in Brazil, you'll never found your objects again

[@danielwilson5102]

and if he went looking he would be cut up and buried. We all know brazil is a dump.

[@dmore]

I think a key point not mentioned here is that the average person is also most likely going to report their theft to the police. The police, with your permission and information to track the AirTag may be able to potentially take steps you can not. This could be more comprehensive canvassing/questions of an area, working directly with Apple to get more information/data or, depending on the laws in the region you're in, if an AirTag ping is suitably specific/accurate maybe even having probable cause to search a car or property.

[@GhettoSmosh]

love the stewie cameo

[@carycleland9506]

I’m curious about a scenario. If someone were to steal your bike, wouldn’t they eventually receive a notification from Apple that tells them they are near an airtag that’s being tracked, which would cause them to try find the tag or ditch the item? Seems like you have a very short window to find your stuff if they have an iPhone which is going to tell them what’s up.

[@JN-53]

Thankyou for this video! I now know not to purchase airtags anymore because of how poorly you can track it. It sucks that you can only track it to a certain extent

[@Maineuser]

Fascinating story. Thanks! I only wish you’d gave shown where and how your AirTag was attached! Now, I’m gonna have to get one for all my ‘vehicles’…

[@MegaLag]

Thanks! The AirTag was taped underneath the seat

[@Maineuser]

@@MegaLag Thanks! After writing, I scanned hundreds of comments, it seems, coming to realize others had had the same question, where you’d referred them to an earlier video. Sorry about that. I watched that one, too, intrigued to learn about a Maco Trace Stealth AirTag mount that had recently closed on Kickstarter, but was available to pre-order on Indigigo. Did you get one of them? As I was finalizing my order, I removed it, when I saw another $10 added for shipping. $40 was a bit too stiff when I think I’m not convinced that: 1) word won’t get out to thieves, where they’ll know to look for it, or 2) that they won’t hear the alert, when it sounds, despite muffling. I did see another video, though, where the sound problem could be easily remedied with a screwdriver to remove the speaker from the back, which could be a remedy… I’m most grateful for all your work - even those on DHL. But it’s troublesome to hear the alerts don’t go, as promised, to individuals go might be being tracked, either personally or by their vehicle being tagged.