Yay new qxir vid! Also I just heard you pronounce Qxir for the first time, or atleast paid attention to it... I've been saying 'Quick-zer' or 'quixer' *I motion to change the official pronunciation to Qxir, as I've been saying it*
@tko38333 жыл бұрын
Grambling is fun bro. Try roulette!
@dankrgaming56983 жыл бұрын
@@tko3833 even at minimum bets gambling in almost all forms is the most expensive form of fun you can get your hands on
@SakuraAsranArt3 жыл бұрын
If anybody is wondering how a couple of guys wheeled a whole-ass bomb into a casino and nobody questioned it, here's why. I knew a guy who used to shoplift, but not the usual small, easily concealed items, this guy shoplifted fridges, washing machines and other big ticket items. How? He drove up to appliance shops in a moving truck, entered the store wearing overalls with a clipboard and told retail staff that he was there to pick up x item for delivery. 9 times out of 10, they'd sign whatever nonsense was attached the clipboard and help him load the items into his truck. The 10th time he got arrested.
@justinzhu84533 жыл бұрын
thats a pretty wild story as well lmao
@d.l.83943 жыл бұрын
Let me guess: 10 times shoplifting in the same store?
@thisaccountisntreal1073 жыл бұрын
This; I actually knew a guy who built a sizable collection of arcade cabinets with this exact strategy Coveralls and a clip board get you very far I also had a friend who walked up to the Walmart auto center counter The employee said "hey are you here to pickup these 4 tires" and my buddy just said "yep" and got 4 free tires
@skeletonking25013 жыл бұрын
Fbi if you are watching I am writing these down as a joke I swear
@SakuraAsranArt3 жыл бұрын
@@justinzhu8453 I also knew a guy who had a very successful career shoplifting dressed as a priest. Because nobody suspects a man of God to be out nicking stuff.
@ctlraltdestroy2 жыл бұрын
You missed one of the most exciting parts of the story. The FBI bomb techs realized that the bomb was so powerful that there was no point in wearing their protective gear, so they just wore their regular shirts and pants with no protection while analyzing it.
@jingalls91422 жыл бұрын
Holy Rolex batman. Now that's bloody interesting
@theempress88862 жыл бұрын
“This thing’ll kill us, bomb suit or no, so why bother with the suit?”
@ShatterIsMyName2 жыл бұрын
@@theempress8886 Having seen EOD suits before, if THAT isnt going to protect me, genuinely fuck wearing it
@gazeddy2 жыл бұрын
@@ShatterIsMyName the walk to an ied in the suit is known as the longest walk apparently. i genuinely cant fathom walking towards something knowing there's a good chance it could turn me to mush
@idkissausername16672 жыл бұрын
@@gazeddy less mush, more mist
@efenty62353 жыл бұрын
calling this an improvised bomb is an insult to the craftsmanship
@clayongunzelle95553 жыл бұрын
facts
@foreyfriend1453 жыл бұрын
If my life was 'improvised' 🤔
@Timbobjr3 жыл бұрын
If it's not an improvised bomb... Would that make it a "Planned Bomb"?
@rukus95853 жыл бұрын
@@Timbobjr or a "copied" explosive/ bomb? Yeah, I see no negative in describing it as "improvised". The man dreamed it up and created an original 1 of 1 bomb. Another way to say it is improvised.
@Unknown_3933 жыл бұрын
I mean, he took parts from a toilet to make the bomb
@Grissbane2 жыл бұрын
As a former casino dealer. Never think you can beat a place that sells nothing but still manages to keep the lights on 24/7
@TheTransitmtl Жыл бұрын
Gambling is something I just don't understand. Why???
@jambonmusical2689 Жыл бұрын
@@TheTransitmtlmoney good, if i win i get more, as long as i play i may win, so i must play more
@one-nu2dh Жыл бұрын
@@TheTransitmtl the thrill,i played black jack with friends (no money) and it's pretty fun,i can't immagine doing it with the adrenaline of winning/losing money
@kafkaesk3449 Жыл бұрын
@@TheTransitmtlsunk cost fallacy and human nature that forces them to think they can beat the system and use emotions.
@JeffBenoit-h1r Жыл бұрын
They sell "Hope".
@mboshu55512 жыл бұрын
The amount of scenarios this man considered when designing the bomb was insane
@hat13242 жыл бұрын
So many failsafes on the bomb, and like zero in his extortion scheme lol
@synexiasaturnds727yearsago72 жыл бұрын
@@hat1324 He spent so much time on the bomb that he didn't spend any on the extortion
@TaylorfromPapaLouie Жыл бұрын
@Trump Is The Messiah youtube is your only source of information for you???
@hoopz5095 Жыл бұрын
@Trump Is The Messiah doesn't matter how many, it was impossible to disarm, that's the whole point, better to be simple and efficient, the ultimate goal in engineering
@mrbanana6464 Жыл бұрын
@@TaylorfromPapaLouie Of course not, he also gets his news from Facebook it seems.
@lookos08612 жыл бұрын
I saw a guy who is an FBI bomb technician. He said that a bomb suit is the difference between an open or closed casket funeral. He also said that the FBI leaves bad bomb recipies on the internet because, and i quote, "theyre self-solving problems."
@lookos08612 жыл бұрын
FYI: He worked on the case of the Nashville bombing.
@universe1879 Жыл бұрын
but it seems like in this case the bomb is so powerful that they just gave up wearing protective gear
@fort809 Жыл бұрын
That second thing actually happened with the Anarchist’s cookbook. the stuff that really works was edited out of the online versions and all that’s left is the “cook bleach lol” recipes
@dakota7745 Жыл бұрын
Lmao thats fuckin metal.
@dezznutz3743 Жыл бұрын
Just another reason to defund and dismantle the FBI. They are enablers of death, is that what you want from your government?
@xerotolerant3 жыл бұрын
Imagine losing your drivers license and just flying a plane instead lol. That’s so baller
@matthewwynn30253 жыл бұрын
What's so hilarious about that, is it's like at least an order of magnitude more dangerous. Gotta love bureaucracy lol
@xerotolerant3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwynn3025 that's why its funny lol. No one thought to revoke his ability to fly planes. That should be a given
@Graymenn3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwynn3025 it isnt more dangerous, look at the stats.... it would be more dangerous if there were as many people in the air as on the road but you are much more likely to get killed on the road vs when flying a plane
@shiftymiata3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwynn3025 Flying a plane is far, far, FAR less dangerous than driving a car. It is intimidating, but just like learning to drive, small aircraft are very intuitive to fly and with a basic understanding of how a plane works, I'd imagine nearly anyone could fly. For reference, I need approximately 20-30 hours of experience to get my private pilot's license. I had to do 60 hours of logged driving to get my driver's license.
@matthewwynn30253 жыл бұрын
@@Graymenn you're absolutely correct on the stats, I think you misunderstood what I meant. I'm talking about the risk of damage to other people in the event of a crash. A plane has far more kinetic energy, ie would you rather have someone crash a car into your house or a plane lol
@untermench35022 жыл бұрын
A little back-story on that incident. I worked at the facility where the technician who came-up with the 'method' to defuse the bomb worked, so I heard how it went-down, After setting-up the shaped charge to disable the control box, The technician retired to the parking area to wire-up the detonator. A local sheriff standing nearby asked the technician how he would know if the technique worked. The technician replied " If it's a little boom, it worked, a big boom means it didn't" He then set-off the shaped charge which, unfortunately set-off the bomb.The sheriff then asked. "Was that the little boom or the big boom?"
@rvh1999 Жыл бұрын
Damn!! 😆😆
@untermench3502 Жыл бұрын
@Tony Fourpaws I'm not a genius, I just happened to work at the same facility as the tech. Here's another back story: I happened to visit Harvey's casino after it had been rebuilt, and while having a drink at the club, I picked-up some match books with the Harvey's casino logo on them. One day, I was talking with one of the other techs and told him about the match books. He became very exited and asked me if he could have one. I agreed and found-out later that he had scorched the edges of the matchbook cover and left it on the desk of the tech that set-off the bomb. We had a good laugh at his expense.
@Noodles207 Жыл бұрын
@@untermench3502 that’s evil lollll!
@tyrelcecillion230 Жыл бұрын
So is that a roundabout way of saying you're a fed?
@untermench3502 Жыл бұрын
@@tyrelcecillion230 A log time ago, like fourty years or so.
@baksatibi3 жыл бұрын
Worth mentioning that the pilot with the ransom money was instructed to land on a field marked with a strobe light. However when John Birges & co. were driving to the site they realized they forgot to bring a battery pack with them and had to find a shop to buy one. So they arrived much later and probably just missed the helicopter.
@TomKappeln3 жыл бұрын
LOL !
@earlpipe97132 жыл бұрын
📝 Perfect! This practically writes itself
@funguy3982 жыл бұрын
Why they didn't use the car battery?
@johnroach90262 жыл бұрын
@@funguy398 Car batteries would probably have too high a voltage and just fry the strobe
@CST1992 Жыл бұрын
@Trump Is The Messiah Too many amps though
@myspacebarbrokenevermindif98923 жыл бұрын
WW2 pilot, prisoner of war, rags to riches story, family drama, possible family murder, gambling addiction and downfall, culminating in the creation of one of the most complex bombs the FBI has faced and failed against. You can make a movie out of this dudes life, easily.
@HPsawus3 жыл бұрын
i came to the comment section expecting someone to name a movie based off this... if they haven't done one yet they sure as hell need to
@dswagnildpyro13132 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@TheMacheteFiloso2 жыл бұрын
@@HPsawus there was an Xfiles movie is that counts.
@ArchangelExile2 жыл бұрын
Interesting... 🤔
@jjr17282 жыл бұрын
Not all heroes wear capes
@johnladuke64753 жыл бұрын
Two things strike me as seriously amazing about this. The extraordinary patience of assembling all of the various countermeasures, and the rudimentary binary programming of the switches. It wouldn't take that much creativity to come up with the various trigger ideas, but to make them all work together - including an analogue-controlled computer lock - is some really meticulous and tedious stuff.
@sarasmr42783 жыл бұрын
If only he had used his powers for good
@ManWithNoPlan3 жыл бұрын
The main question I had following this was: How did the two delivery people, unaware of what it was, deliver a device that was rigged to explode if moved even slightly without it exploding?
@williejones64463 жыл бұрын
@@ManWithNoPlan Im another programmer/ electrician type. I dont know if this is how he did it, but you could maybe have the pendulum hooked up to a strand of thin metal wire, and when literally any of the switches are hit, that are NOT for disarming, have it activate. Making it to where the next time the Pendulum hit, it would trigger. So for your question, the delivery people could have possibly drove like psychos as long as they didnt activate any of the other triggers.
@londonnight9373 жыл бұрын
I think the switches were like this: all bad switches wired to detonator, all good switches wired in series. If all the good switches are on, then the timer shuts off. No computer needed.
@01DOGG013 жыл бұрын
@@ManWithNoPlan You could have arming switches that hold ball-bearings on the inside. when you deliver it, you flip the switches, the ball-bearings drop down, completing the various circuits by some kind of mechanism. For example, a V shaped catcher with a gap in the middle so unarmed it's \ / no contact, and when the ball bearing drops into it, it's like this \o/ ensuring contact and completing the circuit. Flipping the switches back wouldn't disarm it as the ball-bearings aren't magically going to float back up into where the switch held them.
@CreepinCreeper012 жыл бұрын
My dad was Army EOD Master Blaster retired colonel 28 years of service. He taught me a few things about disarming bombs. Most bombs are disarmed with smaller bombs, high pressure water jets, or even shotguns. Its not like the movies where you will blow up if you cut the wrong wire. Much safer to just clear the area and do a controlled detonation
@InitialFailure Жыл бұрын
Well ma'am, officers in EOD aren't allowed to touch anything, so the explanation from your father, albeit simplistic and in error, makes sense.
@jjohnson2044 Жыл бұрын
what about wireless bombs. what about a frequency disruption that explodes other bombs. the trigger is different. auto log in.
@everythingsalright1121 Жыл бұрын
well it kind of depends on the explosive used. a C4 bomb like the kind you see in counter-strike can be defused with a shotgun blast because it needs an electrical charge to be detonated such as a blasting cap (and this is why you can set it on fire and it still won't blow up, its very stable and pretty safe as a result), but you probably wouldn't want to do that with a bomb that utilizes some other sort of explosive.
@RichardBaran Жыл бұрын
Deionized water jet would probably be the way to go.
@ItsNova8169 ай бұрын
To be fair, in this case it absolutely would blow up if you cut the wrong wire.
@Phildo83 жыл бұрын
That same bomb is still used as a training aid. We were shown the cutaway of it at a training for our ODA in The Army. It’s every bit as complex as you would expect it to be & still to this day The FBI isn’t 100% as to who it was rigged but they have found their own ways of disarming used for training but the fact that this guy was a WW2 pilot and not an infantryman with training on bombs still blows my mind(no pun intended) that he was able to build this in his home. Let’s not forget their was no internet then and this guy built that bomb without the use of any instructions or books whatsoever.
@tobbleboii59883 жыл бұрын
i'm currently studying electrical engineering and have some experience with creating circuits. It's kinda scary that you could very easily recreate the circuit with many more countermeasures, including temperature, moisture, vibration, tilt, light, continuity, radio frequency... sensors and make it pretty much undefusable by any means. Hell you can make the bomb go of if someone touches the metal. Last year i've built a circut that can sense normal footsteps in the ground from 3 meters (10 feet) away and the components cost about $2. And all of that is before you even start using programmable microcontrollers. There are endless possibilities
@Wizzerd6953 жыл бұрын
How would they disarm this nowadays?
@coffee46823 жыл бұрын
If you’re a pilot dropping bombs and rockets and shooting bullets the size of your forearms, you would probably know what was in those bombs & rockets & bullets
@krismorrelle10883 жыл бұрын
@@Wizzerd695 either blow it or freeze it.
@tobbleboii59883 жыл бұрын
@@Wizzerd695 i don't know how the fbi would do it but i think a good idea would be to use ferric chloride to etch a hole into the aluminum casing. Since there is to temperture sensor the box would have no way of knowing and ferric chloride could probably get the job done in a few hours
@JP-nc8lv3 жыл бұрын
Yo, I live in Tahoe. They rebuild the parts that were damaged by the explosion. It looks hideous AF. They tried making the hotel more modern looking while keeping parts that weren't damaged. What we got was a mixture of two different styles of architecture that don't makes the building feel weird. The hallways start of looking like you just entered the 50s, then you walk around the corner all of a sudden you are in 2000s. Had some great times there and I do recommend it.
@willknight10053 жыл бұрын
Op
@1slotmech3 жыл бұрын
The Lake Tower was built after the Mountain Tower was repaired (the bar and walkway out to the garage are in the general area where the bomb went off).
@JBBrickman3 жыл бұрын
Your comment got me to look up some pictures and I don’t see what you’re talking about I don’t even see anything that looks like the old building I just looks modern
@1slotmech3 жыл бұрын
@@JBBrickman the old building that got bombed is still there; it just got modernized. They added a taller new tower in the early 1990s. I got there in the early 1990s and worked there until the mid-2000s.
@GlitchedBlox3 жыл бұрын
Hotel?
@ddichny2 жыл бұрын
Birges planned for every contingency... Except for the extremely high likelihood that the first casino employee to encounter the odd device in the middle of the room might go, "this thing is in the way, let's roll it over against the wall" and thus set off the motion trigger switch before anyone had a chance to realize what it was.
@Supercohboy2 жыл бұрын
This is just a guess, but he may have been banking on his knowledge of the casino's security norms. They may have had a very strict policy on tampering with things that weren't supposed to be there. Murphys law though, he got lucky nonetheless.
@theabsolutelycursedsprout93082 жыл бұрын
you could say it was a
@ImGoingSupersonic2 жыл бұрын
He was a massive gambler anyway. Very fitting he added that to his plans. A bit of skill and a bit of luck can go a long way.
@grb-ek3lt Жыл бұрын
@@theabsolutelycursedsprout9308 NOWS YOUR CHANCE TO BE A
@infernal.. Жыл бұрын
@@theabsolutelycursedsprout9308 XD why didnt u finish the joke
@whydoyougottahavthis2 жыл бұрын
It should be noted that Birges never flew for the Luftwaffe, nor was imprisoned in any Gulag. These were claims made up much later and said to biographers before his death. There's been truly extensive searches that can't find a single scrap of his story to be true and yet it's said as though it's confirmed. I honestly thought it was too though until I read deeper wanting to know about his service history. But apparently he made it up to sound cooler for some reason and more interesting.
@13donstalos Жыл бұрын
It worked
@Vitorruy1 Жыл бұрын
lol everybody just eat it up, including this video
@yousuck785why Жыл бұрын
This needs to be included.
@stratusrunner5 ай бұрын
When renting an airplane he claimed to have been an Me109 pilot. Whether that’s true or not I can’t say. He was an excellent pilot and flew an airplane like a German. One day there was a P51 on the flight line. He hated the airplane so much that he could not contain his emotions. He was not German he was Basque which could explain why there were no records of military service.
@TheTdw20004 ай бұрын
The same can be said for most "survivors" of another event from that time period.
@rileygoddard71812 жыл бұрын
At this point, I think calling it an "improvised" explosive device is a misnomer.
@Saipan22972 жыл бұрын
“Objection your honor, this bomb I made is the most sophisticated explosive the world has ever seen. To say that it is improvised- is a clear misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the device I have constructed.”
@zve62 жыл бұрын
@@Saipan2297 "Objection Hearsay"
@rileygoddard71812 жыл бұрын
@@Saipan2297 "Your honor, I can assure you it was crafted meticulously using only high quality parts. Calling it an improvised explosive device is an insult to the craft."
@simonmultiverse63492 жыл бұрын
He probably had lots of trial runs at it, testing various parts of it. This was not improvised; this was _designed_ and maybe it was _lovingly crafted_ . I am reminded of lots of road-side bombs placed in Afghanistan to make the lives of American soldiers more ... er ... interesting. The world's news services kept calling them "IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES". No, they were assuredly NOT improvised. The VERY FIRST one may have been improvised, but the moment you start making improvements, refine the design, and set up a production line, it is no longer improvised. They are *DESIGNED* .
@cole009productions72 жыл бұрын
@@simonmultiverse6349 Interesting
@Safyire_3 жыл бұрын
It’s worth noting that the bomb exploded anyway because they didn’t know that there was also dynamite at the top box with all the sensors, so the focused blast set them all off
@tuxido49132 жыл бұрын
Damn, that guy really did account for everything.
@jarnold17892 жыл бұрын
@@smeggiamagarwine As incredibly impressive as the bomb is, I still can’t decide if he’s a genius or an idiot lol. Didn’t get the ransom and he got caught in the end. Maybe he’s both and that’s alright
@shibapatrol8012 жыл бұрын
@@jarnold1789 To be fair to the guy, he didn't get caught because of what he did. He got caught because his dumb son's girlfriend overhearing the plans and telling her new bf. His downfall was making the drop off for the ransom too complicated.
@jarnold17892 жыл бұрын
@@shibapatrol801 True. If he could have pulled it all off on his own without help he probably would have gotten away with it
@northwestpassage62342 жыл бұрын
@@shibapatrol801 making the drop off point to complicated saved him from being shot or arrested on the spot. There was a black hawk full of swat there too.
@ryanf15083 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of my favorite stories. Also one thing to note is that reason the FBI tried to disarm the bomb the way they did was because in the letter it said he had used TNT. Which is not the same as Dynamite. TNT is far more stable. Had they known it was actually Dynamite they probably would not have attempted it
@CHOPERUS232 жыл бұрын
Both are detonated using a shockwave. Using a shaped charge to try and disarm it wasn't the best idea as the shockwave created by the munroe effect is massive. They would have been better off using a blow torch! 🤣🤣
@RagingBadger682 жыл бұрын
@@CHOPERUS23 the hard part about using a blow torch to diffuse a bomb is that it can’t be done remotely.
@cr100012 жыл бұрын
@@CHOPERUS23 TNT is noteworthy for being an extremely stable explosive, it requires a quite powerful shockwave to detonate it. Dynamite incorporates nitroglycerine, it can be highly unstable, and certainly far more sensitive than TNT. Ryan f's supposition is correct. A blow torch (i.e. oxy-acetylene gas cutter?) would probably have caused the aluminium foil inside to make a circuit with the housing and set the bomb off, also it would require some victim to be holding the torch. Their shaped charge could be detonated remotely.
@SeedlingNL2 жыл бұрын
@@cr10001 Dynamite is also very stable, as long as the nitroglycerine doesn't sweat out due to improper storage. TNT doesn't have that issue, you can literally melt it to reuse in other applications, so it's far superior in that regard.
@mappy-59342 жыл бұрын
@@SeedlingNL that doesnt sound stable lol
@cyberbob102 Жыл бұрын
For anyone interested, the TNT came from the powder magazine at the Helms pumped storage plant. FBI grilled the people who had access to it since it was custom built at the project, and although the two sons briefly worked there, it was suspected they had an inside man based on how they bypassed the security features. In regards to getting the bomb into the casino, the cover story given to the delivery guys was it was a new type of IBM fax machine. Source: I dated the granddaughter of one of the conspirators, and my dad had access to the magazine (he said the sons were sketchy as hell) Great documentary man.
@jacobsan3 ай бұрын
Moral of the story: girls have a loose mouth lmao
@kamo8083 жыл бұрын
This man went from nothing to everything to nothing. In a surprisingly short amount of time
@artstsym2 жыл бұрын
You could say he really... blew up. Please help me.
@urbainleverrier12 жыл бұрын
@@artstsym hahahahaha
@fedreck892 жыл бұрын
Gambling.
@rivulet54172 жыл бұрын
WSB simulator
@operator_alpha6442 жыл бұрын
Well that's gambling for ya...
@jamesheath93852 жыл бұрын
My army buddy for 30 years ( now sadly deceased ) was a senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. ( bomb disposal ). His crew was called in on this bomb. They checked everything and advised the casino to pay the money.
@gergpoo2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome.
@Hungry_God Жыл бұрын
Tbh, it was only 3 million. Compare that to the damage to the casino and it seems like a good deal. Plus, when they catch the guy you get the money back
@fort809 Жыл бұрын
@@Hungry_God the FBI wasn’t going to move the bomb regardless, so either way it would’ve exploded in his casino
@thedarkone5049 Жыл бұрын
@@fort809the "defused" bomb could be moved to a safer location for an controlled detonation
@InitialFailure Жыл бұрын
You or your buddy lied.
@Forflipsake3 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling when the fbi comes across an opponent they can’t quite nail ,if they capture them they’ll have a kangaroo trial and really go on to employ them 😂
@fort8093 жыл бұрын
I mean, it happened with Frank Abagnale lol. The guy committed millions of dollars of fraud for years, pretended to be a doctor, a lawyer AND a pilot along the way, and when they finally caught him he only did 5 years and immediately started a 6 figure position with the FBI afterward
@Forflipsake3 жыл бұрын
@@fort809 wowzers. I never heard of this I’m ashamed to say. Then again being from across the pond the fbi stories are wild and very much unknown to me 😊. I suppose it makes sense to keep your enemies close but wow.
@seco0003 жыл бұрын
@@Forflipsake They also have, and probably still do, hire hackers.
@TS-wq6qb3 жыл бұрын
@@Forflipsake Watch the movie "Catch me if you can" it based off the dudes life.
@theirishempire49523 жыл бұрын
Really? So if I committed hundreds of murder, ill do 1 year in prison and get hired by the CIA?
@WJohnson-qz9hg Жыл бұрын
The "never gamble" PSA is so good. So many people need to hear that.
@NefariousKoel3 жыл бұрын
"Apparently there were bets when the bomb would explode." Yep, sounds like a bomb threat in a casino to me. Gambling addicts gonna gamble.
@majesticvillasphuket.71903 жыл бұрын
I worked with his 2 sons on Helms Project building a hydroelectric power station. Where the dynamite was stolen from and the bloody FBI interviewed me about the stolen dynamite just because I was Irish. I can laugh at it now over 40 years later but it was no joke for a tennager new to the country.
@jawsh75253 жыл бұрын
that’s amazing!
@wooski90223 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s insane
@loger_2floofyboogaloo2783 жыл бұрын
they thought u were ira?
@wesscoates56763 жыл бұрын
Irish ehh? Wanna hear a joke? Too bad. I'm putting it in here whether you like it or not. (Besides, i myself am apparently 50% irish and this joke is feckin funny) So an English man, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walk into a bar, sit down, and each order a pint of beer. A fly flies into the bar, lands in the English man's beer, so English man picks the fly out, tosses it aside, pushes his beer away, and refuses to drink it. The fly lands in the Scotsman's beer, the Scotsman picks the fly out, tosses it aside, then pounds back his beer. The fly lands in the Irishman's beer, the Irishman picks the fly out, starts violently shaking it over the glass yelling "SPIT IT OUT YE BASTARD!!!"
@loger_2floofyboogaloo2783 жыл бұрын
@@wesscoates5676 nice
@gizzmo9523 жыл бұрын
I died laughing when the bomb went off, your buildup getting cut off was perfect XD
@Vixen15253 жыл бұрын
12:24 Yeah xD
@Obbij3 жыл бұрын
I literally read this as he was building up😂
@leerman223 жыл бұрын
Little did the FBI know, the speed of sound is MUCH slower than the electromotive force.
@yankumarrah3 жыл бұрын
@@leerman22 well based on the aftermath that’s a nooooo
@BmReba3 жыл бұрын
I literally jumped out of my chair lmao
@gusrubio489 Жыл бұрын
12:30, love how you made the big reveal!
@uribashan69959 ай бұрын
Me too, I gasped
@Fat__Tony3 жыл бұрын
You should check out the Novitiate Siege from Gresham, Wisconsin. It was crazy. The national guard was called in and even actor Marlon Brando showed up at the siege in support of the hostage takers.
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS3 жыл бұрын
Was that related to his (Brando's) position towards native americans? I know nothing about the siege btw, I am just curious if the two are connected.
@Fat__Tony3 жыл бұрын
@@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS yea it was
@hueghh37753 жыл бұрын
Wisconsin is objectively the best state; even our hostage situations are world renowned 💪
@Fat__Tony3 жыл бұрын
@@hueghh3775 lol
@kiwi_2_official3 жыл бұрын
@@hueghh3775 alaska is better
@cloroxbleach75543 жыл бұрын
This is very unethical and illegal, but as an engineering student, I can't help but be impressed with the mechanisms and all the countermeasures thought of for this bomb. There's something about mechanisms that operate like clockwork and are efficient at what they're supposed to do that is just satisfying for me regardless of its objectives lmao.
@erzbengelraziel54903 жыл бұрын
Especialy in the end when you can see how simple it actually is, he just thought of very many szenarios.
@frandurrieu64773 жыл бұрын
Yes and the best thing is that nowadays there is even more thigs that could be done as countermeasures
@Tomhonks3 жыл бұрын
Probably a really stupid question but What would happen if you tried to freeze it using liquid nitrogen?
@xxmagfracerxx46973 жыл бұрын
One question. You couldn't drill through it. But could you not melt a hole in it to see the wires and then get more specific by melting wires?
@cloroxbleach75543 жыл бұрын
@@Tomhonks Sorry for the late response, I think even if you manage to freeze it, it'll take an unnecessary amount of effort/energy. It'll be impractical. Also, cold/freezing temperatures don't really hinder electric impulses which will probably still be sent and trigger the bomb
@jaykay41373 жыл бұрын
I had heard about this bomb before, but holy shit I had no idea the triggering mechanisms and tamper proofing was so complex.
@Fartsmellahashsella3 жыл бұрын
Your profile picture combined with this story is hilarious
@darrellcook82533 жыл бұрын
And apparently successful. I studied it for awhile back when it was a news story. Learned how to build a better mousetrap too. The mousetrap was more useful.
@EmeraldPencil464 ай бұрын
I honestly think the craziest part in this story is the fact that they managed to steal 1k pounds of dynamite, and no one seemed to care. You’d think if someone was crazy enough to steal literal explosives, they’d also be crazy enough to use them. And the sheer quantity of it too, it just feels like it was just forgotten.
@pikatheminecrafter3 жыл бұрын
That bomb was right up there with the killdozer. Some amazing feats of technical ingenuity. If, perhaps, for all the wrong reasons.
@MrBilld753 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the killdozer was quite the project and unstoppable and took a lot of dedication too.
@158-i6z3 жыл бұрын
Imagine if all these guys got together into an anarchic, engineering dream team.
@pinkpanther25863 жыл бұрын
Nah killdozer was for all the right reasons.
@MrBilld753 жыл бұрын
@@pinkpanther2586 It was. The city screwed that guy's business and he took revenge in the most epic way possible, lol.
@canabiss82973 жыл бұрын
the killdozer was entirely justified. this however, was not.
@ellisfmorton40863 жыл бұрын
Feel bad for the delivery guys. Getting 7 years for being involved in something you had no idea about. They did nothing more morally wrong than the girlfriend in keeping quiet.
@bronkolie3 жыл бұрын
Maybe tell the cops after they got told they just delivered a massive bomb?
@TheFemSniper3 жыл бұрын
@@bronkolie I mean he did say that they were afraid of the threats he made considering his wife died unexpectedly and it seemed like he killed her
@medea273 жыл бұрын
Well they did do something morally wrong.... they didn't alert authorities to a huge bomb they unwittingly put in a crowded building. While I appreciate that they were scared of Birges, you'd probably see their behaviour a little differently if someone had been hurt or killed in that explosion. That saga went on for more than a day.... they would have seen the TV coverage & known how dangerous it was. If they had come forward immediately they would probably have gotten immunity instead of the sons, or a _much_ smaller prison sentence. It's very different than the girlfriend who's just overhearing a conversation & probably has no idea if it's serious or not.
@shellygardner64103 жыл бұрын
Guilt by association was "a thing" back then, but like now, it was only used on men they deemed worthy of punishment. There was zero "fairness" back then too.
@jayit68513 жыл бұрын
They refused to talk even after everybody was in custody. They easily could've got plea deals and protection.
@thejayman18863 жыл бұрын
You must be one of the best storytellers I've ever seen because I can't get enough of your videos! It's easy to start binge watching your tales from the bottle series. I must have seen them all at least three times by now. I always enjoy seeing a new video of yours in my subscriiption box. Excellent work, as always! Cheers from canada.
@scottcantdance8043 жыл бұрын
The irony of people taking and placing bets as to when a bomb placed inside of a casino would explode made me laugh out loud. Always quality storytelling.
@thejayman18863 жыл бұрын
@@scottcantdance804 Yeah honestly I can totally understand the mentality of why that would be exciting when the most interesting thing you can do all day is gambling. I wonder what those FBI agents must have said to each other when they came to the realization that there was nothing they could do to improve the situation.... Fbi agent 1: " bro what the- what are we going to do about this bomb? It's filled with tons of TNT, and we can't do anything to disarm it! What do we do?" FBI agent 2: "NOTHING, LOL.. Lunch? "
@logosfocus3 жыл бұрын
checkout deadbug says ☝
@llamalord30553 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!
@L_Train3 жыл бұрын
It's probably the visual aspect, not the storytelling
@glenjohnson930210 ай бұрын
When i was in active duty in the Army i got into a conversation with the EOD units. I was considering joining. Anway, they challenged me to make a bomd dificult to disarm. I managed to make one that no matter how they tried it always went off. I built over 30 of them exactly the same. They gave up after 20 something. They kept the rest to tinker with to try to find a solution. Mine only contained blasting caps stuck into clay. Every time they tried the blasting cap always went off. It was not a practical device as bombs go, but it was usable. Mine even could detect radiation detection so even X-rays would blow it. The FBI may have had better technology and may have been able to but Army, Airforce and Navy all failed.
@Birdbrain693 ай бұрын
Stop lying. In order to imbed with EOD units you need a secret security clearance and given your paragraph on your tax issues with the IRS you would have lost that security clearance. Noone is asking kids with no experience to build them bombs none the less someone who admittedly lives on “next to nothing.” Stop being a fraud I have friends that have died doing what you’re pretending to do.
@Co-opGrow-op6 күн бұрын
@glenjohnson9302 What a coincidence! While I was training to be a part of the 'Totally Real and Epic EOD Look At How Cool I Am As I Lie' unit with the 69th Sanitary Department of Defense, we had a new recruit named Glenn Johnston who on his first day of training, ran out of the bathroom screaming, "ME MAKE BIG BOOM BOOM NO DEFUSE!!!". Turned out that he clogged all the toilets with an ungodly amount of diarrhea and decommissioned the entire base. No idea where Glenn Johnston turned up, but last I heard he was posting comments on youtube claiming that he's more intelligent than he actually is. Here's my source: 8::::D~Lying~Sack~Of~Crap
@jacob_90s3 жыл бұрын
What a shame; that's some brilliant engineering on his part to anticipate how it could be defused and design all those countermeasures.
@laurenmartinez553 жыл бұрын
This man could've made serious money if he was so talented as to build an undefeatable bomb
@MogulMogul3 жыл бұрын
Well he did...
@laurenmartinez553 жыл бұрын
@@MogulMogul I mean like instead of building a bomb, used his talent to regain his wealth
@Dramaticuser3 жыл бұрын
@@laurenmartinez55 well i mean he was a millionaire before the bomb
@londonworkman76173 жыл бұрын
Yea, but his vice made him a slave and not a master.
@Arbiter0993 жыл бұрын
This one time, when nobody was looking, Lex Luthor stole forty cakes. Forty! That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
@democraticrepublicofzibers71123 жыл бұрын
Wow, very clever, IBM was a leader in technology at the time, so the weird shape made sense, as it could have been an experimental computer screen, as older computer screens from before the 1980's usually had small lamps and buttons.
@pineapplelollipop10742 жыл бұрын
Ah, I was wondering why they marked the bomb as what I thought was meant to be intercontinental ballistic missile
@seththesheriff12752 жыл бұрын
@@pineapplelollipop1074 That's ICBM.
@dIancaster2 жыл бұрын
Actually, it likely would have been modeled after a printer. Even now, these things are incredibly large, with an upper box for the controls, and the rest for paper storage and machinery.
@mrwonderful21422 жыл бұрын
IBM played a huge role in the Holocaust. They have blood on their greedy hands
@democraticrepublicofzibers7112 Жыл бұрын
@@mrwonderful2142 So did fucking coca-cola and pretty much every company which existed during WW2. As a man of a country which was affected by the holocaust: I can't give a shit.
@technoir2584 Жыл бұрын
To me the funniest part of the story is that people started placing bets on when the bomb would explode. People will bet on anything. I'm curious who the bookies were. Were they working for rival casinos? Were they private bets amongst spectators or did Harvey's bet on its own resort being exploded lol?
@gimmedimmy65333 жыл бұрын
It's been a blast with your channel this last couple of years. You're a great storyteller and a solid human being.
@kostas10033 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there
@HPsawus3 жыл бұрын
the way you fit that pun in really blew my mind
@brennanvilcheck94693 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed and scared that this thing didn't detonate prematurely on them.
@justtime67363 жыл бұрын
Couple of FBI agents get popped? Good riddance.
@johnpenwell64023 жыл бұрын
@@Jesse_117 if you look at the switch panel at 9:20 the lower left one is flipped up, I’d bet that armed the bomb before the two guys walked out after delivering it.
@daviddavidson23573 жыл бұрын
@@johnpenwell6402 I assume that switch probably turned on the arming timer and was done by Janos in the van before it was delivered. After the arming timer counted down to zero then it would arm. Crazy amount of relay logic in that thing. Even with our fancy computer tech relay logic is probably more robust in that application. You know it isn't going to crash because no computer and won't get set off because some cosmic ray managed to hit one of the mosfets on a chip and flip a bit causing it to go off. You could possibly build a modernized and complex one out of multiple (5 or 6) networked microcontrollers then set it so if 2 or more lose comms it detonates and at least 3 need to agree that it should detonate. Then slap a bunch of different sensors on it to detect gas levels, water ingress and motion of the device and a whole pile of other stuff that allows it to monitor basically everything. You could probably buy all the stuff you need off adafruit too.
@daviddavidson23573 жыл бұрын
@Shrek The Ogre Ah shit, not another one.
@superslimanoniem47123 жыл бұрын
@Shrek The Ogre well we're all on it now.
@weejameso16403 жыл бұрын
i really like qxir, unlike most of these animated storytellers i feel like he has personality, like hes an actual guy instead of just reading off a script. He will crack jokes every now and again and so on.
@ankaplanka3 жыл бұрын
Then what do you think about people who need to write stuff down so their mind won't be as messy when they actually record themselves? Although it might depends on how they are talking, I guess. I would probably need some words written down atleast. Because sometimes when I have to say something, my mind goes blank. My mind is also a bit messy because I'm autistic, so we usually need to write things down to clear our heads. Anyways, I'm just wondering, because some people need some form of script in order to sound more calm and casual.
@FriedrichHerschel3 жыл бұрын
@@ankaplanka I think the comment is not about "using a script and reading carefully chosen words", but about "involving yourself in the story"
@weejameso16403 жыл бұрын
@@ankaplanka Im not saying that qxir doesnt write things down to read, its that he doesnt feel like hes kind of bound to the script as in he will make comments on it and stuff and make it sound more like he is telling you a story rather than reading you a wikipedia article if you get what i mean
@pedropedrohan1023 жыл бұрын
that's pretty ge
@palomaelegante Жыл бұрын
and also for his sexy thick Irish accent god I want him to say my name while we- oh sorry, got too carried on
@fofoanchillachallada3549 Жыл бұрын
I have two sides: “I use this video for information” “I use this video for information”
@through-faith-alone7 ай бұрын
he uses this video for information
@corndogonasticc6 ай бұрын
He truly DOES uses this video for information
@through-faith-alone6 ай бұрын
@@corndogonasticc roger, reading you, confirmed
@loganmeyer10695 ай бұрын
@@through-faith-aloneclanker
@through-faith-alone5 ай бұрын
@@loganmeyer1069 roger roger
@efnissien3 жыл бұрын
The interesting thing about Casino's is their construction is designed to keep you inside - there are no clocks, no windows - so your perception of time is altered, the machines on the edge of the slots pay out more often (but smaller amounts) something that becomes apparent as you play them, so wanting higher payouts you go further into the slots area.
@foreyfriend1453 жыл бұрын
..much like a shopping mall 😮😳🙃
@td3703 жыл бұрын
@@foreyfriend145 sounds like an American problem
@matthewwynn30253 жыл бұрын
That kinda stuff is interesting, reminds me of a story my dad told me about the time he was in Vegas. He'd never gambled before but figured he should try it while he was there. He was analyzing the casino's strategy while he was there, he said they were giving out free drinks and that he lost all the money he went in with within 25ft of the door lol
@TheFemSniper3 жыл бұрын
@@td370 what an idiotic statement
@rukus95853 жыл бұрын
@@td370 It's hard to fathom just how much of a disappointing burden to your family you've amounted to.
@Val-zu5hz3 жыл бұрын
Your length and comedic storytelling is so phenomenally captivating that I think Qxir is the only channel I see a new video upload and JUMP on it. 8 mins ago might be a new record for me ^_^"
@jhalent933 жыл бұрын
@Safwaan You are? Bro thats great. Lets kiss.
@mattd84983 жыл бұрын
What does his length have to do with the rest of the comment??
@GoganLiesbrecht3 жыл бұрын
@@mattd8498 maybe they mean the length of the video? I'm not really sure either though
@JakeCrawford3 жыл бұрын
facts
@GojoGunning3 жыл бұрын
Your length~
@Sir_Uncle_Ned3 жыл бұрын
Holy hell, this guy really thought of everything. Every possible way one could defuse that bomb, he had covered. The sheer creativity is amazing. Even the FBI's best minds couldn't figure it out. But at least now they have a good training example. And, yeah, the best way to hide is in plain sight. Make it look like you're supposed to be there and you become socially invisible
@OniMetsuki3 жыл бұрын
They missed the point that alkaline batteries only work down to -20c, they could have frozen it with liquid nitrogen, -196c, and then gone to town on it any way they liked with no worries.
@kiiiisu3 жыл бұрын
@@OniMetsuki :O
@neol30663 жыл бұрын
@@OniMetsuki they can’t pry it open to pour the liquid nitrogen in, and heat doesn’t conduct well through layers of protection and the air between them so I don’t think it’ll work. Still a good plan tho
@OniMetsuki3 жыл бұрын
@@neol3066 The lid is not air (or liquid) tight, they only needed to build a polystyrene tub around the top section and pour a LN (Liquid Nitrogen) dewar's worth in and it would have done the job. LN is -196c and the box is not insulated, the secondary layer would have had no chance to prevent the internal temperature dropping lower than -40 or a Lot lower which should be enough. It could make it's way in through the bank of switches Also as the LN transitions into a Very Cold gas that would also make it's way in. Although lighter than air, when cold it is heavier than air due to increased density. It would freeze alright ~_^ It is also worth bearing in mind that large temperature differentials make it harder for an insulative layer to work effectively. About 220c is a huge step and even pretty think insulation would not protect against for long. The couple of thin layers of metal almost might as well not be there.
@neol30663 жыл бұрын
@@OniMetsuki oh nice, I thought it was tight welded, well in that case all they need to do is pour liquid nitrogen I guess, pouring it though the switches works too. Welp, I’ll remember this the next time I bomb someone I guess
@ultraheaven8968 Жыл бұрын
The fact that this guy prepared his bomb for every possible scenario is impressive. This kind of intellect is extremely rare even among geniuses
@nonamefound68 Жыл бұрын
Well, it's practical knowhow mixed with intelligence, which is seriously dangerous
@plinker439 Жыл бұрын
No one talked about why the FBI's defuse attempt failed... there was a dynamite rod also in the smaller control box and that got detonated by the attempt, ignited the other 450kg.
@GealuGalu10 ай бұрын
it was blasting jelly, haha get it?
@Mate_Antal_Zoltan6 ай бұрын
It's called common sense
5 ай бұрын
You're full of 💩 because you describe an impossibility.
@kainhall3 жыл бұрын
12:28 that was BRILLIANT sarcasm.... . omg that was funny.... perfectly timed and edited
@michaelthemadsoldiertist3 жыл бұрын
This story is literally the best thing I’ve ever heard in regards to a casino.
@liamernst96262 жыл бұрын
Alongside ocean's 11
@blackbeardgamer59093 жыл бұрын
I love how the crowd just cheers lol. People back then were built different
@re_i_gn3 жыл бұрын
well there really wasn't much to do virtually back then, so those who'd want to experience it had to see it live. Nowadays if a similar thing happened, I'm sure there'd be tens of millions of spectators through online livestreams. Twitch, KZbin, Facebook, you name it. And it'd be the biggest meme of the year.
@MrBilld753 жыл бұрын
That was entertainment back then, lol. We didn't have the internet, so..........
@OfLanceTheLonginus3 жыл бұрын
People would still cheer now lol
@tobbleboii59883 жыл бұрын
well it's hard to side with a casino which ruins hundreds of lives every year. I know it doesn't change theyr business in the slightest, but seeing the bad guy take a hit is still lovely
@Zorro91293 жыл бұрын
@@tobbleboii5988 Don't go into a casino with more money than you're ready to lose.
@nemo-x Жыл бұрын
This guy is literally a cartoon villain: He's a genius, he has a whole villain backstory with the gulags, and a tumoltuous youth in the middle of war, and a life of trying very hard to make the most of things, and with morally bad decisions, and most importantly, despite all this, he still likely never killed anyone.
@SuperCatacata8 ай бұрын
besides his wife
@EtherCrowe7 ай бұрын
he killed his wife
@homiedaclown43813 жыл бұрын
Anytime Qxir mentions the FBI, it's gonna be an interesting video.
@railgap2 жыл бұрын
I always wondered whether the Harvey's Resort bomb maker(s) took inspiration from the movie "Juggernaut" which came out six years before the bombing. That business of not being able to isolate two parts because of a bit of foil between them - very similar to a nasty surprise in the movie. I've often wondered who the technical consultant was on that flick and what his background was.
@ClassicRockJWM2 жыл бұрын
I'm just here for future replies
@dbongoloid95412 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicRockJWM I'm here to get Munsoned
@ClassicRockJWM2 жыл бұрын
@@dbongoloid9541 You don't want that life...get McCracken on it lol
@earlpipe97132 жыл бұрын
Probably another german WWII pilot entirely overtrained in precision boobytrap & bomb making for those behind enemy lines situations
@DerickMasai3 жыл бұрын
"Had the FBI figured out how to defeat the most complex bomb they'd ever seen? Were hours of the assembling of their finest minds enough to..." 12:32 Fucking legend 😂😂😂
@NicoBabyman13 жыл бұрын
[KILLA QUEEN] has already touched the reply button. *click*
@zsewqthewolf11943 жыл бұрын
there was a way to defused the bomb they clearly over look and that is freezing the damn thing
@wonner03 жыл бұрын
@@zsewqthewolf1194 how
@testaccount41913 жыл бұрын
@@zsewqthewolf1194 well, freezing might not work if the condensation bridges one of the anti-drill measures.
@jurassicjosh74793 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on the Gambling thing. I'll do about anything else, but not that. No scratch offs, no anything. My mother on the other hand. She doesn't like to leave the casino unless she has at least $1000... which means when I briefly moved in she gambled our rent money and got us kicked out. I haven't really spoken to her since.
@phnexOice3 жыл бұрын
It’s likely my bad luck in any gambling minigame in video games (save for new Vegas where high luck just makes them free money) has turned me off gambling irl. I’m fairly careful with my money, and it’s safe to say that if the chances of winning lots in a casino were high, Vegas wouldn’t be able to function
@charper98903 жыл бұрын
“I only gamble with my life. Never my money.”
@jurassicjosh74793 жыл бұрын
@@charper9890 As an ex- fentanyl addict, I agree lol... not proud of it, but it is what it is.
@jurassicjosh74793 жыл бұрын
@@phnexOice New Vegas gambling doesn't mean your mom gambled your home away when youre 26 years old! Also, that same mother kicked you out at 17 for smoking pot... Then got divorced a few years later.. Then you moved in with her to help HER out, and it turns out your mom who kicked you out for pot started dating a guy who sold CRACK.... So you moved in with your mother to help her out after her divorce... she was smoking crack with her new boyfriend, and gambled the rent money away... I'm not joking. I wish I was joking.
@Anarcho_Ingsoc3 жыл бұрын
ngl, scratch offs make pretty good impromptu rolling trays for joints though
@thefattymcgee58013 жыл бұрын
Qxir...I work with feds. The FBI are at their most basic operational level the least competent law enforcement agency ive seen above municipal level. Their average agents are rude, bumbling and awkward. They do have some fantastic specialized teams and departments which truly is when they shine. But truthfully depending on the administration in office they see usage mostly as a political cudgel. Countless cover ups countless botched ops and horror stories (look up conspiracy of silence and FBI honey pots) A guy in my district worked for a local PD tac unit years ago and he said the FBI's hidden talent is taking the arrest you just made so they can get a photo op.
@siarhian103 жыл бұрын
yeah that sounds about right
@Mister_Clean3 жыл бұрын
@Adolf nii-chan They still are. Congress is currently utilizing the FBI to investigate parents who got upset at schoolboard decisions.
@52thephotoshop3 жыл бұрын
Now if we expand it to gov agencies in general the CIA beat the pants off them for incompetence
@1mol8313 жыл бұрын
@@52thephotoshop both the CIA and the FBI failed miserably preventing SARS COV2 from spreading into USA and causing problems.
@LTPottenger3 жыл бұрын
Hoover's specialty was taking credit. It's a political agency and should probably be dismantled.
@imlistening11373 жыл бұрын
My husband was at Harrah’s across the street that day. Yeah, I just learned this while telling him about this video! He was 27 at the time, He, his 2 brothers and his parents, all of whom loved to gamble, went up there frequently- they went up there on highway 50 which is also Donner’s Pass btw (have you done a video on them? Pretty sad and creepy). They didn’t stick around for the explosion- they didn’t gamble things like that! He enjoyed seeing the mock up of bomb!
@1slotmech3 жыл бұрын
Ok... Donner Pass is on I-80. That's Truckee (and I've been to the Donner Party Monument that marks their terrible winter); Echo Summit is the pass on US-50.
@nikkibest50103 жыл бұрын
Donner is on I 80 not Hwy 50. I know because its literally in my backyard.
@shellygardner64103 жыл бұрын
@@nikkibest5010 I think they had this exact same mix up during the car ride to the Overlook Hotel in "The Shinning"
@imlistening11373 жыл бұрын
@@nikkibest5010 oops! Typo! Glad you caught it!
@imlistening11373 жыл бұрын
@@1slotmech thanks for catching my typo!
@KnightandDay33 Жыл бұрын
I just realized... even if instructions for defusal were given, the internal pendulum is so sensitive, it would be a significant hazard to input the instructions in the first place Not to mention you are required to wholeheartedly trust the craftsmanship and honesty of the bomb's creator, as there is simply no way to tell if the instructions for defusal were inputted correctly
@nachobroryan88248 ай бұрын
It's likely the instructed way is the same way they transported it to the casino.
@y_fam_goeglyd3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if there was another reason for the "mastermind" to have not delivered the bomb to its final place alongside the others (a bit of camouflage and the early hour, he could have got past anyone who might otherwise have known him). But it's now obvious. The pendulum could have set the bomb off and he didn't want it to go off while it was being transported inside. Because by then it had to be armed (I assume that it wasn't on the trip up to the casino!) I don't get why those two guys didn't give him up for immunity or a lesser sentence, though. If his own family did it - and they must have suspected he killed his own wife - they certainly had no reason to fear him! They could have asked to go into witness protection if they were really afraid that he'd get someone to kill them. Not fun but better than prison and a criminal record 🤷🏻♀️
@glenndavis44523 жыл бұрын
The FBI probably didn’t need their testimonies, so they were on their own. The kids had all the real details
@y_fam_goeglyd3 жыл бұрын
@@glenndavis4452 good point!
@MaartenvanHeek2 жыл бұрын
@@glenndavis4452 yes but that was much later, according to this story he asked them soon after the first to make a second bomb. They could have given him up then.
@Pystro2 жыл бұрын
The ransom letter claimed that there were 3 timers. One that was supposed to trigger the bomb if the deadline wasn't met, and one that could be used to safely detonate the bomb once the tilt sensor was disabled (that one was really just a courtesy to the defusal team, which could just have attached their own timed charge). I bet the 3rd was to give the delivery team enough time to do their job before the pendulum (and possibly other tamper devices) became active.
@glenndavis44522 жыл бұрын
@@MaartenvanHeek You’re right. But at that exact time, they are admitting their own guilt to a serious crime, which they have gotten away with as far as they know.
@christimmerman68873 жыл бұрын
I worked for a landscaping company at one time, all we had were rakes, shovels, and a sod cutter. Must say, he had to be one hell of a landscaper with that TNT. Okay guys, the project calls for the installation of two flower boxes... somebody get me two sticks of TNT. Would have been pretty badass working for his landscaping company! One might say, it would have been a blast!
@blank17783 жыл бұрын
Times back then were very unsafe.... I mean safety regulations are written in blood
@MrBilld753 жыл бұрын
Hehehe, more than likely, he had worked around Blasters on some of his landscaping jobs and that's how he knew there would be explosives on site.
@tomothybahamothy3 жыл бұрын
@@blank1778 that's a great way to put it. Absolutely true. I'm going to use that next time someone is complaining about safety protocols
@patrickmay82612 жыл бұрын
So looked up and found some info. So he lived in Clovis, CA. The hydro project that was mentioned, but not named, was PG&E's Helms Project. Anyways, the ground west of Fresno/Clovis has some insane hard pan. As in water doesn't even get through it. Some of the early farmers used dynamite to break the ground. Now it can be mechanically ripped (think (2) CAT D9s in series dragging a 6' spike). So they were probably still using explosives to break the hardpan in some areas. I've heard of that even into the mid-90s, but you never know who is embellishing stories.
@micah66048 Жыл бұрын
@@patrickmay8261 Drill a hole, light off a charge, it fractures the hardpan. Plant a tree, and the roots grow in the cracks :-) I grew up helping my grandpa blasting with ANFO on a farm in cali. A little nub of simtex makes sure the crappy ANFO lights off. Or a monkey knot of det cord. Fast forward 30 years and it was so expensive to use explosives that I'd use a jackhammer and wet saw for two weeks to dig swimming pools in pyroclastic flows. We did have a two part expanding epoxy that worked on harder stuff, but it was like $100 a gallon.
@logant19753 жыл бұрын
i've stayed at harvey's before + knew about the bombing, and it's really cool to see a video about it here!
@midknight06933 жыл бұрын
Did you lose it all like Janos Birges?
@arandomcommenter4123 жыл бұрын
thank you dragon guy
@CanusDirusx2 жыл бұрын
I like how their conclusion was that it was undefeatable after they failed to defeat it.
@zippersocks2 жыл бұрын
Your illustrations and sequences of them are great. They perfectly complement your storytelling, which is also great. I really appreciate your channel!
@AronBezzina2 жыл бұрын
apparently when the security guard entered the room he thought the letter was suspicious (he had recently had mail bomb training) so they were very cautious of the letter while leaning on / hiding behind the bomb
@baron_von_brunk3 жыл бұрын
Some days you just can't rid of a bomb.
@hookeye22 жыл бұрын
I went to HS with (GWHS, Zephyr Cove) the former EOD (Viet Nam) engineer who worked for the FD. The FBI was gonna blow the bomb (ie, put a ceramic drill through the case (but it had TWO layers of foil) and he said no they weren't not, unless they sand bagged the concrete walls on either side, and both sides of each wall, to prevent them from collapsing. Had that not been done the whole building might've collapsed. The walls survived. So much for the FBI's bomb squad. They learned a great deal from this event... (And the "controlled explosion" myth above is bogus)
@PseudoEmpathy3 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me, all it takes to defeat the FBI is a tilt switch, float switch, tamper switches, contact circuits, and a large combination array? I know puzzle boxes more complicated than that.
@danksubstance32463 жыл бұрын
the ability of the FBI is artificially inflated to deter people from easily overthrowing them
@FinlandForceTeam3 жыл бұрын
So, whats your solution then?
@spongebobsucks123 жыл бұрын
Puzzle boxes don't kill an entire block if you take them apart wrong bredrin lmao
@commisaryarreck39743 жыл бұрын
Much like how they lost the evidence they gained from Epstein "Oh yeah we literally just lost it. Nobody knows where it is" I swear that organization deserves a literal rope for its leadership and ita existence
@medea273 жыл бұрын
Well good luck to you when that puzzle box is the size of a fridge, made of steel, filled with enough TNT to vaporise you on the spot & you have one chance to get it right!
@evanrandall16752 жыл бұрын
That's actually an awesome story to cover!I really like how you still made the explosion a surprise. I also don't gamble, never been to Vegas. I fundamentally don't understand what people get out of it. Great video!
@blank63772 жыл бұрын
This was a crazy story I'll admit but I'm just curious: HOW did they got that bomb in the casino without the pendulum rocking back and forth, potentially touching the pipe, setting it off?!
@greulich96352 жыл бұрын
As said, the bomb was unarmed
@mandalorian_guy2 жыл бұрын
The bomb was activated once it was in place by one of the movers flipping a serie of switches.
@humanperson94432 жыл бұрын
Bomb was unarmed until set
@pauldeddens53492 жыл бұрын
The switches were activated in the position that turns off the pendulum circuit. They flipped all the switches off after putting it in place. But it is very funny to imagine two guys with a big machine in a cart pushing it as slowly as possible over the course of a few hours and not being noticed.
@shreknskrubgaming72482 жыл бұрын
@@pauldeddens5349 "would it kill you to move that thing any faster?" "yes, yes it would."
@SeamusDonohueEVEOnline2 ай бұрын
7:12 "STERN WARNING TO THE MANAGEMENT AND BOMB SQUAD:"
@PALM3113 жыл бұрын
When I was a young man I had a math teacher that used to tell the class for whatever reason, that the FBI was an acronym for “Fumbling Bumbling Idiots” That following summer I watched those fumbling bumbling idiots taking him into custody on the local news for calling in a bomb scare to an airline. Knowing this man I am sure his bum would not have been nearly as intricate as this guys.
@RAFMnBgaming3 жыл бұрын
Most bums are fairly simple affairs so long as you leave the intestines out.
@Tezorus3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always. I would like to suggest a subject for another video : The story of "HB" a man who once take a class of kindergartens hostage with a bomb wrapped around his waist with a custom detonation system he built. The story got everything : the man have a strong and sad life story behind his motivation. The school was literally in the middle of Paris and the situation lasted for days, creating a media circus. Some of the peoples involved where real life heroes, choosing to stay in the classroom with the guy and the child's to help them out, risking their own life. It even involves a french minister who was later elected president and have negotiate face to face with the guy. There was an actual interview with HB during thing and he wrote many letters to the press. The ending of the whole thing sparks a controversy in France. This is the kind of crazy but real story that I think could make a great content.
@CarlosAugusto-up5xm3 жыл бұрын
What is this incident's name?
@gresmaster22792 жыл бұрын
I think he already has a video on this
@Tezorus2 жыл бұрын
@@CarlosAugusto-up5xm Hey sry for the delayed answer. We called it the HB hostage situation in France. I guess it would be enought for Google to find it.
@Tezorus2 жыл бұрын
@@gresmaster2279 Not sure. There's the Cokeville hostage situation that is close to this however.
@gresmaster22792 жыл бұрын
@@Tezorus Sorry man i thought of the wrong thing he doesn't have a video on this topic
@ironhornforge3 жыл бұрын
This was actually hilarious, it shouldn't be but your voice has a way of lightening up even the darkest stories... Much love from Australia
@TlarythPhalyn7 ай бұрын
My father was shipboard with the US Navy when the FBI came for him because of the ensuing investigation. "Do you know a Mr. John Birges?" Yes, yes he did. His parents, my grandparents, were the ones who sponsored the Birges' into California (through their church, I believe). They were family friends and, in fact, the younger son was named after my father. That was bad enough. The kicker? My father had gone to EOD school in 1976/7. Yeah. They had their suspicions. Thankfully he was cleared and went on to be a tech for 44 years with both the Navy & a national laboratory. But I shudder to think what could have happened.
@medea273 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect Qxir tale... a splash of drama, a big ol' dose of criminal ingenuity, several barrels of ironic humour & metric tonne of pure crazy! 👍So glad you covered this.... I've been intrigued by this insane event for years but there isn't much out there about it, which itself is strange given how bat-shit crazy it is! I've seen some of the x-rays of the device and interviews with the FBI bomb squad & even they begrudgingly tip their hat at the sophisticated engineering. Birges would make an excellent Bond villain!
@ianmacfarlane12413 жыл бұрын
Two things that I'm not clear on - How was the bomb delivered without going off? The two guys who delivered it didn't do anything to set it up, so when & how was it activated? Secondly, the FBI identified Johnny's van, so presumably they identified Johnny - did they not figure out that his Dad was associated with the casino, being an ex high roller? An ex high roller who had a history of "tinkering" - how could they not work it out? Or, had they worked it out, but needed more evidence? Excellent video as always.
@White_Recluse3 жыл бұрын
FBI is consistently terrible at their job
@jeebuschristos79783 жыл бұрын
@@White_Recluse Yeah, you just keep believing that.
@Haramisu3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure there was either a timer set up to arm it or one of the switches did that they had to switch before leaving. They might have identified his son but the lack of evidence I guess also only a relatively short time passed only...
@Timbobjr3 жыл бұрын
There's also a chance that he could have lied about the bomb triggering if it's moved. They're not going to risk moving the bomb and causing it to detonate, so they would never know he lied.
@1slotmech3 жыл бұрын
If I recall correctly, it was a one-time arming switch; there was no disarm mechanism. (Borges designed it to go boom whether or not the ransom was paid; he wanted revenge regardless.) There were no PC's back then; they just covered the bomb with a sheet that said IBM on it, parked out front, wheeled it to the service elevator like just another parts delivery, took it up to the offices in the mezzanine, armed it and left the note on it, and bailed. Easy. As far as connecting Johnny's van and his dad, the FBI would need to have gotten the customer list from the casino - the casinos keep a close eye on that info. I was in high school and remember hearing about the bombing on the news; I later moved up to South Shore and ended up working @ Harveys.
@Gojiro73 жыл бұрын
considering how complicated the drop off instructions where, I doubt the bomb defusal instructions would have ended up any easier to decipher, the hotel would have likely still blew up along with the poor soul tasked with flipping those switches
@earlpipe97132 жыл бұрын
They probably had further 'english as a second language' complications to them as well😆 If only his grammar was as precise as his bomb design🤣
@jackmcdonald88652 жыл бұрын
No one flipped the switches they did it remotely
@DuckyTheFox Жыл бұрын
"Improvised your honor?" "I can assure you that I built that bomb using the highest quality materials and foreplanning, to call it improvised is an insult"
@seeker2962 жыл бұрын
6:00 if he's a contractor with access to open work sites, he could probably just make the TNT himself. its super easy and only involves like 3 ingredient and 2-3 steps. you don't even care about impurities, because you're not eating it or anything. at worst it would be slightly less 3ffective. hello to the FBI agent assigned to my account. I hope you're entertained 😄❤
@bjartskular73662 жыл бұрын
Can I get instructions? I want fun for 4th of july
@gaminggaming68452 жыл бұрын
Obtain nitric acid sulphuric acid and glycerol mix these together then add sawdust and form into tubes
@bjartskular73662 жыл бұрын
@@gaminggaming6845 Thank you! I bet the FBI is watching now but okay. Say hi to the FBI I guess. :)
@Lucas_sGarage2 жыл бұрын
@@gaminggaming6845 if the fbi wasn't watching... Now they are...
@ccash32902 жыл бұрын
The more steps you take the easier it is for the FBI to find you.
@waermelon57703 жыл бұрын
Please never stop uploading. Sam O'Nella is already gone, and you are all we have left.
@ArnoldDarkshner993 жыл бұрын
Bluejay and Jack Rackem are pretty good too.
@lancehoward39903 жыл бұрын
Check out BlueJay, he's good too
@EnheTook50Benadryl8 ай бұрын
nuh uh
@cascadianrangers7283 жыл бұрын
I know all about this beauty, learned about it from the fbi, studied their mockup; My favorite part is that a random wouldn't defuse it, just render it safe to move. As of 10 years ago it was still a teaching aide that I learned a lot from.
@DeJay7 Жыл бұрын
A rare occasion where seeing that explosion was actually the best outcome they could hope for.
@nolanmcevoy25472 жыл бұрын
It must be nice being able to criticize the FBI from a country where they can’t frame you
@anonymousgoat36692 жыл бұрын
Scared to thumbs up
@littlebabypuffer2 жыл бұрын
the FBI's not going to frame you lmao. you're not that big of a threat
@unclenogbad15092 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes it is.
@yakivpopavich2 жыл бұрын
The FBI and all feds can be kept in check with 308 rounds and tannerite based explosives.
@earlpipe97132 жыл бұрын
The fbi literally trawls brokebrain brony discords looking for the most mentally impaired, least loved losers in existence to frame for extremist charge patsy pulls. There is no beneath for them, in shame or deed or notice
@shaneintegra3 жыл бұрын
So badass to see someone put so much dedication and thought into projects... This being no different other than not done by many!
@lukecoley16703 жыл бұрын
I grew up and live in Tahoe and have even stayed in Harvey’s. Had no clue this happened. Thanks Qxir!
@Emshii_ Жыл бұрын
I deadass forgot this story was about a bomb until like a good 6 minutes in, that’s how weird this guys life was
@FranktheDachshund3 жыл бұрын
12:37 Americans, you crack me up.
@deletdis6173 Жыл бұрын
😘
@doctormahrio5226 Жыл бұрын
Yeah.... we're weird.
@judgemental92533 ай бұрын
Hey, if shits gonna blow up, might as well check it out, it’s pretty cool.
@NeutralCivilian82643 ай бұрын
Thanks a bunch, dude
@dorukayhanwastaken3 жыл бұрын
9:33 "I beg to differ, Your Honor - I can assure you that I only used high-quality materials and it was crafted meticulously. To call it an 'improvised explosive device' would be an insult."
@steve644643 жыл бұрын
Very impressive device, Makes me wonder what he would come up with today with our current tech level.
@twistedyogert3 жыл бұрын
Probably nothing any more sophisticated then what he already created.
@thejuggernautofspades94533 жыл бұрын
Something that would detect an xray and immediately explode
@JostVanWair3 жыл бұрын
@@thejuggernautofspades9453 Smart idea. Maybe it'd pick up the radiation with a device and then trigger the detonator.
@steve644643 жыл бұрын
@@twistedyogert I could speculate on ideas but i don't want to get into trouble haha :-D
@spoon15553 жыл бұрын
Probably nothing. The system wasn't high tech even for when it was invented, it was a very basic circuit using rudimentary countermeasures, it's advantage was being comprehensive. Nowadays this system probably wouldn't work, because we have electromagnetic field technology capable of depriving something of an electrical charge with precision - this system used electronics to detonate. If anything a device designed today would benefit from being *more* analog rather than less.
@KhoaNguyen-ko2ep6 сағат бұрын
I love the narration. Thank you brother. You’re hilarious and your work is important.
@danjavubeez2 жыл бұрын
"Your honor, I used only the highest quality materials to make this bomb. To call it improvised is an insult."
@finnalexander173 жыл бұрын
This is by far your most interesting video! You deserve WAYYY more subscribers man, I watch every one of your videos and they are always quality content!
@JTA19613 жыл бұрын
Both excellent points
@finnalexander173 жыл бұрын
Qxir It may sound stupid but the fact you hearted this made my day man. have a good one
@sealking38383 жыл бұрын
As a hungarian I can say with confidance that The man is a very stereotypical Hungarian man.
@couldbeanybody25083 жыл бұрын
the Hungarian brain power
@sohanm30512 ай бұрын
The funny thing was how everyone clapped like they had just diffused a bomb 😂😂
@imcrow66742 жыл бұрын
you have to admit the craftsmanship that went into it was simply unparalleled thought of every single possibility, and well i guess it paid off cos in the end they wound up setting the bomb off
@Fireheart3182 жыл бұрын
The smash cut to the explosion from multiple different angles was GOLDEN!
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS3 жыл бұрын
FBI finds a bomb they can't defuse? It was the blurst of times.
@chrisyu983 жыл бұрын
Simpson's did it.....
@Royalleague45 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for teaching us EXACTLY how to build a bomb, unintentionally.