The $18 Million Dollar Maple Syrup Heist

This is the story about the great maple syrup heist that occurred in 2012.
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[@hollowedchive8626]

This channel has had it rough with the jack situation, but I'm honestly so impressed with the quality that came out of the whole debacle. I will admit, I really enjoyed the way that the content felt with jack narrating, but it is completely understandable that he's not doing it anymore. Recently it feels like the channel has been going back to its roots, and I really hope it continues.

[@radfoo72]

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[@mcbeav]

Is jak still a part of disrupt?

[@radfoo72]

@@mcbeav Nope lol

[@NassimSYD]

I want jack back

[@davidhughes4089]

​@@NassimSYD while others want jack off 😄

[@stonewoodstudios]

My parents have a few trees tapped around our house here in Nova Scotia, and let me tell you, maple syrup is WORK. An entire season's worth of collecting usually results in less than a dozen mason jars of syrup at MOST, and that's only if we don't accidentally overboil the sap and lose some. It's a delicious reward when it's complete, though.

[@tylerdejong6930]

Couldn't be happier that the channel is releasing more videos. But post-Jak, the stories are all on events that everyone already knows. I miss discovering things through the Disrupt style of story telling. That was what made this channel extra special.

[@Menon9767]

Eh, I knew a decent amount of the older stories whilst this was completely new to me. What's missing for me is the different parts of semi-related stories with these heavy cuts/transitions between them, which always was the style of this channel

[@tylerdejong6930]

@@Menon9767 yeah, I miss those too. The hacker videos are my favorites.

[@theresalwaysanotherway3996]

I knew a lot of the older stuff already, but I'd never heard of this one. I'm pretty sure it's just a coincidence.

[@leftysheppey]

I've never eaten maple syrup, let alone heard about this story.

[@theseagullwithteeth116]

I don’t think obscure maple syrup heists are common knowledge

[@ICE0124]

Thank you disrupt for not adding fake black bars on the top and bottom and uploading it in proper ultrawide aspect ratio. I have an ultrawide and this is one of the reasons i love your videos because i can actually use my full monitor.

[@omarb7164]

I have an analogue 4.5" etch-a-sketch with jump starter cables hooked up to it, and this video did not even work on my device. Shame.

[@valletas]

I hate when people do that I hate even more when games do that

[@Pax.YouTube]

@@omarb7164 relatable

[@kieferbratcher]

Seems like they got themselves into a sticky situation

[@Crocogator]

This took me back to a field trip in 1995 to a maple syrup place. We got to see the whole process. It's so specialized, it's no wonder it's so expensive.

[@sorenkair]

most kids in Canada go to one of those educational camps to learn about this stuff (except those who missed out during covid), i remember most couldn't tell the difference between the real thing and synthetic syrup tho lmao

[@ziwuri]

You kind of missed the point of the video. The FPAQ requires farmers to contribute part of their produced maple syrup to their "strategic reserve", which artificially commodifies the product and jacks up its price on the consumer level.

[@Crocogator]

@@ziwuri No, I got the point. I think you missed the point of my comment. Hint, it's the year.

[@ziwuri]

@@Crocogator "We *got.* " "It *is.* " Those sentences aren't talking about the same time period.

[@Crocogator]

@@ziwuri Okay? People understand my point. Being grammar police about it doesn't make you any cooler. It actually makes you look silly. Don't be silly on a video about maple syrup

[@J0R1AN]

Wow, the editing on this video is on a whole 'nother level. What an amazing team

[@SteenSpinal4LIFE]

Ok bot

[@J0R1AN]

@@SteenSpinal4LIFE Yes congratulations you have caught me, I am the most advanced KZbin comment bot that even responds to replies like this

[@snarevox]

@@J0R1AN unfortunately yet understandably, you failed to recognize a mere statement regarding the absolute bot level quality of your comment, mistaking it for an actual accusation.. dont be upset, you were at an obvious disadvantage long before the exchange ever took place.

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

Whole. Nuvva. Levoh.

[@dragon-like-tendencies9519]

Some people will do anything for maple syrup. That's me. Just me.

[@spcyndles]

and me, i literally drink syrup straight from the bottle

[@SosopChabot]

@@spcyndles rookie, i drink it straight from the tree…

[@memeityy]

​@@SosopChabot I drink it and then recycle my piss syrup

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

@@memeityy Ecofriendly i see.

[@LocalPirate]

I miss the old story telling techniques, that used to be used. Their was more suspense and build it also used to feel I was watching 3 stories that would be come one at the end. Man i miss that soo much.

[@maxbaker1101]

I think we all do tbh, but that was by a man who got too greedy, and therefore ruined a good thing for everyone.

[@AzureReassure]

This. It just feels like the new format is trying way too hard now and while I can see this appealing to some, its just half the quality of the previous technique. They should start rewatching the old content and actually let the feeling in to recreate it instead of trying to ape the way the old guy talked.

[@xSouthWindx]

The problem with the previous method imo was that none of the videos ended up making any sense because they never told you which story was which and you always expected things to be connected somehow but they werent

[@AzureReassure]

​@@xSouthWindx But thats the good part, you werent fed the information, it was layed out to you and you could make it out for yourself, making the experience feel like youre discovering and looking at the puzzle pieces together with the narrator and leaving the resolve open to the end. Its what it made it so suspenseful too

[@Wolftynez]

Maple syrup Pruducer here, Maple Mafia is my favorite go to expression. Another great video, with well done reasearch!

[@detroityeet7048]

I'm really starting to like this new style of videos. I was a fan of the old format, but wow is the quality off the charts with the new stuff. You guys are doing great!

[@mrpenguin8731]

Just for reference, an Abraham tank is over 10 million, 1 million gallons of lemon juice is roughly 15 million, 40 thousand gallons of mayonnaise is 1.3 million, and an Apache is roughly 13 million dollars per chopper

[@CheeseBrie]

yeah i think we all realise 18mil is a lot

[@polyfoxgames9006]

Mayo is not 25 dollars a gallon wtf lol

[@Frixworks]

Abram, not Abraham.

[@natethegreat632]

@@polyfoxgames9006 I might be making a fool of myself if my math is wrong, but 1.3 mil divided by 40000 is 32.5 average cost of a gallon of mayo

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@polyfoxgames9006 If it follows the original French recipe with Dijon mustard mayonnaise can cost much more

[@Drewisaname]

keep going guys, content has grown to an even higher quality. algorithm will find you again. phenomenal video.

[@Sceptnado]

The critical role reference got me lol

[@knifestein]

omg i know right, i was looking for anyone else that saw it in the comments haha. so good

[@goglz8868]

makes me sad to see my fav channel not receive the views it deserves. sad the damage that jake did.

[@yeonhanlee6841]

sry I'm new to this channel what did he do? I think I missed something

[@SurvivingAnotherDay]

@@yeonhanlee6841he killed someone

[@yeonhanlee6841]

@@SurvivingAnotherDay oh thanks for the answer

[@AUM_-po9sc]

​@@yeonhanlee6841, he tried to scam everyone with some shady crowdfunding from this channel.

[@BenTheMelon]

I don’t thing I have ever seen a more threatening thumbnail in my life. Good job 👍

[@LVNARESENCE]

the disrupt videos never get old im always waiting for a new upload keep it up you guys this video was really good

[@t.m.p8187]

its quite sad to see the level of decline on this channel back in the days it was so good but after that scandal I cant tell why they dead

[@NicoTheCinderace]

It's because after the scandal, the public image never recovered, sadly.

[@t.m.p8187]

@@NicoTheCinderace yea ik just sad to see as i use to binge this channel but sad to see

[@Contrabassthe2rd]

what happen?

[@t.m.p8187]

@@Contrabassthe2rd watch the coffiezila vid about them

[@neskey]

amazing video as usual, I still can't stress enough how much I love your music picks. I'd love to get standalone versions of those tracks

[@RealCyberCrime]

I’m thinking about making a similar video but hacking documentary format

[@SatanicJamnic]

Bruh. That editing skills are just next level bro.

[@DavidTheGuy239]

There had better been a million dollar pancake heist after this.

[@OpticalRainbowz]

It's crazy to think that they pulled this off by transporting small amounts of drums which is really time consuming

[@0therun1t21]

I'm eating waffles with pure maple syrup while watching this, just a coincidence, I assure you,

[@SnickKidBoss]

I was thinking about your work recently, and I love it. Very happily surprised you released today. Your creativity really shows. Cant wait to see more

[@SteenSpinal4LIFE]

Ok bot, nice AI text

[@MonkoK14]

I swear this is the only channel that makes widescreen videos, always love the visuals

[@Venom17250]

If you want an other heist check the 1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery. 18 art pieces were stolen, the thieves also stole 38 pieces of jewellery and figurine, for a total of 2 000 000$ (around 14 200 800$ today). The three robbers entered the museum by a skylight that had been covered by a plastic sheet in the course of some ongoing work. One of them was armed with a pump action shotgun and another with a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun. All three guards were overpowered and taken to a lecture hall where they were bound and gagged. The three suspect were never found.

[@UntiltedName]

i work in a winery where we have about 300 bbls (small boutique producer) and i cant imagine draining 3000 damn barrels. I stopped at 3:15 to speculate because it is fun. The inspector guy must have been tired due to the large count. It's generally easy to tell when your typical 225l bbl is empty. Especially if you are climbing them. It is odd to me that he did not notice the second he grabbed one. Even on a stable bbl rack (iirc none of your imagery depicted them on barrel racks) you would notice the lack of heft to them. Barely touch one and you'd easily hear it resonate in a quiet bbl room. After watching. After they abandoned refilling with water I don't understand why they took the barrels remote to just siphon them. A basic siphon hose is small, siphon on site. It doesn't take that long and bring 1 hose per vessel you're siphoning into. Hell, even a barrel wand with a long hose and nitrogen tank or something is easily transportable and not cost prohibitive to acquire. Coming in after hours they could have driven in there with empties on the truck and siphoned directly from the warehouse barrels into the empties. Then driven away. No heavy lifting in the warehouse, just awkward climbing with the hose. On second thought, their lack of experience might have made siphoning too messy to try it in the warehouse. The spills would have been challenging to clean. Kinda makes me wonder what they actually did in more specific terms than just "siphon" which the video here used. They could have afforded a beast mode waukesha pump a few weeks into the heist. That could drain a barrel in like 5 seconds if they really wanted to save time.

[@yoyoma2026]

Thunbs up for Waukesha lol

[@aidencates3553]

Disrupt always dropping the best content.

[@saintjupi]

as a canadian with family back east i'm so happy people will understand what maple syrup mafia means. liquid gold doesn't begin to start to describe it. it is amazing tho find a can of it if you can

[@TheNonCraftyt]

The quality of these videos is unbelievable!

[@joshuaklein8429]

If you want to avoid the FPAQ, there's a considerable maple syrup production industry up here in New England speaking CT through ME, VT being the more famous state for its production.

[@SIMSNYC]

Exactly what i was going to post

[@plebisMaximus]

Thanks man, this got me wanting some maple syrup, but also left me not wanting to support the Quebecois mob.

[@CaalamusTube]

Why is everybody forgetting NY!

[@julian4868]

@@CaalamusTube it’s not New England and you guys have other attractions in your state lol

[@CaalamusTube]

@@julian4868 It's not NE? So what? We produce more Maple Syrup than any of you, except Vt.. Qu. is #1, Vt. is #2, On. is #3 & we're #4..

[@yeti4269]

Disrupt always posting the most random shit that I just can't get enough of

[@adimutap87]

Disrupt is freaking AWESOME love this chanel.

[@Skotoseme]

insanely good video but id change thumbnail

[@MatthewWright001]

Video editing MAGIC. Such a delightful video to watch.

[@valletas]

It sucks that the channel lost a LOT of momentum due to jack's actions Like you resolved the situation almost immediately but if theres one thing i know is that channels with controversies that are resolved almost never fully bounce back Like projared for example even after he proved all allegations false and proved that his ex wife was lying his channel is still a fraction of what it used to be It really sucks

[@firstnamesurname2482]

Wait, Projared is innocent?

[@wyffio]

gotta love and protect channels that put high effort on their videos

[@ExperimentIV]

say hello to your blåhaj for me

[@moonsvc]

@@ExperimentIV I will spread ur cheeks lil bro 😭🙏🏾🙏🏾I betta not catch you in my comments again or it’s finna gon be OVER for you 👾

[@ssseize]

never tought i'd watch a documentary about maple syrup

[@-----------g-]

Never gonna look at maple syrup the same. But I'll certainly be eating it the same.

[@Pax.YouTube]

Video 10/10, Intro 11/10

[@tutlouise]

hopeing disrupt makes a full come back make sure to like the video and help them out guys

[@sageosn1491]

Liked the critical role reference

[@iquanix]

Guys can you pls add metric units to the imperial ones? Really helps set the scale of things if you don’t know the conversion.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Gummigoo was just trying to cure his sick mother!

[@Chiken649]

I will never look at maple syrup the same again

[@ScarletRebel96]

Great video I know this channel will become big again one day

[@TheRealSteveHarvey]

Cant even steal that much In a gta heist

[@epicman5324]

I love watching this on widescreen monitor

[@simplyspecial69]

editing is pure fire

[@Irrationaaaaal]

GET IT "A CRITICAL ROLE" AND THE D20 COMES IN SCREEN

[@goatedplayerr3192]

Most Dangerous Canadian Heist

[@UltraDude2000]

Keep it up. Love this channel

[@rileykozeliski6259]

If i could have a full movie of one of disrupts videos, this would be a top option

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

This is why I get Vermont maple syrup.

[@richardcurtis2688]

We call the federation the maple mafia here in NH! I remember when this happened, it was huge news to us in the maple industry.

[@BorderOllie]

that outro is actually a bop though wtf i was trying to sleep and i started rocking out

[@Fswill]

i love these hesit videos so much

[@thenorthernphilosopher]

These glitchy, chroma oberation distorted footages are sooo damn good

[@bzchnt3143]

Only disrupt could make a documentary about people stealing maple syrup interesting

[@davidhughes4089]

Disrupt have made some of the best factual KZbin short documentary videos I've ever seen - I'm thinking of the computer virus ones - but this story has been told so many times it feels like a wasted opportunity.

[@serbanandrei7532]

Now this was random

[@ItsMe.Farfuuu]

Despite the Jak's drama, they're still producing Netflix-like documentals, i'm still supporting you

[@dedstring]

Bruh i had no idea this was uploaded i woulda watched immediately

[@calholli]

I watch at 2x speed and it still sounds normal. You're reading it a little too slow.

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

So it wasnt only a heist, but corruption too.

[@jbbeats7786]

Goddamn these videos are beautiful

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

This is like an episode of Breaking Bad. Who was expecting to see Walter White inside the warehouse making illegal maple syrup?

[@SentakuuGaming]

so cool :) im glad to see you didnt sold half of ur channel :3 keep going its so cool ur vids whenever new vids comes out i always watch it

[@whiennerblx]

world's worst canadian crime

[@cointrickrTM]

was sol glad not to get interrupted with a sponsor half way thru

[@ganvalexposure2163]

Could you do a video on the biggest Crypto scammers like FTX and all the others?

[@Fredk54]

Was that Claude from GTA 3?😂

[@ronansorgdrager]

loving the bounce-back of the channel! excited to se what's next.

[@aidanhammer6968]

Starfox did a barrel roll 2:35

[@julian4868]

as someone who mostly grew up in Vermont, and is now back here for college - our maple syrup is the best ;)

[@elvanaslan4435]

this channel gives me watch dogs 2 vibes

[@jacksonmitchelle4728]

Not trying to be mean but the old videos are better than these new ones. Still great content, keep up the good work.

[@LakeGameCreepr]

The most canadian heist ever

[@edenanimates1465]

That’s right The entire country of Canada has been robbed of their most valuable resource MAPLE SYRUP It’s up to you to bring those robbing bandits to sweet buttery justice

[@sigvebarlaug4168]

3:02, it wasn't 3 000 drums of syrup that got stolen, it was 3 000 tonnes, it's about 10 000 drums that were stolen

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Thinking of a protected "Maple 🍁 syrup" patch. Reminds me of how there are protected poppy fields for pharmaceutical production in specific areas in the world. Just like this maple syrup region.

[@HerrenGamingNews]

You know there's going to be a movie about this!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

It's also the plot of the second episode of The Amazing Digital Circus

[@haandotexe]

I like the new direction with the subject matter being a bit lighter and the animations being a bit funnier, not as elaborate but I don't miss them tbh. I just wish the videos were longer and had more details

[@The-jk6mr]

Great vid as always deserves so much more recognition

[@BoulderCreekSteve]

A narrator NOT speaking as if semi-comatose could have told this tale in less than half the time.

[@MrBigsmiffy]

Great video and production 👍🏻. Would have been good to show how they were actually caught. And BTW, FPAQ is an abbreviation, not an acronym (yes I am fun at parties…!)

[@f0ggy22]

rip disrupt you will be missed

[@zombockerman]

This whole thing feels like a subchapter in Infinite Jest

[@sirdumpybear]

oh my god that intro was so freaking good

[@TlD-dg6ug]

Had they taken half, and filled half with water and mixed it, I wonder if they would have been caught at all or someone would have assumed quality control issue.

[@danielfernandez0058]

Amazing video! I have a question: At around 4:16 are you guys using Johnny Harris' music? I think the song is from him, but I'm not sure if you guys made something similar or what haha Either way, I just wanted to say that you guys have excellent taste in musical selection!

[@American_Patriot_69420]

I won't be needing to buy syrup for a very, very, very long time, that's for sure.

[@lukasboos2773]

I love the storys, but the visuals are what really do it for me! Every Video is made with the same care for quality and content but the visuals are ever changing and evolving, i love it! Are you guys by any chance looking for more artists/designers? ;D

[@mctul]

I'm Candian, and where I live it's currently near perfect conditions for maple syrup. Warm days, cold nights... But sadly maple trees aren't common here. Nice timing for this video, though!

[@rus.t]

This feels like a Coen brothers movvie

[@yolopolotyur]

Bro really ragdolled.

[@nevermusic]

I think the stories are getting better. Along with narration

[@googlespynetwork]

We live in a strange world. Full of corruption.

[@evenifhewantedto]

"blood maple"