The Swedish Job | Sundance Rejects

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The TRUE STORY about an art heist thievery grabbin' that happened in 2000 and how the people responsible were caught.
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Cast:
GamerFromMars - / @thegamerfrommars
Whang! - / @justinwhangyt
Fredrik Knudsen - / @fredrikknudsen
The Right Opinion - / @therightopinion
SumitoMedia - / superkinkyninja
ChavezzSlovakia - / @chavezzslovakia
Cooksux - / cooksux
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All information presented is accurate to the degree we could surmise from articles, official records and published works.

[@JustinWhangYt]

Don't talk to me or my son ever again

[@commandergree9275]

Sons son up for talking?

[@serbronnoftheblackwater798]

damn I was really beginning to wonder if anyone was gonna mention mr. whang!. comment section mentioned every other name but yours lol

[@RodoChaska]

Best collaboration ever, you rock Mr Whang

[@apollo_en]

Can i be #2 dad

[@s.oddity3640]

Wait was that your real son?

[@drzombie2215]

and we would've gotten away with it, if it wasn't for that pesky boat seller.

[@404_coffee9]

That's pretty true

[@someperson3807]

In a stroke of genius, they used their real phone number

[@chrissi.enbyYT]

Like why would you give your real number? Why not make up excuses or buy the trailer too? Amateurs

[@BrgArt]

@@chrissi.enbyYT or fake a number on the spot

[@theotv5522]

@@BrgArt Well you see people (not even people who are robbers) do call the number that the other person give to them cuz that way you also give the other person your phone number. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone.i guess when your head is above the clouds, you can't see what's under your feet hence making such mistakes.

[@everestismad2560]

I love how the "Ad Man" canonically now has an entire lore behind his character

[@drifterduckygaming4646]

Damn, so there's a reason not to skip the ad segments? Epic

[@michaelh.2567]

It's so good.

[@shinqqing5161]

What is the lore of the Nord VPN guy? I think I saw him once but I don't think the story related. Unlike shadowman whose wife died on a plane accident and also a father of two.

[@homelessswede9675]

Someone make internet historian fandom wiki

[@aegis9292]

@@shinqqing5161 prety sire they are the same guy

[@bobafettjr85]

200,000 Krona is about 25,000 USD in 2005. Imagine going through the trouble of setting up a heist involving 30+ people, stealing art worth over $30million, sitting on it for 5 years while it all goes tits up because someone used their actual phone number, then finally finding a buyer, then selling it for less than Toyota.

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Gains are gains

[@tankhead2645]

That wouldn't even cover the cost in the escape car they bought for the Heist. Possibly not even the guns

[@curlyguy2790]

Considering there was no consequence for their actions, not that bad a deal

[@arthas640]

That's actually pretty common from what I've heard. Stolen goods that are easy to sell often sell for 50% to a fence but if something is hard to sell like artwork then even if you can find a buyer they'll want a low price

[@tomtheconqerur]

That is now 38,991 USD today. God I love inflation(economic).

[@MidwestArtMan]

I thought that lawyer who tried to blatantly extort the police was an absolute idiot, but when he got acquitted, I figured he must be a legal genius.

[@khuudylan]

Probably has his licensed revoked

[@fugyfruit]

I guess when you're a lawyer you learn what crimes you can get away with just a slap on the wrist

[@suezuccati304]

I wonder how much money did he make to do that

[@foxbuns]

he likely claimed he only participated out of fear for his safety

[@someidiot420]

it must be awesome to be a lawyer and get accused of a crime, NO lawyer fees

[@Campbell197]

Internet Historian: Hey do you know what time it is? Me: Ad time? Internet Historian: Its time for a montage Me: A surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@Cpt2much]

KettEgg legit the same thing I thought

[@Puss1man]

Same

[@MachineManGabb]

Same

[@bash5271]

Same

[@sirknave4794]

Same

[@imaginary-unit]

This is a little far-fetched ... there's no way BOTH of them washed their hands.

[@Sohave]

My favorite character in this heist is the Swedish justice system. Jails you can leave on weekends and overturning the sentence of 3 of the culprits in the end.

[@andymancan_]

Based Sweden

[@thecakecakecake8198]

@@andymancan_ say that after finding out they let rapists walk and sometimes refuse to prosecute them simply because they're not white

[@Khunark]

@@thecakecakecake8198 wouldn't want their race to go extinct,,

[@Peter_Griffaaa]

@@Khunark I think you didn't read that the right way

[@ericamcqueen5607]

@@thecakecakecake8198 I mean, I'm not Swedish and I have 0 clue how their justice system works, but didn't he say that only not dangerous criminals may leave the prison? So they let out a pity thief but they wouldn't let out a rapist. Or something like that. Then again I might be wrong, I really hope I'm not though.

[@lukapejkovic918]

Jesus Christ just the fact they were even able to execute initial plan is mindblowing

[@xzenitramx666]

Luck is always with the idiots.

[@thisisntmedicine4004]

@@xzenitramx666 I'd say this was less luck and more them having laughable security

[@you_just]

“Alexander Petrov” and “Stefan Nordstrom” are, respectively, the most Russian and Swedish names I’ve ever heard.

[@TFaceFalone]

Just wait till you hear about the letter ö

[@haroldsen4238]

TFaceFalone ö

[@hakkapeliittain6439]

@Alt Swede That's the most Swedish translation I've seen, nice

[@GothKatt]

@@TFaceFalone Also a thing in German. Idk if the pronunciation is different, though.

[@Dropkickgopnik]

@@GothKatt the pronunciation in german is different

[@unwillfullyignorant7805]

They could of become legends for robbing a museum with no traces, true legendary masterminds, if they used a fucking burner phone.

[@PannierLaw]

Just that one damn mistake. And it all spiraled down.

[@KaleidosXXI]

@@PannierLaw If you consider the longterm it really didn't matter much, the break in the case was the FBI overhearing the sale setup by sheer coincidence because they were already observing one of the involved parties for drug activity. The initial group and their incriminating book led to a dead-end in the case, and the paintings were already handed off by the time they got arrested.

[@PannierLaw]

@@KaleidosXXI Fair enough, but would’ve had less heat on them early on. Doubt they would’ve managed get those paintings sold anyway lol

[@adog3129]

they could have just made up a phone number

[@themadrat1495]

Something similar happened recently. A bank was clearing all it's valuables and hauling it to an offshore bank. Every employee, and guard left the bank but kept the security systems up and the front of the bank was locked down tighter than the Seirre Madre of absolute pain. Someone that following night broke into the bank quite easily: for you see while they locked down the main entrance, there was a maintenance tunnel connecting the garage to the rest of the bank. Person broke in via the now unguarded maintenance tunnel and into the bank armed to the teeth... he... was pissed... Why was he pissed? He thought there would be valuables there. So he did something radicicolous and sundance reject worthy. He shot out every possible window, bashed open every ventilation cover with a baseball bat, smashed the keypads on the vaults, broke every window, shot out every TV, cut cable lines, broke the hinges off every door, bashed executives worthless yet pretty paintings off their walls: anything he could access he destroyed, and to end it? He shot all the cameras watching him until that point. The next day the bank agents came back to see the place in tatters, the bank had to get $5.7M spent to fix or replace everything. Guess where this all took place? Somewhere very special and known for insane hijinks like this... florida... florida man gets arrested for mass destruction of bank property

[@doot7730]

This is some of the most madman thing ice read

[@themadrat1495]

@@doot7730 And yet it all happened. That's the actually good part about it.

[@JDMoriarty]

I don't know, "nothing has ever been stolen again" seems like an overblown statement, since Whitman stole my heart.

[@unlimited8410]

How are you going to get it back?

[@francescolombardi3438]

@@unlimited8410 No need. It's in good hands

[@snipintoaslamjam5518]

And my bow

[@kronemerj]

And my axe

[@E100Omega123]

What if we kissed under the Nord VPN servers? *O_O*

[@Deses]

UwU

[@MrMolotow97]

😘

[@darkshadoothedestroyer7699]

Jk jk... unless?

[@_mossy_8520]

Damn

[@gar144]

😳😳😳....

[@wibo3272]

19:51 is absolute gold "sorry sorry, reflex" "thats okay."

[@pixelwizard9652]

20:11

[@DSchana6]

These videos feel like historian is playing with some action figures

[@yuzuichikawa]

LOL Look at @16:51. IT literally DOES. and they are walking to the beat LOL

[@SBImNotWritingMyNameHere]

He is actually Sumito even said he looks forward to being his "plaything"

[@crazyphilosopher1049]

I work at an art museum and while we never had someone steal a piece, it once happened that somone hung up their own painting in one of the galleries

[@bobbyferg9173]

That's actually pretty amazing, so did they instantly catch the person or did it just stay there for awhile?

[@soap7203]

Was it any good?

[@crazyphilosopher1049]

well, it happened before I worked there, so I don't know much about the painting, but the security guy who worked then told me that they only noticed it the next day and then they immediately took it off the wall and increased security slightly

[@johnLennon255]

Was it lushsux?

[@RobertEPS12]

Are there any rules against that specifically?

[@jimbob4447]

The Nord VPN ad is actually the story of how Internet Historian met Internet Herstorian.

[@kin-3877]

And one day had Internet Kidstorian

[@30catsinacardigan22]

this comment took me out lmfao

[@ZetsubouJohnny]

@@kin-3877 Who grew up to be the angry drunk Internet Comment Etiquette

[@Daemonussy]

Good god this is brilliant

[@TransformersBoss]

Imagine being a stock image guy and ending up with one of your pictures in an Internet Historian video

[@Sprite_of_Soot]

The most unbelievable part of this story, is the FBI agent calling up a Swedish person who doesn't speak English fluently 21:06

[@johnnydavidson5238]

So is this ad man trying to get back into the dating game after his wife's tragic passing? I'm happy for him man, hope he gets lucky soon and stops having everyone around him die in car crashes.

[@silverstarthehybrid8122]

Well, he needs to find somebody who will use NordVPN, I guess

[@zoedorrahm]

Wrong guy, that was RAID Shadowman. This is NordVPN guy, a different character.

[@Lucky-bk4qq]

What an all encompassing lore.

[@cattypatty445]

ad man:i like you, but i dont think that we should go to a relationship- girl: i use nord vpn ad man: we should marry rn and have 2 kids.

[@Rob.r95]

He can't find love because he doesn't browse in incognito mode.

[@Laerei]

I have to say, the criminals bringing a decoy painting to the sale was a 200 IQ 4D chess move but unfortunately for them, the police was playing 5D chess with their 300 IQ brains.

[@RagafragaMuffin]

except not really, because the guys got released anyway because they were entrapped

[@lainroseheart]

@@RagafragaMuffin but they got the painting, that's the important part

[@TheDragonProject]

Get this high IQ move. I heard one of the cops involved in the sting, turned himself in to a pickle to go undercover, funniest shit I've ever seen, no lie.

[@glipk]

Stdu

[@suavemanharv4937]

How the fuck is that such a perfect analogy

[@jesterzubrata]

"half scholar half daredevil and 100% men with alignment of chaotic good"what a man

[@cutler_beckett]

“Art thief?” “Yes, are you the buyer?” Brilliant

[@mattelollol1]

But it's illegal to do crime in Sweden.

[@itsdag6720]

Yes, and also if you don't like meatballs you might get neutered.

[@calska140]

I saw that interview too. Glad the record was finally set straight.

[@kidtea]

@@itsdag6720 Must have some real dedication if you want to be vegetarian.

[@Meatspinner]

Fun fact: That woman is a second generation immigrant from Canada.

[@uboa8012]

only if you get caught

[@Kitsco45]

This is exactly one of those “I dunno, I didn’t think I get this far”

[@strawberrypencl]

Story of my life

[@clonkers]

@@strawberrypencl cheers i'll drink to that bro

[@Soul-OnFire]

Ditto!! Except i dont drink so ill smoke.... and can there be giraffes 🦒 i want 🦒 to be in this commentary for some reason...

[@gordonramsdale]

@@Soul-OnFire that's a bee bro

[@th3omachos]

When you're asked if you have std's

[@paulmahoney7619]

imagine if they'd used a burner phone. Then they would've had all the time in the world to get the paintings to a buyer

[@haku8135]

I'm still trying to figure out why they went for these 3 paintings in particular if they DIDN'T have a buyer already lined up for them.

[@dwoh4345]

laughing at the fact they pulled everything of perfectly but - had no buyer or any idea how to get a buyer - gave their lur

[@juliansanchezharris5773]

Love how All cops, no matter nationality, looks like Cole Phelps.

[@shlorbleflorbnad6927]

Just like real life

[@ahmedhasanica6120]

ACAC - All Cops Are Cole

[@TheUnnamedAssailant]

yeap 101 all the cops are banging German side pieces?

[@FilthyCasualty]

Carl Only one German buddy. Cole hive mind only has hots for two women. Anymore than that breaks code.

[@colemiller1]

Wait all the Cops are me?

[@memyselfandyourcat799]

This was a beautiful tale. I wish Sweden was a real place.

[@greenrooster9274]

it did! Now its just called Swedistan

[@johangodoy1074]

I wish it was real i really want to see some dwarfs making swords

[@arami187]

Before the Shaia Law! Uh, I mean *Sharia

[@electron6825]

Sharia LeBouf

[@kimjongniller7776]

Its hilarious how I, as a Scandinavian, know that people are full of shit when they walk around spouting islamophobic comments about Sweden. From my frequent travelling in Scandinavia I know that the region as a whole is doing great. Just shows how uneducated and/or ignorant many people are.

[@user-ro2nn7lt3r]

"... it's a drug bust with some Bulgarians..." As a Bulgarian, I am somehow not surprised.

[@minprez]

"... and nothing has ever been stolen again". what a heartwarming story this has been

[@keystrix3704]

_"Nothing was stolen ever again."_ Oh, so I don't need Nord VPN. Sweet!

[@PrismTheKid]

'was', not *will be*...

[@Greendogblue]

Its because they used Nord VPN that nothing else was stolen. They realized the err of their ways

[@nicewater894]

YOU WERE THE CHO- oh sorry wrong comment

[@iqgamemaster6280]

The art thieves wouldn’t have been caught...if they used Nord VPN

[@slimcharles1479]

There's a famous German rapper who with associates stole an armored gold transporter with a worth of about 2 million dollars. Interpol arrested his ass in Irak, after he posted on his social media that "it's pretty damn cold in russia", trying his luck with a very clumsy decoy attempt. In his case, Nord VPN probably would've actually saved him.

[@epicghandi6141]

@@slimcharles1479 Jep, rappers are usually not the brightest type.

[@tylermustardloooser386]

if they had a burner number

[@Skyforger23]

@@slimcharles1479 still no gold was found till today afaik.

[@peebay3515]

Or played Raid Shadow Legends.

[@karmatraining]

How amazing is it that you can take a bunch of blurry memes and make something 9000 times better than your average Sundance film

[@X-SPONGED]

Internet Historian has got to be one of the most entertaining and infinitely rewatchable content in all of KZbin

[@potato111111able]

This man deserves to retrieve the password of his main channel.

[@sinnlos229]

Wait what?

[@victors3136]

Did he actually lose his main channel password lmao?

[@user-fe8ms9ht7j]

WHAT

[@bubblewrap324]

IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS PLEASE

[@kaia-di4pq]

@@victors3136 its a running joke between youtubers that take long to upload that they lose their password between uploads

[@jeffdunhamvevo953]

But I thought it was illegal to commit crimes in Sweden?

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

You think criminals ever ask permission?

[@NathanCassidy721]

Since when do criminals care about laws?

[@Liggliluff]

People clearly didn't get the reference. It was a Swedish politician who pointed out that crimes were illegal in Sweden.

[@charleswinters9567]

It is. It's in fact illegal BY LAW to be a criminal in Sweden. If only other countries were like Sweden....

[@emilianocastillejos1330]

Crime rates drop to 0%

[@ShogunRyuusha]

I will always love how the entire police force is just Phelps in different poses.

[@SarpSpeaksSometimes]

Every officer and their wives being Cole Phelps just makes this 500% better

[@kerb7555]

This would never have happened if the painting had a gun to protect itself.

[@Fell_the_Dabus]

This would have never happened if the painting used Nord VPN.

[@tommapar]

No joke, if this was done in the US the one guy managing the hostages and the guard would've been shot to hell and back

[@koboldengineering7687]

This but unironically

[@TheIrishYoshi]

@@koboldengineering7687 how

[@tommapar]

@@TheIrishYoshi You cut a small, gun shaped hole in the wall, put the gun in the wall with a string and a pulley system attached to the trigger, then tie the other end to the frame of the painting then when the robber lifts the painting he gets shot THROUGH THE PAINTING. Then take the painting to baumgartner's restoration to fix the hole left by the bullet. Piece of cake

[@flugenegu7777]

"You don't need a criminal lawyer, you need a *criminal* lawyer"

[@piterpraker3399]

*YEAAAAAAAAH*

[@Momon143]

It's all good, man.

[@skullhawqsyz8432]

@@Momon143 cant wait for season 6

[@quintonthevillain2745]

I mean, is there a difference really?

[@thecreator4296]

@@quintonthevillain2745 Yeah. *Criminal* lawyers are lawyers that are popularly known to get even the most obvious, blatant criminals out of prison, whereas normal criminal lawyers just defend people or try to make it so their lives aren't ruined on one mistake.

[@diogeneslantern18]

It has only just dawned on me that each scene is meticulously handcrafted in photoshop. So much effort put in.

[@SleeplessStreams]

I don't know what's worse, them using their real phones or the Swedish museum using lackluster security on a Rembrandt painting.

[@rayres1074]

Well tbh museums have generally tight budgets and hundreds of valuable goods so imagine if you had to assign a guard for every one of those... I do think however it should have some GENERAL security that is strong

[@ripstik1]

So if he didn’t use his real phone number... they would’ve gotten away.

[@snakekingblues3017]

seem so or just burn the boat

[@ENGCS_AnkitaSingh]

but they still wouldn't know what to do w the paintings

[@spacehitler4537]

@@snakekingblues3017 They blow up two cars, but they don't bother to dispose of the boat?

[@snakekingblues3017]

@@spacehitler4537 ikr sometime being smart can only get u so far that and having a using there really numbers

[@mr.sunshine1444]

they basically did with the sentencing :l

[@TheMasterTelevision]

When the Mona Lisa was stolen, the guy just walked up to it and took it off the wall and hid it under a jacket. He tried to exit out of a side door but it was locked. By then an employee came by and saw a guy in a trench coat holding a framed painting trying to get out. The guard unlocked the door for him and let him out. Nobody noticed the Mona Lisa was stolen for something like 2 or 3 days, when an artist who wanted to paint a copy complained, and a bored guard went searching. Only then they realized it's gone. That's why it's behind inches of glass now.

[@Light-qx8iq]

with security so finely tuned it's a wonder it was ever misplaced

[@TheMasterTelevision]

@@Light-qx8iq back then the Mona Lisa was of little historic note. It wasnt a painting people traveled from around the world to see. In fact, it only got popular in the modern era because it was stolen, and the news hype that created. I also think he was an ex-employee at that museum, The Louvre. Thats why the guard let him out when he was obviously holding a painting, he thought "oh i know this guy, he works here. Id be happy to help a co-worker"

[@_cloudface_]

@@TheMasterTelevision yeah, it's a great example of art imbued with importance due to hype; it's really not that great a painting but going to see it and either be disappointed or fooled in person has become an event...

[@cursedmailman3999]

That's why it's heavily guarded, but the glass is to protect the painting from exposure which could damage it. Things like someone sneezing, throwing something at it, camera flashes, etc. All those things actually contribute to deteriorating the paint and ruining the piece.

[@dylan-5287]

Lmao how long ago was that? I went like ten years ago. Very surprising how small the painting is and super thick glass. The crowd around the painting was crazy, you had to push your way up front to even get a good look. This wasn't some peak time either, just the normal crowd. Hard to imagine walking away with it when there's minimum 100 other tourists snapping photos and watching it. Pretty sure there was a guard nearby as well. Times have changed.

[@janekrutsch1246]

I'm writing my thesis on art crime currently, I LOVE that you cited Anthony A. Amore's book, he does great writing on art crime!

[@savakirilov5263]

17:16 as a bulgarian I am offended , but agree with this portrayal.

[@ArnoldsKtm]

All this just because they used a real phone. What a mess.

[@ramlover33]

actually because they didnt get rid of the boat. nothing to do about the phone number

[@dannymunch4633]

@@ramlover33 Actually because of some bored fisherman with quite the curiosity.

[@vatinklin997]

They did get their lawyer to contact the police asking for a ransom and then proceeded to meet said lawyer in person tho, so tbf they were donezo either way

[@IronicHavoc]

Maybe.

[@theonlyplain]

@@dannymunch4633 Actually because they stole high valued paintings.

[@d3vastat0r89]

How come the police and the lawyer sound so similar? Was it an inside job?

[@brandon9172]

No you idiot. These are actors. They used the same actors to read the lawyer and Police scripts

[@z1no3n]

@@brandon9172 really ??? Wow I didn't know that

[@skhighglitch4217]

Astoris found the whooooshed.

[@clanwargods]

@@brandon9172 WHOOOSH

[@snipergunner1761]

@@clanwargods r/whooosh

[@animeguy6877]

The "#1 Dad" hat would have been a dead giveaway. Only if the cops had paid attention to their outfits.

[@moogamooga2100]

9:47 Hearing a screaming voice juxtaposed to such a calm narrator is just hilarious.

[@jongwood]

I love how he has the thief putting the laundry bag into the engine bay of his Porsche. XD

[@ninasfelicillow3228]

Timestamp?

[@zacharyduke473]

@@ninasfelicillow3228 18:03

[@HondaCivic-ut6wx]

should have been in the frunk😤

[@jmchichstudio9145]

As a russian I can say that "Alexander Petrov" is the most generic russian name I ever heard

[@maksymmerkulov7875]

И не поспоришь

[@pancake3027]

аминь

[@stuglife5514]

Hahaha nice its like when I hear an actual American named John Smith

[@abmstudio3678]

Is it like the Steve Smith of Russia

[@jmchichstudio9145]

@@abmstudio3678 We have example names like "Ivan Ivanov" or "Pyotr Petrov", but combining this pair of legit name and surname feels almost uncanny

[@CSLGSKS]

I love how he made Summito play the Russian and had that white guy play the Iraqis.

[@zanseinofan01]

Trade alert I receive: priceless painting You receive: jail sentence

[@renkanestark6945]

Whatever amount nordvpn pays him, it’s not enough.

[@tomlever]

Only KZbin video I've ever watched where the sponsor ad was better than the main content! 🤣 And make no mistake, the main content was 🔥

[@EvilCerealBoX]

@@tomlever Flashgitz does good ads too.

[@Danilego]

He gets payed based on how many people click the link, so maybe we should help him out :)

[@renkanestark6945]

@@Danilego thanks for spreading the teachings of the lord.

[@YourLordMobius]

Can we just admire the fact that Nord VPN still sponsor this man after his last ad. Impressive.

[@fadammte_aggst]

It is quiet obvious that he stole their VPNs and is now ransome them back to the "sponsor"...

[@realdoomerhours]

A company willing to have a sense of humour generates a lot of good will, I guess.

[@Artsificial]

What do you mean. His ads make the PR lady cringe so hard her hair falls out. It boosts the morale of the rest of the team.

[@stavanger1361]

He has a huge follower base and some people (including myself) were actually convinced to get NordVPN by his silly ads, they only gain from it, nobody stops using their service just because one of the KZbinrs they sponsor takes the piss out of their sponsorship.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

It's what we colloquially know as a "Big Money Salvia" move.

[@blackosprey2219]

You'd think that they'd have a plan on how to sell these things before going through the trouble of an elaborate heist. What a bunch of goobers.

[@joecool4656]

He put so much detail into this. Even the Detroit Become Human interrogation track is in there 1t 19:48

[@alululululu]

"and nothing has ever been stolen, again." we did it boys, crime is no more!

[@Mernom]

As a museum guard, the security in that museum almost gave me a stroke.

[@eatberries3173]

THE GOD HIMSELF

[@EinFelsbrocken]

Wow; cool! And which museum may I ask? How many colleagues do you have? Is there maybe a free job? Maybe a shift plan lying around somewhere? Any...alternative entrances? Haha; me? Im just an inconspicuous citizen! 😳😳😳

[@solmoman]

That must be the chillest job ever. Do you ever do naughty things to the statues?

[@jogasaracco5056]

solmoman ok bud I think u should stop there

[@ExDud]

It’s the Smithsonian night shift isn’t it?

[@rogelioortiz3003]

24:00 5 years to get $200k?? $40k a year? He coulda just gotten, like, a regular job.

[@MZZE-my7hz]

the fact that TRO can sound like that intimidates me a bit

[@jamescrab6887]

Sundance Rejects is why I can no longer tolerate real movies.

[@DragonHammer91]

One of the cars that were used to distract the police were stolen from my step-father, whom I finally got to show this video for as he's been locked in Portugal due to Corona. He claimed they only set it on fire, but he loved the presentation and has become a fan on the channel! Due to how long it took to solve the case proper, he forgot all about it until I brought it up to him now... so it took almost 20 years but now he's laughing over the idiocy of the guys that stole his car

[@SadisticAngel]

Fucking wild man.

[@analleakage8050]

wouldn’t have happened if he had nord vpn

[@pandamonium8182]

@@analleakage8050 unless...?

[@SumeaBizarro]

Plot twist: Your father was such a good man that all the rest was karma blessing the robbers for the theft. Of the car, not the paintings.

[@Arcademan09]

Does he have any pics of when it happened?

[@The_Remster]

I honestly love these nordvpn ads. They're the best advertisements I've ever seen. And they're unironically actually funny. Thank you for the laughs.

[@AE1OU]

20:24 "I GASPED" *Inception Fog Horn Sound Effect*

[@sebastienpirodon4633]

theory, internet historian is actually james bond illegitimate child.

[@bibblyboing]

Separated from his father at birth, and was placed in new zealand

[@sameggenton1077]

Naw he legit af

[@Zorro9129]

What if we have a movie where Steven Seagal kills James Bond?

[@andrewkvk1707]

His mother was using nord VPN at birth so no one actually knows who his parents are

[@itscrumbelivable]

Which one

[@washboardman7435]

This is as good as theAntwerp diamond heist where the thieves defeated a world-class alarm system with a can of hair spray and trash bags to steel $100M of jewels. The whole reason they got busted was because one of the guys had a panic attack and botched destroying the evidence and an old French hunter was mad kids were on his lawn.

[@josephstalin7353]

If it wasn't for those pesky kids...

[@manlamp7531]

Except the Italian mastermind got away with 80 million, and the heist itself was way more complex

[@bloodstoneore4630]

Any more elaborated explanations you know of?

[@testname4464]

Damn, panic attacks really aren't a joke

[@JaneDoeValentine]

Quiptipt Nyqtphimq it’s just... how come he didn’t have a panic attack DURING the heist? He handled that adrenaline rush, but not burning evidence?

[@TheBeesKnees13579]

I love how much effort is put into citing sources in these vids

[@Rebelrenaissance]

"Swedish corona" . So we find the true source.

[@dylanovdiyenko5964]

Sweden: 8 year sentence for 30 million dollar art heist US: 30 year sentence for routine drug bust

[@matthewbruns8613]

Difference being you can actually use the drugs

[@eugkra33]

Saudis: Get out of jail free twice!

[@Sm0khey]

"Victimless" crime - no killings. No need to ruin someones life (even if they are a thief) for stealing a painting :)

[@alanritchie7850]

@@Sm0khey plus 8 years is a long time.

[@qenten05]

Gotta enforce rules with heavy consequences so they won’t try it again.

[@maxproulx8235]

the voice actor breaking character is hillarious

[@BovineDesigns]

I love that it was an almost airtight crime due to pure luck, considering how many goofs they made after they found they found their phone number.

[@samofsamnation7523]

I’ve only ever heard TRO use his serious voice, so his cameo makes me fucking weep every time I rewatch this video.

[@BLUEKOMMEH]

"NordVPN: If you don't get it, you'll die."

[@NotQuiteFirst]

That's right, I've got NordVPN and I'm still alive. I dare not cancel.

[@maximusthedude8305]

"Can I get the weekends off jail time?" "To behave responsibly?" "Yessssss" Actually steals paintings LIKE A BOSS

[@private151]

Crime Time

[@Dgero]

Crime Time TV

[@firstnamelastname7524]

Chryme thyme

[@rudolfskrasovskis6790]

that wasn’t very cash money of you

[@followthegrow108]

Level 20 boss

[@MikeDep]

I like how all of the "actors" are just extremely distinct KZbinrs. Made it very easy for me to follow who's who despite me being useless with remembering names

[@FULLMETAL380]

I love all your videos from both channels. I like your humor and the way you weave the stories. Thanks for the hard work. And also, I liked the way you portray the ads. Genius!!

[@rachelsoika7367]

Me: "why's he got a #1 dad beanie?" 20 minutes later "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh best foreshadowing I've ever seen"

[@Hydra2k12]

Haijime Isayama type beat

[@witheburning8756]

@@Hydra2k12 Eiichiro Oda type beat

[@JRaymisfitartisticmystic]

Wang is the man!!

[@CaptainMonotone448]

Because he got his kids Nord VPN for Christmas!

[@danbobby9393]

J Ray whang ^*

[@spaceytraveller6971]

I love the idea that every single person in law enforcement throughout the entirety of Sweden is just Cole Phelps.

[@alyshay82597]

Are you suggesting he isn't the entire Swedish law enforcement?

[@vanargrand3199]

Also moonlights as most of the FBI

[@doorjamm23]

I feel like this could get into Sundance festival for how well-crafted it is

[@epsil0gue246]

1:37 "Wire cutters are all we need." _Proceeds to use a drill._

[@sirdiesalot2975]

I just love the idea that Cole Phelps goes to sleep in his suit alongside his wife, Cole Phelps.

[@metalmugen]

He definitely wears it when cheating on her too.

[@tyrroo]

Only the top half of his suit, he was in just his boxers on the bottom

[@sirdiesalot2975]

@@metalmugen Of course! A man has to have standards you know.

[@Bob-bs9ok]

@@metalmugen with Cole Phillips?

[@Flapjack3734]

Moral of the story: never use your real phone number

[@RandomPerson-nd2ey]

Burner phones are a thing. I mean, don't do crime but burner phones are a thing. Just saying.

[@hipposupremacist3215]

or steal the boat too

[@Masked_SVincent]

Cover. Your. Tracks. Common sense. Hell, they could've atleast repainted the boat or something

[@gearloose703]

Boats sink.

[@physical_insanity]

I only use the most disposable of email addresses when making porn site accounts.

[@ProtonFilms_Mark]

18:05 - I guarantee you Historian knows that the engine lives there in that car and is having the biggest piss ever. I love these little satirical details.

[@Wetknees]

What’s a Swedish minimum security prison like? A 4 star hotel? Just staying in your home

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

I like how quickly it went from "these are professionals" to "these are amateurs"

[@dudeist_priest]

"Nothing has ever been stolen again." *Press X to doubt*

[@trixylizard6970]

Man your ads are the only ones on the planet that I genuinely enjoy watching!

[@AApron]

Great channel 😁. I think that I could also just as easily watch an entire hour back-to-back of your homemade Nord VPN commercials... absolutely hilarious... fantastic!

[@user243421]

And nothing was ever stolen again.... ....Until 2009 when some guys flew in with a helicopter GTA style and stole millions right infront of the police. Money that was never recovered

[@Jeeworth1]

@sailing smooth15 Yes really. They call it "helikopterrånet" and it was even crazier than the heist in this video.

[@AntiKiwieCS]

sailing smooth15 Swooped in with a heli, blew their way into the bank and safes, had put a bag with a note saying “bomb” on the police helicopters in the area rendering them useless. Got away with everything I think. Only like four people was arrested.

[@erikmehl2150]

yea but sweden decided to change currency when they sat in jail so the cash is useless anyhow pepega

[@kronemerj]

@@erikmehl2150 god that is hilarious karma. Imagine pulling off a grand heist and then the police can not find the money but it doesn't matter because the government changes the currency.

[@AntiKiwieCS]

@@erikmehl2150 we didnt change currency we changed the coins and bills

[@localman7017]

I don’t understand why anyone steals priceless paintings, like who would buy stolen goods that hot? It’s literally just a game of hot potato and the last person holding the paintings when they turn up is going to be in a whole lot of trouble.

[@NorroTaku]

if they are colonial robbed stuff they get stolen sometimes like "oh Britain stole this case from China" sometimes those get stolen to be returned to the original country or a rich Patriot from the country

[@idontneedaname318]

usually when paintings r stolen they already have a buyer in mind but these guys r idiots

[@rayres1074]

I mean, if the job is well done and painting location is not traceable then they're probably forever "safe" in the hands of the rich buyer. There are hundreds of thousands of mansions out there with millions upon millions of replicas of famous paintings, you'd have to have REALLY strong suspicions to assume a painting you saw at a rich dude's house is the stolen deal. And even then, how would you know it is?

[@Reni3r]

You just need to find a rich person with no morals who's into art in a country that basically gives no fuck about interpol (since most paintings are from european artists) and helps you smuggle it out of the country you stole it from. SA or China comes to mind. Just imagine Kashogi sitting in his villa surrounded by stolen things, who's gonna sue him?

[@OneGrumpyCat]

It's not that the goods are too hot, these guys were just idiots who didn't get a buyer lined up before the heist went down.

[@WraithTDK]

God, this was fantastic. A collection of my favorite "explaining crazy shit on the internet" people doing a heist movie. Perfect.

[@fidemomos]

Third time watching this and i just realized the whole police department is the same dude

[@MegaNightmare4]

It’s not an Internet Historian ad if a woman doesn’t die tragically.

[@nuclearbomb9483]

Should've just used nordvpn smh.

[@bird2793]

This channel has over one fridge per person (or was it vending machines?)

[@--.._]

this sounds so cancel-worthy lol

[@Channel9iNE]

@Bold Coward he's joking man

[@spooderlover3512]

What about the Nord noir one? Where a guy does instead

[@justtime3027]

Remember, this was all started by someone using their real phone number for a boat.

[@adamrasmussen3521]

Not even that. To borrow the trailer for it!

[@isabellaangeline2175]

These ‘Sundance Rejects’ are definitely one of the best and funniest things on KZbin. I just wish there was more of them.

[@rustyshackleford1508]

*This event occured almost 23 years ago. Let that sink in.*