What's more heartbreaking is the likelihood all of that work will be destroyed and the gems and gold sold after being removed. It's too hot with how traceable such unique a piece it is, unless they were explicitly hired to steal it. I'm not sure if that thought is better, but at least the idea of complex work not being completely lost is less of a gut punch. However, there's also the flip side that could look at the gems and their origin, and if this is a forced repatriation of gems and gold from pillaged nations colonized and stripped of their identity by Christian nations. 🤔🤷♀️ Regardless of motive or eventual outcome, it is impressive that they managed to go in with the right tools and work quickly enough to make off with so much.
I just imagine the conversation before “There’s round the clock guards and employees on every door. We will need a glass cutter, powder and ropes to get past the security laser, display case, and scale the building. We’ll go in and out quietly and no one will know we were there.” Other guy: “ great plan but I just got this chainsaw…” the rest is history 😂
Have you ever, in your entire life, witnessed a CORDED CHAINSAW?!
Saw a neighbour take a thin tree out with one last year. Same neighbour also used a corded lawnmower 🤷♂️🤷♀️
😂 that's the moment I stopped following the story and went to the comments to find my people...
@@finchsparrowbirdthis is new info to me for sure... Never have I ever...😅
I'm always devastated when the art is ruined, but I can't help loving art heist stories! Would you report more to us please? I love your videos
The moment the staff saw the chainsaw they knew that wasn't their problem anymore
Ha true
The french thiefs weren't playing 😭
What's more heartbreaking is the likelihood all of that work will be destroyed and the gems and gold sold after being removed. It's too hot with how traceable such unique a piece it is, unless they were explicitly hired to steal it. I'm not sure if that thought is better, but at least the idea of complex work not being completely lost is less of a gut punch. However, there's also the flip side that could look at the gems and their origin, and if this is a forced repatriation of gems and gold from pillaged nations colonized and stripped of their identity by Christian nations. 🤔🤷♀️
Regardless of motive or eventual outcome, it is impressive that they managed to go in with the right tools and work quickly enough to make off with so much.
I was wondering how do you sell something like this. You would think no one would touch it with a ten foot pole.
When people ask how can we have so little art, & writing from so long ago? This is why.
Where in the world is carmen sandiego~
Wow I guess everything went according to plan
I'm so here for this lmao
That’s wild
Insurance job
I hope it won't be melted down but I know it isn't likely
I just imagine the conversation before
“There’s round the clock guards and employees on every door. We will need a glass cutter, powder and ropes to get past the security laser, display case, and scale the building. We’ll go in and out quietly and no one will know we were there.”
Other guy: “ great plan but I just got this chainsaw…” the rest is history 😂
Can't blame them
I guess the ivory is worth something, but i wonder about the stones. Would you use quality gems for something like this?
Honestly… I can’t shake the hustle
How come it’s always the French who do the art heists
This makes me curious, what happens to the value of your art if it’s stolen
Well that will be the last of that art we see
What were the 12 staff members doing while they were dismantling it with a Chainsaw??? They had to have heard it
They watched
What's the wildest art theft story you know?
There’s a Chinese art theft ring. I have a long video on it somewhere
The French are part of the Foreign Legion as well.
I wonder how much will be recovered
Not much
Wtf man!!!??😡
Heroin?