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53: The criminal caught by a toy

Lateral with Tom Scott

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Unconventional Methods of Evading Security Systems

In this chapter, they discuss a criminal who used various unconventional methods to evade security systems and leave no evidence. They talk about how the criminal used an Etch a Sketch and a radio controlled car to commit the crime without being linked to it. They also mention the criminal's use of play-doh to cover CCTV cameras and the alarm speaker to interfere with sound. However, despite the criminal's ingenious tactics, they ultimately left behind their fingerprints.

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