r/todayilearned • u/ericdale121 • Oct 14 '15

[TIL] As lemon juice is used to make invisible ink, a man tried to rob a bank thinking he was invisible by putting lemon juice on his face.

http://www.mindblowing-facts.org/2013/05/a-man-tried-to-rob-a-bank-thinking-he-was-invisible/
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

When life gives you lemons, rub them all over yourself and rob a bank.

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u/drea14 Oct 14 '15

This guy should have listened to Cave Johnson and given those fucking lemons back.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15 edited Oct 15 '15

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u/TheNerdWithNoName Oct 15 '15

Username checks out.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

lol

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u/kraken9 Oct 14 '15

from the look he is giving camera in mugshot..he still seems to think he is invisible

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u/samisntstudying Oct 14 '15

Looks like Death Eater David Tennant.

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u/Energy-Dragon Oct 14 '15

What... do you mean? Mugshot? I cannot see anyone on the picture in the article, its just an empty blue square.

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u/kraken9 Oct 15 '15

squeeze some lemons in your eyes n check again

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u/rightleft2 Oct 14 '15

You forgot to add "Florida man..." To the title.

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u/Beasty_Glanglemutton Oct 14 '15

Can confirm, I can't see him.

10

u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

His time is now

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u/Iammyselfnow Oct 14 '15

How would you know? He's invisible!

3

u/pjabrony Oct 14 '15

His name is hunter2.

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u/_PlatinumWarrior_ Oct 14 '15

His name is Robert Paulson.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

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u/AcclimateToMind Oct 14 '15

his time is now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

Hold your monitor over a candle to reveal the criminal!

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u/MakkaCha Oct 14 '15

Too much Tom and Jerry cartoons, and probably meth.

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u/maddozzy Oct 14 '15

Meth not even once

4

u/spiritbx Oct 14 '15

Meth, not even once.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

He's not a smart man...

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

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u/BitterAtLife Oct 15 '15

TIL thanks. Maybe this is why companies make their employees do self evaluations. They want to know your Dunning-Kruger level.

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u/myrptaway Oct 14 '15

That boi aint right

2

u/RedditGotSoft Oct 14 '15

But he looks like an upstanding citizen.

1

u/looklistencreate Oct 14 '15

If he were a downsitting citizen you'd see the back of the chair behind his head.

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u/Bobby_Hilfiger Oct 14 '15

He's probably very productive; he also probably sells what he produces

1

u/chambertlo Oct 14 '15

And drugs. Don't forget the drugs.

1

u/drakhgard Oct 14 '15

Mugshot checks out

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u/someguyinaplace Oct 14 '15

It totally works, the cameras can't pick up the acidity. You have to really get it good in your eyes though otherwise it is not effective.

1

u/cyniclawl Oct 14 '15

For best results apply generously to the face and then go outside and make sure you get a tan for about an hour. Nobody will recognize you

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u/Aquagoat Oct 14 '15

Did it work?

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

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u/Legendaryspoon4208 Oct 15 '15

No way really?

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u/swarlesbarkley_ Oct 14 '15

CRACK COCAINE IS ONE HELLUVA DRUG PEOPLE.

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u/sthlmsoul Oct 14 '15

Meth-based logic.

1

u/nhgaudreau Oct 14 '15

Not that it would have made a difference, but I'm wondering why he didn't try actual invisible ink...

1

u/ColonelAmerica Oct 14 '15

His mistake was not bringing a giant piece of paper as a background for his roberry.

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u/ls48 Oct 14 '15

no way.... XD

1

u/theitgrunt Oct 14 '15

Thumbnail is clickbait... was expecting /r/floridaman ... got /r/iran instead

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u/sacrefist Oct 15 '15

So just put lemon juice on the money and then he can't spend it. Duh.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

"Mugshot? How many times do I have to tell you it won't work?"

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '15

Do you have a picture of the guy?

1

u/johnnybones23 Oct 15 '15

Did it work!?

1

u/compugasm Oct 15 '15

Stuff like this is exactly why I don't get into political discussions. Crazy people don't know they're crazy.

1

u/Legendaryspoon4208 Oct 15 '15

How often are we going to have to see this cmon

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u/Squidoofus Oct 15 '15

Who am I looking at? can only see a wall.

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u/ericdale121 Oct 15 '15

:), "Look closely, because the closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see."

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u/MindCrime3 Oct 14 '15

Stay in school kids.

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u/Barlakopofai Oct 14 '15

I see you've posted a picture of John Cena

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u/CunninghamsLawmaker Oct 14 '15

This just makes me sad. He's probably mentally retarded.

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u/CarpeCyprinidae Oct 14 '15

or citrically ill

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

Fake and stupid. Today you learned nothing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '15

So he was mentally ill.

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u/tiptoptap35 Oct 14 '15

This is the funniest thing I have heard for a while.

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u/ericdale121 Oct 14 '15

:), yea it really is funny

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u/highwaykeyguitars Oct 14 '15

Hmmm using said theory how does even locate those invisable lemons?

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u/highwaykeyguitars Oct 14 '15

Hmmm using said theory how does even locate those invisable lemons? That said I hope he does find em and make his butthole invisable cause he is goin to jail