Apple's AirTag Saved My Bike (Real Theft)

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  • A thief stole my bike! After attempting to have my Bike, Keys and Wallet stolen a month ago, I decided I would continue my efforts to better understand how well Apple's AirTag works. This is the follow up video from that initial experiment. Enjoy!
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  • @0sdhooker
    @0sdhooker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1440

    32nd xorj

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Lol whaaaaat!!!

    • @Ok-lu8gx
      @Ok-lu8gx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      ok

    • @jzv.71
      @jzv.71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ok

    • @Liquid_Galaxy
      @Liquid_Galaxy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ok

    • @jayt19
      @jayt19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ok

  • @JackMihoff6969
    @JackMihoff6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6497

    You left your bike unlocked for days and it wasn’t stolen. In my country, my bike would get stolen while I’m riding it.

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      Same in Edinburgh. Blink and it's gone.

    • @aussiedude3121
      @aussiedude3121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      Pff in my school bikes have been stolen while we’re in class by other students lol

    • @nomsterdude
      @nomsterdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Oof

    • @TradeMarkCuber
      @TradeMarkCuber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      They just pull it out from under you lmao

    • @johannlo1503
      @johannlo1503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      LOL. Rough place you are in eh.

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3835

    "Unfortunately my wallet was returned to me"
    First World problems

    • @Said-uz4wz
      @Said-uz4wz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      En Latinoamérica dejas tu bicicleta con seguro 20 minutos afuera de tu casa y ya la están vendiendo en una feria.

    • @zwabbah4841
      @zwabbah4841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @ThePrairieDogChannel
      @ThePrairieDogChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you leave Facebook up for one reason, do it for if you ever lose your wallet, I’d know I’m not just a story teller I’m an actual moron thats had his wallet returned that way.

    • @Romy---
      @Romy--- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ECBGokulakrishnan
      @ECBGokulakrishnan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but, mine wont all are not same

  • @ttk5207
    @ttk5207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Maybe car keys were in car next to the aparments where car body degraded the signal but phone still picked it up. Thats why they probably drove around with the keys.

    • @user-sc1mx6dj9g
      @user-sc1mx6dj9g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Hm that’s an okay theory but didn’t the airTag report a signal inside a train station? A car wouldn’t be able to go in there

    • @flatmarx
      @flatmarx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@user-sc1mx6dj9g there is a car park just under the Karlsruhe Hbf (source: I live in KA)

    • @user-sc1mx6dj9g
      @user-sc1mx6dj9g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@flatmarx alright than that’s probably the case!

    • @aussiedude3121
      @aussiedude3121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah probably

    • @nomsterdude
      @nomsterdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe

  • @24-hourlaundrymatt71
    @24-hourlaundrymatt71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +876

    Conspiracy: the security guard stole the bike. when you showed up he got scared, and a few days later he took it and dumped it by the garabage

    • @badfitz66
      @badfitz66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      The fact it was dumped seems kind of weird. Maybe the person who stole it (assuming it's not the security guard) saw them looking for the bike and decided to ditch it soon so they wouldn't get caught with it

    • @gesualdoortega584
      @gesualdoortega584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Yes very weird - that it was just abandoned. You steal a bike to later abandon it?? Either this whole video was orchestrated OR the person who stole it knew it was being tracked and left it there

    • @_Mars1040
      @_Mars1040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@gesualdoortega584 I think AirTags notify any iphones they ping so I guess that's how the thief realized the bike was being tracked.

    • @magicninja4727
      @magicninja4727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Smoothjaswi it’s partially true. Any airtag will ping any iphone that it doesn’t recognize so you can’t secretly hide one in someone’s car for instance. Along with telling the iphone of its presence it will also make an audible noise so you can find it. It only does this after 2-3 days of being without the owners iphone being around so it isn’t instant but over time yes, the airtag will let you know of its presence

    • @_Mars1040
      @_Mars1040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Smoothjaswi iPhones will get a notification that says "AirTag is moving with you"
      There's instructions on Apple support on what to do if you get this notification

  • @Vionentus
    @Vionentus ปีที่แล้ว +1273

    Thanks for the Video! So I recently received an AirTag 4-pack as a gift and immediately put one on my Keyring and one on my Bike. I thought of putting one in my wallet but thought to myself, "I never lose my wallet!" A few days later, I had tempted fate far too much and, sure enough, couldn't find my wallet. I finally found it on the cushion of my chair but thought to myself. An AirTag would have made that a lot easier to find.
    After testing some wallets, I found the best quality from one of the websites that I tried.
    The wallet is made of good material and is durable. It fits my four cards in the middle with two additional cards on the side and any spare case. It isn't too bulky.

    • @meirzula
      @meirzula ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also tried few wallets but couldn't find a good quality. Where did you get your from?

    • @Vionentus
      @Vionentus ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vionentus

    • @meirzula
      @meirzula ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Vionentus thanks! found them 😊

    • @luichinplaystation610
      @luichinplaystation610 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bot

    • @t0mwhazzup
      @t0mwhazzup ปีที่แล้ว

      May I ask where you put your AirTag on the bike and how you mounted it there? I couldn't find a spot on my bike where it is invisible.

  • @TrixBruh
    @TrixBruh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1171

    The dude wasn't trolling you, he was looking for his new car.

    • @alolisa113
      @alolisa113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      or just got himself a new airtag

    • @H.K_R
      @H.K_R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Or went and picked someone up from the station

    • @BigGaines
      @BigGaines 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@H.K_R with some random keys that you've not moved for a while?

    • @KingNorge
      @KingNorge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      No, he was delivering/selling drugs to someone at the station.

    • @H.K_R
      @H.K_R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@BigGaines they could’ve left the fake keys in their jacket of something

  • @thedaimlerden
    @thedaimlerden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    And once again, super Sparpreis made my German self chuckle.

    • @peervermeiren8902
      @peervermeiren8902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      totally, especially as it was so expensive anyway.

    • @frodobeutlin3465
      @frodobeutlin3465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The earlier you buy a Supersparpreis ticket, the less it will cost. When you buy a Sparpreis ticket only two days or so before your journey it will cost nearly as much as a normal ticket (Flexpreis). But if you buy your ticket couple of weeks before the trip it is a lot cheaper. The negative side on Supersparpreis is, that you have „Zugbindung“, that means that you have a specific train which you must use. You cannot use a train an hour earlier or later. Furthermore you can't cancel the trip.

    • @mstrmren
      @mstrmren 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I payed 60€ for a trip from Aachen to Basel SBB and back 3 weeks before traveling and I think that‘s cheap

    • @Romy---
      @Romy--- 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mstrmren very cheap indeed.

    • @mrtzlbr0469
      @mrtzlbr0469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mir ist fast das Handy aus der Hand gefallen, als ich Karlsruhe gehört habe, da wohne ich XD

  • @xPandaProz
    @xPandaProz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2815

    *What if you throw AirTag in the toilet?* 🤔

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1167

      I am also curious... 🤔

    • @yagizerenyuce
      @yagizerenyuce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

      @@MegaLag You should do it by wrapping it with some plastic bag xd

    • @DerKatzeSonne
      @DerKatzeSonne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +961

      Do not throw electric waste or plastic in the toilet please. Not even for a test.

    • @Capriilol
      @Capriilol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      it will be in a sewer

    • @arnaujaimee
      @arnaujaimee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +238

      @@MegaLag please don't do it, the sewage sistem it's not a lab to experiment with electronics

  • @marcellkiss-redey8451
    @marcellkiss-redey8451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    I would like to see some AirTag project where you hand one to a random tourist leaving from the nearest airport, and telling them to give them to another tourist at their destination (and that they should do the same). It could go on quite an interesting journey...

    • @hufzte885
      @hufzte885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      bull

    • @thegoldenjuvi5977
      @thegoldenjuvi5977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@hufzte885 why so?

    • @goodsir9622
      @goodsir9622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      yeah but ngl i dont think people would like to be tracked by a stranger lol

    • @DieHammel
      @DieHammel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that's called a travel bug in geocaching :D

    • @papab8446
      @papab8446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it would be cool to see if it could actually travel around the world..

  • @chriswyatt9869
    @chriswyatt9869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    The guy who took the keys to the train station and walked around a bit was definitely trying to see if he could find a Mercedes and see if it worked

    • @KandiMan
      @KandiMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      300km away from the original place it was found?

    • @bmxscape
      @bmxscape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@KandiMan the flyers were left in their town so they probably assumed the person and car was there too

    • @waltersumofan
      @waltersumofan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good deduction after the flyer drop. They clearly weren't going to give them back

  • @josephwatson4783
    @josephwatson4783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    That person handed the keys in at the station but kept the airtag 😂

    • @silverground3670
      @silverground3670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sure enough 🤣

    • @thechh8297
      @thechh8297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Or they were looking for their new car.

    • @PascalSaugy
      @PascalSaugy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      The guy didn't walk along the track but on the parking deck. That's right under the tracks. Presumably he was looking there for the car that can be opened with the key.

    • @roycropperthetopshottamore2666
      @roycropperthetopshottamore2666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PascalSaugy could also be that

    • @Regimeshifts
      @Regimeshifts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PascalSaugy how though if keys were picked 300kms away?

  • @feliperacing7146
    @feliperacing7146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2282

    Man you’re so underrated honestly can’t believe you just started youtube

    • @maplesams5692
      @maplesams5692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Underrated indeed, spent €1000 for this good quality project 👌🏻👌🏻

    • @jclau77
      @jclau77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maplesams5692 pfft, overrated in my opinion

    • @millobotz6601
      @millobotz6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@jclau77 bruh no

    • @eglorious5292
      @eglorious5292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@jclau77 r u mad?
      His first video was a bit but he didn't gain much subs from it, he did got a great start tho...he deserves more subs for this kinda CONTENT

    • @eglorious5292
      @eglorious5292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @МестныйКоммунист420 *Doom music kicks in*

  • @Loettl
    @Loettl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    It‘s a shame train tickets are that expensive in Germany. Even with the „Super Sparpreis“

    • @moclan5661
      @moclan5661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      They’re actually pretty cheap most of the time, idk why his were so expensive 🤷

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      @@moclan5661 last minute bookings 😂

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@iWhacko was it the 4 hour train? ;)

    • @tom._hhn
      @tom._hhn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@moclan5661 they’re actually expensive if you don’t book half a year before departure

    • @joerobinnettebiden4723
      @joerobinnettebiden4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stimmt

  • @RichardYangPiano
    @RichardYangPiano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your voice is the definition of “captivating”. It’s telling viewers to keep watching, such an incredible gift.

  • @jgamer2228
    @jgamer2228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    “Unfortunately my wallet was returned to me by a Good Samaritan” is the last thing I expected to hear today

  • @GeneralA01
    @GeneralA01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    "Unfortunately, my wallet was returned by a good samaritan" I don't know why but the sentence makes me laugh 🤣

  • @jeffreyhuang7539
    @jeffreyhuang7539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I think they drive with the car keys to the metro station to check if a car would unlock

  • @raygomez2000
    @raygomez2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    Sounds like the thief caught wind of someone looking for a stolen bike in his gated community earlier and decided to ditch it.

    • @gaobo5679
      @gaobo5679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It's also possible the AirTag's anti-stalking alert went off and they realized they were being tracked.

    • @JediWebSurf
      @JediWebSurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah but how did they know?

    • @surfingtothestars
      @surfingtothestars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JediWebSurf haivng another iphone on them

    • @Sebastian-gj9tc
      @Sebastian-gj9tc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gaobo5679 yeah that kinda ruins the whole purpose of the tag

    • @boobo
      @boobo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spoiler alert it was the guard !

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Airtags will change everything..

    • @vararii3068
      @vararii3068 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they already have..

  • @knotsocialmusic
    @knotsocialmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This guy needs to have millions of subs and keep doing videos like this. Single handedly improving customer service.

  • @kasiorap
    @kasiorap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    never thought id be excited for someone's bike to get stolen

    • @alectheamazing
      @alectheamazing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @papasscooperiaworker3649
      @papasscooperiaworker3649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Charles Vane it's its own deterrent lol i love that

    • @magaz
      @magaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven’t been this excited for a bike to be stolen since like 2006 when Casey and Van took an angle grinder to their own bike locks to prove a point…

    • @nilen
      @nilen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Charles Vane it got stolen tho

  • @rodgerdodger2459
    @rodgerdodger2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    I feel like precision finding is catered to us Americans with our specific building materials. We build houses and a lot of other buildings with mainly wood. I can precision find my airtag all around my house, even through the different floors.

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

    • @orionthehunter217
      @orionthehunter217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is why China is winning.

    • @orionthehunter217
      @orionthehunter217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Josiah Clark OK.

    • @fishHater
      @fishHater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@orionthehunter217 Okay!

    • @SheikAshii
      @SheikAshii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@orionthehunter217 isn’t it illegal to even use most of the internet there? Like this website?

  • @goldenice9283
    @goldenice9283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    The airtags were probably in a car nearby. That explains the strong connection outside and why they took them for a ride.

    • @Battleray
      @Battleray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That’s what I thot

    • @W94urndks9urneos
      @W94urndks9urneos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah he drove someone to the train and then returned back home.

    • @LeeAndersonMusic
      @LeeAndersonMusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wouldn't explain why it hadn't moved for so long though

  • @Logan0o
    @Logan0o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Doesn’t the AirTag start pinging a alarm to the thief bc of apples “Anti stalking reasons”

  • @AwesomeRyanGame
    @AwesomeRyanGame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Only worked in a specific area”
    *BALCONY ABOVE*

  • @Wolfeity
    @Wolfeity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I remember when my dads bike that he used to get to work got stolen, he found where it was and it was at someones house and he literally stole it back lol

    • @anluveq9531
      @anluveq9531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg lol self defence

    • @polthomaskeeley7860
      @polthomaskeeley7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've got an exact same story (not *my* story), except the ending whereby the, ahem, original thief caught, ahem, the original owner stealing it back. It ended very tragically for the original thief, and subsequently for the original owner. Life imprisonment is no joke.

    • @themajesticstick5262
      @themajesticstick5262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@polthomaskeeley7860 original owner should’ve went to the police.

    • @DieAlteistwiederda
      @DieAlteistwiederda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have stolen something back before too and I regret nothing. I mean I just got my shit back that's not wrong.

  • @random.asmr.unboxing249
    @random.asmr.unboxing249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    My deaf cat has an AirTag on her collar!
    Edit: (She is strictly an indoor cat, for obvious reasons.)

    • @central7417
      @central7417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why are you letting your cat roam free?

    • @andrewsantos2927
      @andrewsantos2927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@central7417 So u really think that the best option is for this cat to spend it's life in a cage just bc is deaf? Why are you assuming stuff?

    • @random.asmr.unboxing249
      @random.asmr.unboxing249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@central7417 She roams free inside our home, she never goes outside unless she escapes. She has an AirTag because she falls asleep very soundly and it’s easier to find her inside the house, as well as for the rare occasion when she escapes.

    • @random.asmr.unboxing249
      @random.asmr.unboxing249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@andrewsantos2927 I think the previous commenter was just worried about the cat’s safety. It is very dangerous for deaf cats to be outside because they cannot hear predators or vehicles. Sadly, deaf cats are very unlikely to survive outside.

    • @central7417
      @central7417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@andrewsantos2927 Not in a cage. But just inside. And it's not because it's deaf. I think that of any cat. And do you think the best option is to let the cat roam and kill a lot of wildlife like birds, squirrels, bunnies, and many other things? Also, cats can be mean. I know people who have been attacked by cats. Why do you think it's okay for a non native domestic cat to go do whatever it wants? Also, it's probably not safe. Cats are often snatched by coyotes.

  • @FelixEFX
    @FelixEFX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    When it says "move" you should actually move to another location as it's triangulating the airtags position using AR for mapping.

    • @Honeypot-x9s
      @Honeypot-x9s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      This^ I wish apple would made a clear onscreen animation because not only is it for the AR purposes but it’s also because your movement helps build a reference to where the signal is the strongest and moving around helps point each of the antennas for it to reference. I found when testing my airtags in my car (big heavily shielded Volvo wagon) that just swaying left to right 45 degrees each direction a few times it pops up. And also like this video indicates have to be pretty close for it to figure it out. Sometimes the signal can go very far too, other times it only goes a short distance, probably part of the beaconing and power saving, every so often it beacons out a stronger signal trying desperately to connect to something for a few signal bursts. I picked up my keys from deep within my house on the outside a few times, and other times I have to basically open my front door to get a connection. I would put money on it that those keys where actually in a car on the side of the street based on my experience.

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@Honeypot-x9s I walked around a few of the cars, near where I was getting a signal - got nothing...

    • @lumberjackdreamer6267
      @lumberjackdreamer6267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Honeypot-x9s
      How often does it transmit? Every 10 seconds, maybe?

    • @Honeypot-x9s
      @Honeypot-x9s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MegaLag ah, you didn’t show it in the video and knowing how badly apple needs to put better instructions/animations into precision finding to guide people so possible to miss something and figured maybe common mistake. No worries!
      Also did one more test after re-watching your video and out my keys with airtag on it in the center console of my wagon and sure enough it was getting very confused, the signal was weak and when it did lock on it only locked on with error less then 10 feet away and the arrow was wrong! It was pointing to rear of my car then jumped to front.. but boy did it struggle to get a strong enough signal with my airtag and keys in the center console..

    • @Honeypot-x9s
      @Honeypot-x9s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lumberjackdreamer6267 I would love to scope it, and see myself. I don’t have the hardware like a scope to know for sure but based on what I seen with my airtag and my iPhone 12 Pro Max it seems like maybe somewhat constant low energy signal as connections can be made super fast if your close without obstructions, but seems to be bursts every few seconds because if further back can be a short delay before a connection is established even if by other iPhones not yours.
      Defiantly seems to be as well that once a connection is established that its a stronger signal and holds it better and airtag once loses connection doesn’t instantly drop in signal intensity. seems to be a short time where it will keep trying before going back to low energy.

  • @keetrandling4530
    @keetrandling4530 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm wondering if your keys were, not in an apartment, but in one of those parked cars you were standing near?

  • @kk4649k
    @kk4649k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for video. I recently purchased an ebike and live in a condo at hawaii. We park out bikes under a specified bike rack location under a roof but no doors. Was debating whether to purchase an airtag but this made me want one. Thank you

  • @Dunicht69
    @Dunicht69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I can only work as fast as Dhl can deliver 😂 most underrated sentence 😅

  • @starstencahl8985
    @starstencahl8985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I was surprised to find out you were from NZ, you look like a Düsseldorfer through and through.
    Great projects, I love the ideas and the (cinematic) execution

    • @starstencahl8985
      @starstencahl8985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@whitemailprivilege2830 Yeah 👍

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What’s a Dusseldorfer look like? 😂

    • @starstencahl8985
      @starstencahl8985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@MegaLag Idk 😅 the hair, the stylish apartment, traveling by bus and bike. To be fair, of course that could just be any other big city style, but I come from a smaller town near Düsseldorf so it just came up my mind because you just fit in really well I guess

    • @esqigibraltar2609
      @esqigibraltar2609 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      gang gang

    • @KT-pv3kl
      @KT-pv3kl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's a common insult here in Cologne in case anyone was wondering ...

  • @asadshafiq3588
    @asadshafiq3588 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Mega lag : using precision finding
    People : that guy’s phone has a poor signal

  • @AlottaBoulchit
    @AlottaBoulchit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This project reminded me of some things I wanted to do as a kid which were sending/finding a message in a bottle from the ocean and sending letters attached to balloons to see where the balloon landed when it died.
    This now makes me wonder if you put one of these tags on a balloon or in a bottle you drop into the ocean.. can you track them and will they ever be found? 🤣 The thought of a tag in a bottle in the ocean randomly getting ping'd or popping up on land in a year's time out of no where is hilarious to me. 🤣
    These project experiment videos are very fun to watch! Thanks for sharing! ❤

  • @rosco3
    @rosco3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine living in a place that you have to try for weeks to get a bike stolen. Lol

  • @MaxKing10
    @MaxKing10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Thats really cool! You should do a AirTags vs Samsung SmartTags

    • @cfwproductions
      @cfwproductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ^

    • @desy0115
      @desy0115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Buy the galaxy too!

    • @ihedgehog
      @ihedgehog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And tile

    • @LucianGarz-x9q
      @LucianGarz-x9q 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ihedgehog tile is shit

    • @nani4906
      @nani4906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well SmartTag has a button you can program (with a bit of trickery to do pretty much anything) so that's a plus. AirTags have NFC tho which is very helpful

  • @Music-bk8ru
    @Music-bk8ru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is the best airtag test on TH-cam

  • @iixShady
    @iixShady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow, you have spent so much money on these videos. You deserve better, I bet you are the only person that is actually sending air tags to different places as experiments. I wish you the best of luck!

  • @EB-mu9ex
    @EB-mu9ex 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe the guy who stole your bike just went into the building for work and was going to use it again after work. Lol

  • @DeneenRoyalisaboss
    @DeneenRoyalisaboss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you live somewhere so safe you have to wish for someone to steal your bike

  • @markrabo
    @markrabo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Great video, this one and whole AirTags saga. Storytelling, music, + editing 👌 Also love how you hack it with lo-fi gear - camera phones, screen recordings, filming with a GoPro in your mouth instead of a tripod. Real guerrilla filmmaking! Props!

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey thanks for the kind comment man! A lot of work went into making it so it's always nice to read comments like this. So thanks again!

    • @fred-youtube
      @fred-youtube ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MegaLag Where did you get your skills from?

  • @Yougi
    @Yougi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Have you tried playing a sound on the keys' AirTag? You might have heard them ringing considering how close you were from them

  • @ntourrr
    @ntourrr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think that the security guard warn the residents that he is looking for the bike and must get rid of it because the owner knew where it was..!

  • @flexnrex1367
    @flexnrex1367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy even looks like he only buys apple products

  • @drtec6349
    @drtec6349 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing how difficult it can be to use these air tags to find stolen property.

  • @Justforfun-rv1tw
    @Justforfun-rv1tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Other: happy cause the unlocked bike isn’t stolen…
    Him: happy cause his bike is stolen…
    😂

    • @timschulz9563
      @timschulz9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Other: Happy because locked bike isn't stolen

  • @mutamos
    @mutamos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Being from Karlsruhe, i feel truly honored how often my city was named in this video, cheers! :)

  • @likhith-lexus
    @likhith-lexus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Every time he says Karlsruhe, I'll do a push-up

  • @samwilliamson4715
    @samwilliamson4715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey man - really enjoy your videos - well shot and put together; and you’re easy to listen to.
    Says a lot about the area you live in when you need to wait 11 days before your bike gets stolen!! In Australia you’d be lucky if it was still there 11 hrs later!!
    Anyway thanks for the cool vids - can’t wait to see your follow up on the other airtags - and yeah; have dealt with DHL ‘customer service’ myself in the past.. they work great - as long as you don’t want anything done about your lost item😂
    Looking forward to your next video 👍👍

    • @jazminchew3620
      @jazminchew3620 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Mexico it will be stolen in less than 11 minutes 😂

    • @beastly_bronner1989
      @beastly_bronner1989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In South Africa it is more like 60 sec

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  ปีที่แล้ว

      Late reply - but thanks man! Appreciate the kind words :)

  • @juliethomsen4121
    @juliethomsen4121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For anyone wanting to travel Germany without going bankrupt: For long distances avoid 'Deutsche Bahn' & try to travel with bus companies like 'Flixbus' if possible. You can get a one way ticket from Düsseldorf to Karlsruhe for less than 20€. It might take longer, but if you're on a budget you may prefer taking the bus.
    If you prefer to take the train & you are going to travel within one Bundesland, like Lower Saxony for example, you can purchase the 'Niedersachsen-Ticket', which is very affordable and allows you to travel within Lower Saxony for one entire day (only local trains though- no IC or ICE)
    It's only 23€ for one person & 5€ for an additional person. So 2 people would pay 28€.. so 14€ each. You can find similar deals for other parts of Germany as well.

  • @_LOGA_
    @_LOGA_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Maybe the person picked up a girl at the trainstation and tried to impress her with the car keys 😂😂

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No doubt haha

    • @fabianfalk8059
      @fabianfalk8059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am from that City and I can say that it is rather a location to purchase illegal substances. Girls are found somwhere a bit further to the west.

    • @_LOGA_
      @_LOGA_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fabianfalk8059 dann solltest du ja wissen dass du, egal ob du jetzt in die Kaiserstraße willst, oder zum ZKM, du als nicht Karlsruher erstmal am HBF ankommst, um dann am Vorplatz in die S-Bahn einzusteigen. Der HBF ist vielleicht nicht der schönste Treffpunkt, aber es ist definitiv ein Ort, wo fast jeder der von außerhalb mit dem Zug nach Karlsruhe fährt, umsteigen muss. Klar es gibt auch noch den Bahnhof Durlach, aber das sind ja nur ein paar Linien die Durlach, aber nicht den HBF anfahren, die von außerhalb kommen.

  • @chasewhite161
    @chasewhite161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think the reason the bike was ditched shortly after you looked for it was because the security guards probably knew the guy who took it and told him to get rid of it

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I would say so too

  • @ItsSafikhan
    @ItsSafikhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    7:02
    So the North Korea package hasn't moved yet!?😛
    You make really good videos subscribed and the bell icon is on 🔔

  • @nothingreally6075
    @nothingreally6075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's funny how he says unfortunately my wallet was returned to me by a good Samaritan

  • @CodyRushDriving
    @CodyRushDriving 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back in 2002 I was in school for product design. As part of a proof-of-concept project I put a vinyl sticker on my bike notifying readers that the bike was being tracked by satellite. It was a bluff, as that tech wasn't consumer available at the time obviously, but that bike never got stolen. Two others I had at the time did get stolen. Kinda neat that this is a legit product now.
    Sadly a lot of the projects I did at the time got moderate/poor grades because they were too high concept; that is to say, the infrastructure to make them work didn't exist. They included ideas such as the bike GPS, a portable media player/map combo device (also for bikes), and a fresh-ingredient on-demand delivery service (which now of course we kind of have with Uber/DoorDash.)
    Frustrating sometimes to think what could have been.

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you were forward thinking then, I'm sure you're just as forward thinking now. Put that mind to good work!

  • @jonathonslaughter5672
    @jonathonslaughter5672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve never seen another Jonathon spelt with an “on” at the end! - Fellow Jonathon

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We must band together 🖖🏻

    • @OblivionZX
      @OblivionZX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MegaLag eventually it can become a.... Ultra Wide Band ;D

  • @danieleremin1924
    @danieleremin1924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The keys were probably around the balcony you were under when using precision finding.

  • @samstitch545
    @samstitch545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    OK...what happened to the AirTags that went to Cook, Musk and North Korea?

    • @josethebeast2236
      @josethebeast2236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he answered that at the end of the video

  • @ChefBenni
    @ChefBenni 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got to laugh so hard watching this video as I lived right exactly in Karlsruhe where you found the airtag 10 years ago. In the second "back-house" :D

  • @faceless5530
    @faceless5530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The risks this man takes for these videos

  • @videoarchive3389
    @videoarchive3389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If MegaLag will ever become famous on TH-cam, I can at least say to everyone that I was talking to him personally during a long Zoom call when he was starting TH-cam. :)

  • @coolfrip
    @coolfrip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Such a grate video can’t wait for the North Korea find my update

  • @Ghostzy01
    @Ghostzy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hoping for the trilogy
    Fake Car Keys - The Return

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I wouldn't hold your breath for that one. But hey, the AirTag has a 1 year battery life... If anything happens from now until then, I'll be sure to make a video about it!

  • @Bfyobrian12
    @Bfyobrian12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder if the cyclist had an iPhone and got a notification that they were being tracked by someone else’s AirTag. Maybe that’s why they ditched the bike.

  • @MotoAlias
    @MotoAlias 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The guys who helped you look for the bike and spoke english to you... they are the same persons who later ditched your bike after finding out from you that you were tracking it.

  • @LegoMiniMovies
    @LegoMiniMovies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s cool. Nice to see a air tag in action.

  • @radicalrick9587
    @radicalrick9587 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    *A huge problem with the AirTag is it alerts the thief that someone is pinging the tag. This is how the bike rider knew you were looking for him. Remove the speakers from the AirTag and you can catch a Thief in action. Also, the person can check his iPhone, and it would tell him that that AirTag is being tracked! So, much for the AirTag being that useful. I suspect the person that stole the keys was trolling you, since he could hear every time the AirTag was being pinged and then zip back inside and have a good laugh at your expense.*

    • @aussiegruber86
      @aussiegruber86 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can actually remove the speaker

    • @radicalrick9587
      @radicalrick9587 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aussiegruber86 *Yes, it's a hassle but it's well worth it.*

    • @Troshock
      @Troshock 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      bros comment was so important he put the entire thing in bold

    • @radicalrick9587
      @radicalrick9587 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Troshock *You bet!* 😁

    • @radicalrick9587
      @radicalrick9587 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@aussiegruber86 *Yes you can. If you take it apart you will see a tiny speaker.* *Or tweeter that is.*

  • @JcOlivera
    @JcOlivera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:40 ...You didn't technically recover a lost item, you left it unlocked and unsupervised to be taken on purpose, but glad you found it.

  • @mrmidnight32
    @mrmidnight32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They probably went to the train station to see if they could find your car thinking it was at the station being you were local to leave the signs. And the fact they were on the train. They probably hoped they had a new Mercedes and were trying to click and unlock someone’s car at the station haha

  • @stupidfish2
    @stupidfish2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You might think you airtag everything, but don't forget all the time apple, google... tag us!

  • @SquirreliciousMe
    @SquirreliciousMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's probably worth remembering that Apple does not really suggest that Airtag is for finding stolen items, more casually lost things. So anything like you've been trying is a bonus - just a rather sweet one if you do recover something - like you say - improving the odds of recovering but not an expectation it was designed for that.

  • @Honeypot-x9s
    @Honeypot-x9s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I have 2 airtags, one for my keys and one for testing… my area doesn’t have a high number of iOS users, it’s also fairly rural area. I parked my second car somewhere random in a parking lot near a main road and hid an airtag inside. I found between too rural/low density of iOS users and being inside the car means only get very rare update. I had a friend move the car, he doesn’t have an iPhone/iOS devices so only updates would been from random people with latest iOS update and sure enough randomly got location updates… so not entirely useless even in this area which has sparse iOS users, it’s not ideal but could defiantly aid in recovering property.
    I also had him take my car with airtag on a vacation trip, my beach house which is in a wealthier class area so lot more potential of iOS users. Sure enough on the route I was getting plenty of random updates of location, enough that could defiantly track him good enough not as good or as regular as “find my friends” but good enough that I didn’t feel like I was missing anything. probably cars nearby and as he approached the beach house area location updates got a lot more common and accurate! To the point where I could guessed his exact parking spot!

  • @xonx209
    @xonx209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Apple has made recovering stolen items harder by notifying a person (the thief) there is an AirTag following his movement.

  • @brandonb5818
    @brandonb5818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That guy you talked to knew he stole it and had to get rid of it lol

  • @Rapturnal
    @Rapturnal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, if you wanted a bike stolen you just need to bring it to Ontario. Thieves are absolutely thirsty for bikes around here.

  • @Ben-pp5tt
    @Ben-pp5tt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The problem with AirTags is that they notify thieves on their Apple devices that there’s an unregistered AirTag following them. It’s meant to keep people from tracking other people without their consent, but subsequently warns thieves they’re being tracked.

    • @domINkl
      @domINkl ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that's a damn good point. fundamental flaw?

    • @iamsnakehips
      @iamsnakehips ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes you have to hope your thief is an android user.

    • @grubost
      @grubost ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iamsnakehips well, there’s a better chance that he’s an android user tbh

    • @DaGleese
      @DaGleese ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@grubost I disagree, a thief is more likely to steal an iphone than an Android phone.

  • @joremi69
    @joremi69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I love how I am German, he is lives in GErmany and we speak to eachother in englisch

    • @Romy---
      @Romy--- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dein Englisch ist... komisch 😅

  • @GiFloDK
    @GiFloDK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are so high quality, and so entertaining. Thanks for sharing them with us!

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! and you're very welcome :)

  • @learenng1267
    @learenng1267 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pee Wee Herman needed the airtag when his bike was stolen.

  • @cryticone6403
    @cryticone6403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me: I must check 2 times if my car door is locked, and double secure my bike lock.
    Jonathon: Please STOLE MY DAMN PROPERTY! How many opportunities do I have to give you?

  • @hirotips9674
    @hirotips9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You didn’t say “I was so devastated” 😂

    • @hirotips9674
      @hirotips9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Shingo true, if Zack got his signature "scratches at lvl6 with deeper grooves at lvl7. the signature for this channel is "I was so devastated"

  • @something6879
    @something6879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    30 thousand subscribers already. This channel is growing fast.

    • @paowoww
      @paowoww 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He deserves it

  • @MrLoutham
    @MrLoutham 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol when i saw where you lost your fake car keys i was like "Stockumer Kirchstraße ?!?!?!" im there every morning xD

  • @tiium5489
    @tiium5489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bet the person who took the keys watches this channel lol

  • @anassm5565
    @anassm5565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fun fact: if this video was almost a minute long and fake, this would be a TikTok.

  • @Niels901
    @Niels901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thiefs with android phones: I'm about to *steal* this man's whole fake keys

  • @mrfoxandrei
    @mrfoxandrei 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess the bike thief got a notification about your bike’s airtag on his phone and that’s why lef it there in a hurry

  • @harlekinmorow5081
    @harlekinmorow5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing Düsseldorf train station reminds me of the days where conventions were still a thing xD
    But the next dokomi is next month, whoop whoop!! :D

  • @carycleland9506
    @carycleland9506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m curious about a scenario. If someone were to steal your bike, wouldn’t they eventually receive a notification from Apple that tells them they are near an airtag that’s being tracked, which would cause them to try find the tag or ditch the item? Seems like you have a very short window to find your stuff if they have an iPhone which is going to tell them what’s up.

  • @aspectaura
    @aspectaura 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude it looks like you been doing TH-cam for years and this is your first video

  • @Kaasbaas1234
    @Kaasbaas1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leave your bike unlocked in the Netherlands and instead of 11 days it would take 11 minutes for it to be stolen

  • @GhettoSmosh
    @GhettoSmosh ปีที่แล้ว

    love the stewie cameo

  • @cesarpalmos8235
    @cesarpalmos8235 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the keys....I would've taken a screeshot of you tracking it and printed it, left it on the door and said something like "Lost car keys, location is being tracked".

  • @GuilhermeOliveira-kr8vw
    @GuilhermeOliveira-kr8vw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, as long as the robbers don't watch this video and learn that they need to search for the a possible tag and remove them...

  • @jamesread11
    @jamesread11 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please keep leaving the bike unlocked that’s hilarious

  • @JETHO321
    @JETHO321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your keys were in a car on the street when you were picking up a signal outside of their building.

  • @Maineuser
    @Maineuser 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating story. Thanks! I only wish you’d gave shown where and how your AirTag was attached! Now, I’m gonna have to get one for all my ‘vehicles’…

    • @MegaLag
      @MegaLag  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! The AirTag was taped underneath the seat

    • @Maineuser
      @Maineuser 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MegaLag Thanks! After writing, I scanned hundreds of comments, it seems, coming to realize others had had the same question, where you’d referred them to an earlier video. Sorry about that.
      I watched that one, too, intrigued to learn about a Maco Trace Stealth AirTag mount that had recently closed on Kickstarter, but was available to pre-order on Indigigo. Did you get one of them? As I was finalizing my order, I removed it, when I saw another $10 added for shipping. $40 was a bit too stiff when I think I’m not convinced that: 1) word won’t get out to thieves, where they’ll know to look for it, or 2) that they won’t hear the alert, when it sounds, despite muffling.
      I did see another video, though, where the sound problem could be easily remedied with a screwdriver to remove the speaker from the back, which could be a remedy…
      I’m most grateful for all your work - even those on DHL. But it’s troublesome to hear the alerts don’t go, as promised, to individuals go might be being tracked, either personally or by their vehicle being tagged.

  • @EverSnaxolotl
    @EverSnaxolotl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I genuinely love how you say "Karlsruhe"

  • @shadowfighter9906
    @shadowfighter9906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So.. cool my bike was stolen the day I ordered one and the police won't help... the fact it was stolen from within my house makes this even more outrageous