Impossible Thief: Difference between revisions

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(Since May 20, 2019, you don't "steal units of measurement"; it will be corrected by then.)
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** As discussed in [http://www.cracked.com/article_19458_the-5-most-badass-teams-famous-people-to-ever-join-forces.html The 5 Most Badass Teams of Famous People to Ever Join Forces], Leonardo DaVinci and Machiavelli once hatched an elaborate plan to steal a ''river.'' Their plan failed, but the river is the same one that appears in the background of The Mona Lisa (seriously!).
** [http://www.cracked.com/article_17090_wheres-bridge-7-biggest-things-ever-stolen.html Where's the bridge? The 7 Biggest Things Ever Stolen] details the largest things ever stolen. This includes things like a bridge, half a mile of beach, and ''the Empire State Building.''
* AUntil [[wikipedia:2019 redefinition of SI base units|May 20, 2019]] a "kilogram" (and by extension a mole) is based on ''the'' kilogram, which is stored in a French vault. It's is theoretically possible to steal it and literally ''steal units of measurement'' (which is one the reasons why it is in a vault).
** That will be [[wikipedia:2019 redefinition of SI base units|corrected]] on May 20, 2019 (once it is corrected, fix this please).
* Among U.S. soldiers stationed in South Korea, Korean sneak thieves, known as "slicky boys," have something of this reputation. "Slicky boy can steal the cot you're sleeping on."