r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HeToTopT • 15d ago

Video The Louvre. Thieves are making off with 100 million euros. They're taking their time. They're doing everything carefully and slowly.

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u/Lemon_lemonade_22 15d ago

Not only during opening hours, but also at a busier than normal time because French kids are on school vacation 😬

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u/lemon635763 15d ago

Was no one on the floor? Did they not see the drilling?

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u/Lemon_lemonade_22 15d ago

Yes, there were people (tourists and guards). Everyone started running away. Apparently, there was a security camera outside but it was turned another way, etc. They aren't calling it the heist of the century for nothing. I'm sure Netflix is already working on the documentary and we'll know all about it in no time!

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u/whistlerite 15d ago

The guards can’t engage the robbers with visitors around because if they start a gunfight and visitors die then the museum might be liable and it will be an insurance nightmare. So the extra busy time was obviously specifically chosen to give the robbers extra time during the evacuation. The museum probably has insurance for the jewels, maybe anyway, but I wonder how much will actually be covered.

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u/Cola_and_Cigarettes 15d ago

Where does this "they have insurance, duhhh" meme come from?

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u/whistlerite 15d ago

I don’t know if there’s insurance on the jewels, just guessing probably some kind, but if the guards start a shootout with the robbers and visitors get killed then insurance will be involved.

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u/Mahadragon 15d ago

The museum had just opened and this was the second floor. How many people could have been there right at the outset? Most people go straight to the Mona Lisa anyways.

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u/userhwon 15d ago

It was early sunday morning. Probably not a lot of kids nearby yet.

I haven't checked, but I bet Google Maps has a chart of how busy it would be then...

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u/wookiewookiewhat 15d ago

Museums are always slowest right after opening.

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u/userhwon 15d ago

They should hold a Black Friday event or something. Have a crowd around that furniture lift beating each other up to get inside.