The German company that built the forklift used in the Louvre robbery uses a photo of the heist to advertise itself: “When things need to be done quickly.

a year ago by ooli3 to c/Germany

trollercoaster 64 points a year ago

Not only that, in the fine print they advertise that will transport your up to 400kg heavy treasures quickly at a whispering silence thank to its electric motor.

To me, this smells of satire. Because that's peak German humour.

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mrlee 41 points a year ago

I think it‘s real, saw an interview with the ceo of the company yesterday. Apparently the lift was stolen and then used for the heist. They sort of made the best of it.

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anton 20 points a year ago

So they aren't even responsible for renting/selling to the thieves?
And the thieves showed of a unique feature?
Things are lining up a little to well for them... The obvious conclusion ist, that the heist was a publicity stunt by the crane company.

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trollercoaster 1 point a year ago

That thing really is just another ordinary lift you will find on many construction sites. There isn't anything especially unique about it. Maybe for a truck-mounted lift, having an electric motor is an extra feature, so you don't have to run the truck all the time when operating the lift. But since the majority of this kind of construction lift is electrically powered, (especially the simpler, non truck-mounted versions) this is hardly anything special.

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biber 19 points a year ago

"Lifts up to 400kg of treasures [...] quiet as a whisper" - this is gold!

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SpaceNoodle 15 points a year ago

Still not a forklift

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theuniqueone 9 points a year ago

Has this company been ruled out as part of the robbery?

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Mouselemming 12 points a year ago

Yes, they sold the item to a rental agency, from which it was stolen by the thieves.

When they saw it on the news, they started making jokes amongst themselves, and then decided to run with it.

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the_q 7 points a year ago

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mandatstory 1 point a year ago

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Grass 7 points a year ago

why is every mention of this calling it a forklift. its so clearly not one

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Kolanaki 5 points a year ago

You're telling me that thing can't lift a fork?

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Grass 3 points a year ago

if you balance one on there without it shaking off sure it could, but it's one of those picking up a marble with chopsticks type tasks

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trollercoaster 1 point a year ago

Lift salesman: slaps roof of lift

This bad boy can fit so many forks inside!

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Ek-Hou-Van-Braai 7 points a year ago

Hilarious

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OldChicoAle 4 points a year ago

Boss move

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