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In 2018, a New York Times article set off an internet firestorm when a spokesperson from a major glitter manufacturer refused to say who their biggest client was. The hints are tantalizing, and the theories about who is buying all the glitter and what is being done with it have run rampant. Let’s look at the various theories and see if we can learn something about glitter along the way.
Here’s the New York Times article that started it all (there is a paywall).
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
And here’s the Endless Thread podcast that suspects it’s boat paint:
wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/08/the-great-glitter-mystery
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
forensicfilesfiles.com/pete-mcfillin-bombing-nathan-allen.php
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
pffc-online.com/flexpack/16723-the-discovery-development-of-glitter
caity.info/work
projects.nfstc.org/trace/docs/final/Blackledge_Glitter.pdf
mccrone.com/mm/holographic-glitter
asteetrace.org/glitter
zoominfo.com/c/meadowbrook-inventions/42648776
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
zoominfo.com/c/glitterex-corp/50268939
microtracesolutions.com/solutions/custom-applications/explosives-marking
forensicfilesfiles.com/pete-mcfillin-bombing-nathan-allen.php
wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/08/the-great-glitter-mystery
fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/microbead-free-waters-act-faqs
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31116-top-gun-maverick-answering-aviation-questions
dentistryiq.com/dental-hygiene/patient-education/article/16360436/are-blue-flecks-in-toothpaste-really-decorative-plastic
youtube.com/watch?v=3nwBwJiyQ_g&t=12s
media.defense.gov/2018/Oct/05/2002048904/-1/-1/1/ASSESSING-AND-STRENGTHENING-THE-MANUFACTURING-AND%20DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-SUPPLY-CHAIN-RESILIENCY.PDF
nbcsandiego.com/videos/what-is-military-chaff-the-radar-countermeasure-explained/2508240
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147651302921974
pffc-online.com/flexpack/16723-the-discovery-development-of-glitter
cracked.com/article_31563_the-worlds-biggest-glitter-buyer-is-a-bizarre-mystery.html
https://collective.world/mystery-industries-that-are-the-largest-buyers-of-glitter/
The article that started it all: nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
The motherload:
reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a8hrk0/which_mystery_industry_is_the_largest_buyer_of
original.newsbreak.com/@bridget-mulroy-1592364/2857919851515-the-great-glitter-conspiracy-of-2022
This video mentions a podcast where they claim to have solved it and the answer was boats - youtu.be/RlVVCdBPKUU
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - What Is Glitter?
3:39 - The Glitter Mystery
5:11 - Sponsor - Factor
6:52 - Glitter Theories
14:51 - Future Joe Theory
16:48 - Mystery Solved?
Use code JOESCOTT50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3Db3wAT!
In 2018, a New York Times article set off an internet firestorm when a spokesperson from a major glitter manufacturer refused to say who their biggest client was. The hints are tantalizing, and the theories about who is buying all the glitter and what is being done with it have run rampant. Let’s look at the various theories and see if we can learn something about glitter along the way.
Here’s the New York Times article that started it all (there is a paywall).
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
And here’s the Endless Thread podcast that suspects it’s boat paint:
wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/08/the-great-glitter-mystery
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
forensicfilesfiles.com/pete-mcfillin-bombing-nathan-allen.php
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
pffc-online.com/flexpack/16723-the-discovery-development-of-glitter
caity.info/work
projects.nfstc.org/trace/docs/final/Blackledge_Glitter.pdf
mccrone.com/mm/holographic-glitter
asteetrace.org/glitter
zoominfo.com/c/meadowbrook-inventions/42648776
nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
zoominfo.com/c/glitterex-corp/50268939
microtracesolutions.com/solutions/custom-applications/explosives-marking
forensicfilesfiles.com/pete-mcfillin-bombing-nathan-allen.php
wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/08/the-great-glitter-mystery
fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/microbead-free-waters-act-faqs
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31116-top-gun-maverick-answering-aviation-questions
dentistryiq.com/dental-hygiene/patient-education/article/16360436/are-blue-flecks-in-toothpaste-really-decorative-plastic
youtube.com/watch?v=3nwBwJiyQ_g&t=12s
media.defense.gov/2018/Oct/05/2002048904/-1/-1/1/ASSESSING-AND-STRENGTHENING-THE-MANUFACTURING-AND%20DEFENSE-INDUSTRIAL-BASE-AND-SUPPLY-CHAIN-RESILIENCY.PDF
nbcsandiego.com/videos/what-is-military-chaff-the-radar-countermeasure-explained/2508240
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0147651302921974
pffc-online.com/flexpack/16723-the-discovery-development-of-glitter
cracked.com/article_31563_the-worlds-biggest-glitter-buyer-is-a-bizarre-mystery.html
https://collective.world/mystery-industries-that-are-the-largest-buyers-of-glitter/
The article that started it all: nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html
The motherload:
reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/a8hrk0/which_mystery_industry_is_the_largest_buyer_of
original.newsbreak.com/@bridget-mulroy-1592364/2857919851515-the-great-glitter-conspiracy-of-2022
This video mentions a podcast where they claim to have solved it and the answer was boats - youtu.be/RlVVCdBPKUU
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - What Is Glitter?
3:39 - The Glitter Mystery
5:11 - Sponsor - Factor
6:52 - Glitter Theories
14:51 - Future Joe Theory
16:48 - Mystery Solved?
