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That's 20 pounds worth, roughly the weight of a sledgehammer. How do you carry a sledgehammer out of a secure facility every day for a decade?



There was a case of a mint worker stealing around 0.5 tons of coins out progressively over time.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/mint-worker-filled-his-bo...

A man smuggled half a tonne of $2 coins out of the Royal Australian Mint in his boots and lunch box and kept notes of when he exchanged the money, a court has been told.


You can carry sledgehammer just about anywhere as long as you look like you're supposed to be.


I bet it’s hard at first but gets easier after your muscles react. :)




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