ABSTRACT
In fiction, criminals are often depicted as brilliant masterminds, capable of planning elaborate heists with panache and élan. In real life, however, many criminals are a bit daft. One infamous case involves a bank robber, named McArthur Wheeler, who heard that lemon juice could be used to make invisible ink. He was right too (Murphy, 2011). Then he took the idea a step further, reasoning that if he applied lemon juice to his face, his face would become invisible. He rubbed lemon juice on his face and robbed two banks in one day. Both robberies were caught on security cameras. His face was clearly visible in both. “But I wore the juice,” he protested, when police arrested him that same evening.
