For some people, that mysterious 'no comment' is whatever. Let’s just leave it at that.īen: Can you tell me why you can’t tell me?Īmory: Because they don’t want anyone to know that it’s glitter.īen: She never gets an answer. This is how it plays out in the piece:īen: Can you tell me which industry serves as Glitterex’s biggest market?Īmory: No, I absolutely know that I can’t.Īmory: Oh, God, yes. But the real mystery moment comes when the company rep won’t tell Caity what industry is the biggest customer of Glitterex. They don’t want to let her see the machines or even be on the manufacturing floor, let alone describe how the machines work. And well done, Caity, because there's this one intriguing moment in her piece that launched this whole discussion on Reddit with thousands and thousands of comments.Īmory: Caity Weaver is describing getting a tour of a glitter making company in New Jersey called Glitterex, which people at the company were really hesitant to give in the first place. But the biggest question that pops up: who buys it? This article was written by a reporter named Caity Weaver. The answer of what is it, which we will also discuss further is, briefly, very thin plastic coated in very thin metal. What is it? How is it? Where is it?īen: The answer to the last question is apparently, everywhere, which we will talk more about. So I am on the lookout for unusual mysteries, which I think this glitter one definitely fits in that mold.Īmory: Zach had found this article that a lot of people read in The New York Times Magazine that was all about glitter. I will say that, you know, the constant murders, disappearances get a little grisly and a little like demoralizing. One of my favorite subreddits is the Unresolved Mysteries subreddit. And you’re listening to Endless Thread.īen: The show featuring stories found in the vast ecosystem of online communities called Reddit.Īmory: We’re coming to you from WBUR, Boston’s NPR station.īen: Okay, I wanna shoutout former Endless Thread Intern Noah Baustin who found this Reddit post and the resulting comment thread.īen: Yes. For today’s episode, I will only answer to Glitter Boy.Īmory: I’m Amory Sivertson. And a mystery that popped up that hasn’t been solved.Īmory: Don’t get ahead of yourself, glitter boy.īen: I will accept this new moniker as a compliment.

Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.Īmory: The herpes of craft supplies is the topic of an INSANELY POPULAR Reddit post from almost a year ago. But can we let Frank Ocean sing it for us?īen: Did you catch it? Did you catch the topic of today’s episode?īen: You also noticed that comedian Demetri Martin has something on this same topic…ĭemetri Martin (from a standup set): The thing about glitter is if you get it on you, be prepared to have it on you forever. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text.īen Brock Johnson: Amory, you know why we’re here, right?īen: OK. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio.

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Joe Coburn's glitter manufacturer AMA Other Links: The r/UnresolvedMysteries post about the glitter mystery Also thanks to Dan Benton, Ed Jones, Vanessa Patrick and Jerry Mande for sharing their expertise and helping to shape this episode as we fell down the glitter rabbit hole. It's called 'Glitter.' You can find more of their work on Reddit or Instagram. Thanks to SneakyBunny84 for this week's artwork. No one has been able to find any answers … until now! Inspired by a New York Times feature about glitter last year, people have obsessed over identifying the mysterious industry buying huge amounts of glitter – information which glitter-makers have now famously refused to divulge. Facebook Email 'Glitter' by u/SneakyBunny84 TL DL (Too Long Didn’t Listen)Įndless Thread solves one of the internet’s most compelling mysteries.

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