Yeah, the guy was clever but clearly cheating and he deserves to be fired. Now, about that reporter:

> Aluminum is not a great conductor—it heats up when a lot of power is pushed through it—so a snack bag would potentially melt if it was used to try to block a strong radio signal from inside.

Uh... what? I mean, I guess, if you're operating a tracking radar or long distance microwave transmitter inside that snack bag, sure. But a LTE radio with a GPS? Are you serious?