It 's safe to say he probably is n't the sharpest knife in the drawer . A 24-year-old man from Vienna , Austria , attempted to rob a city bank yesterday armed with nothing but a stainless silver spoon . The unnamed man walked in to the bank demanding cash and pretended he had a knife - but bank staff immediately spotted he was just carrying a dessert spoon . A 24-year-old man from Austria attempted to rob a bank yesterday armed with nothing but a silver spoon . They called the police and refused to hand over any money to the would-be robber . The man entered a bank branch just before 4pm in Weintraubengasse in the 2nd district yesterday afternoon , walked straight over to the cashier and demanded money . He seemed to be under the impression that the spoon would be mistaken for a knife , reports The Local . The cashier pretended he was going to get some cash and instead called the police . The man sat down in the waiting area and was still sat there patiently when police found and arrested him . Witnesses told the English language newspaper that no one took the man seriously . He is currently being held in prison and said he did it because he needed the money . The incident took place yesterday in Vienna 's Weintraubengasse area in the 2nd district ( pictured )
Austrian man , aged 24 , attempted to rob a bank armed with just a spoon . Pretended the dessert cutlery was a knife and demanded money from staff . Cashier feigned fetching the money but actually just called police . The suspect fled on foot through an alleyway in Vienna.