A 155 year old mouse trap on display in a museum trapped a mouse that somehow got into the display. The trap design is actually very simple, yet very clever, and doesn't need to be reset like most modern traps. Diagram and better pictures in second link.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/...?intcmp=hplnws
http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/merl/2016...an-mouse-trap/
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"For now, her body rests in a small, tissue-paper tray surrounded by silica gel in a sealed plastic box."
Oh brother
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe
Maybe that is a 155 yr. old, very well-preserved mouse....
Actually, that is a pretty neat trap.
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And in other recent mousetrap news...
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/01/...2741453229717/
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I am glad to see some sympathy for the mouse. Dying of starvation or lack of water
is a horrible death at any level.
And now she will live forever with dignity. Good story.
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Not everyone wants to see a dead mouse, even if it has a good story. Throw it in the trash. A mouse would have zero sympathy for you and your family when you suffer and die from leptospirosis.Originally Posted by l921428x
I kicked one into the corner with steel toe boots at work one day and a guy almost cried, he welled up in the eyes and got really mad at me. A military guy. Early twenties. one of the millennial girly men of the future.
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Holy shit, a mangina walking! Kick a mouse, I've stomped em flat with work boots. He'd probably of fainted seeing that! Bwahahaa!
Animals do not have that type of emotion. You, I think, have watched way to many Disney movies. I will kill them in
a heartbeat but I was speaking of the way it died.
Humans become infected through contact with water, food, or soil that contains urine from these infected animals. This may happen by swallowing contaminated food or water or through skin contact. The disease is not known to spread between humans, and bacterial dissemination in convalescence is extremely rare in humans. Leptospirosis is common among water-sport enthusiasts in specific areas, as prolonged immersion in water promotes the entry of the bacteria. Surfers and whitewater paddlers[21] are at especially high risk in areas that have been shown to contain the bacteria, and can contract the disease by swallowing contaminated water, splashing contaminated water into their eyes or nose, or exposing open wounds to infected water.
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While no one ever listens to me,
I am constantly being told to be quiet.
In a world of snowflakes,
be the heat..
The mouse catcher (and ground hog exterminator) in my house used to be a 100 pound dog (Chow mix). Sadly this dog had to be euthanized last Summer when her hips gave out due to old age and she could no longer stand up. Living adjacent to woods and large fields I often get mice in the house and my Chow was not only much faster than any of my cats in catching a mouse -- when one would run under a sofa etc. the dog would lunge against the sofa violently until the mouse ran out. It was entertaining to me to see the dog knock over furniture chasing a mouse, but my wife always had a somewhat different reaction. If a mouse ran under something immoveable like a refrigerator the dog would wait for however long it took (sometimes 24 hours or so) for the mouse to run out. The dog could always tell if a mouse was in the house. I think she located the general location of a mouse via smell but often could not locate the specific location as well as one of my cats who seem to locate mice via sensitive hearing rather than smell. I have a new dog (lab/pit mix) but so far I have not had an opportunity to see if he will go after mice. None have come in the house recently, but during this Winter the cats have killed a few in the garage.
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