In Search Of A Better Mouse Trap

[BobM]

1882 invention from Texas: gun powered mousetrap​

A short interesting and thought provoking article about a few types of mousetraps over the years.

1882 invention from Texas: gun powered mousetrap - Fact Source

Ever since humans transitioned from hunter-gatherer society to agriculture, they had to learn to overcome food storage issues. Mold, fermentation or pests could destroy one’s grain. Lack of solutions sometimes resulted in famine. Civilization came up with many ideas for fighting rodents...

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[Old_Me]

that's funny..

but tell you what too, i am the guy that has to clean up the dead mouse, when it's stuck in a glue trap, think my wife will even go near it?

and if she does, she feels so badly for the mouse, yet she'll scream high holy hell, if she see's one running across the floor.

i can only imagine the real mess, i'd have to clean up, if it got it's brains blown out......lol....lol....lol

 

[Sld1959]

I am at war with chipmunks, this might be the next step

 

[KMacK]

Going by the illustration, it reminds me of hunting elephants with an H-bomb - just a bit of overkill. Going by the picture I can see one problem immediately: How to find the da*n trap & pistol assembly after the mouse is turned into hamburger... even a .36 Navy Colt could achieve low orbit with a setup like that.

 

[BobM]

I am at war with chipmunks, this might be the next step

On ammo, at that close range? Blanks would likely do just fine. The pressure would do the job with less mess.