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    Dave J.: God I hate mousetraps. Not the actual killing mice part, but just setting the damn things. Rat traps are worse, due to their finger-breaking potential... more »
    Princess Sparkle Pony: I wonder how often that mouse partied in that toaster? more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: A Mouseapult at the end would have been better, or perhaps the mouse powered table... more »
    nutbastard: I may be an a-hole, but i'm really glad he didn't kill the poor thing. more »
    gover57: simple mouse trap that will bait, catch and kill - all you need is a bucket, a coat hanger, a pop can, bit of peanut butter and a stick/board. fill th... more »
    strider_mt2k: Sterilize EVERYTHING more »
    Curves: At least the cheese fell with him so he has a decent last meal before execution. (Wonders what a mouse would ask for as his last meal. Peanut Butter/C... more »
    David Reynolds: Do Mice like peanut butter? I always thought they were picky about the things in traps. Sort of like the pixar movie but I'm sure that was a rat. Rata... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I know some of the freaks in Gizmodo would've used an automated Blend-Tech. -1 for misleading title! more »
    FredicvsMaximvs: I love the shot with the 7 flashes! Time to start shopping for a flash for my D40, I guess. more »
  • #mousetrap

    Designer Mousetraps Keep Your Killin' Cute

    Mousesnaps are more humane than regular mousetraps. Sure, vermin still meet a violent and gruesome end, but at least they went out with style. More »
  • #photography

    Crazy Wireless Camera Flash Setup Captures Mouse, None the Wiser, As It Meets Its Maker

    Attention mice: do not invade engineer Jim Clark's home. Because not only will he build an elaborate trap to ensnare you, he will capture the whole affair with his fancy wireless camera flash strobes. More »
  • #deadlyfurniture

    Mousetrap Coffee Table Uses Its Victims For Fuel

    If you are all about the ethical treatment of animals, avert your eyes. This high-tech mousetrap coffee table concept is nasty—real nasty. More »
  • #rodents

    Victor Mouse Trap Is Really an Electrocution Dungeon

    Just listen to this announcer. Have you ever heard someone so happy, nay, spiritually fulfilled over rodent control? We're pretty sure he was paid to do this voice over for the Victor Multi-Kill Electronic Mouse Trap, a $100 mini chamber that electrocutes 150 mice per set of batteries, but we're also pretty sure that the announcer turned around with his paycheck from the spot and picked up a unit for himself. Maybe he was just sick and tired of eating his mice sandwiches cold, which is fair. [Victor]
  • #security

    Finger Trap Puts the Smackdown on Unwanted Laptop Usage

    For a moment, let's just forget about the fact that this Finger Trap concept is ridiculous and would be completely useless as a real-world product. I mean, the idea of smashing someone's finger for trying to touch your trackpad is only a joke. Now, electrocuting someone for trying to touch your laptop is a completely different story. That is where it is at my friends. [Yanko via TechEBlog]
  • #lists

    BBG Perfect Gadget List Shows That Tech Can't Improve Everything

    BBG has done an impressive thing: It came up with a list of 10 perfect gadgets, unchanged by time or tech. No need to build the better mousetrap, because the tried and true mousetrap made the list. So did the wristwatch, the toilet and scissors. I don't agree with the inclusion of the toaster (I prefer a toaster oven), and I can't figure out how they left off the fork (unchanged since the Bible), but it's a good read. Hit the link and let us know of any gadgets that are MORE perfect. [BBG]
  • #diy

    LEGO Mousetrap Makes Mice Hate Danish Cheese

    This LEGO mousetrap by Jason Allemann is pure, classic simplicity made of bricks. Created with LEGO technic, the trap measures 30 x 16 x 24 studs, and captured two mice that had decided to live in his home (one in the picture above.) The mechanism itself is quite simple: More »
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    Conceptual Non-Lethal Mousetraps Made from Everyday Objects

    Industrial designer Roger Arquer came up with four ideas for a non-lethal mousetrap using household objects such as lightbulbs, paper clips, springs and pint glasses. And, of course, cheese. Check the gallery below for his ingenious devices. More »
  • #gadgets

    Maker Faire: Life-Size Mouse Trap Game

    I'm not sure what the recent trend is, but everyone seems to be life-sizing my childhood. Remember the game Mousetrap? Yes, the game that was fun for 30 seconds, and not worth the effort and time it took to set it up. Someone has created a life-size replicate of the Mousetrap Rube Goldberg machine. Rather than dropping the cage on the mouse and cheese, like in the original, this monstrous version will drop a safe on any object of your choosing (to crush and destroy). It will be on display at the Maker Faire next month. –Travis Hudson More »
  • #gadgets

    High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

    One thing that has yet to be tech'd out, until now, is the mousetrap. Sure, you can use the age old wooden trap that snaps the mouse in half, but that is a little too inhumane.
    This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid (electromagnet) drop a bucket over the mouse. The bucket is triggered by the mouse interrupting one of the infrared emitter/detector pairs around the bait. The enclosure that holds the electronics is mounted directly over the bait. Ok, so the "bucket" is actually a semi-clear storage container. The clear container allows a person to see if a mouse was trapped when the container dropped.
    Yeah, that is pretty awesome. Now I just need to create a bigger version to trap the ladies. (Just kidding, ladies, I'm not a creep, that's Jason's role.) –Travis Hudson More »