Hand-painted mousetraps dress up that rodent-infested crap shack with bright colors and sassy styles. It's kind of like a death row inmate going to an electric chair shaped like a throne. Classy. [Etsy via Trendhunter]

Jim is the creator of the PocketWizard, a series of wireless TTL flash remotes, triggers and other gear for photographers. When he realized he had an infestation, he first caught the invader in the act of eating some delicious trail mix bait, all the while lulling him into a false sense of security. This sequence was the result of 7 rapid-fire shots triggered by a sound-detecting flash sensor in the middle of the night.

Just as mousey was getting comfortable, the next trap would be constructed with delicious morsel of peanut butter balanced precariously on the end of a cutting board hanging off his counter. Beneath, a transducive sensor would trigger the flash sequence the moment the cutting board left the table. You can probably see where this is going. Here is the sequence, with added mouse personification by the folks at Strobist:

But apparently Jim is a softy, because instead of positioning a pit of spikes or a vat of boiling pitch underneath the counter, the mouse was safely collected in a padded wastebasket. Then, it was given a hamster home to live in for the remainder of the winter. I definitely would have put this mouse to death, but props to Jim for being an animal-rights-conscious camera hacker. [Strobist]

First, the unsuspecting mouse enters into a baited opening in the leg of the coffee table. Once inside, an infrared motion sensor detects the mouse and closes the door behind it. Apparently, the mouse will be forced into a compartment housed underneath the center of the table—a compartment that is actually a functioning fuel cell. In other words, the mouse will be "consumed" as fuel for its next victim.

Yeah, nothing better than watching a mouse die a horrible death while you put your feet up to watch Chuck with a bowlful of mac and cheese. Obviously, I wouldn't expect this one at your local Ikea anytime soon.

[Material Beliefs via Apartment Therapy via Gizmodiva]

1) mice get inside to get food
2) mice step onto a pressure plate
3) pressure plate pulls an axle out of the door
4) door closes immediately caging mice inside
5) kill mice
6) skin mice
7) make furry coats and cool sneakers for a bunch of mini-figs
8) sell clothes to LEGO fans
9) grill mice meat slowly, applying multiple thin layers of teriyaki sauce
10) eat mice

So as you can see, it's not only a perfect pest killer but also a great way to start a LEGO business (ok, Jason says he released the two captured mice in a "not-so-nearby wooded area." Obviously, the guy doesn't have a single idea about business or gourmet cooking.) [True Dimensions via Brothers Brick]

The Barcelona-born designer says that you can do what you want with the mice after you've caught them. Seeing as I don't have a python, I think I'll make myself a mouse-fur bikini. [Roger Arquer via Dezeen]

Full Scale Mousetrap Kinetic Sculpture [OhGizmo!]

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.

Bucket Mousetrap [Via MAKE]