Posted by hipstomp | 13 Mar 2007
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Fascinating backyard design. Apparently a large problem with traditional bird feeders is that gluttonous squirrels, like some sort of wildlife Kim Jong Il, take all the food aid for themselves.
This new design, the "Twirl-A-Squirrel," uses simple physics and the weight of the squirrel to prevent it from eating the birdseed. Video here.
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How has PETA not gone ape-shit over this? "by disorienting the animals you leave them open for prey" blah blah blah
Nice...but there's an engine in it. So this means batteries wich is a downside. And what if there are 5 birds feeding at once. Isnt the weight of 5 birds almost 1 squirrel? Nice try but this is better:
http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemID=10391&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C3%2C474&iProductID=10391