April 15, 2009

Spokane to detonate squirrels tearing up parks

Speechless (via Daring Fireball):

The agency is using a special machine called the Rodenator Pro to detonate some of the estimated 100 to 150 squirrels tearing up the grounds.

The Rodenator Pro pumps propane and oxygen into the tunnels of squirrels, then sends an electric spark that causes an explosion. The shock waves kill the squirrels and collapse their tunnels – but in a humane way, the agency said.

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  1. Deron Bauman on April 15th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    Cindy?

    Cindy!

  2. Andrew Simone on April 15th, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Make sure you catch the youtube video as well.

  3. Sheila Ryan on April 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    That perky soundtrack sure is, eh, perky.

  4. Cindy Scroggins on April 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    God damn it! I was busy WORKING at my high stress, important-as-shit job, and I come back to find this!! I’m getting the next flight to Spokane….

  5. Lucy Foley on April 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    That video is like No Country For Old Men: the outtakes. Except for the music which was, uh, perky.

  6. Nathan Harrison on April 15th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    I live in Spokane at the moment for college, and this *almost* makes the terrible weather and general lameness worth it. Almost.

  7. Michael Smith on April 15th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

    I think somebody liked Caddyshack a little too much.

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