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Title: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: MillCreek on August 12, 2018, 12:18:16 PM

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/12/633065620/growers-are-beaming-over-the-success-of-lasers-to-stave-off-thieving-birds?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180812

I got about three blueberries off my two blueberry bushes this year.  Birds ate the rest, along with rabbits and deer.

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: HeroHog on August 12, 2018, 01:57:57 PM

The birds ate the rabbits and deer?!?! Holy carp!

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: 230RN on August 12, 2018, 02:43:33 PM

^ Very good. >:D

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: MechAg94 on August 13, 2018, 10:26:34 AM

I would have been more impressed if they mounted that on top of or in a scarecrow.

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: HankB on August 13, 2018, 10:44:09 AM

Quote from: MechAg94 on August 13, 2018, 10:26:34 AM

I would have been more impressed if they mounted that on top of or in a scarecrow.

I would have been impressed if the lasers tracked the birds and hit them with some tens of watts of laser energy . . .

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: makattak on August 13, 2018, 10:55:57 AM

I have to wonder, if this is merely "deterrence", will the bird get used to the lasers and start ignoring them?

Is it only the novelty that is working for now?



Also, I don't care as much about birds, get me an automated mosquito zapping system. And something for groundhogs.

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: zxcvbob on August 13, 2018, 01:16:27 PM

Quote from: makattak on August 13, 2018, 10:55:57 AM

And something for groundhogs.

A wiener dog with a frickin' laser bean attached to its head.

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: MillCreek on August 13, 2018, 01:46:02 PM

Quote from: zxcvbob on August 13, 2018, 01:16:27 PM

A wiener dog with a frickin' laser bean attached to its head.

I bet they would be dedicated to the task.  Weren't they originally bred to go after animals in burrows?

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: zxcvbob on August 13, 2018, 01:51:26 PM

Quote from: MillCreek on August 13, 2018, 01:46:02 PM

I bet they would be dedicated to the task.  Weren't they originally bred to go after animals in burrows?

Yup :)

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: Perd Hapley on August 13, 2018, 02:22:13 PM

I already drive my dog nuts with a laser pointer-thingy. Stop putting this idea in my head, to attach it to her noggin. That would just be cruel.

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: TommyGunn on August 13, 2018, 07:00:00 PM

Quote from: fistful on August 13, 2018, 02:22:13 PM

I already drive my dog nuts with a laser pointer-thingy. Stop putting this idea in my head, to attach it to her noggin. That would just be cruel.

My cat used to chase the green dot around quite energetically .... but learned pretty quickly she couldn't catch it,  so she ignores it now.
I always knew cats were smarter than dogs. =D ;)

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: MechAg94 on August 13, 2018, 10:02:06 PM

Quote from: TommyGunn on August 13, 2018, 07:00:00 PM

My cat used to chase the green dot around quite energetically .... but learned pretty quickly she couldn't catch it,  so she ignores it now.
I always knew cats were smarter than dogs. =D ;)

Smarter or just lazy?

My brother's cat still enjoys it.  Bugs him over it when he gets home so I think it knows the origin. 

Title: Re: It is not sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but close
Post by: TommyGunn on August 14, 2018, 10:49:58 AM

Quote from: MechAg94 on August 13, 2018, 10:02:06 PM

Smarter or just lazy?

My brother's cat still enjoys it.  Bugs him over it when he gets home so I think it knows the origin. 

Definantly smarter.  Cats are not lazy.  They just sleep a lot.  =D