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design a new mousetrap

The standard mousetrap is a design classic, but we think it can be improved on. This week's challenge is to do just that: we want a better, more efficient, 21st Century trap.

(I helped save b3ta! Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 27 Aug 2008, 20:35)
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# Patent Pending

Waits for world to beat a path to my door.
(ManekiNeko loves horses, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 16:57, More)
# Get the little buggers using Science

Previously: Rocketry

EDIT: Now with improved cheese physics
(I helped save b3ta! Panjandrum brought to you by tea and biccies, Sat 30 Aug 2008, 16:05, More)
# :(

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# ..

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# Mice can be hypnotised by overly complicated machinery - use this to your advantage.

Click for stupidly wide version (still 242k)

Previously:
Cheeses
Lasers
Portals
Rocketry

Inspired by ManekiNeko's brilliant contraption so thank you very much ManekiNeko you lovely person.
(I helped save b3ta! Panjandrum brought to you by tea and biccies, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 18:44, More)
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(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 22:34, More)
# ur welcum

took way too long
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# Brought to you by DG Games...

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# My 10 year old son wanted to enter this

for teh compo. He was lookingo ver my shoulder as I was b3taing y'see.
(teasus likes tea, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 15:14, More)
# Cheese. They bloody love it.


edit: *phew* A lost Saturday. I'm delighted there are people still here on b3ta. Cheers all. :)
(tapeworm depressed beyond tablets, Sun 31 Aug 2008, 0:19, More)
# Mousetrap Schmousetrap! The Pied Piper is where it's at!



(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Thu 28 Aug 2008, 11:18, More)
# It's number 763 in the album chart.

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# :|
a lot of these I suspect

(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 20:46, More)
# Just something quick and simple...

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# ...


BTW: it's impossible to improve on the good old fashioned mouse trap.

We tried LOADS of different sorts and only caught them with 4 for a pound snap and trap jobs. Use chocolate or peanut butter...

EDIT: oh how rude... ningles all!
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# eww

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# erm....

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# Dante's Mousetrap

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# hehe revenge.
This is much kinder

(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Wed 27 Aug 2008, 22:52, More)
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