Comment on America has a solution for everything
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days agoAt that range, absolutely. A blank will blow a sizable hole in a rat or mole. People die every year from the perception that blanks are “safe”; aside from any barrel debris or wadding that may be ejected, they are still completely lethal at very close ranges because of the pressure wave.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So outside of being loud, expensive, messy, overkill, and dangerous, what is the downside?
Actually, I kind of wish this did catch on for more grocery aisle acceptable type items. Like right next to rat poison and car air fresheners.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
For what it’s worth, you can buy blank refills for mole traps / nail guns at my local supermarket and they are in fact right next to the rat poison and air fresheners.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Fascinating; I bet our urban grocery stores have more holistic options and, behind the curtains, large-scale commercial solutions. Somewhere in the middle is the perfect store, where a man can choose every option on how to kill rodents while making that lingering smell a little more tolerable.