Building a better mouse trap, using video surveillance

Making improvements to a mouse trap by long term observation of how mice interact with it. Using my Raspberry Pi with camera module and my imgcomp program.
woodgears.ca/farm/mousetrap.html
Building such a trap: woodgears.ca/farm/build_trap.html
Imgcomp program: woodgears.ca/imgcomp
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Also thanks to Rachel for help with the sound editing, and Carmen Braden (blackicesound.com) for some of the piano sound effects

[@jasondalton6111]

Commenters are missing the best part of the video. The soundtrack is perfectly timed with the mouse activity. Did you play that yourself?

[@matthiaswandel]

+Jason Dalton Rachel played the music, a musician friend did the "panic" sound, I did the other sound effects. And there was a lot of editing the sound!

[@HuskyBlueFire]

+Matthias Wandel I'm a great lover of good use of music in videos, very nice job and the effort from you all is certainly appreciated.

[@gunderson1005]

+Matthias Wandel The piano added so much humor to it

[@38911bytefree]

+Jason Dalton Yeah, second time I wach the vid noticed that the editing on the soundtrack was brilliant and very funny

[@johnbouttell5827]

+Jason Dalton Surely the best part of the video is the fact that the mouse survived -- and hopefully will star in the next installment

[@MICROmor]

the music editing was amazing

[@abdiabdi1990]

wow that mouse was super fast. no wonder tom could never catch jerry.

[@eoc356]

time lapse...

[@Andre-ce9pz]

+Edawesome or maybe is a joke(i'm referring to abd'si comment)... i supose...who knows...i know a guy who knows a guy that knows everything...well now i know that you wasted your time reading this silly comment... oh and in case you didn't noticed it i'm bored ;)

[@bagelorbread9773]

Oh yes, you're right

[@nagiasrkzia7109]

A A 👋 Nagia cached a 🐭 on Saturday 😾😾

[@justusjaziel2340]

Pro trick: you can watch series on Flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.

[@gaybobfagpants830]

4:10 when the trap meant to catch you or kill you becomes a fun toy

[@dovahking6514]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bublerkin]

Drowning in water is cruel. Put some sulfuric acid.

[@jonnenne]

+Le Bublerkin That is definitely crueler, no questions about that. Same as you would say that burning them alive would be less cruel.

[@piengeng]

i'd prefer prince of persia's spikes...

[@aserta]

+Le Bublerkin Heh, no water, no sulfuric acid. Just some hexafluoride gas.

[@charzard1050]

Even Hydrochloric acid

[@thephantom1492]

+aserta I was thinking of plain CO2, cheap and would be just as effective. It is denser than air too, so would stay in the bucket. Make the bucket taller, add a funel in the middle and now we'Re talking about

[@empire0]

Build a trap to catch a snake. Put the snake in the bucket to eat the mouse. Then eat the snake. Everyone wins.

[@xennoxatron6727]

+empire Then eat yourself.

[@xennoxatron6727]

Improvised Weaponry I can try.

[@TPQ1980]

+empire Most snakes only eat once every few days at the most, some only eat every 10 days or more. You'd need quite a few snakes to deal with all the mice if there really are enough mice to be considered a pest problem and therefore warrant a trap.

[@gosonegr]

+TPQ1980 And then, probably, will reproduce and take control of the shop. Moral: better get a cat, or not, they're evil

[@empire0]

***** The lion should be at the end, he's the king of the jungle.

[@cupsnake7996]

Okay, I have to admit, these traps are ingenious. I give you props.

[@reneciobarrera734]

Dude, I get it... but it would be better if you would catch and release several miles away from your field... I'm just humane that's all... cheers!

[@matthiaswandel]

+Renecio Barrera Right. Letting them freeze to death far away from shelter is more humane.

[@theshonen8899]

+Matthias Wandel Mouse breeder here. Mice can easily find shelter just about anywhere. You can watch videos of foxes hunting mice under three feet of snow. They are extremely adaptable and would be very grateful if you'd release them in the snow rather than starving them to death :]

[@Cup_70]

+theshonen8899 That new shelter being back in your house, or someone elses house.

[@popis3493]

+Renecio Barrera yea, the problem of realising mouses, is that they know already how to enter your house.

[@vinipcplayer]

+Matthias Wandel kill them all...irrelevant pests

[@JamesRPatrick]

Depending on the amount of mice you're catching, you might be able to sell them to the pet store as snake food. "Free range, organic, gluten-free mice".

[@ReyReyloads]

Good idea.

[@joegekko]

+James Patrick Most reptile guys won't use wild-caught food animals (mice, crickets, whatever). You want to be able to verify that you are feeding your reptiles pathogen- and pesticide-free foods and you can't do that with a wild-caught mouse.

[@claeswikberg8958]

+James Patrick I don't know man, Matthias peanut butter feed may be organic, but but how do you know that little sucker hasn't been out feeding on the wheat fields... it may even have eaten some meat or even other dead mice laying around. Better market it as Free range, cannibalistic scavenger.

[@alexantonov4129]

+James Patrick Or send them to the starving African children.

[@Everfalling]

Good idea in theory but you run the risk of feeding your snakes a diseased mouse. The store bought ones are quality controlled so they're safe.

[@murilooliveira6248]

im just really impressed by the mouse!

[@murilooliveira6248]

+Murilo Oliveira great trap mechanism btw

[@EvanFowler]

+Murilo Oliveira Right? That thing is smart as hell. It learns and adapts immediately.

[@anthonydelara319]

+Evan Fowler No it doesn't?.... It went over the magnetic one for hours

[@markmoore4088]

Anthony Delara Because it learned the risk was worth the reward. It wasn't getting hurt and it could still access the food. They're not stupid!

[@tristanlau1213]

Mice is pretty clever and they are clever enough to be used in psychological experiments such as The Skinner Box Experiment

[@claudiomario4637]

The music is so funny...especially when the mouse fall down XD is so hilarious. Well done

[@DingXiaoke]

That fast piano sound is just perfect and funny

[@domagojkucko]

if (mousetrap == false){ getfood(); } else getfood();

[@Dragoslav_MD]

+Domagoj Kučko I prefer if (!mousetrap) {}

[@domagojkucko]

+Dragoslav Miljević Agree, but I would say this gets more understanding this way.

[@Dragoslav_MD]

statement = true;

[@micahelthegreat1]

+Domagoj Kučko more appropriate while(mouse_alive==true) { getfood(); while(mousetrap==false) { getfood(); } }

[@RetrotevemHUN]

mov mousetrap,ecx mov FALSE,edx je getfood jmp getfood nop ;etc getfood: ;?

[@Woodentoolcompany2]

I love that second trap man!!! You should patent that one

[@angelbar]

+Wooden Tool Man When to decide to start patentig your contraptions its a great debate, its more ethic to sell my device or patenting it?

[@scrager4]

+angelbar you would need a patent to protect your sales. Otherwise, a competitor can come in and duplicate it and undercut you in the sales at market. patent/sale isn't an either or. They work in conjunction with each other. Patent/no sale is the ethical question where you patent something then try to sell/license the patent to a larger company for the manufacturing and sale at market.

[@waynezeller]

+Wooden Tool Man: Too late to patent it. He's already made it public and can no longer prove no prior art. You can't patent something you've already shown everybody how to do because all it takes is one of those people to do it and show that they did it before you filed for patent and then your patent (that you spent a ton of money on) is invalidated.

[@l3oogle]

+Wooden Tool Man This idea is already exists, It's a rectangular bucket with all the tools inside to create the trap, I forgot what it is called. EDIT: It's called a Dunk'em Mouse Trap

[@moholo8898]

+Sam A My grampa had a metal bucket trap like this 50 years ago.

[@op2380]

Did you consider using marbles or bearings as the weight? It could provide an initial resistance to spinning, but once it starts moving, the can will still roll.

[@SeanLyttle]

Beautiful editing - love the musical underscore! :)

[@Big-Wonka]

And here come the animal rights activists in 3....2....

[@matthiaswandel]

+BigWonka Actually, they beat you to it...

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

+BigWonka I always wonder, do animal activist have their houses full of mice, rats, and roaches? Or they are allow to kill those. If so, why the discrimination?

[@TheUnboxerMan]

+Angel Luis Trinidad it's called speciesism, and no. You can simply use traps that dont kill the animals.

[@RawToast]

+Angel Luis Trinidad guessing they use live traps and take them away to let them go again

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

So basically they kick them out of the house, if you ask me that's cruelty too.

[@wayneashby5030]

I really love watching the lever trap work -- it has a very high success rate and the mice don't get a chance to consume any of the bait either. The magnet latch enhancement is brilliant!

[@darkphoenix4568]

This made me laugh a whole lot. The music made it even funnier. That mouse is one smart Jerry.

[@RODALCO2007]

Brilliant ! Great choice of music too.

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

What's 40 grams converted to inches? Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week! Remember to tip your waitress!

[@badegg4909]

+Tom Nally 329 furlongs per fortnite

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

Taylor Di Angelo You are correct, sir!

[@user2C47]

weight is not distance.

[@badegg4909]

Alex Jamieson first of all I would tend to think grams is a measure of "mass" and It's clearly not convertible into Velocity either.

[@warpman74]

+Alex Jamieson I think you need to change batteries in you Sarcasm o'meter, they seem to be running low.

[@berni8k]

The music is a lovely addition. Makes it feel like we are watching a old tom and jerry cartoon.

[@matthiaswandel]

+berni8k Yes, before that, it was just a silent movie!

[@larryvalery7841]

Love how piano starts playing when the mouse falls in tho

[@pkmnMaster5678]

Lol you used "The Entertainer" for the time lapse. 😂. The classic montage music.

[@MyAvitech]

It would be cool if you had the camera trigger a trap.

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

+Avi Tech Actually, that's what I thought the video was originally about.

[@38911bytefree]

+Avi Tech I thought the same !!!

[@RooTerKyberian]

not sure if you noticed but Matthias seems to be keep-it-simple kind of guy. Camera is only there for documenting the process&effect. While RPI triggered death trap would work it would require light to be always ON and at least 50$ worth of hardware instead of little plank with magnets.

[@MyAvitech]

+RooTerKyberian There's always one in the bunch.

[@GVNZ9]

... or a jenga pistol

[@martintovar6666]

just an idea.... a deeper bucket, they do exist... if you don't want to kill the little bugger

[@matthiaswandel]

+Martin Tovar Just an idea - try watching again and listening this time.

[@TommyBlanton]

+Martin Tovar 0:33 watch it over and over with the volume up until it sinks in and then slap yourself on the forehead!

[@saturnsc2795]

+Martin Tovar Just add enough water so they can stand in the water, the freak that can then jump out is entered into controlled breeding when re-captured. Several years ago there was a pro football player who jumped out of shallow pool without using arms to touch side, 3-4 foot deep water.

[@mostlymoparih5682]

+SaturnSC2 As a kid I used to stand alongside a 4 foot pool and jump in without touching the pool. I never tried jumping out but jumping out would be tougher as you have the drag of the water on you.

[@saturnsc2795]

It was a rookie NFL player, ask him to repeat it after being on the grid iron!

[@paulwisniewski6551]

loved this, best video i've seen here in long time, and absolutely a perfect use of motion sensing software and camera. Makes me want to build one, or catch other animals in action using a similar technique. Very inspiring, thank you.

[@loganklaus5089]

dude you're super smart to think of these things

[@MSI2k]

That magnet-thing was simply inspired. You are a genius my good man.

[@dancrankshaw2753]

Try putting a little bit of dish soap in the bucket to stop it climbing out if you don't want to kill it

[@dancrankshaw2753]

So it will slip down if it try's to climb out

[@dancrankshaw2753]

So it will slip down if it try's to climb out

[@PatrickStar-hi3uj]

+Dan Crankshaw Would vegetable oil work too?

[@gunnar6674]

+Lois Lane The mouse would eat the vegetable oil.

[@twrciv]

+Dan Crankshaw I use to have mouse jump into my trash can and cant get out because of the plastic bag. Don't know if it works all the time.

[@mohamadesmk4992]

background and sounds effections were did a pretty cool job

[@ShapeShifterKibayo]

This was amazingly educational! Love it, we seriously need this! Thx!

[@alexl932]

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[@BrunoBsso]

You shouldn't kill themn. You should gather all the mice you can, tie them and make a horde of hungry and violent mice that wants to kill people. And then you release them into some activists house saying "now, do you love them?" Or not, that's just an option. Also, wire the trap with your Raspberry Pi and code it to release the trap when there is movement in the front of the board. And then create the horde :D

[@HoldFastFilms]

+Bruno Sacomani patent that shit pronto!

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

No one is saying that we love them. Rather it's more like, we as humans, can do better, be better.

[@kay5356]

+Heavyboxes Pray tell, what can humans do better, Mr. Holier-Than-Thou?

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

+Kay Z I want to clarify that I don't think what Matthias is doing is wrong. I'm just stating what I think people who are against the drowning are really saying. Obviously it's just an opinion.

[@BrunoBsso]

+jade XY yeah!! At my mother's house!! Let's do it!!! And then we cen watch cartoons, right? Because, you now, you sound like an 8yo boy.

[@AndrewSetters]

I'm always impressed by your first efforts to engineer a solution to a problem, and then blown away by version 2.0 of most of your builds. Keep up the good work!

[@andreamazzi4382]

lol that piano music when the mouse falls is hilarious!!

[@TheCrabbyArchives]

Very neat. Have you considered another alternative to a single free-spinning can? I noticed that the mouse kept moving that around, hence partially the reason you added the weighted can. But could a single, free-spinning can with washers on both ends to keep the mouse from moving the can work, too?

[@cartoon80s90s]

Aww, now you have a mascot. I know it's disgusting to have them near you, but this is so cute. I haven't seen one in years because my neighborhood has many cats. Although, after watching this video I think you are in serious trouble. It is obvious that because of your training this mouse has leveled up. HP +1, Agility +2, Intelligence +1.

[@BorisBilc]

I know I prolly shoudn't be laughing, but the music along the video is just hillarious.

[@matthiaswandel]

+Boris Bilc (BilkosSi) Well, I guess you have a sense of humor. Is that a bad thing?

[@BorisBilc]

+Matthias Wandel I guess having a sense of humor isn't a bad thing... but some may think it's inappropriate to laugh at a mouse in distress. :) There we go again... I am laughing as I'm typing this comment and the video is playing in the background. Hehehehe. :) Btw, I'm going to report back if the can trap worked for me. I have some mice running around the house and they need to get disciplined some how.

[@invazka666x]

+Boris Bilc (BilkosSi) Those people are just weak sentimental crybabies and you need not to worry about that kind of people :)

[@CarlFarrish]

I WILL NEVER WANT TO SEE A MOUSE DIE

[@CarlFarrish]

Pls

[@johnbouttell5827]

Matthias, as you suspected this was one of your best videos. Please make more. Best wishes, John in the Peak District

[@chadergeist]

LOL! The high speed video of the mouse going nuts in the bucket along with the piano strumming along to it. LOL!

[@extraordinarilyplain6969]

I don't understand when the turning point was when humans all of a suddenly became so empathathetic towards animals that just the thought of them being killed makes them weak at the knees. I don't go out of way to kill things. A mouse in the woods? Leave it alone. It's when they start entering homes and sheds where they gotta go at all costs. Animals tend to remember what houses/sheds they get into, so it wouldn't even matter where you threw them, they'd just come back. I'm not gonna risk my little brothers and sisters health just cause some over empathetic human thinks that we shouldn't kill a mouse. Which may or may not be carrying diseases.

[@reza8090]

+Cher Vang we are all living beings on this planet, with a simple goal: survival. Animals kill animals to eat, not for pleasure or due to nuisance. Humans should do the same. It's not about feeling empathetic towards them, it's about realizing that there's no reason to kill.

[@atrumamantus]

+Reza Karami Not for pleasure or nuisance? What do you call a cat playing with a mouse before he eats it? I'd say he's getting pleasure from torturing it, though granted, he probably doesn't have the capacity to understand his actions fully, he's still entertaining himself at the cost of another creature's life. Also what about a dog snapping at a fly that is buzzing around it's head? They kill the fly because it's annoying them, and a fly is just as much a creature trying to survive as a mouse. This whole thing that there is no pointless killing in the wild is crap, yes humans do it to a higher degree, but don't start vouching all animals have an inherent respect of nature on par with Mufasa

[@CrowdSurfingGeezer]

I agree. I let mosquitoes suck my blood because they were here first. I have no right to take their innocent lives!

[@tnbspotter5360]

+Cher Vang It started with youtube.

[@benlong4548]

+Cher Vang stfu

[@samyish]

If you wanted to make a live trap, putting a lid on the bucket and cutting out the center would keep it from being able to jump out.

[@JoeMalovich]

+Samy Ismael or simply a taller bucket.

[@koneth21]

+Joseph Malovich or have a tightened cat inside the bucket

[@jonduncan05]

+Joseph Malovich That's what I was thinking. Like a 13gal trash can. We find dead mice in our kitchen trash can when we open our summer cabin so we had to start turning it upside down before the winter.

[@Magnussen92]

+koneth21 No, cats are assholes! They only bring them in the house :P

[@wildernesslife6479]

dude you're a genius, nice work.

[@aquaticspirits4140]

I'm sure others have posted this but I didn't read the other posts. Use a fine fishing line or thin wire to support the pop can (no weights). Add a board ramp close enough to encourage the mouse to jump for the can. This works perfectly.

[@JasonMohammed]

Matthias Wandel with his most controversial video yet! *grabs popcorn*

[@matthiaswandel]

+Jason Mohammed I don't know. Might be a tie with my wasp sucking machine XL

[@r3nmgod]

+Jason Mohammed

[@MonkeyspankO]

+Matthias Wandel idk, its kind of interesting to see how the mouse learns and adapts (to a certain point)

[@petercollin5670]

I am picturing Matthias carrying the bucket with mouse to a distant field, humanely releasing it....and watching a hawk pounce upon it.

[@whitewolf12ca]

dude you rock..your videos are cool..with your commentary makes it worth watching

[@Lawrence102477]

awesome video bro! I really enjoyed watching it along with the choice of music. lol

[@ThunderBow98]

To anyone flaming this video with hate because he drowns the mice 1. Mice are a nuisance 2. Mice cause millions of dollars in damage annually 3. Mice breed uncontrollably 4. They're invasive 5. They're clever enough to evade our traps This is survival of the fittest. The mice invaded his shed, and he's killing them off. There is no problem with killing a harmful and invasive animal. Is drowning the fastest method? No. Is it the most humane? No. Does he have to go out and keep buying chemicals and one time use traps? No. But is it effective? Yes. Matthias came up with a creative, cost efficient method for eliminating a problem. And to those PETA people commenting on this video, screw off. This is equatable to exterminating ants. They're invasive and destructive just like mice. There's no harm in killing them

[@AverageFlamethrower]

My girlfriend has rats as pets, and I've grown to like them. But whenever my dad found out he had mice, he set up traps everywhere. I helped him, because I understand the damage they can do, but I still felt a little bad about having to throw them away. Although it did surprise me when we found out that what we thought were just one or two mice was actually 8.

[@MCRnursery]

Will have to keep this in mind, thank you.

[@ehsnils]

You got one well-exercised mouse there!

[@scottpinkston3669]

you would expect with a title like 'building a better mouse trap' that the people watching would actually be interested in getting rid of their mice.

[@matthiaswandel]

+Scott pinkston That would be logical... And just asking too much!

[@moholo8898]

+Matthias Wandel It boggles the mind!

[@mamadeebuildsahouse]

i would improve the can one by still using one can, then putting stoppers at the end to prevent it from coming to close to the rim of the bucket. So that the mouse could come closer to the center to get food then it will fall as soon as it gets on the can. Maybe still put some rocks in it so that it can fully be on it before it falls. Great ideas.

[@sailorgs3]

Funny, entertaining, educational. Love it!

[@BeerIndependence4All]

I love the magnet/wire idea! Nice, simple, effective... Awesome! PS if you don't want to kill them, you can put some vegetable oil in the bottom so they can't get traction to jump out.

[@Sungodv]

Great background music, the piano parts during the falls just added to the laughs. Gotta love cats...

[@richweber1989]

That poor mouse literally deserves a piece of cheese after all that effort. lol

[@danieljakimiu]

Really nice experiment.

[@LunaMizuki8806]

Can I get one of those tippers for a bucket? This video is so hilarious watching this mouse fall over and over and over again into the bucket.

[@parasite-b9604]

You should build a motion-sensored flamethrower... If you were to have the camera zoomed right in in the can, it would only pick up when the mouse is on the can. Hey presto! One barbecued mouse!

[@KamonPlays]

+Parasite-B Don't forget the barbecued house! :)

[@javanbybee4822]

The dislikes are a lot of mice.

[@DominoPianomusic]

Hahaha ... I really love your video, wonderful images and music ! Thanks for sharing.

[@anaphylastiks]

Great video. Got any ideas about how to control wasps, without having to get near the nest?

[@FrederickDunn]

Ok... at 3:44 THAT is a marketable device... sits on the rim of a bucket or trash can etc... small and I would say is prime for manufacturing... don't sit on that one, it's a keeper! :) as they say on Wall-street.. Sell Sell Sell..... and I'll Buy Buy Buy

[@mrolafdotcom]

drowning doesn't sound fun. maybe a quick death by electric shock? Or really over engineer it and have it become an automatic trap that grinds up the falling mouse into a paste that is then used as bait...oh hell I'm evil. muh hah hah hah!

[@jonduncan05]

+Kevin Stempien Agreed; Drowning after a couple hours swimming till exhausted doesn't sound like the most humane way. Electric shock? Hmm... Could build a huge tesla coil... that should do it! :-) It would be cooked and ready for the kitty.

[@AgentDexter47]

+Jonathan Duncan tesla coil isn't really that deadly. It works on very very high frequency, and due to "skin effect" electricity at high frequency flows only on the surface of body not trough it. It hurts, but it wouldn't cause cardiac arrest. Really it depends on the frequency, the higher frequency - less dangerous.

[@jonduncan05]

AgentDexter47 So... a bed of sharp nails alternating each nail with a different phase of 480v? Or just clean 220v?

[@jonduncan05]

Not sure how we are supposed to get the wet sponge in the little chair the mouse will sit in

[@AgentDexter47]

While that would most certainly kill the mouse, it would also keep roasting him after he is dead and until he dries out/burns and is no longer conductive :/

[@therealjamesmartin]

that music is absolutely brilliant

[@RicardoBugiganga]

Diversão garantida pros roedores !!! Good job !

[@daifeichu]

My neighbours daughter would be horrified if you killed those mice yet she doesn't mind when human babies are killed all day long.

[@squishy312]

Someone made a gif of part of your video. It's on the front page of reddit right now under r/funny.

[@matthiaswandel]

+Kevin Harmala I know. I'm trying to get it removed. That's 3 million stolen views already.

[@niniyaya7392]

+Matthias Wandel not really, many people wouldn't come watch this video anyways because many people wouldn't search for this (on youtube), somebody actually has the youtube link posted as top comment, so you're actually going to get more viewers, like me~~!

[@dannowilliams2923]

+Matthias Wandel That's dumb. The only reason why I discovered your channel and subbed was because of the Reddit post

[@JEZZ7]

+Matthias Wandel how did you come up with that number? Someone posted the link to this video. Thats why I'm here. If anything, you're gonna see a spike in views.

[@crab453]

+Matthias Wandel Bummer man. I would've never heard of your channel or this video or subscribed (as I just did) without that gif. Your channel and video are linked to a bunch of times throughout the thread. Reddit can make someone's channel go through the roof.

[@MrHandwerk]

good idea !

[@captainkarenobvious3087]

That music though. Hilarious use of soundtrack.

[@ftsj90]

didn't the first trap taught you that you need a deeper bucket???

[@Sergio-tb5ko]

you don't need one once the bucket is filled with water the mouse has no chance of jumping out learn how to listen

[@galliontrillion]

+Ti Seng Jian i said that to my girlfriend and she left me lol

[@xWiredTx]

He didn't want to show the mice dying on camera. He usually just fills it with water.

[@MartinRobertson]

lol why do so many have to try to one-up this thing. just appreciate great engineering!

[@matthiaswandel]

+Martin Robertson Actually, they aren't even one-uping. They really are just demonstrating that they couldn't be bothered to listen to what I said. Sometimes it's better to remain a fool in silence than to remove all doubt.

[@bushputz]

The mouse in the video is getting out because it's going near the edge of the bucket and jumping almost straight up to the rim. Try this: Do an image search for 'squirrel deflector'. Take a piece of sheet metal, and form it into a similar cone, except with a larger hole in the middle. Turn it upside down, and jam it into your bucket. The mouse now has to jump from the center of the bucket, and probably won't be able to reach the rim. When it lands on the cone, it will slide back into the bucket if the pitch is steep enough.

[@wumatt10304]

Great video Much appreciated research in bucket traps If you started manufacturing those magnet lever traps I'd buy one for sure.

[@alexl932]

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[@dstarr3]

No mice were harmed in the making of this video. After the cameras were turned off, however...

[@kingmike40]

Place several mouse traps in the bottom of the bucket and the mouse won't have to die slow. You could also place a lid on the bucket with a cutout big enough for the little diving board so the mouse can fall in but not be able to jump out.

[@GiNnYmAnN]

The arcade noises made the video 10x better lol

[@robbiemarks1069]

exactly it did nothing to you its just hungry

[@matthiaswandel]

+Robbie Marks Oh, please, I get this comment all the time, always from people who never dealt with mice. I hate having to deal with mouse damage. They destroy fabric, leave mouse poo on work surfaces, spread disease, etc.

[@acat2998]

+Matthias Wandel You get those comments alot? Wow what a bunch of retards they must have not seen the title "Building a better MOUSE TRAP,"

[@ilovedragons123]

+ii Destruct Dude, shove off. Mice overcrowd other animals and eat/reproduce non stop. I dont mind if they're trapped as long as its humanely.

[@FishnTv]

you're a special kinda stupid aren't you?

[@acat2998]

xD

[@hermanmunster3358]

Use a deeper bucket without a ridge around the inside.

[@thatdiamonds2148]

idiot

[@hermanmunster3358]

+Kevin Booth Idiot?

[@michellethedesigner]

put a drop of oil in the bottom, then the mouse would struggle to get back out!

[@firebeard2412]

I just put a spring loaded cover around the middle so when the mouse fell it went through but the springs kept the cover tight so it can't get out.

[@inquaanate2393]

The science of traps is fascinating.

[@reginaldhendrix2947]

to be honest I thought the mouse would die that's the point of a mousetrap

[@EuroSwagger]

+Reginald Hendrix you're suppose to pour water into the bucket that way the animal drowns but he didn't do it because a lot of people would get offended

[@gobknobbler3465]

I thought people would think before they comment, but then I remembered that this is KZbin.

[@redfreckle2044]

Not necessarily.

[@Falcrist]

***** That's actually how this trap works. It's very effective at killing mice.

[@redfreckle2044]

+Falcrist Yes, I know that. The point of a mousetrap is not necessarily to kill a mouse.

[@pumpuppthevolume]

u call it a trap ....I call it a mouse fitness

[@loudemaria5702]

Love the fast piano music when the mouse falls in. XD

[@peterson6824]

We need nerds making all our how-to videos! Thanks, dude! LOL.

[@ceretomer5987]

You ever hear of a taller bucket? Sheesh, the mouse is embarrassing you.

[@matthiaswandel]

+cere tomer You ever hear anything I said in the video?

[@TommyBlanton]

+cere tomer You've probably never done anything more technical than plugging in your keyboard, but anyway... 0:33 watch it over and over again until it sinks in and then slap yourself on the forehead. Hard!

[@ceretomer5987]

Tommy Lee No thanks. I'm trying to figure out how to plug in my abacus.

[@TomHowbridge]

Motorize the cans !

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

+Tom Howbridge lol

[@DannyRice01]

now this is a fun Saturday

[@billtruttschel]

LOL, good work on syncing the piano music!

[@GratefulNachos]

So many people have stolen your build and say it is theirs. Shame on them.

[@JC3GATOR]

I'm probably gonna regret entering the fray but the water in the bottom is the best option if you want a kill trap that is harmless to larger animals/children, and is relatively safe and hygienic to deal with for the benefit of the human user. Any cruelty to the animal has to be weighed against that. In my world that is a reasonable position. Not killing the mouse is not a reasonable option if the mouse population is to be controlled. Before anyone asks, I, just like the cat, owl, fox etc. do not believe the mouse has a right to live I should respect. I reserve that solicitude for fellow humans. I know that is absolutely speceist but sticking an st on the end of a word to make a label does not tell any of us WHY its a bad thing. Calling names is usually just an intellectually dishonest way of ending any dialogue. However, anyone who wants to discuss this without name calling will be gently responded to.

[@SuperMacDaddy66]

Try going back to the single can suspended in the middle of the wire. Put tape at each end of the wire (next to the can) to keep the mouse from pulling the can to one end. Mice are pretty smart critters. If you don't get them the first time they learn. Good to see the creative juices flowing!

[@honeybuns7756]

This video made me laugh a lot. You've got yourself a new subscriber :3

[@vesuvius2444]

Based on the comments, a lot of people didn't watch the full video lol.

[@matthiaswandel]

+Vesuvius Indeed. Mentioning that I'd normally have water in the bucket *twice* in the video wasn't enough for people to realize I now about putting water in the bucket!

[@craigcameron3335]

+Matthias Wandel know* you idiot

[@user-cv7ey6fb4c]

+Craig Cameron lmfao. I dono why this is making me laugh so hard. Maybe it's cause my "K" key doesn't work properly so I do that all the time and it infuriates me... but just not enough to fix it.

[@ROOKTABULA]

+Vesuvius It's easier to be poutraged if you don't bother learning the facts. >:D

[@maxdecphoenix]

jesus... the bleeding heart comments on this thread. We live in the real world folks, not a Disney movie.

[@anthonyarevalo1867]

This would be an awesome design for 3d printing!

[@NicholasAarons]

Amazing Video Dude. Keep up the great work. Nick.