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Do it yourself Mole Killer

2007 Reader Submission
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ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German retiree who wired up a high-voltage cable to try to wipe out the moles digging up his garden killed himself instead, police said Thursday.

Uwe Werner, police spokesman in Stralsund north of Berlin, said the 63-year-old retired construction foreman was found dead in the garden of his weekend house in Zingst next to a 380-volt cable and metal spikes rammed into the ground.

"The moles survived," Werner said, noting the voltage was enough to run a cement mixer or heavy-duty power saw. "It was in any event an unorthodox method to try to get rid of moles."

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070111/od_nm/germany_moles_dc_1

Submitted on 01/11/2007

Submitted by: Fred Buchanan
Reference: Reuters, Yahoo.com 01/11/07

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
More info on the ingenious German who, after a lifetime of assumed accumulated wisdom, decided to use high-voltage lines to rid his yard of moles. Specifically, the fact thast the moles survived (which is what I guessed was the case when this story first appeared), and exactly how much power he used. QUE stupid!!!


Graham said:
Definitely Toss: Other


Jack said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Additional information. Thanks, Fred.


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