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Mousetrap Gases Rodents, Texts You When It's Done

by Terrence O'Brien on October 10, 2007 at 10:31 AM

Mousey Gas Chamber Texts You To Say the Deed is DoneWhy settle for your run-of-the-mill mousetrap when you can use a teched-out and unnecessarily intricate contraption that you might find in the lair of an old James Bond or Batman villain? Developed by U.K. pest-control pros, Rentokil, the RADAR mouse extermination system is touted as the "smartest and most humane mousetrap ever" -- this from a company that opted to put the word "kill" in its name.

The RADAR (that's "Rodent Activated Detention and Riddance Unit") is triggered by infrared sensors. When a little furry mouse wanders into the trap, the sensors shut the door then release a "measured dose" of carbon dioxide, which Rentokil says ends the rodent's life "quickly and humanely." The fun part, though, is that after the deed is done the trap fires off a text message to inform you that you've got a mouse corpse to clean up when you return home.

The RADAR is available now in the U.K., but requires a consultation from a technician for installation and pricing.

Maybe we're missing something here, but wouldn't the "most humane mousetrap ever" simply keep the mouse prisoner long enough for you to let it loose in the neighbor's yard?

From Engadget Mobile

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Tags: carbon dioxide, CarbonDioxide, gas, humane, infrared, mouse, mouse trap, MouseTrap, novelty, pest, pest control, PestControl, sms, text messaging, TextMessaging, trap

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