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A chain of miniaturised demolition charges, wired to go off at 1 sec intervals, under each weed in your lawn.
Each charge is just enough to blow the weed straight up, about 6ft.
Neglect your yard for a while, until it's really infested with undesirable species, then invite your friends over
for an afternoon of entertainment.
for some reason, a subject that has always fascinated me, honestly.
http://www.zephyrus...seeddispersal1.html
[po, Jun 16 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Dandelion, Inc.
http://www.halfbake...ndelion_2c_20Inc_2e
The exact opposite of this idea. [phoenix, Jun 16 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Numbat
http://home.mira.ne...areadman/numbat.htm
[angel, Jun 17 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Wombat
http://serf.org/wombats.html
[angel, Jun 17 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Good info on Wombats
http://www.wombat.echidna.id.au/
Big, smart, destructive critters. Do *not* hit one with a car. Both car and wombat lose the battle. [UnaBubba, Jun 17 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
D-Weed-R
http://www.d-weed-r.com
The latest "as seen on TV" piece of crap. (Act now and receive a second D-Weed-R absolutely free!) [waugsqueke, Jun 17 2002]
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one burst of excitement and its all over in seconds. familiar words indeed. |
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[po], if you had as many weeds in your lawn as I seem to get then this show could last for a good ten minutes. |
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[UB] unlike your delightful garden, mine is a pint-sized cats-orientated haven and what lawn there is has many purposely placed weeds. in nature, there is no such thing as a weed. |
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I'm not nature. Weeds are the things I don't want in my garden. Some of the things I have are classified by others as weeds. It's my garden. If I say it's a weed then it's a weed. |
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Isn't this method already used for mole and woodchuck eradication...? |
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My friend used to bury firecrackers like this, it sounds fun but some sort of rock gaurd must be devised. |
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//Isn't this method already used for mole and woodchuck eradication...?// |
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Really? Man, I'm glad we don't have them over here. Only wombats, which are protected. They're pretty big though. A big hairy-nosed (No kidding, that's the real name) wombat is about the size of a medium pig.
We don't feel compelled to blow them up with dynamite though. |
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Really, though.......If you're going to dig a hole to plant the explosive, couldn't you just dig up the weed? Just asking. |
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not with the handy dispenser/planter cane they come with. |
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Moles are amazing. As a kid, I saw one burrowing our back yard like he was in a cartoon. .22 put an end to that. |
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[TT], probably, but nowhere near as visually appealing. I'd be surprised if AfroAssault hasn't already patented this device. |
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Yama is right. The exposives are fitted in a 200-cartridge magazine. The magazine is then loaded into a metal cane with a pointed probe on the end. You just force the cane into the ground at a shallow angle under the weed and press the release valve. A shot of compressed air drives the bullet-pointed charge into the ground. The arming lever flips out of the charge, awaiting transmission of the detonation signal. |
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Dante Gabriel Rosetti had a pet wombat. It used to sleep on his dining table. His friend Lewis Carrol used it as the basis for the dormouse in 'Alice'. |
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Apparently they make great pets. |
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PS. I have a mole on my back. |
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So you mean to say that wombats aren't bats but flying foxes are. |
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Unabubba: I wouldn't reccomend compressed air - simple mechanical force would do. The shock of a compressed air balst might induce an azide detonator to pop, they are quite shock sensetive. |
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I would suggest a backpack tank containing an ANFO type slurry explosive (or possibly you could inject a conformable RDX-based mix) and a long hollow prodder. Stick the prodder under the weed and press the trigger. As you withdraw the prodder, a secondary tube leaves a No.8 det in the hole, trailing a wire behind it. |
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After setting all the weed charges, series up the dets and hit the button .... wicked. |
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The advantage of this suyem is that you can vary the charge depending on the size of the weed, just by holding the trigger for longer. I'll try this on a few weeds next weekend. |
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Inquiry: difference between wombats and numbats? |
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I have a problem with opossums in my neighborhood. Rabbits and skunks too, but they aren't as bad as the possums. Ugly bastards too, they are. |
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Re inquiry: look up there ---^ at the linky bits. |
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Merci, l'angel. The numbat is much cuter, but alas, are way over yonder 'neath Perth. |
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I'm impressed, 8/7. Now, can you imagine the sequential detonation of all of these charges, to the 1812 Overture? |
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The whole ANFO routine wouldn't fly here in the U.S.A.. |
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UnaBubba: I can certianly envisage it. Yes, our firing desk could do that although we've never been asked to do the 1812 yet. I'd prefer to do The Ride Of The Valkyries, anyhow. We did sequenced pyro to the "Lost In Space" theme last year and that was pretty neat.
But if you want to go for sequential that's a sh1tload fo firing lines to run out. |
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Phoenix: Why no ANFO ? Orica sell it by the tankerload over here. Good stuff, cheap and effective. Don't use it myself but know people that do. A sovereign remedy for moles ... |
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I've found the most effective method of getting rid of weed is to place it in a pipe and torch it. You can speed up the process but sucking in through the other end. |
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Sir! Yes, Sir! Afro, years ago, I, my elf patriotically did my part to eradicate weed by said method. In so doing I Prevented Thai, Hawaiian, Jamaican, Colombian, Out-of-other-lower-48 weed from possibly doing harm to our surroundings. |
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Store seperately. Keep away from gerbils. |
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Wouldn't the cane have to be curved? |
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You know, so the "Shaped charge" effect of a tubular explosive wouldn't cause the blast to miss the weed entirely? |
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Dig 'em up and sell 'em. Dandelion root sells at around thirty-five quid a kilo, as do the leaves, on the wholesale market, and that's one of the cheapest. |
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Er, why ? Dandelions are a pandemic weed. Why so expensive ? |
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Would the residues be bad for soil quality? equal to
biodegradeable weedicides. |
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[of], because of labour. They're difficult to dig up, clean and prepare. That price is about as low as herbs go. I personally tend to suggest that people sort themselves out when they need that sort of thing, though not always. As i've said before, not everyone has the time to do that. |
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