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Crocodiles With Frickin' Magnets Attached to Their Heads

Brickwall writes "Florida, faced with a problem of crocodiles returning to residential neighborhoods after being relocated elsewhere, is trying to solve it by affixing magnets to the crocs' heads. The theory is the crocodiles use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation, and the magnets may interfere with that. What I'd like to know is, whose job is it to put the magnets on?" So far the magnet program appears to be working, unfortunately the crocs have started to collect huge amounts of take-out menus and child artwork.

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  1. Re:Why? by TapeCutter · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Why not just shoot them?"

    Here in Australia the authorities also try to avoid shooting problem crocs, instead they send them to a croc farm for handbag breeding.

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  2. Re:Natural selection by TheLink · · Score: 5, Funny

    "why not just shoot them?"

    Because most people don't like handbags with bullet holes in them. Same goes for wallets.

    As for belts, it's hard to get the holes consistently in the right places.

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  3. Go North Young Crock by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now they all walk north. Alaskans will have more than polar bears to worry about now.
       

  4. Re:Why? by Zedrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not shoot the people of Florida? I can't imagine people being happy about living in crowded, polluted cities all the time. The population is way too big and alligators, unlike humans, doesn't destroy the environment or to drive other species to extinction. Not to mention that they were there first.

  5. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was asking why not to shoot them, not saying that they should be shot.

    Frankly, you're an idiot and someone should shoot YOU. And, it's "wander", not "wonder", you brainless twit.
    Also, fuck you. :-)

  6. Which just goes to prove the rule by hyphen76 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That there is nothing you cannot solve with some judicious use of duct tape.

    1. Re:Which just goes to prove the rule by Gandalf_Greyhame · · Score: 5, Funny

      That there is nothing you cannot solve with some judicious use of duct tape.

      Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side and a dark side and it holds the universe together

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    2. Re:Which just goes to prove the rule by FinchWorld · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well as seen as these jokes are coming out, heres something I've noticed, specifically you only ever need 2 tools, WD40 and duct tape.

      If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.

      It it doesn't move and it should use WD40.

      So what happens if you spray WD40 on duct tape. I've considered testing it, but I fear it might cause some sort of paradox, leading to this reality imploding.

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    3. Re:Which just goes to prove the rule by Gandalf_Greyhame · · Score: 4, Funny

      I forgot the password to my RSA key, I need to restore it... how to do this with my hammer?

      you can either:
      a) beat yourself over the head with said hammer until such time as your brainwaves have ceased (thus negating the need for your RSA key)
      or
      b) attack the encrypted drive with the hammer until such time that it has turned to dust, therefore reducing the problem to that of irrecoverable data loss.

      While it is true that your RSA key cannot be recovered with a hammer, these two examples show that the problem can still be simplified with the use of a hammer

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  7. Like many hardcore geeks by Zwicky · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't use harddrives. I just use crocodiles with magnets stuck to their heads.

    (I'll get my coat.)

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  8. Re:Why? by dougisfunny · · Score: 4, Funny

    I assume you believe, though you say someone should shoot him, that he should not be shot. That's the trend here right?

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  9. Memorable Quotes in Slashdot by troll8901 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here are the catchy one-liners from this thread alone:

    • "Why not just shoot them?"
    • "Also, fuck you. :-)"
    • "For once, an AC that I can agree with!"
    • "Now why not go to bed?"
    • "Would you care to volunteer to be the first for this grand experiment?"
    • "Great, let's start with you."
    • "As for you mods... get bent."

    Someone should keep a list of memorable quotes in Slashdot. :-)

  10. Re:Natural selection by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot to end with "Also, fuck you."

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  11. Re:Why? by RMH101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can we adopt the:
    4) Also, fuck you
    as our new group meme?

  12. Re:Why? by dotancohen · · Score: 4, Funny

    The people responsible for shooting the people responsible for shooting the troll, have been shot.

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  13. Re:Interesting. by b4upoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a long time Florida resident with a heavy involvement in water sports I would just love to congratulate the state for bringing crocs back into my immediate environment. The joy of confronting a ten foot crocodile weighing about 500 lbs. on a popular beach is hard to describe. I did discover that unlike Jesus I can not walk on water.

  14. Re:Interesting. by tritonman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now not only can crocodiles kill YOU, now they can kill your hard drive too!

  15. Re:Interesting. by sir_eccles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Technically it was the crocodile's beach first. Perhaps we should consider strapping magnets to the heads of surfers and relocating them to your pool instead.

  16. Re:Interesting. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, water sports are technically illegal in florida under anti-sodomy laws.

  17. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okay, here we go:

    1) Attach magnets to alligators
    2) ???
    3) Profit!!!
    4) Also, fuck you

  18. Re:Why? by NudeAvenger · · Score: 5, Funny

    not sure if having sex with a handbag is a persuasive enough argument to keep those crocs out of trouble.

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