Today for Mousetrap Monday, we're gonna take a look at a modern version of a really old-style trap.
I've already posted videos on these. These are called The Delusion. They were first patented in
1876 and for several decades they were one of the most popular style mousetraps, many different manufacturers made them.
But the design is basically the exact same we have a door in here.
There's a little teeter-totter system when the mouse goes in and steps on it.
It closes then there's also a one-way door to a chamber, when they go in here, they step off and it opens.
Now one of my YouTube viewers named Dave, he's a mechanical engineer, and he made a modern 3D printed version of this trap.
Here's the 3D printed version that Dave sent me. This is a great design, and it works
just like the original you take off the lid, the mouse enters through here. There's a bait compartment that's sealed off
so they can't eat all your bait, but when they step on the teeter-totter it closes.
They're stuck in the side chamber until they go through this trapdoor. It's a one-way door then they'll squeeze into this holding chamber here
they'll be stuck in here and the door will reopen so you can catch multiple mice one after another till the chamber's full.
I'm curious that this is going to work, so let's go test it out with our pet mice.
See if they'll go in there and get caught. For this test we use our black pet mouse. His name is Batman.
This 3D printed Delusion mouse trap worked well, Batman went in there the door closed he got caught and he's now in the holding chamber.
Let's lift up the lid, let him go
we'll put him back in his cage, then go test this trap out with wild mice in the barn.
Last night our 3D printed Delusion mouse trap caught a mouse. Over a hundred years ago
this was one of the most popular style mouse traps you could buy because it works so well.
I love it when YouTube viewers use their creativity and talents to bring back these old styles of mouse trap.
Since this is a live catch trap. Let's lift up the lid and let the mouse go.
YouTube viewers are sending me new mouse trap designs that they've invented every day so stay tuned I have a lot of great mouse traps
to feature some really creative ideas that I have never seen before so stay tuned.
