Ever accidentally catch your finger in a spring mousetrap?

[sl8]

Could have been worse:

https://www.newsweek.com/cannon-mousetrap-civil-war-youtube-rats-mice-rodents-trap-1502033

No, This Is Not a Cartoon, We Really Did Use 'Cannons' to Get Rid of Rodents in the 19th Century

BY JAMES CROWLEY ON 5/5/20 AT 9:37 AM EDT

Anyone who's ever dealt with a mouse infestation could tell you how the traps can be just as pesky as the mice themselves. Fortunately, modern mousetraps aren't nearly as dangerous as this cannon mousetrap from 1862:

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Cannon Mouse Trap. The 1862 Mouse Killer - Mousetrap Monday

Shawn Woods
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2020 Feb 10

In this video we test out a cannon mouse trap known as the 1862 Mouse Killer.
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[Ziggysmom]

1. Ouch, looks painful! Made me remember Frank Burns in MASH 😉

[sl8]

4. LOL. Good ol' Frank. n/t

[Hoyt]

2. Seems like overkill. I'll stick with "modern" mouse traps. But interesting.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. I find this preferable

to those ‘sticky’ traps.

[exboyfil]

5. Is this the case where it was marketed as a "mouse" trap

but actually intended to be a booby trap that is prepackaged?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. I'm guessing that more than a few people...

... lost their toes to those mousetraps in the past. Perhaps even some houseguests who weren't aware of those little loaded pistols on the floor of their guest bedroom.

[old as dirt]

7. Rat Race