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Rats Have Ruled New York for 355 Years. Can a Mystery Bucket Stop Them? - The New York Times
New York has attempted to eradicate its teeming rat population for 355 years and counting. On Thursday, the latest tactic in the Sisyphean effort was unveiled, with great fanfare, by Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president.
It was, in effect, a bucket that would lure the rodents and send them plunging to their deaths in a mysterious vinegary concoction. The toxic potion, according to its maker, Rat Trap Inc., prevents them from rotting too quickly and emitting a stink.
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Reporters were shown the traps containing blobs of decaying rats that emitted a ghastly stink.
Where's the Pied Piper when you might really need his expertise?
New York has attempted to eradicate its teeming rat population for 355 years and counting. On Thursday, the latest tactic in the Sisyphean effort was unveiled, with great fanfare, by Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president.
It was, in effect, a bucket that would lure the rodents and send them plunging to their deaths in a mysterious vinegary concoction. The toxic potion, according to its maker, Rat Trap Inc., prevents them from rotting too quickly and emitting a stink.
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Reporters were shown the traps containing blobs of decaying rats that emitted a ghastly stink.
Where's the Pied Piper when you might really need his expertise?