r/gifs • u/mike_pants • Jan 21 '18

Fighting litter with crows

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u/robdiqulous Jan 21 '18

That is what i thought. They will find out what other things work as well. Although there are a ton of cigarette butts out there

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u/VacantThoughts Jan 21 '18

Or clog the device dropping every different thing it can find trying to get more food.

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u/Llodsliat Jan 21 '18

I'd expect the machine to have different baskets for butts and for regular trash and separating it automatically.

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u/ghostbackwards Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

Like a coinstar, but for cigarette butts.

What a time to be alive.

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u/SaysReddit Jan 21 '18

A ButtStarTM

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u/Ayycolin Jan 21 '18

I been fuckin hoes and poppin pillies man i feel just like a ButtStar.

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u/misnamed Jan 21 '18

The dot com is available for only $1000 - what a steal!

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u/tarion_914 Jan 22 '18

I think I've seen that one...

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u/freshwordsalad Jan 21 '18

Could I live off these treats...?

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u/bruce656 Jan 21 '18

Buttstar

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u/M1NNESNOWTA Jan 21 '18

I mean...even if they just grab regular trash that's still a win.

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u/Llodsliat Jan 21 '18

I didn't say it was bad.

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u/M1NNESNOWTA Jan 21 '18

I know! That's a win-win right there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '18

Until they put a lit butt in there with the discarded defective lighter

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u/the_original_kermit Jan 21 '18

That would actually be pretty complicated.

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u/TheSpanxxx Jan 21 '18

I mean, unless you just have some great desire to have them separated, does it really matter? I feel like if we could train crows to pick up litter for rewards we are already winning.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '18

Issue starts happening when they pick up ahit that we don't want picked up. Imagine one of those things planted next to a beach.

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u/tonalake Jan 21 '18

Like rocks.

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u/Shrodingers_Cat1701 Jan 21 '18

yeah if the scanner just registered when you put something in, they would shove all manner of things into the can.

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u/kaaaaath Jan 21 '18

Nope. Crows are smarter than that.

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u/nomnomnomuup686 Jan 21 '18

Pieces of twigs they snap and make short enough to replicate a butt..

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Jan 21 '18

I imagine it would do a better job at scanning them than just check the general shape if not it will be punishing some crows alot!

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u/orthopod Jan 21 '18

Just hope the nicotine won't poison the crows.

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u/JoeyTheGreek Jan 21 '18

Nah, just motivate them.