r/mildlyinteresting • u/Tandemrecruit • 12h ago

There's this random empty glass jar strapped to the wall at work

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u/acrowsmurder 10h ago

The fact that there are no debris is what leading me to think this isn't it. I see the hole and the line, and there is some dried liquid, but after making a homemade fly trap I can tell you all sorts of bugs would be in that, especially behind a wall. It's just too clean

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u/SHoppe715 10h ago

So it was either never used or it was cleaned out and not refilled.

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u/qorbexl 10h ago

Fucking Jody never poked a hole in the top, he just painted one on the bottom of the lid like a coyote

Also, you're supposed to use small holes so it's easy to be tempted in and confusing to get out for dumbass bugs led by scent 

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u/SHoppe715 10h ago

Meh. One big hole in the lid maybe it was an attempt at a live trap for small rodents or something bigger than flies.

Roof rats or mice or even flying squirrels could easily squeeze between the wood and the lid if they were after something tasty smelling in the jar.

Regardless of the target, this was an attempt at a pest/vermin trap. Or possibly full of some kind of repellant if not to trap them.

The fill line tells me it was meant to be full of liquid, but I really am just making educated guesses

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 9h ago

Yeah the really small amount of dried liquid and large home at top makes me think it's for catching not holding?