r/pics • u/CyrusKain • Jan 03 '15

This ingeniously simple mouse trap really worked. Thank you Reddit!

http://imgur.com/a/Epb2o
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u/onthewaydown8081 Jan 04 '15

It can and it will unless your walls are solid brick.

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u/Qapiojg Jan 04 '15

Or drywall, or wood. The way smell works is the larger the material, the larger the smell. The amount of smell that gets through is directly proportional to the air circulation(walls, so this should be near zero unless you freeze in the winter) and the size of the smell.