Crying Mouse Trap

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

252

Date Released

1980

Length of issue (in feet)

517

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tennis Umpire
2. 2Watercress Packer
3. 3Plane Scanner
4. 4Crying Mouse Trap

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: The ultimate mousetrap must offer a bait that attracts even the well fed mouse. And by watching the behaviour patterns of mice, a British scientist has come up with a possible answer. Any mouse, it appears, will emerge from its nest at a specific summons. It will rush to the aid of a baby mouse, which, unheard by us, emits piercing shrieks. By electronically imitating these screams, all the vermin in the vicinity can be enticed to the sound source.

Keywords

Science and technology; Animals; Inventions and discoveries; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/252

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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