Cockie Glue Beats Sumo
What does a scientist, a sprint runner and a Sumo wrestler have in common? They all 'stick' to the task in hand!
Looks like the Japanese have done it again. 'Earth Chemical' has come up with a unique glue, which they insert into baits/traps for cockroaches, called appropriately 'Gokiburi Hoy-Hoy'. This glue is not only strong enough to keep these prehistoric nasty little wrigglies from running away, but it's a proven worthy opponent for this mighty Sumo wrestler, stopping him in his tracks and bringing him to his knees.
But the real entertainment is in the way it's being marketed. Look at this outrageously comical video and you'll see what I mean:
According to various sources, these cringeworthy critters, which appear to incite instant disgust on close encounter in our kitchens, look very similar to their fossil cousins which are more than 320 million years old. Have the Japanese then hit upon the long sought after means of annihilating one of mankind's most detested uninvited house guests?
Full story at this link:
http://interestingengineering.com/scientists-test-cockroach-trap-using-sumo-wrestler/
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Comments
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #5
Not sure I understand the intent of your link, Auroras. Did you perhaps get your links mixed up?
Dean Owen
7 years ago #4
Hmmm, only understood half of that....
Dean Owen
7 years ago #3
Sounds like your daily Japanese TV gameshow...
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #2
Pity the video's gone, Dean. I seem to remember there was a range of participants lined up to run across the glued surface. They all failed to various degrees of hilarity, including Sumo-san.
Dean Owen
7 years ago #1