Editing Talk:1156: Conditioning

... the main problem with this idea is that the probability of any particular driver to driver repeately around that place is not so high. Of course, if similarly conditioned animals would be on multiple places ... -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 08:48, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
:Depending on the animal (species), and assuming a stable or growing "local wildlife" population, the conditioned ones may 1) eventually fan out (including migration) and teach other individuals or 2) breed, teach their offspring, and the offspring will fan out.  Eventually -- we can only hope -- the average density EVERYWHERE per square mile of individuals would be above a given threshold to be effective 24/7.  Problem solved! --BigMal27 / [[Special:Contributions/192.136.15.177|192.136.15.177]] 12:19, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Up the ante in rural areas by using not crumbs, but bacon, or deer musk ... nah, that would be evil.[[Special:Contributions/24.79.11.46|24.79.11.46]] 13:18, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

If anything this would just get drivers to close their windows and not solve the problem because loud bass still penetrates car windows. {{unsigned|12.235.98.130}}
:If I were a bass-loving driver, I still wouldn't want birds and squirrels (et cetera) coming at my car!  Better to kill the "music" or avoid the area.  But it appears to be a hollow victory due to the comment below. --BigMal27 / [[Special:Contributions/192.136.15.178|192.136.15.178]] 20:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

The general problem I see: once drivers get educated, animal conditioning has to be kept up, or animals will forget about basses, which would be the exact same nuisance it is trying to address. Otherwise, wildlive would forget to associate basses with food, and thus fail to educate drivers. Kind of a Volterra cycle. Edit: the paragraph before is not mine, someone forgot to sign.[[Special:Contributions/46.142.12.21|46.142.12.21]] 18:59, 4 January 2013 (UTC) madd

Someone suggested attracting wolves and bears. That could stop the morons learning. Or as the Americans say:
Thayer'll layern ya.[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 19:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
:As an American, layering what, now? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.196|108.162.210.196]] 15:35, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but wouldn't attracting lots of animals towards cars with thumping bass lead to a lot more road kill? Which wouldn't really be a desired side-effect of the machine... [[Special:Contributions/46.142.12.21|46.142.12.21]] 18:59, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Of course the conditioning has to be kept up!  That's why you run the machine while you are AT WORK!  --Schmammel

The side effect of "Road Kill" would also contribute to the desired response... most dirvers who listen to excessive base (music) tend to also not want to hit or splatter an animal across their vehicle (don't see a lot of Pickup Trucks with gun racks thumping out the base) [[User:MIRanger|MIRanger]] ([[User talk:MIRanger|talk]]) MIRanger

Eh, doubt any drivers would make the connection with their music without, say, explanatory signage ("birds here attack loud cars!")... They'd probably just think the local wildlife went after cars in general. [[Special:Contributions/98.201.111.246|98.201.111.246]] 00:03, 3 February 2013 (UTC)mr

This:  http://www.snopes.com/college/pranks/birdseed.asp

But the conditioning machine will become annoying to the neighbors. {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.240}}

Someone should actually try this. I could see it working. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.244|162.158.75.244]] 21:47, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

I once heard a story of dubious authenticity, but cute nonetheless.  A man spent the summer walking back and forth across the deserted football field of a rival college, blowing a whistle and tossing birdseed.  Fun times for the opening game of the season. [[User:Cosumel|Cosumel]] ([[User talk:Cosumel|talk]]) 04:31, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
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 I once heard a story of dubious authenticity, but cute nonetheless.  A man spent the summer walking back and forth across the deserted football field of a rival college, blowing a whistle and tossing birdseed.  Fun times for the opening game of the season. [[User:Cosumel|Cosumel]] ([[User talk:Cosumel|talk]]) 04:31, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
-Would the title text constitute an assault on the Pope, which is an excommunicable offense in Catholicism? I doubt Black Hat is a Catholic, but if he is, he might be excommunicated latae sententiae. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.222.126|172.71.222.126]] 01:34, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
-::that is, if someone could pin the crime on him. Black Hat has never faced consequences for his actions before, so one would think that he hides his tracks pretty well. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 01:04, 2 March 2024 (UTC)