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Fictional Gadgets To Protect The NYT Building!

July 18, 2008

Some fictional, but funny, ways to defend the NYT building from crazed climbers!

A third person climbed up the New York Times building last week, forcing the Times to make adjustments to the structure. This trend is similar to the common backyard problem of squirrels scaling birdfeeders. Maybe the NYT can learn from some of these tips to keep critters from climbing up and pillaging the seed:

10 Ways To Stop People from Climbing the New York Times Building

1. Stick the New York Times building on top of a tall pole, put a barrier below and demolish any adjacent buildings within jumping distance.
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8. Sprinkle the urine of a natural predator around the base of the building (try fox urine).
9. Hang dried ears of corn outside the Wall Street Journal building to tempt the climbers elsewhere.
10. Beware that squirrels and climbers are prone to biting and promoting agendas.

Via mental_floss Blog ยป The Quick 10: 10 Ways to Stop People from Climbing the New York Times Building

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