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Moose Defense: An Instantly Inflatable Moose
When a big bear approaches, some people choose to quietly stroll away. To give them an extra measure of safety, Anthony Victor Saunders and Adam Warwick Bell invented what they call a “pop-up device for deterring an attacking animal”.
Saunders, a London-based mountain climber, and Bell, a California patent attorney, applied for a patent in 2002, but later abandoned it. They would equip hikers with, essentially, an inflatable doll “meant to scare away an attacking or aggressive animal such as a bear”. The frightful balloon could also be used against “elk, moose, mountain lions, buffalo, hippopotamus, rhino, elephant, boar”. They explain that it “works on the principle of maximising the apparent size and ferocity of the human, intimidating the bear”.
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Cindy Hawkins on June 12th, 2011 2:57 am
The late night talk show comedians are gonna have a field day with this one, although on the other hand -bears attacking..that’s not the least bit funny.
Angela Shupe on June 13th, 2011 6:07 am
Would it look realistic enough as an inflatable? I think it is silly, but I have no need for something like this. I am willing to bet there is some market out there somewhere for something like this.
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