KVR Audio

abstractcats · Post by **abstractcats** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:18 pm

It is, a DIY project, you know

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:57 pm

I guess you could stick a reed across the pipework for some kind of musical contraption...

My problem with this is simple; if you hate spiders enough to build something like this then you'll have real issues unscrewing the trap and letting the critters go...

Bronto Scorpio · Post by **Bronto Scorpio** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:59 pm

GaryG wrote:My problem with this is simple; if you hate spiders enough to build something like this then you'll have real issues unscrewing the trap and letting the critters go...

Spiders are awesome by the way.

Cheers
Dennis

abstractcats · Post by **abstractcats** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:05 pm

GaryG wrote:My problem with this is simple; if you hate spiders enough to build something like this then you'll have real issues unscrewing the trap and letting the critters go...

INdeed!

abstractcats · Post by **abstractcats** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:07 pm

Bronto Scorpio wrote:
Spiders are awesome by the way.

Cheers
Dennis

Yup! I'm a lover of all kinds of creatures. Cats and birds, being my favorites.

maleaco · Post by **maleaco** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:50 pm

Haha this is neat. How powerful is it?

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:14 pm

Not that powerful I would have thought, only a can of compressed air after all.

David Larsen · Post by **David Larsen** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:14 pm

GaryG wrote:I guess you could stick a reed across the pipework for some kind of musical contraption...

My problem with this is simple; if you hate spiders enough to build something like this then you'll have real issues unscrewing the trap and letting the critters go...

:-/

I can't even suck spiders up with a vacuum cleaner.

JonHodgson · Post by **JonHodgson** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:06 pm

What is it with people and spiders?

I can understand it say in Australia, where they have ones with a bite that can give you a really bad time, but in the UK, where we only have wussy spiders?

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:16 pm

I've seriously thought about this issue a lot; I'm fine with most spiders to a point (even quite large garden spiders that spin webs between your roses) but once we get into chunky house spider territory I lose all rational perspective. Why? I'm fine with beetles, bees, wasps, even rats. Must go beyond any kind of logic, some deep psychological trauma as a kid. Or learnt behaviour...

SuitcaseOfLizards · Post by **SuitcaseOfLizards** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:34 pm

GaryG wrote:I've seriously thought about this issue a lot; I'm fine with most spiders to a point (even quite large garden spiders that spin webs between your roses) but once we get into chunky house spider territory I lose all rational perspective. Why? I'm fine with beetles, bees, wasps, even rats. Must go beyond any kind of logic, some deep psychological trauma as a kid. Or learnt behaviour...

I blame Cthulhu and his kind.

synthgeek · Post by **synthgeek** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:01 pm

GaryG wrote:I've seriously thought about this issue a lot; I'm fine with most spiders to a point (even quite large garden spiders that spin webs between your roses) but once we get into chunky house spider territory I lose all rational perspective. Why? I'm fine with beetles, bees, wasps, even rats. Must go beyond any kind of logic, some deep psychological trauma as a kid. Or learnt behaviour...

I've wondered too. My phobia is apparently worse than yours... I'm not ok with any spiders, though at least if they're outside I can run away.

Thing is, I also find them fascinating, so it's not like some kind of spider racism. I also know that most of the ones I see are completely harmless to me, but knowing doesn't help. Yeah, I'm fine with pretty much all the other creepy-crawlies too. Snakes, lizards, bugs, whatever.

There's one type of spider in particular that seems to be everywhere up here - in fact, I had one on my coffee cup this morning. I've looked it up, and I know it's completely harmless, and the biggest one I've seen was probably not even dime-sized, but man do they freak me out. Like you say, complete loss of rational perspective. Just talking about 'em makes my guts clench up.

Spider Rifle!!