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"Gregory L. Hansen" |
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17 Apr 2004 08:16:36 PM |
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Fox Plastic |
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
--
"There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scottsman!" --
Groundskeeper Willy
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| User: "hanson" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
17 Apr 2004 08:27:24 PM |
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"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c5sktk$o1l$1@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
Practically all commercially available plastics are non-toxic.
You can even get fluorescent ones that glow in the night:
............holy *****.......
Google: 91,400 hits for colored plastic beads.
Happy Hunting, Greg,
hanson
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| User: "Gregory L. Hansen" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
17 Apr 2004 08:35:44 PM |
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In article <0Qkgc.14560$A_4.10964@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
hanson <hanson@quick.net> wrote:
"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c5sktk$o1l$1@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
Practically all commercially available plastics are non-toxic.
You can even get fluorescent ones that glow in the night:
...........holy *****.......
Google: 91,400 hits for colored plastic beads.
Happy Hunting, Greg,
hanson
Hmm... rose colored plastic beads at a jewelry supplier.
Duh, jewelry... first thing I should do is check out the local craft
store!
--
"In any case, don't stress too much--cortisol inhibits muscular
hypertrophy. " -- Eric Dodd
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| User: "Michael Varney" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
19 Apr 2004 06:32:41 AM |
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"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c5sktk$o1l$1@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
Casein.
Get some milk, vinegar and food dye..
Heat 8oz of milk in a pan over a stove until steaming (but not boiling),
then add a tablespoon of vinegar while stirring.
Little lumps of casein will form on the top, so continue to stir until the
lumps stop forming. Strain out the Casein.
This is a plastic that is used for making glue, paint and other things and
is actually quite handy! It is edible (not that I would really want to eat
it) and biodegradable.
However, if you let casein harden, it becomes very stiff and hard, great for
making buttons and other things. If you want it to remain softer, add a
tablespoon of baking soda, and about a 1/4 cup of water to the casein and
you can make a sort of glue. Play around with the stuff and I am sure you
can make what you need.
Of course... good old Elmer's glue could work with the right junk mixed in!
:-)
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| User: "Gregory L. Hansen" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
19 Apr 2004 10:14:23 AM |
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In article <BNOgc.1$HQ4.7879@news.uswest.net>,
Michael Varney <varney@colorado_no_spam.edu> wrote:
"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c5sktk$o1l$1@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
Casein.
Get some milk, vinegar and food dye..
Heat 8oz of milk in a pan over a stove until steaming (but not boiling),
then add a tablespoon of vinegar while stirring.
Little lumps of casein will form on the top, so continue to stir until the
lumps stop forming. Strain out the Casein.
This is a plastic that is used for making glue, paint and other things and
is actually quite handy! It is edible (not that I would really want to eat
it) and biodegradable.
However, if you let casein harden, it becomes very stiff and hard, great for
making buttons and other things. If you want it to remain softer, add a
Very interesting. When I was a butt-high kid doing "science experiments"
in the kitchen, I'd wondered if the milk lumps could be made into glue.
And then I got distracted, so I never got to the point of trying to stick
anything together with them.
Seems like it might not last through a digestive tract, but I may have to
continue my research in that field, anyway.
tablespoon of baking soda, and about a 1/4 cup of water to the casein and
you can make a sort of glue. Play around with the stuff and I am sure you
can make what you need.
Of course... good old Elmer's glue could work with the right junk mixed in!
:-)
--
"And don't skimp on the mayonnaise!"
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| User: "Michael Varney" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
19 Apr 2004 11:37:17 AM |
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"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c60qcf$68u$4@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
In article <BNOgc.1$HQ4.7879@news.uswest.net>,
Michael Varney <varney@colorado_no_spam.edu> wrote:
"Gregory L. Hansen" <glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:c5sktk$o1l$1@hood.uits.indiana.edu...
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who
could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or
something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in
my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd
leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according
to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their
scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
Casein.
Get some milk, vinegar and food dye..
Heat 8oz of milk in a pan over a stove until steaming (but not boiling),
then add a tablespoon of vinegar while stirring.
Little lumps of casein will form on the top, so continue to stir until
the
lumps stop forming. Strain out the Casein.
This is a plastic that is used for making glue, paint and other things
and
is actually quite handy! It is edible (not that I would really want to
eat
it) and biodegradable.
However, if you let casein harden, it becomes very stiff and hard, great
for
making buttons and other things. If you want it to remain softer, add a
Very interesting. When I was a butt-high kid doing "science experiments"
in the kitchen, I'd wondered if the milk lumps could be made into glue.
And then I got distracted, so I never got to the point of trying to stick
anything together with them.
Seems like it might not last through a digestive tract, but I may have to
continue my research in that field, anyway.
You can try a pellet and see. If you want to make certain, treat the lump
with formaldehyde. This was the most common plastic in use at the turn of
the last century.
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| User: "Skytech" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
18 Apr 2004 07:08:38 AM |
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What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who
could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or
something
like that.
My first concern is intestinal blockage.
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Skytech
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| User: "hanson" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
18 Apr 2004 11:11:50 AM |
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"Skytech" aka furry ARA <skytech@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
news:adugc.12144$l75.11818@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
[Greg]
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who
could supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or
something like that.
My first concern is intestinal blockage.
Skytech
You've got more serious mental problems that you need
to address before you worry about intestinal blockages
in foxes, you furry morona. Foxes outsmart you anytime.
ahahaha........ahahahanson
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| User: "Gregory L. Hansen" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
18 Apr 2004 07:37:03 AM |
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In article <adugc.12144$l75.11818@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
Skytech <skytech@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who
could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or
something
like that.
My first concern is intestinal blockage.
I think anything smaller than a mouse skull should be all right.
--
"There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scottsman!" --
Groundskeeper Willy
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| User: "Boris Mohar" |
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| Title: Re: Fox Plastic |
19 Apr 2004 01:15:54 PM |
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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 01:16:36 +0000 (UTC),
(Gregory L. Hansen) wrote:
What is a cheap and available plastic that's safe to eat? And who could
supply colorful bits of it, say around 2 mm balls or disks, or something
like that.
I'm curious about the extent of the territories of some of the foxes in my
neighborhood. I'm thinking of running a little experiment where I'd leave
food out for them with bits of plastic mixed in, color-coded according to
the location of the food drop. Then I'd go hiking, looking for their scat
and the plastic bits. I know the method has been used to study the
ranges of coyotes. I want to try it on foxes.
This looks like a niche for edible RFID tags.
Regards,
Boris Mohar
Got Knock? - see:
Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/
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