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Subject:	common mynas/vanishing sparrows
From:	Andrew Taylor <>
Date:	Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:22:23 +1100

On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 08:17:16PM +1100, Evan Beaver wrote:
>    At the risk of sounding a pedant... the electric mat won't work. In
>    the same way that birds can sit on electric wires there's no potential
>    difference between parts of the bird, and therefore no current. I like
>    the plastic bag idea...a short story.

Arranging contact with 2 wires might not be easy for mynahs but sadly
its easy for fruit bats:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18286843-1702,00.html

Andrew
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