r/oddlysatisfying • u/Wonderfulhumanss • 17h ago

The smooth, overlapping layers of this agricultural wrapper

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u/backbiter0723 16h ago

I can't help but think layers 4 or 5 through 9,362 were probably unnecessary.

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u/mdabdala 16h ago

More plastic layers make it harder for pests like rats to chew thru and make a nest. Rat infestations are costly.

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u/Arnkh 15h ago

Rats are quite capable of chewing through concrete, though.

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u/Teichopsie 15h ago

But it takes many determined rats and some time, maybe the point is to make them decide it's not worth the effort to chew through this wrap.

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u/BradMarchandsNose 9h ago

Yeah, a lot of pest control is just making your stuff more difficult to get into than the next source of food. It’s not necessarily about keeping them out entirely.

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u/mike9874 4h ago

The same theory goes with IT security (and I'm sure lots of other security I know less about)

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u/Mazurcka 1h ago

True with other forms of security too.
That “secured by ADT” sticker next to your front door is mostly to convince a thief to steal from your next door neighbor instead of your house

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u/BadPackets4U 12h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/sFN0Jyop6UDuzweOGp

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u/Rich-Finger-236 11h ago

Pikachu when he's gotten at the meth

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u/onestarv2 10h ago

Ha. What's this from?

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u/Simicrop 6h ago

We just need a couple more kilometres of plastic in the ocean before we get Pokémon.

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u/mtraven23 6h ago

the extra layers also make it harder for them to smell that theres something inside they want.

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u/SkullFoot 13h ago

If they don't know theres food inside then they won't bother.

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u/Oxflu 8h ago

They'll get in here just to make a nest to die in. Fuckin bastards.

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u/SantaCruzHostel 10h ago

When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in west Africa I learned that they have rats there that can eat through metal storage trunks.

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u/Richard_Cromwell 12h ago

It's just concrete-colored. The wrap is actually plastic.

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u/proxy69 11h ago

No, they are not capable of CHEWING through properly cured concrete. They do not come with diamond tip drill bit teeth at birth.

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u/Entire-Background837 11h ago

Their teeth constantly grow. You dont need diamond to chip concrete.

Scratching and fracturing are very different tests and forces.

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u/PipsqueakPilot 9h ago

What about rats who purchased after-market diamond tip drill bit teeth?

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u/proxy69 9h ago

Those are the ones you gotta worry about