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Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by jimnms.

Very cool, but having a garden does not make one a farmer.

I thought crows were smart.

EXCELLENT point, hero! How dare this farmergardener pose as something he is not, with his planting, and his watering, and growing of food. I bet he even fosters this ridiculous illusion by actually harvesting these so-called "crops", just in the hopes that some ignorant gaijin with a video camera will come along and fall for his ruse, his dishonor forthwith and forever heralded on the YouTubes.

Good catch!>> ^MarineGunrock:

Very cool, but having a garden does not make one a farmer.

>> ^ant:

I thought crows were smart.


They are. An dthats why this wont hold them off forever. They soon will learn that all this crap is not a threat.

I was just telling some friends how when I was traveling in Japan I saw tons of bottles filled with water just standing next to urban vegetation, I didn't get why till a friend explained some people use them to deter animals (specifically cats, they apparently get scared by the reflections...).
I tried this technique at home to get the neighborhood cats to stop pooping on my porch and it seems to have worked. I can't vouch for how legit this is but if it is that simple I wonder how come it's not used for frequently...

>> ^NinjaInHeat:

I was just telling some friends how when I was traveling in Japan I saw tons of bottles filled with water just standing next to urban vegetation, I didn't get why till a friend explained some people use them to deter animals (specifically cats, they apparently get scared by the reflections...).
I tried this technique at home to get the neighborhood cats to stop pooping on my porch and it seems to have worked. I can't vouch for how legit this is but if it is that simple I wonder how come it's not used for frequently...


Really? I will have to try that here at home because they're lots of cats too. Does it work on other animals too?

Ant:
Maybe on retarded children, I can't say for sure as I don't have any that poop on my porch

(seriously though, I don't know, I can't even say this "works" on cats, it did work for me...)

Finally a good use for all those America Online CD's

You can also continuously water plants over several days by poking a pin sized hole in the bottom of the bottle, then resting it by a plant. This will provide water directly to the plant roots without spreading water in a large radius around it. Also, since the stream is so gradual, one bottle can water a plant for a few days if the bottle is large enough

>> ^NinjaInHeat:

I was just telling some friends how when I was traveling in Japan I saw tons of bottles filled with water just standing next to urban vegetation, I didn't get why till a friend explained some people use them to deter animals (specifically cats, they apparently get scared by the reflections...).
I tried this technique at home to get the neighborhood cats to stop pooping on my porch and it seems to have worked. I can't vouch for how legit this is but if it is that simple I wonder how come it's not used for frequently...

>> ^NinjaInHeat:

I was just telling some friends how when I was traveling in Japan I saw tons of bottles filled with water just standing next to urban vegetation, I didn't get why till a friend explained some people use them to deter animals (specifically cats, they apparently get scared by the reflections...).
I tried this technique at home to get the neighborhood cats to stop pooping on my porch and it seems to have worked. I can't vouch for how legit this is but if it is that simple I wonder how come it's not used for frequently...


They're not scared of their reflections. They're actually vampires.

Think about it. They're fairly nocturnal and they can't stand looking at their "reflections" (or lack thereof).

I think all their fur is really a cover for their "glitter skin"!

>> ^MarineGunrock:

Very cool, but having a garden does not make one a farmer.


Well, according to the English language, yes it does

Main Entry: farm·er
Pronunciation: \ˈfär-mər\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : a person who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income
2 : a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals (as livestock or fish)


And what is a "Farm" you may ask?

Main Entry: 1farm
Pronunciation: \ˈfärm\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English ferme, from Anglo-French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm
Date: 14th century
4 : a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes
5 a : a plot of land devoted to the raising of animals and especially domestic livestock b : a tract of water reserved for the artificial cultivation of some aquatic life form (a fish farm)


But you're probably wanting to use the lesser-term "Gardener" for what these people are doing, which is historically inaccurate. See, everywhere else on the planet other than good ole USA, a "garden" is a yard. And the actual term "Gardener" really means:

Gardener
Function: noun
Date: circa 1763
: a person who is engaged in the development and decorative planting of gardens and grounds


Yep, decorative planting of gardens and grounds. Not the cultivation of food and livestock/fish.

Haha

Well, let's carry this on, shall we?

From Princeton's wordnet: Tract: extended piece of land

CD discs? Sorry, I have to do this. "Hey Donna, I got me a compact CD disc in that thar digital video DVD disc player!"