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Apparently, some cattle don't have a problem with them. https://imgur.com/zTNZEl6 https://imgur.com/zTNZEl6

by PopGreene 6y ago

mhh__ 6y ago
Animals are pretty clever, usually exactly when you need them not to be.
- csunbird 6y ago
  I think this also applies to children as well.
briefcomment 6y ago
Wow, what an interesting looking and smart cow.
tintor 6y ago
So, instead of being a cattle trap it is a trap for modern cars?
- mhh__ 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools The cows always win in the end
  - taneq 6y ago
    Which gave rise to the Cow Tools trope (TVTropes link warning, abandon productivity all ye who enter here): https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools
pokeymcsnatch 6y ago
For anyone watching this thinking it's clever and great- it's incredibly dangerous for the cow. Cattle can easily get their feet stuck between the pipes and getting them out is really ugly. Like... torch-cut pipes burning away flesh ugly. If you see this, shoo the cow back in. A cow that regularly attempts to cross cattle guards is first to sale or slaughter. Edit: And now I'm that guy on the internet that I hate, who saw an amusing animal gif and immediately went into buzzkill mode :-/
- sneak 6y ago
  Hey, don't sweat it. Those others of us who are also no fun at parties appreciate learning about edge cases. :)
- amelius 6y ago
  > For anyone watching this thinking it's clever and great- it's incredibly dangerous for the cow. This is just the cow-equivalent of a bungee jumper or free-solo mountain climber.
exabrial 6y ago
I've never had an adult stuck, but I have had to pull out a few calves. They're curious and when your skin is made of leather and your weigh more than an adult human, you can get pretty brazen. I've only helped with beef cattle though, I've noticed dairy operations universally don't use cattle guards (for a multitude of reasons)
- PopGreene 6y ago
  I guess the cheapest alternatives are gates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9PWOAsc9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9PWOAsc9o
  - exabrial 6y ago
    haha. Gates are annoying for that exact reason!
fastball 6y ago
That guard should probably be dug out deeper.

Apparently, some cattle don't have a problem with them. https://imgur.com/zTNZEl6 https://imgur.com/zTNZEl6

mhh__ 6y ago

Animals are pretty clever, usually exactly when you need them not to be.

csunbird 6y ago
I think this also applies to children as well.

briefcomment 6y ago

Wow, what an interesting looking and smart cow.

tintor 6y ago

So, instead of being a cattle trap it is a trap for modern cars?

mhh__ 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools The cows always win in the end
- taneq 6y ago
  Which gave rise to the Cow Tools trope (TVTropes link warning, abandon productivity all ye who enter here): https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CowTools

pokeymcsnatch 6y ago

For anyone watching this thinking it's clever and great- it's incredibly dangerous for the cow. Cattle can easily get their feet stuck between the pipes and getting them out is really ugly. Like... torch-cut pipes burning away flesh ugly. If you see this, shoo the cow back in. A cow that regularly attempts to cross cattle guards is first to sale or slaughter. Edit: And now I'm that guy on the internet that I hate, who saw an amusing animal gif and immediately went into buzzkill mode :-/

sneak 6y ago
Hey, don't sweat it. Those others of us who are also no fun at parties appreciate learning about edge cases. :)
amelius 6y ago
> For anyone watching this thinking it's clever and great- it's incredibly dangerous for the cow. This is just the cow-equivalent of a bungee jumper or free-solo mountain climber.

exabrial 6y ago

I've never had an adult stuck, but I have had to pull out a few calves. They're curious and when your skin is made of leather and your weigh more than an adult human, you can get pretty brazen. I've only helped with beef cattle though, I've noticed dairy operations universally don't use cattle guards (for a multitude of reasons)

PopGreene 6y ago
I guess the cheapest alternatives are gates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9PWOAsc9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E9PWOAsc9o
- exabrial 6y ago
  haha. Gates are annoying for that exact reason!

fastball 6y ago

That guard should probably be dug out deeper.