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the bear proof garbage cans installed in Whistler, BC (and Vancouver's north shore mountains) seem to be pretty successful as a design. thankfully, bears can't
by walrus01 4y ago
the bear proof garbage cans installed in Whistler, BC (and Vancouver's north shore mountains) seem to be pretty successful as a design.
thankfully, bears can't read written instructions yet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chuytron/2484618352 https://www.flickr.com/photos/chuytron/2484618352
- TylerE 4y agoHaving to stick your hand into a hidden handle on a public trash can…eww.
- mburee 4y agoSeems like a straight pushing job, so you could probably get away with using a stick. But someone who has used one of these may want to chime in.
- TylerE 4y agoRead the directions. There is an inner latch that must be manipulated
- michaelt 4y agoThe directions just say "push inner latch forward" which sounds feasible with a stick - unless it's more complicated than that makes it sound?
- askvictor 4y agoIf it can be opened with a stick, then a bear could probably work out how to open it with a stick
- desindol 4y agoThat's not how any of this works lol.
- birdyrooster 4y agoA crow could do it if it was big enough.
- Cerium 4y agoI have used one of these cans. It is a straight push. You should accomplish it with a strong and properly sized stick.
- mechanical_bear 4y agoThe same exist in US parks, including Yosemite.
- cpcallen 4y agoWow, they're using one-latch bins now? As far as I can recall from back when I cycled through the Rockies in the summer of 2000, the bins in the national parks all had two such latches that needed to be operated simultaneously to open the lid. Maybe that design proved too challenging for the tourists.