A BIZARRE life hack has amused many Reddit users after a picture of several water bottles in a garden turned into a quest on whether or not it was a great technique to warn off unwanted cats and dogs.
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Reddit enthusiast @titchard turned to the social platform on Monday to understand why their neighbour strategically placed several bottles of water in their garden . Attaching a picture of the said garden taken from inside their house, the 14-year-old wrote: “I've noticed over the last few weeks that my neighbours keep putting bottles of water at the bottom of their hedge, for the life of me I cannot figure out why - any ideas?!”Use Rubber Gloves to Pick up Stray Dog Hair. Does your dogs hair get everywhere, or is it just me? My favorite method for picking up all that loose hair is using a pair of rubber gloves. You put them on and run you hands over your furniture; it’s amazing how well pet hair clings to rubber gloves.
More than 250 people commented on the picture and tried to explain how the water bottles are supposedly a hack to repel any cat or dog who may want to use someone’s garden as a public toilet.
"I believe the intention is that the sun reflects through the water and the glare scares cats," answered @Bottlez1266.
"Cats see their own reflection, and do a runner," confirmed @HugoZHackenbush2.A technique that did not convince many other users like @rainbowroobear who wrote: "I have never seen this work on a single cat, including my own who are utter morons."Make Your Dog Their Own Digging Box. If your dog loves to dig keep you can keep your garden safe by teaching them to use their very own digging box.
“People lined up outside the brewery with jugs, and the newspaper gleefully ran a follow-up the next day revealing the cruel hoax.
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“‘I don't know how I even thought about it; it was just spur of the moment,’ he said.”
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“I've asked why and been told it’s to stop dogs and cats from pissing there.
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“No one I spoke to seems convinced it works though.”
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