April 6, 2007

Trained Cockroach Smuggles Smokes (Jun, 1938)

Filed under: Cool, Crime and Police, Other Animals — @ 10:09 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1938
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Trained Cockroach Smuggles Smokes
How a prisoner in solitary confinement received forbidden cigarettes was revealed by Amarillo, Tex., jail officials. Inmates tied a cigarette and match to the back of a trained cockroach, which smuggled them into the cell.

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4 Comments »

1. Simultaneously the most ridiculous and most brilliant thing I’ve ever heard. How did they train it, though?

   Also, is it just me, or does the insect pictured look NOTHING like a cockroach?

   Comment by Kryten007 — April 7, 2007 @ 10:14 pm

2. I think that’s a bee.

   Comment by Blurgle — April 24, 2007 @ 9:38 pm

3. What if the roach tries to squeeze under something with that strike-anywhere match tied to its back? Doesn’t sound pretty to me..

   Comment by Anne — April 8, 2008 @ 6:19 am

4. That’s a locust/grasshopper !!! Either way, I will keep that in mind if I’m ever in jail.

   Comment by Pete — June 10, 2008 @ 1:19 pm

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