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Old 19-02-2013, 02:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stephen Wolstenholme[_2_] Stephen Wolstenholme[_2_] is offline
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Default Copper & slugs

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:22:34 +0000, Pam Moore
wrote:

I later read that the
bands of tape need to be close enough together so that the slug/snail
touches the second while still in contact with the first. This is what
gives them the shock and makes them recoil.


Good idea in theory. It would work better with two different metals.
It would be interesting to try one copper band of tape and one
aluminium band of tape.

Steve

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