Sometimes in life, you just have to guess.
Okay, I've got to come clean. If you saw my last post featuring photos of frogs and other animals at night, I think that you should know it was really a byproduct of another goal. The real reason that we went out for a walk by the lake last night was to see if we could figure out how to use these things. I think that we figured it out, so here is the video.
HOW TO USE THESE THINGS
WHAT DID I MISS BY SKIPPING THE VIDEO?
First of all, this video may be worth watching. Secondly, good question, here is what you missed.
A while ago, I was at a store when I noticed these things on the shelf. Since they resemble scissors to a certain degree, maybe I even saw some pairs of these things. I'm not completely sure about that part, we are still researching it. I do know that I did see them though, and it was at a store.
I wasn't exactly sure what they were for, but they did have a lot of them, so I figured that they must be popular. Now I don't want to buy something if I don't know what it is supposed to be used for just to try to be popular, but I also don't want to feel left out. Plus, they were only a dollar, so in the cart they went.
At that point, I could at least carry on a conversation about these things if anyone ever pulled a pair of them out. I could be like, "Oh yeah, those things. I've got a pair of them at home too!" I suppose that half the battle of learning how to use them is owning a pair, so I was obviously moving in the right direction.
For the next couple weeks (Yes, it took weeks. I'm a slow learner I guess.) I kind of played around with them a bit trying to figure out what the purpose of them was. When you opened and closed them, not a whole lot happened. They didn't work for cutting paper either. Eventually though, I had an epiphany. (No, not one of those little ice cream things, it was like a realization or understanding or something.)
Since venomous snakes can be dangerous, or so I'm told, I thought that maybe these things could be used to grab them safely. So, in the middle of the night, I took off to go try them out. Right there on the shore of the lake was a Water Moccasin, so I gave it a go.
Sure enough, I figured out what these things were for. Now I know how to use them! No wonder so many people buy them. Those venomous snakes are everywhere.
Now do you want to watch the video?
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
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