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This sucks to walk over... Guys, I think I'm a cow.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 85 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These are everywhere on Shetland. I laughed at it like “Haha! Look at these stupid sheep! Can’t cross that small part?”

Then I walked across one myself. I was humbled and reminded that I’m not that much more intelligent than a sheep.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We have them everywhere rural, even across regional highways, here in Norway. Hell, there's even one across the road to my local airport.

It's an effective way of keeping cattle and sheep in an area even if said area is intersected by a road.

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Can you tell me the name for it?

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

Ferist in Norwegian, at least. Translates roughly to "Cattle grid/rack"

[–] Ignot@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We call them Canadian passes

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In Canada we call them Texas gates.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I really like that. In Texas we call them cattle guards.

In Geany Texas Gates are something completely different.

This is, what we call a Texas Gate

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Same in Australia

[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We call them cattle guards here in Oregon

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago
[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, that's what those were for? Never knew

[–] threshold_dweller@lemmy.today 14 points 1 day ago

Iirc, cattle won't step on it because they could break a foot. Might as well be lava to them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_grid

Guess I'm fucked now

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 29 points 1 day ago

If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I love the autism that came up with this