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6 DIY Trip Wire Alarms for Off-Grid Security

By Steve Nubie 2 Comments

Estimated reading time: 28 minutes

A lot of folks have never put together a trip wire alarm, and there’s a good reason. There are just not a lot of occasions where a trip wire is necessary. However, when those occasions do emerge, it’s at least worth understanding the concept of what works and what doesn’t.

What Exactly is a Trip Wire?

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A trip wire is a long length of thin wire, monofilament fishing line, or any other type of cordage that is usually connected to something that makes noise. The idea is that when an intruder either human or animal steps into the wire, the alarm is sprung, alerting you to an intrusion.

The trip wire concept was developed in wartime as a way to alert troops of an enemy incursion. This was particularly needed at night and was often used in the dense island jungles during the war in the Pacific in World War II.

The usual configuration was a thin length of rope suspended low to the ground between trees with empty C-ration cans filled with stones to rattle the alarm whenever the wire was “tripped.” And while booby traps were sometimes used to maim or kill, there was always the concern that an innocent civilian or friendly soldier wandering off to go relieve himself would trip the wire.

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The usual reason someone considers a trip wire is when they are in an area with the potential for any number of unknown threats. The idea is usually to make noise to signal an intruder .

• The threat could be from wild animals like bears or wolves approaching a camp in a remote area.
• In countries ravaged by civil wars and civil unrest, no night is safe and trip wires are sometimes used to at least alert the local population if a covert threat is approaching.
• Following a disaster , many people find themselves isolated and alone with the potential for looters or worse. That’s when a trip wire may at least scare them off, if not serve as a warning of an unwelcome approach.
• In times requiring a bug-out to a distant but safer location, there are occasions where a night must be spent on the road in unknown territory where the threat is equally mysterious. Trip wires would serve as a perimeter defense to at least alert anyone spending an unplanned night on the road of any approach.
• And yes, they’re still used in war zones, although the technology of trip wires in those areas is usually defined by lasers, electronic signals, or infrared beams connected to electronic alerts through cameras or video or in extreme cases: explosives.
• In fact, the concept of contemporary home security systems connected to motion-detector technology to turn on lights; sound an alarm, record video, or alert the local police are the 21 st century versions of the trip wire concept.

It may seem unnecessary to build your own trip wires when so many options appear on the Internet , but if a situation makes the Internet undependable or unavailable, or deliveries or the purchase of many things is difficult or impossible, that might be a good time to know how to improvise a trip wire.

There’s also the fact that in some instances, the electricity is out or unavailable, and most modern security solutions require at least some level of power. In a worst case scenario with a total grid failure, technology will quickly diminish and old-school, analog solutions will offer the most dependable options. Those are the types of trip wire concepts we’ll cover.

We might as well start with the wire. There are a variety of options . Usually, the wire or cord is low-profile and hard to see. It also needs to be relatively strong. If someone or something walks through the wire or cord and it easily breaks, little is accomplished except alerting the intruder to the fact that you’ve setup some trip wires.

Here are options to consider:

Electrical wire comes in a variety of gauges, but the smallest (and most inexpensive) gauges are referred to as 14 and 16 gauge. They’re more than strong enough to serve as a trip wire.

They’re all coated with a flexible plastic coating that comes in a range of colors. White, black, red, and green are the most common, and those colors present camouflaged, stealth characteristics, depending on the time of year, time of day, and natural surroundings. Floral wire is another option and also comes in a variety of colors.

Fishing line is thin, strong, and also hard to see. Buy one of the heavier weight tests of at least 50 pounds or more. Avoid any of the brightly colored lines. Go with a neutral, plain monofilament.

Paracord is another surprisingly strong option, but you have to think about the color of the cord. During winter, a white Paracord might makes sense if the ground is snow covered. A green or camo cord could work well in a forest or field. Black is an obvious choice for night.

You don’t see bungee cord mentioned in a lot of the write-ups about trip wires, but it has a characteristic that could make sense if you think about it. If the idea of your trip wire is to rattle a bell, cans, or other noise maker, a bungee cord will certainly make that happen.

In fact, a bungee cord may cause more noise to occur than any of the other options we’ve mentioned due to its flexibility and springiness. A black bungee makes sense. Green if you’re in the woods.

If your trip wire is designed to trigger a mechanism, bungee is not the best choice, but if you’re rattling cans the old-fashioned way, it’s a good option.

You can buy these things and improvise a trip wire yourself, but make sure they’re battery or solar powered or have a way to recharge the batteries . These are complicated solutions, so we’ll mention them but we’re not going to spend a lot of time covering ways to make technology work in a primitive environment.

Some websites offer tips and solutions to improvising trip wires with technology, but it’s a lot of work and you have to consider how and when you’ll need any trip wire, and for how long.

The idea of most trip wires is to make a lot of noise when someone trips over the wire. Noise makers vary depending on what you have available or may have bought in advance. We’re going to assume your situation caught you a bit by surprise and that you have to improvise from available materials.

It’s believable that a lot of us would have wire, cords, and fishing line lying, around but things that make noise require a bit of creativity or at least some pre-planning , especially if you require a very loud alarm.

How loud your alarm needs to be depends on your distance from the trip wire and whether you are inside or outside. Someone camping in a tent will be more likely to hear a rattle of rocks in a can than someone sleeping in their home or cabin.

If you are at a distance from your trip wire or indoors, you may need to plan and buy ahead to acquire louder alarms like blank cartridge firing mechanisms, firecracker poppers, air horns, or anything else that will be heard under most circumstances.

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And if you can, paint your alarms to match the environment. If you don’t have paint, you can rub some mud or clay on the bell/can/noisemaker so it is somewhat camouflaged. Black is good at night, camo combos for any natural forest or field, and snow white for winter.

If you’re trying to keep animals at bay, the colors are less of an issue. Animals only see in black and white, but keep an eye on the contrast. They can still notice highly contrasting shades.

A lot of us have bells around for various reasons including cowbells, Christmas bells, antique bells, and collectible bells. And then some of us don’t. If you have any assortment of bells, you’re off to a good start with a trip wire.

Even if you’re not a bell collector, there’s a good chance you have access to tin cans and rocks. No rocks? Anything that makes noise in a can will do from bolts to nuts or better yet, marbles— although marbles may jostle around in your can in the wind, so maybe stick with the pebbles.

You only want a few in the can but enough to make noise when the can is jostled. Smooth, rounded stones and marbles are best. Look for rounded stones in river and creek beds.

Drop a few in and give the can a shake. Adjust until you think you have the most and best noise for a shake. And if you don’t think a rattling can is going to work, then you’ll need to think about stocking some very loud alarms like the next few items.

There’s a type of firework that has two stings emerging from either end of a firecracker. When you pull the stings, the firecracker pops. They’re loud, and you can tie them onto a number of trip wires around your area.

Some of them are made out of paper and will get wet due to rain, snow, or morning dew, so wrap them in plastic cut from a black or neutral garbage bag. They’ll most likely scare off a wild animal and might scare off an intruder. Either way you’ll certainly hear it.

This isn’t about setting up a full loaded .22 caliber round on a trip wire. That’s a really bad idea. Trip wires are indiscriminate and when tripped, the wire fires. Most .22-caliber blanks are used for nail hammers to drive nails and pins into concrete.

The firing mechanism for trip wires and .22 blanks can be bought online , although the blanks are available at most hardware stores next to the nail guns . There are also 12-gauge blank variations on this concept.

As a trip wire, they’re mostly designed to deter wild animals, but the people who sell them offer all sorts of reasons to use them . You’ll certainly hear it, and it will scare most anyone and anything away.

However, it may cause a response you don’t necessarily want. If someone is approaching and they are armed, they may perceive the detonation of a .22-caliber blank round as actual gunfire and return fire. Up to you.

If it makes noise, it’ll work on a trip wire. The only challenge is figuring out how to trigger the noise. Things like sirens need power, but if you’re handy with a little wiring, you can make a trip-switch to set off the siren.

There are also solar powered options available . There’s some advice out there about setting up a rock over an a ir horn that will fall on the air horn button when tripped. That requires some precise setup and once that rock is on the air horn, it’s going to make a lot of noise until you lift the rock.

You’ll also probably use up all the air in the horn by the time you get out of bed or your sleeping bag to lift the rock.

There are solar powered motion detectors that will illuminate an area. These are best hung high in a tree out of sight and out of reach. It’s a variation on the trip wire concept, and it’s usually used to dissuade animals. It could also deter an intruder, but if you’re using something to trip an alarm that will notify you of an intrusion, a light in the night will do little good if you don’t see it while you’re sleeping or otherwise occupied.

Most trip wire concepts are designed to make noise to let you know that someone or something is approaching, and improvising a light to a trip wire can get a little complicated unless you have some good skills with wiring and trip switches. We’re going to skip the lights and stick with noise.

Booby traps have often been used in times of war and they are designed to kill. That’s a really bad idea. The whole idea is to either scare something or someone away with sound or to at least be alerted to the presence of something approaching.

Even a blank .22-caliber cartridge should be pointed towards the ground. Otherwise, the blast could send shrapnel from a tree trunk or branch in someone’s direction, and you don’t want it to be one of your children or an innocent wanderer lost in the night. This is about making noise, not war .

Where you place any trip wire is as important as the design of the trip wire itself. You want it far enough away to give yourself some time to observe the direction of the alarm and see what’s coming plus prepare to respond. But you also want it close enough so you can hear it.

Another location factor is the height of the trip wire from the ground. If you’re concerned about human intruders or large animals like a bear , you’ll want your trip wire about a foot above the ground. 6-inches above the ground is about the minimum or someone or something could step on the wire without tripping it.

Also, if it’s any lower than 6 inches, every random squirrel, raccoon, possum or most any other rodent could trip your wire repeatedly. If that happens enough, you may take to ignoring the trip wire noise while assuming it’s just another passing rabbit when it’s the intruder you were so worried about in the first place.

Support for attaching a trip wire is something else to think about. A lot depends on what’s available at the location and what kind of trip wire you’re using. Two tree trunks could work, but they will create a very taut trip wire that may not ring any bells for long. They could also cause an intruder to literally trip which may be an effective deterrent–or not.

The branches of two trees or two saplings give some flexibility to any trip wire and could result in a sway in the wire, causing the noise to persist a little longer.

Two stakes in the ground are another solution, but if you’re trying to raise your trip wire to a foot of height, you’ll need long and large stakes deeply imbedded in the ground.

The number of trip wires you set up is another location consideration. Think in terms of avenues of approach. Around a home or dwelling, any open area like a gap in a fence, a gate, an open back or front yard, approaches to doors or windows, or approaches to outbuildings are worth thinking about.

A lot depends on what you’re worried about, the location, and the immediate threat level.

A remote survival camp or any campsite for that matter might require a number of trip wire setups, but even then –animals prefer open paths and clear terrain. A human intruder may do otherwise and stick to the cover of scrub, brush, and trees, so you just have to do your best to estimate what could be coming and from where.

Check your trip wires if you have them in place for any length of time. Improvising an alarm with some rocks in a can is a good idea, at least until it rains or freezes and the water or frozen rocks in the can fail to rattle.

It’s also possible one of your trips has worked loose; been tripped without you knowing it, and loose on the ground, or something as simple as a knot that has worked loose. It’s actually somewhat of a “set it and forget it” approach, but it’s worth checking them from time to time if you need them for any duration.

Remove your trip wires when you don’t need them anymore or when you move on. They will cause you or anyone else to trip, including family members, as long as they’re in place. You also may need them again.

The DIY Trip wires

The advantage of a bungee cord as a trip wire is its springiness. Think of it as a rubber band on steroids. In fact, the interior of a bungee cord is just that. Long strands of rubber encased in a flexible fabric braid.

You can attach anything that makes noise to a bungee cord. The advantage is that a bungee will rattle and shake longer while making more noise.

• Bungee cord of sufficient length for your trip wire area. You can buy coiled bungee cord in various colors and cut them to length. If you only have packaged bungee cords of varying lengths with hooks, you can connect them together, although the hooks will be somewhat visible during the day.
• Various soup cans painted to match the terrain or time of day. They should also have holes punched towards the top of the can on either side.

• (You can substitute bells for the cans.)
• Choose a bungee cord color that you think will blend in the best with the surrounding areas.
• Wrap the one end of the bungee around a tree trunk, branch, sapling or stake. Tie it off with two half-hitches and pull tight.
• Thread your can or cans onto the bungee.
• Stretch it tight to another tree trunk, branch, sapling or stake and wrap and knot with two half hitches until tightened.

• Add marbles to the can and test it with a few pulls on the bungee. Add or remove marbles depending on the sound.
• Test your bungee trip wire again with someone in camp or in the house and ask them if they can hear the cans? If not, move the trip wire closer or add some more cans.

Monofilament is an excellent trip wire source. It’s hard to see during the day and totally invisible at night. The key is to have a strong enough weight test to activate the noise without breaking. It can be used in most any trip wire setup in any location.

• Monofilament fishing line.  50 pound test or higher is best, but any weight test will do if it’s all you have on hand. You could even double or triple up the monofilament if you’re worried it will break or snap.
• Empty tin cans. Soup cans are a good size. Peel off any colorful labels and either paint them or coat them in a thin film of mud so they are less reflective. Paint the cans black or do a camo pattern depending on the surrounding area.
• Smooth, round rocks, nuts, bolts, marbles —anything hard that can easily move around and rattle in the can.
• Cordage or wire to attach the cans to the monofilament.
• Wrap the one end of the monofilament around a tree trunk, branch, sapling or stake. Tie it off with an improved clinch knot (a fishing knot perfectly suited to monofilament) and pull tight.
• Punch 4 holes in each can.

The holes should be punched in pairs towards the top of the can about a ½ inch apart and opposite each other at the rim of the can. This is so the can is bound tight to the monofilament as it is threaded through the holes to ensure a good shake.

• Thread the monofilament through the holes.

• Add the can or cans along the monofilament, but try to place them in spots that are obscured by brush, tall grass, or other natural camouflage. It makes no difference at night, but take a look when it’s dark to be sure.
• Stretch it tight to another tree trunk, branch, sapling, or stake and wrap and knot with another improved clinch knot and pull light.
• Try to locate the cans in a location that is hard to see during the day.
• Drop a few rocks in the can and shake the fishing line wire to see if the cans rattle. Add more or less rocks until the cans make a racket. Continue to add cans where you can. Tighten the cans to the monofilament if you need to.
• Test your monofilament trip wire and have someone in camp listen and ask them if they can hear the cans. If not, move the trip wire closer or add more cans.
• Thin paracord . A type I or type II is thin enough to be obscure but strong enough to function as a trip wire. Choose the color that best matches the terrain and time of day.
• Pull-string fireworks. They’re legal to buy in most states and can also be purchased online. You’ll need to have them on hand because they’re very difficult to improvise.
• Choose a paracord color that will blend in with the surrounding area.
• Wrap the one end of the paracord around a tree trunk, branch, sapling, or stake.
• Find a location that is hard to see along the paracord and tie one end of the pull-string firecracker to the cord.
• Tie the other end of the paracord to another tree trunk, branch, sapling, or stake and wrap and knot with two half hitches until tightened.
• Carefully tie the paracord to the other end of the pull-string using a square knot or any knot you can improvise. You have to do this delicately. You want the paracord tight, but you don’t want to accidentally detonate the firecracker. If you want to get the best tight line, you could tie the final end of the paracord to the tree or stake with a trucker’s hitch . This will give you a little more control over the slack, but be gentle.
• You don’t want to test your popper trip wire or you’ll have to retie another one. If you want to test the distance and whether or not you’ll hear it, have someone in camp or in the house listen while you pull a spare popper. If they don’t hear it, move the trip wire closer. Don’t be tempted to add multiple poppers to the same trip wire. What will most likely happen is that one popper will trip, leaving any others unexploded.
• Unlike bells and tin cans, you have to rearm your firecracker trip wire whenever it goes off. That’s not a bad idea to at least see if there are any footprints or paw prints to tell you if your intruder was human or a stray dog.

• Floral wire . Black is the default color, but if you have a green or white color that can match the terrain or time of year (snow), that’s a good idea.
• A .22-gauge firing capsule. You can buy these online. They’re hard to find in stores.
• Blank .22-gauge loads. Buy these online where you bought your firing capsule or at a hardware store in the nail bun aisle.
• Wrap the one end of the wire around a tree trunk, branch, sapling or stake. Choose a color that matches best with the surroundings.
• Attach an unloaded .22-gauge capsule in an obscure spot.
• Attach the other end of the wire to the .22-gauge firing capsule.
• Stretch it to another tree trunk, branch, sapling or stake and pull until you have tension on the .22-gauge firing mechanism.
• Test the unloaded .22-gauge capsule by pushing on the trip wire to see if the pin fires. If not, adjust the tension. If the pin fires, rearm the firing mechanism and carefully add a blank .22-gauge cartridge.
• If appropriate to the situation, do a test. It will be loud and attract a lot of attention. If the firing pin is firing when unloaded, you should be good to go if a test causes local problems or concerns. Anything that sounds like a gun shot in the neighborhood may attract some unwanted attention.

This setup uses a white length of electrical wire attached with overlapping loops through two holes in the top of a can painted white. Obviously, it’s a winter trip wire and it uses marbles or pebbles to create the alarm. The overlap of the wires causes the can to shake and rattle more than a conventional wire or line passing through the holes.

• White electrical wire
• A can or cans painted white
• Marbles or pebbles

Directions:

• Attach one end of the wire to a tree branch.
• Run the wire through the can in a discreet location, but overlap the wires so the can shakes when the wire is tripped.

• Attach the other end of the wire to a branch and test.

If trouble is close to home and you need to come up with a trip wire fast, this is one option. This is a trip wire connected to a gate, causing an avalanche of large rocks to fall onto a large piece of sheet metal or even a metal garbage can. It makes a lot of noise and can also be staged so the rocks fall onto the metal when the gate is pushed rather than pulled open.

You can improvise this kind of setup anywhere someone may enter uninvited, from a barn door to a back door to a door on a wood shed. This is not a stealthy trip wire. It assumes that a gate or other barrier is obstructing any view of the setup.

• Bucket to hold the ro cks.
• About two dozen large rocks from 1 to 2-inches in diameter.
• A large metal surface or object that will make a lot of noise when rocks land on it. Sheet metal, metal garbage cans, metal ductwork, any type of metal that’s relatively thin and will create noise.
• A wood platform 12” square to support the bucket
• Three wooden dowels about 3 feet long. (You can use old broom handles or even 1×2’s can work).
• Cordage . Any type and any color. The trip wire will also be obscured by the gate or barrier.
• Fill your bucket with your rocks and dump them on your metal sheet, can or whatever else your using to assess the noise. Ask someone inside your home or camp to determine if they can hear it.
• If you’re satisfied with the noise level, fill the bucket with your rocks.
• Pound the 3 support sticks into the ground in a triangle that will support the 12” square platform.
• Set the 12” platform on top of the support sticks. You don’t want to drive the support sticks too deep into the ground. You want this to be a precarious balancing act.
• You have two options. If your gate pulls open towards you, attach your trip wire to the gate and to the front support stick or your three sticks setup far enough away to allow the rocks to fall on the metal. Place the metal in the best location for the rocks to fall. You might want to put some rocks under the metal to lift it off the ground to increase the noise and hold it in place to some degree. When the gate is opened, the trip wire will pull out the support and the bucket will fall forward onto the metal.
• If your gate opens away from you, set up the support sticks and the platform right next to the gate. When someone pushes the gate open, it will topple the bucket with the rocks onto your metal plate or can.
• Test either option to see where the rocks fall and place your metal sheet or container in that location.
• Test again and ask someone inside the house to assess the noise level.
• If satisfied, set the trip or add more rocks or adjust the metal location or type of metal. It’s an easy set up and will create enough noise to cause most intruders to jump out of their boots.

Are There Other Approaches?

No doubt . Trip wires have been around a long time, and what you choose to improvise is only limited by your imagination and materials on hand . What we tried to do here was explore the concept so anyone could take the basic idea and adapt it to their needs, available supplies , and their location. It’s all a question of finding stuff that will make a lot of noise when someone trips over your wire.

In an emergency, it’s good to know how to do this stuff. In an ideal scenario, you would have sophisticated electronic devices that are solar powered and connected to motion detectors and all manner of alerts and alarms. Complicating things further is that any device with any level of electronics will also need to be weatherproof.

But this isn’t about an ideal scenario with a house surrounded by lasers . It’s about a sudden and surprising time when things rapidly become dangerous or threatening. Anyone in that situation would have plenty to think about and the ability to quickly improvise something as basic as perimeter alarms with trip wires not only makes sense but simply seems like a good idea. Just don’t throw way any old bells.

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What is a trip wire? 

As its name suggests, a trip wire is a thin line of wire (or other material) that is intended to cause an intruder to trip over it, thus triggering a mechanism elsewhere that will activate an alarm. The wire is stretched tight and low to the ground between two fixed points, where it will be unseen. When an unwanted visitor trips over the wire, it activates an alarm system, which can be as crude or as elegant as you have the time and materials to construct. Trip wires have been used for hundreds of years by military, police, and civilians alike.

Trip wire comes in a variety of materials. Wire is often preferred due to its rigidity, but multifilament silicon coated Kevlar is also an excellent and more flexible option. In a pinch you could even use fishing line or string.

How do you use a trip wire?

A basic trip alarm system is essentially a simple booby trap. The alarm signaling device will be tethered to a length of trip wire. When the wire is pulled hard enough (presumably by someone tripping over it), it activates the device which alerts you to the presence of an intruder. It couldn’t be simpler! 

Trip wire can also be used independently of a signaling device as an all-purpose wire for whatever purposes you need.

When might you need a trip wire?

Trip wires are often used, with or without a signaling device, for applications such as:

• Perimeter alarms
• Boundary setting
• DIY animal trapping 
• Securing gear

Where can I get a trip wire?

Although just about any kind of string or wire can work in a pinch, the Kevlar Trip Line included in our Tripwire Alarm Kit makes excellent trip line (it’s not actually wire) due to its flexibility and ease of deployment. Get yours here:  https://tihk.co/collections/urban-survival-gear/products/tripwire-alarm-kit

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• Francisco Javier from Tudela De Duero, Spain Maybe the songs tells the history of the polemic relationship between Jesuscrhist and Maria Magdalena: "..Angel or devil, i was thirsty and you wet my lips"-Maria givin´ water to Jesus after crucifixion. "you set my desire, i trip throguh your wires"
• Miles from Vancouver, Canada Somehow, I've thought this song sounded like it was influenced by Led Zeppelin. Bono's harmonica sounds almost like that of Robert Plant.
• Ben from Gosford, Australia It's a very sexy-sounding song. I love the line "Still shaking, still in pain, you put me back together again."
• Curtis from Cornwall On Hudson , Ny I used to have a version they did on live TV, perhaps the one mentioned above but it had different lyrics and was about a city, presumably Dublin. On the same show they did a song called Womanfish which I have never heard anywhere else. I strongly suspect that at least Bono was drunk of his a**.
• Cole from Bucks County, Pa I always thought this song was about an artist embracing his muse/art. When I met the first woman I loved, this song meant something more.
• Anthony from Dalles, Tx what is the song about?
• Ash from Charleston, Wv This is one of those tunes that used to just send me into a frenzy of pure unadulterated joy!! Know what I'm sayin'?

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The Oklahoma Sooners’ senior class is one of the best senior classes in the history of softball. Most have been a part of the three straight national champions or at least a part of some of the national titles during this stretch.

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71-year-old fisherman who disappeared found tangled in barbed wire with dog by his side

A 71-year-old's dog proved to truly be man's best friend this week when his faithful companion remained by his side after he got tangled in barbed wire and stayed trapped for more than two days.

South Carolina resident Billy Wayne Kearse disappeared from his home on April 16 after heading out for a fishing trip with his chihuahua, Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller told USA TODAY Tuesday.

Kearse is from the city of Gaffney in upstate South Carolina about 50 miles southwest of Charlotte.

On Thursday about 11 a.m., the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office received a call from two friends saying they had been riding around searching for Kearse and found his fishing tackle box.

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That same day, deputies responded to the area where the man's fishing gear was found and, after a search, discovered Kearse tangled in barbed wire with his dog nearby. 

"He got stuck trying to climb over the fence and got hung on the barbed wire as it wrapped around his ankle," Mueller explained.

After deputies freed him, Kearse was transported him by medical helicopter to a hospital to be treated for dehydration, officials reported.

"The dog would not come to the officers and ran away from them but was back at the home when officers arrived to notify the family we had located their loved one," Mueller said.

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Mueller said Kearse remained in the hospital on Tuesday but was improving daily and his prognosis for recovery "looks very good."

"We are grateful for the two citizens who were aware of the search efforts last night to locate the missing person and who continued checking their property this morning and notified us after locating the fishing tackle box," Mueller wrote in a news release. "Their efforts put us in the right location and subsequently officers were successful in locating him. Now we all pray for his recovery!"

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What's A Trip Wire Alarm And How Can I Make One?

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I remember as a kid, my little brother used to love playing tricks on me. One of his favorite shenanigans was to hide in a corner quietly and wait for me, the unassuming sister, to cross his path. When I did, he'd jump out and lay down in front of me quickly, causing me to tumble to the ground and start crying. He called his little game, "Tripper". Needless to say, I hated it.

So what does this little anecdote have to do with a trip wire alarm system? Honestly, more than you'd think. My brother had figured out a system (albeit using his body rather than a real wire) that has been around for over a hundred years now. He was using his body to topple me over, thus incapacitating me and making it difficult for me to get up right after I fell. All he was missing was an alarm. Although he probably didn’t want an alarm, or he would have gotten in trouble with mom.

You are probably familiar with the term “trip wire.” These simple mechanisms have been used in wartime, in hunting traps, and in security systems. The basic idea is to have something, usually, a wire (although, as you will see later, lasers can be used as well) stretched out across a path or doorway, Trip wires are attached to two fixed points, such as fence posts or trees. The tripwire should be firmly fixed in place, so that it is taut enough to trigger when a person or animal trips over it, or causes it to move at all.

The earliest trip wire systems were attached to bells instead of a modern alarm. When the wire triggered, it would pull on the bell, causing it to ring and notifying anyone nearby that intruders were in the area. These systems were also used to set off bombs when enemies encroached on home territory during WWI. Enemies approached, activated the tripwire and caused the firing pin to lose tension and go off. Despite the incredible damage these bombs did, the system was undeniably elegant. This system was also used to trigger an attack alarm, notifying soldiers to be ready to fight.

Trip wire alarms today

Today, trip wire alarms are much more technologically advanced. Many systems incorporate laser technology that will sound an alarm if someone were to step across the laser. That’s right, you read that correctly. Lasers. Not exactly like the rotating lasers in Get Smart or the James Bond films, because these laser systems are invisible. No glowy red lines crisscrossing all over your yard and house, just simple, understated, invisible technology.

This kind of technology has a couple of advantages:

While burglars or intruders may be a little bit less likely to run away if they can’t see the tripwire, police can be notified without their knowledge, making it easier for police to catch potential trespassers or intruders.

Invisible lasers , unlike wires, are much harder to find and disable than a more archaic trip wire alarm system

Let’s be honest, it’s pretty cool that laser technology is becoming a relevant part of home security. Technological upgrades like this mean that these kinds of alarm can be wireless and much more aesthetically pleasing.

So how do laser trip wire alarms work, exactly?

Well, there are a few different components. Obviously, there are your lasers. These are created using a laser diode (a mechanism by which laser beams are produced) reflected against a light sensor. These are hooked up to a circuit board of some kind, which then talks to a computer that has been coded to do an action (whether that is to sound a buzzer, to call the police, to lock the doors, or all three). When the beam of the laser is broken, a switch will flip on the circuit board, which will then trigger the computerized response, notifying you of any intruders in the area.

Who is this technology for?

There are many uses for tripwire alarms. Most often, you’d think of them in relation to home security. A tripwire system can make for a great perimeter alarm around your home.

There are also some fairly easy do-it-yourself alarm systems that you can put up just about anywhere. YouTube is full of DIY project tutorials on how to make simple tripwire systems out of a laser pointer. These simpler systems will require a battery to power them unless you want to plug them in. They are created by setting up the laser pointer and reflecting it against a light sensor. This sensor is hooked up to a circuit board of some kind, which then tells the computer that has been coded to do something (whether that is to sound a buzzer or to send you a text message). When the beam of the laser pointer is broken, (the equivalent of someone tripping over a wire) a switch will flip on the circuit board, which will then trigger the computerized response, notifying you of any intruders in the area.

The possibilities for these are endless. If you’re in a college dorm, and you suspect that your roommates are stealing your food, set up a device in the cupboard with your food. You’ll be able to catch them in the act (I fantasized about this as a freshman). Hackaday.com offers an alternative possibility: installing one in your office space so that if someone walks in, you can act distracted. If you’re a hunter, it wouldn’t be too hard to set one of these up as a trap. Below is a video of one way to make a trip wire alarm.

DIY trip wire alarm with fishing line

If you don’t want a tripwire alarm that’s quite as technologically advanced as a laser-run system, or you don’t trust yourself to be able to code a circuit board to do what you need, you can fashion your own tripwire alarm out of some very simple elements, including fishing line, some kind of lever, and a bell or alarm.

The first thing you will need to do to set up your simple tripwire is locate the area in which you hope to set up your system. This should be in an area that you feel is vulnerable, or an area through which, you are worried that an intruder might be able to access your home. You need to have two anchor points. These points could be trees, bushes, lawn light fixtures , or for a much better system, you could use hidden stakes that you drive into the ground. Next you will stretch the fishing line tautly between the two anchor points. On one side, you will need to tie the fishing line around the stake. On the other side you will twist the line around the stake, and you can tie it as well, but be sure not to cut the line, as you will be running the line up to a bell that you anchor in a tree near a window, or on the window ledge itself. Make sure the bell is loud enough that you will be able to hear it from inside your house.

Once you have anchored the bell in place, you will tie the fishing line right above the bulge at the top of the bell. Your system is complete! Before you leave it, though, you should test it out. You will want to apply some pressure to the line. If you hear the bell ring loudly, your system should work great. If the bell only rings faintly, you will need to pull the line more taut. This should ensure that the bell rings loudly. Alternatively, you can attach the line directly to the clapper and see if that produces a louder noise.

This kind of alarm will go off no matter who crosses it, be it animal or human. If possible, you should run the line at knee-level, so many animals will be able to scamper under the line without triggering the alarm.

What are some other cool home security devices?

Laser security systems, while cool, are not the only way that you can protect your property from unwelcome visitors. Other gadgets are available as well. If you're a DIY kind of person, you might want to take a look at some of Cove's DIY home security system products . The idea behind Cove is simple: to enable you to install your own security system, using quality products for a great price.

Some of these products include:

• Central Control Panel : Cove's central control panel is the brain of the system. From this panel, you can arm and disarm the system, contact security personnel, and often also notify the authorities of any medical emergencies. It's easy to use, easy to install, and (especially great for the current climate) requires no interaction with any door-to-door salesmen. Social distancing, people!
• Security Cameras : These can be placed in many locations throughout your home, whether that be above your door or in your hallway. These will track who is in your house, and some can be set to run only when you are not at home. Cove's security cameras are especially great because they are backed up to the cloud, rather than to an SD card or similar technology.
• Motion Detectors : The name is fairly self-explanatory. These track movement and notify you of any human motion on your property. They are actually pretty similar to the laser alarms in this way.
• Window Sensors : A common point of entry for trespassers and burglars can be a window. Window sensors monitor the movement of the windows in your home. Glass-Break detectors can also be placed on windows to sense when a window has been broken, indicating an attempt at forced entry.
• Door Sensors : These track the opening and closing motion of doors in your home. This is a key part of preventing burglary, as burglars will often need to go through one or more doors, even if their initial entry is through a window.
• Key Fobs : These can control the system from a little device on your keys. They are also able to arm and disarm the system and are convenient for when you are outside of your home.

So, as you can tell, there are many ways for you to secure the perimeter of your home and protect your family and valuables. At Cove , we want you to feel as safe as possible. Please take a few minutes to check us out!

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THE EASY AND SAFE TRIP WIRE! Hi Everyone! This instructable will be easy to create, fun to play with, safe, and extremely inexpensive to create!  I may post a laser trip-wire instructable in the future.  There are hundreds of ways to make one of these, but this one is EXTREMELY SIMPLE, and really costs less than a dollar or two to create.  Please have a look at my other instructables, and visit www.engineeringshock.com or www.electroniclessons.com  ! WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 1) Soldering iron (with solder) 2)  A DC Piezo buzzer or siren 3) A 10k Ohm resistor 4) An NPN transistor (I used a 2N2222, but a 2N4401, or really any NPN transistor will do. 5) Two nails (Optional) 6) Some extremely thin wire (I prefer extremely thing gauge magnet wire. 7) 4x AA or AAA batteries, and preferrably a holder You actually have a lot of room for the imagination here.  You'll see what I mean as we progress.

Step 1: The Circuit

The circuit is extremely easy.  Let's go though it in detail! 1) If we place our 4x AA or AAA batteries in series, we're going to have a voltage of roughly 6v, which is perfect.  You can use a 9v battery, but you have to make sure that your buzzer is designed to withstand 9v.  If not, you may need a 5v LM7805 regulator.  In this case, place the batteries in series. 2) As you can see, we've got a 10k ohm resistor connected between the positive battery lead and the base of the NPN transistor, which is also connected to the first post.  Note that the second post is connected to the negative lead of the battery pack.  For those of you who don't know much about transistors, we are using it as a switch.  When power is applied to the base of an NPN transistor, the power at the collector will drain through to the emitter, which is connected to ground.  We're going to get back to this portion of the circuit in just a second.  Please note that I've included a bunch of images that give examples of how to use NPN transistors as switches. 3) We have the positive lead of the DC buzzer connected to the positive lead of the battery.  The negative lead of the DC buzzer is connected to the collector of the transistor.  Since the emitter of the transistor is connected to the ground line (negative lead of the battery), then power is applied to the base of the transistor, power is applied to the piezo and drains to ground from the collector to the emitter (Completing the circuit).  When there is no power tied to the base of the transistor, the buzzer circuit is not complete.  In other words, the buzzer will not sound.  When power is applied to the base of the transistor, the buzzer circuit is completed, and the buzzer turns on. 4) Let's have a look at the nail posts.  We have one nail post connected to the base of the transistor and the protective resistor.  The second nail post is connected to the ground line.  When we connect our magnet wire loop between the nail posts, this connects the base of the transistor to ground, which means that there is no power applied.  As soon as that magnet wire breaks, power from the positive lead of the battery pack is applied to the base of the transistor, and the buzzer will sound until you can either turn the power off, or reconnect the wire. 5) You can loop the wire pretty much as far as you want. As long as your magnet wire is intact, the buzzer will not activate.  IN BASIC TERMS: - Power is required for the circuit to work. We are using a 6v battery pack (4x AA or AAA batteries in series) - Until power is applied to the base of the transistor, power at the collector (connected to the negative lead of the DC buzzer) will not connect thorugh the emitter of the transistor and connect with ground. - The 10k Ohm resistor acts to protect the base of the transistor, as well as limit the current to the circuit.  Without it, there would be absoluately no load, and the battery pack would short circuit.    - When the magnet wire between the posts is connected properly, the power at the base of the transistor is sunk to ground (0v) - When the magnet wire is broken, the path to ground at the base is broken  When this happens, the base of the transistor receives power, and the DC buzzer circuit is completed.  the result?BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!  

Step 2: Mounting

All we really need is the circuit.  You don't need to mount the circuit on to anything if you don't want to.  If you do want to mount the circuit, you can either do what I did, or use your imagination.  I used a thin piece of laminate board.  I used a glue gun to glue the battery pack and the circuit to the board.  If you are using nails for your mounts, make sure that you nail them in properly, and that you solder  or wire-wrap the circuit points properly.   You can also substitute the nails with a terminal block if you'd like.  From here, you are free to take metres and metres of magnet wire, or any kind of wire and make a trap.  As soon as that wire is broken, the DC buzzer circuit completes, and you're going to hear it! 

Step 3: Tips and Safety

Tips: 1)  Magnet wire is easily broken, and if the gauge is thin enough, no one will be able to see it.  However, magnet wire has a thin chemical insulation covering it.  The ends will need to be soldered to the posts. 2)  If you want, you can use a 2-pin terminal block as opposed to the posts.  I personally think that using posts makes things easier. 3) You do NOT have to use magnet wire.  I do suggest you use a thin wire that is easily broken, and that is hard to see. 4) Some transistors will have a lower current requirement for activating the base. This means that you can use a higher value resistor (50k Ohms+).  However, I suggest using less than 20k for the 2N4401, and less than 30k for the 2N2222. 5) While this circuit requires very little power when the DC buzzer is not activated, there are still ways to make this circuit more power efficient.  if you're interested, ask me. 6) If you don't have a battery pack, you can use a 9v battery.  However, you have to make sure that your DC buzzer is rated for 9v or less.  If it is not, and you still want to use a 9v battery, you have to implement an LM7805 5v regulator IC into the circuit. 7) You can easily hook this circuit up to a wall wart, but please only do so if you really know what you're doing! SAFETY: 1) Do NOT use this circuit to detect children.  You don't want to cause an accident.  2) Do not burn yourself with either the hot glue gun or a soldering Iron.  If you are young, and have no experience, has an adult give you a hand.  Safety first =) 3)  Try to keep the trip wire at least four feet from the ground.  This way, you're not likely to hit anyone in the face or trip anybody with the wire.

Step 4: Many Thanks

I hope you enjoyed this instructable.  It is extremely easy and inexpensive to make.  When I have kids, I'm going to create something similar for my liquor cabinet, so that I can catch my kids (As teenagers) in the act =) Check out my other instructables, and please visit www.electroniclessons.com and/or Register at www.engineeringshock.com Thanks again!  Happy security to all!

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The effect of trip wire on transition of boundary layer on a cylinder

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Gaurav Chopra , Sanjay Mittal; The effect of trip wire on transition of boundary layer on a cylinder. Physics of Fluids 1 May 2022; 34 (5): 054103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0089512

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The effect of height of a trip and its location on the transition of boundary layer on a cylinder is studied using large eddy simulations for 2 × 10 3 ≤ R e ≤ 5 × 10 5 ⁠ . The Reynolds number, Re , is based on the free stream speed and diameter of the cylinder ( D ). Two modes of transition are observed: (a) natural, for a relatively small trip of height d T / D = 0.25 % ⁠ , via formation of a laminar separation bubble (LSB) and (b) direct, for a large trip of height d T / D = 1.0 % ⁠ , wherein the formation of LSB is bypassed and the trip disturbs the flow enough to cause separation of the boundary layer and its subsequent turbulent reattachment. Transition delays the final separation leading to a very significant reduction in drag, often referred to as drag crisis. The delay is more for natural as compared to direct transition. Consequently, the drag at the end of crisis is lower for natural transition. The 1.0% trip at 78 ° leads to a more delayed flow separation than one at 55 ° from the front stagnation point. The drag crisis takes place in two stages for a cylinder with trip. During each of the two stages, asymmetric transition on the two sides results in generation of circulation and lift force. The effect of trip is felt even by the non-trip side. The cylinder experiences a relatively large “reverse lift” during the second stage of drag crisis. While natural transition is accompanied by intermittency of LSB, direct transition is associated with intermittency in laminar vs turbulent attachment of the flow following its separation at the trip.

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Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

A $12 billion high-speed passenger train line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, center, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, right, drive rail spikes into a symbolic rail, on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo leaves the stage at a groundbreaking for a high-speed passenger rail on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., left, and Sen. Jacky Rosend, D-Nev., right, speak at the groundbreaking for a high-speed passenger rail on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at the groundbreaking for a high-speed passenger rail on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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This Jan. 25, 2012, photo shows the site of a proposed station for the high-speed rail line to Las Vegas at the end of the Dale Evans Parkway exit from Interstate 15, on the far outskirts of the Mojave Desert city of Victorville, Calif. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

FILE - This photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, shows the site of a proposed station for a high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, background, at the end of the Dale Evans Parkway exit from Interstate 15, on the far outskirts of the Mojave Desert city of Victorville, Calif. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

FILE - This photo Jan. 25, 2012, photo shows the site of a proposed station for a high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, foreground, with Interstate 15 in the background, on the far outskirts of Victorville, Calif., the Mojave Desert city on the route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Brightline West and U.S. transportation secretary and other officials projecting that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

“People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg before taking a stage with union representatives and company officials at the future site of a terminal to be built just south of the Las Vegas Strip. “It’s really happening this time.”

Buttigieg cited Biden administration support for the project that he said will bring thousands of union jobs, boost local economies and cut traffic and air pollution.

Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami and Orlando in Florida, aims to lay 218 miles (351 kilometers) of new track almost all in the median of Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, California. It would link there with a commuter rail connection to downtown Los Angeles. A station also is planned in San Bernardino County’s Victorville area.

Company officials say the goal is to have trains exceeding speeds of 186 mph (300 kph) — comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains — operating in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

“I believe we’ll look back at today and say, ’This was the birth of an industry of high-speed rail,’” Brightline Holdings founder Wes Edens said Monday.

AP AUDIO: Rail spikes hammered; bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the development of a high-speed rail between two major West coast cities.

The company aims to link U.S. cities that are too near each other for air travel to make sense and too far for people to drive.

Las Vegas has no Amtrak service. The idea of a bullet train to Los Angeles dates back decades under various names including DesertXpress. Brightline West acquired the project in 2019, and company and public officials say it has all required right-of-way and environmental approvals, along with labor agreements.

Brightline received Biden administration backing including a $3 billion grant from federal infrastructure funds and recent approval to sell another $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds. The company won federal authorization in 2020 to sell $1 billion in similar bonds.

Brightline West says electric-powered trains will cut the four-hour trip across the Mojave Desert to a little more than two hours. It projects 11 million one-way passengers per year, with fares that Edens said will be comparable to airline ticket costs. The trains will offer rest rooms, Wi-Fi, food and beverage sales and the option to check luggage.

Officials hope the train line will relieve congestion on I-15, where drivers often sit in miles of crawling traffic while returning home to Southern California from a Las Vegas weekend. An average of more than 44,000 automobiles per day crossed the California-Nevada state line on I-15 in 2023, according to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority data.

Florida-based Brightline Holdings’ Miami-line debuted in 2018 and expanded service to Orlando International Airport last September with trains reaching speeds up to 125 mph (200 kph). It offers 16 round-trips per day with one-way tickets for the 235-mile (378-kilometer) distance costing about $80.

Other fast trains in the U.S. include Amtrak’s Acela, which can top 150 mph (241 kph) between Boston and Washington, D.C. But fast train connections for other U.S. cities have been floated, including Dallas to Houston ; Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina ; Chicago to St. Louis ; and Seattle to Portland, Oregon. Most have faced delays.

In California, a proposed 500-mile (805-kilometer) rail line linking Los Angeles and San Francisco was approved by voters in 2008, but has been beset by rising costs and routing disputes . A 2022 business plan by the California High-Speed Rail Authority projected the cost had more than tripled to $105 billion.

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Life changed for María Patrizia Santos during a visit to Peru in 2017. It was not from a mystical experience at Machu Picchu in the Andes or one of the South American country's many other ancient sites, but from interviewing more than 150 caregivers about childhood anemia in the southern city of Arequipa.

María Patrizia grew up in her native Venezuela planning to become a medical doctor. She returned from Peru to Tulane University in New Orleans with a much different idea.

"When I was in Peru, I fell in love with the process of doing research," she said. María Patrizia added a public health major. "My adviser said it was crazy, but I did it." She graduated with bachelor's degrees in neuroscience and public health. "After the trip to Peru, I knew I wanted to do public health."

A second working trip to Peru in 2019 cemented her career choice. This time, it was to study food insecurity and health in Villa El Salvador, a poor district in the capital city of Lima.

While she's no longer on track to become a medical doctor, María Patrizia continues to follow a lifelong passion that did not change when her family moved to the United States and Switzerland then back to Venezuela.

"For me, health is the foundation for everything that you want to do in life," she said. "Growing up in Venezuela, I saw many disparities, and I thought that the most impactful, foundational way to address them was through health."

María Patrizia applied to several universities in the U.S., but Tulane was her top choice. She completed her undergraduate work, then earned her master's degree in biostatistics. She's now in her third year as a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at Tulane's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is the only Latina among 16 students in the program.

"María Patrizia has always been an excellent student, very dedicated to what she wanted to do," her father, José Rafael Santos, said. "She wanted to be a doctor, and Tulane has one of the best pre-med programs. But we supported her when she switched because we knew she would excel."

Dr. M. Pia Chaparro, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Public Health who hired María Patrizia to work on a project in Peru, said she is not only an adept researcher but also quick on her feet in real-life situations.

"When I accompanied her (María Patrizia) and her Peruvian counterpart to collect data one day, she showed me her 'tactic' to keep the dogs away. She had a water bottle ready in case she needed to spray any approaching dogs. It was pretty effective," said Chaparro, who María Patrizia calls a mentor.

María Patrizia divides her time between different academic tasks these days. She teaches observational epidemiology at Tulane, while also taking a class on clustered and longitudinal data analysis.

The bulk of her time, however, is spent on research for her dissertation, which is focused on acute hyperglycemia during hospitalization and the potential risk for cardiovascular disease.

Acute hyperglycemia happens when a person without diabetes experiences frequent episodes of high blood sugar, or glucose.

Hospitals generally did not follow up on the condition once a patient was discharged and blood sugar levels returned to normal, María Patrizia said. But she said her research suggests there may be an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other conditions.

Using electronic health records from the massive National COVID Cohort Collaborative, she has narrowed her scope to around 8 million people in the U.S. that includes those who developed acute hyperglycemia in the hospital.

The dissertation focus is part of her deeper interest in the underrepresentation of marginalized populations in research. The database is a great opportunity to include these populations in determining risk factors, she said.

"I want to see how acute hyperglycemia affects patients, how it interacts with other infections, with sepsis, COVID, etc., and then look even deeper to see how social determinants of health impact this association," she said.

By understanding the complex interactions between acute hyperglycemia and various infectious diseases, she said her research could help doctors keep a closer eye on their patients because of the potentially increased risk for heart disease and stroke.

María Patrizia is a scholar in the American Heart Association's National Hispanic Latino Cardiovascular Collaborative , a program that promotes the treatment and prevention of heart disease and stroke and the elimination of health disparities for the Hispanic population. She's also a recipient of a research service award through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that will help her achieve the next stage in her career.

"I would love to split my time between being a professor at a tier 1 research institute in the United States and have a research office in Venezuela or other country so that I can bridge teaching and research," she said.

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Trip The Wire

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Trip The Wire Seattle, Washington

High-energy, original, Hard Rock with a retro vibe. Dynamic hooks, driving rhythm, fiery guitar leads and powerhouse vocals.

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Tripwire Hook

• View history
• 1.1 Breaking
• 1.2 Natural generation
• 1.3 Chest loot
• 1.4 Crafting
• 1.5 Fishing
• 2.1 Crafting ingredient
• 2.2 Redstone component
• 2.3 Trading
• 3.1 Generic
• 4.2 Block states
• 9 References
• 10 External Links

Obtaining [ ]

Breaking [ ].

Tripwire hooks can be broken instantly using any tool, or without a tool.

A tripwire hook is also removed and drops itself as an item if:

• its attachment block is moved, removed, or destroyed
• water flows into its space in Java Edition
• a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space

A tripwire hook is destroyed without dropping itself as an item if lava flows into its space.

Natural generation [ ]

Four tripwire hooks are generated naturally in each jungle temple .

Chest loot [ ]

Crafting [ ], fishing [ ].

Tripwire hooks can be obtained as a "junk" item from fishing .

Tripwire hooks can be used as crafting ingredients or as redstone circuit components.

Crafting ingredient [ ]

Tripwire hooks can be used to craft trapped chests and crossbows .

Redstone component [ ]

A tripwire hook can be used to detect mobs, items, and other entities over a large area.

The tripwire hooks and the blocks they are attached to provide power, but the tripwire does not.

• powers any adjacent redstone dust to power level 15, including beneath the tripwire hook
• powers any adjacent redstone comparators or redstone repeaters facing away from the tripwire hook to power level 15
• strongly powers its attachment block to power level 15
• activates any adjacent mechanism components , including above or below, such as pistons , redstone lamps , etc.

Trading [ ]

Master-level fletcher villagers have a 2 ⁄ 3 chance to buy 8 tripwire hooks for an emerald as part of their trades in Java Edition, and always offer the trade in Bedrock Edition.

Generic [ ]

Java Edition :

• ↑ a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition :

• ↑ MCPE-169612  — Many blocks make very slightly different sounds to stone

Data values [ ]

• ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
• ↑ Available with / give command.
• ↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states [ ]

History [ ]

• Potential ring placement changes between powered and powered attached
• Check if the string was still dashed directly before 14w11a.  

The first image of tripwires released by Mojang .

The second image of tripwires released by Mojang.

The third image of tripwires released by Mojang.

A comparison between a tripwire hook and a lever released by Mojang.

Issues relating to "Tripwire" are maintained on the bug tracker . Report issues there .

Gallery [ ]

First location of tripwire hooks in jungle temple, setting of the dispenser trap in the background.

Second location of tripwire hooks in jungle temple, setting of the dispenser trap in the background.

Tripwire hook found in a chest inside pillager outpost.

References [ ]

• ↑ "I think I'm taking a big liking toward adventure maps. It's starting to show in my choice of new blocks." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "Experimenting with some new ideas. Perhaps one day we'll see a pair of shears inside every griefers' toolbox." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "That awkward moment when you realize you just spent the last few days unknowingly designing a coat hanger. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36087083/ZScreen/2012-05/28-Monday--0196.126866331.png …" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "Haha, I kinda see how it looks like a doorbell, too. Maybe if you pull it a golem should come out and yell "YOU RANG?" https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36087083/ZScreen/2012-05/28-Monday--0197.486672066.png …" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "Some people have got it right already, so this should clear up all further confusion and spoil the next update for you https://dl.dropbox.com/u/36087083/ZScreen/2012-05/28-Monday--0198.158946456.png …" – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "It's a tripwire, yeah." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ "Tripwire Experiments" – Nathan Adams on YouTube, May 28, 3012
• ↑ "Also, thanks to my wonderful fiancee @MissMarzenia for the idea. Seriously, all credit goes that way." – @Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 28, 2012
• ↑ MC-146824
• ↑ MC-217629  — "Tripwire hooks use stone sounds, rather than wood" — resolved as "Fixed".

External Links [ ]

• Taking Inventory: Tripwire Hook – Minecraft.net on September 11, 2018

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