1. Andrew Matt
Jon Krepps
Roommate (Joshua Zolko)
Mike Timberg

2. Define the Pr oblem
 Any farmer/gardener knows that slugs can cause significant
damage to his or her garden, additionally, slugs are just an
unsightly thing to look at. A typical slug trap is baited with
the scent of beer, which can easily add up in expenses, and
contains food inside which is not only toxic to slugs, but
often to humans as well. Also, the majority of slug traps
clearly look as if they do not belong near a garden. Design
a slug trap that allows a person to keep some money in their
pocket, is non-toxic in case a younger person happens to
digest it, and is not an “eyesore” sticking in the middle of
someone’s garden or yard.

3. Criteria For Success
 The slug trap must be low in cost. Criteria for Success: Design Design
 The components such as the bait and #1 #2
what kills the slug must be cheap.
No Chemicals x x
 The slug trap must be safe among
children and pets. Safe For Children x
 The slug trap must be environmentally Environmentally x
friendly. Friendly
 The slug trap must be aesthetically
Low Cost x
pleasing.
 The trap must kill the slugs in a way such Easy Clean-up x x
their bodies wont just be lying there for Aesthetically Pleasing x
ages.
 The trap must be easy to understand and
use.

4. Per tinent Infor mation
 The Lilly Miller Brand of slug bait is a big name in the slug
industry, as it is not harmful to pets and wildlife, but it is harmful to
have around children and at $16.11 per box, it can put quite a dent
in someone’s pocket.
 Popular Traps such as the “Snail Jail” and “Slug Saloon” are all
effective at trapping slugs, but require expensive and toxic bait,
and are basically big hunks of plastic sticking out of somebody’s
lawn or garden.
 The brand simply entitled “Slug Trap” does have a nontoxic
method to lure its slugs, but for a small bag of its bait, it costs an
unreasonably expensive $17.99.

5. Per tinent Infor mation
cont..
 The brand “SlugsAway” created a special electric fence
for slugs, and obviously this method can run into quite
a few problems regarding safety, and can cost over
$40 just to keep a relatively small area slug free.
 The majority of slug traps use beer to attract the slugs,
and while this is an effective method, there are a few
problems one can run into when using beer as bait.
One problem is that beer should be sitting around in
the yard where kids are playing. Secondly, beer when
left sitting out has a will produce a very nasty stench.

6. Multiple Solutions
 Slug Eating Chia Turtle: A trap that involves slugs
being bated by the scent of compost, and then falling
into the base of the turtle. Slugs drown when the Chia
Turtle is watered and deteriorate into the compost,
which further fertilizes the Chia Turtle’s grass.
 Dat Der Bucket O’ Sawlt: This trap is a simple bucket
that is placed into the ground in which the rim of the
bucket is just barely sticking out of the earth. The trap
lures the slug with compost that is lying under a thing
layer of sea salt. The slug falls into the bucket for a
meal and then gets dissolved by the salt where its body
becomes part of the compost.

7. Sketches
Design #1 Design #2

8. Multiple Solution
Anal ysis
Materials Design #1 Design #2 Decision Chia death Bucket 'n'
Matrix Weight trap Salt method
Container $2.59 $2.59
Attracts Slugs 0.1 9 6
Potting Space $21.00 $0
Cost 0.1 6 10
Plant/Grass $4.95 $0.21
Eco-Friendly 0.05 10 7
Netting $0.08 $0
Safety 0.2 9 5
Dirt/Compost $0.15 $0.15 aesthetics 0.2 10 7
Slug Eliminator $0 $1.15 keeps/kills 0.3 9 7
slugs
easy to use 0.05 9 8
Total Cost $28.77 $4.10 Total Score 1 8.95 6.85
Materials Chart design #1 design #2
Container Bucket Bucket
Potting Space Chia pet None
Plants-Grass specialized Chia None
Seed
Netting Fishnet None
Dirt/compost Mushroom mushroom
compost compost
Slug eliminator water Salt

9. Final Analysis
 The charts all show the superiority of the
Chia death trap as opposed to the bucket
and salt method; except for cost, but
makes up for functionality, ease of use,
and safety.