xenith | The one that got away

Last night, when I went to bed, this was a perfectly good mouse trap.

I guess it could pass as abstract modern art now.

Note the abscence of anything to stick the bait in/on. That's what the big staple in the middle was attached to.

I can accept that the "victim" got lucky and the staple holding down one side came loose. But removing the part holding the cheese? I think required some effort.