@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social
2026-07-24 10:14 UTC
This "vlizotrap" is a Dutch device traditionally used to manage population size. Once a year, usually in the summer, every Dutch person completes the challenge of using this extendable stepladder to fetch camping equipment from the attic. Those who are too old or unhandy die trying. #FolkloreFriday
Replies (4)
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@kallekn@mastodonsweden.se 2026-07-24 11:50
@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social Hmmm should get one. We only have a loose ladder that doesn't go all the way up. 😱
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@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 10:31
Elderly people who refuse to perform the challenge, may ask their children or grandchildren to perform it for them, but are expected to stand at the foot of the "vlizotrap" shouting instructions at their climbing relatives. Immediately thereafter they are moved out to the countryside.
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@WH@mastodon.nl 2026-07-24 11:21
@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social VLIering ZOlder trap
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@mpark@mathstodon.xyz 2026-07-24 11:51
@RichqrddeNooy@mastodon.social We had that exact same design in my childhood home. Never realized it was a Dutch thing.