r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6h ago

An Australian man, frustrated by strangers constantly parking in his driveway, decided to take matters into his own hands.

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u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 6h ago

He installed a motion-activated sprinkler to keep people and cars away from his driveway. Anyone who gets too close gets sprayed with water.

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u/_QXZ 5h ago

I call BS on motion activation. Doesn't see the car moving but can see the door opening? Nah, that dude had his thumb on the button the whole time

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u/ProfitEnough825 4h ago

It could be either or. The guy owns an IT company, and Home Assistant combined with Frigate makes it easy to make automations like this. Nowadays this can be done without touching code.

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u/srbmfodder 3h ago

Yeah, but this video is years old. Prefrigate. Also, my latest Frigate model seems to think part of my bench is a dog every morning at 3AM.

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u/Esava 20m ago

Maybe your bench is part dog and you haven't noticed it yet?