UPDATE: I just have to say WOW! The response from everyone out in liveleak land has been amazing!... The majority of you , probably those who have had to deal with rodent's, are fully supportive of this contraption and the method I have chose to rid them from my home and protect my family. But there is a strong number of those who feel it is cruel to drown a rat. I guess when you hear the voices of people in such large numbers it makes you look beyond your own personal views and open your mind to those who have different views. I have decided to stop using water and will catch and dispose of them in a quick and humane way. Thanks Peeps.