Mainland China Xi'an~ Much "Butter" Way to beat burglars 涂牛油防竊賊

Many residential property managers in northern China faced a problem of having all their surveillance cameras broken by burglars.

"About 1,200 of the 2,000 units are rented out, resulting difficulties to determine who actually lives there and 'some bad guys' may sneak in" says a manager from Mingdemen estate in the city of Xi'an.

The "butter" and much cheaper solution instead of repairing the surveillance system is to smear 100kg of butter on the gas pipelines that run outside the buildings (the culprits often use these pipelines as their 'ladders' to climb into the dwellings), making them too slippery to climb, Xinhua news agency said yesterday.

Economic downturn seems to create a innovative way to prevent thieves! So, I know what to do with the expired butter in my fridge. Cheers!