Squirrel seen 'vaping' in London park

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/23/squirrel-seen-vaping-in-london-park/

Comments

beardywMar 26, 2026, 9:29 AM
Seems to have been flagged, possibly because it doesn't have AI in the title.

Otherwise it is a discussion about technology.

senectus1Mar 26, 2026, 6:57 AM
>A squirrel has been filmed appearing to vape in a London park…

the words "Appearing to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this tabloid article

tonyedgecombeMar 26, 2026, 8:00 AM
It's the Telegraph, garbage media for people who can read.
csomarMar 26, 2026, 6:50 AM
Soon he'll have to join the productive workforce so that he can afford cartridges. We might also observe a new wave of crimes from squirrels so that they can afford this new vice.
ImustaskforhelpMar 26, 2026, 7:53 AM
Would he be able to afford rent though in this economy, his days of eating acorns on trees and moving from one tree to another without paying rent are gone :-)

Most likely the squirrel is gonna create a meme coin and pump and dump it and become a influencer.

(On a more serious note, I am not sure if some ACTUAL Human being might create a meme coin or something about this squirrel... so there is some irony to it)

brtkwrMar 26, 2026, 5:34 AM
Vapes are possibly the worst things invented since cigarettes.
gpjtMar 26, 2026, 3:17 PM
It's a bit of a double edged sword. As someone who smoked and found it impossible to quit for decades, I'm very happy to have been able to switch to (reuasable) vaping. It's probably added years to my life expectancy.

OTOH the upsurge in nicotine use amongst young people feels suboptimal, and disposable vapes are a scourge.

msltMar 26, 2026, 5:48 AM
Nuclear arms and fentanyl come to mind as worse
soopypoosMar 26, 2026, 6:03 AM
and dubstep
ohmMar 26, 2026, 11:20 AM
Dubstep glory was short and sweet just like fidget spinners.
johneaMar 26, 2026, 8:43 PM
DnB 4ever!!!
4gotunameagainMar 26, 2026, 6:30 AM
Why on earth are disposable vapes still legal. It is such an incredible waste. You know that the cohort they are marketed to are not going to dispose them responsibly.

Each one has a rechargeable battery, and most of them end up in landfills.

It is such a waste. Ban them.

AngryDataMar 26, 2026, 8:40 AM
Because governments want their sin tax money and refillable vapes don't generate nearly the amount of tax that disposable nicotine products provide.
globular-toastMar 26, 2026, 7:10 AM
They're not. They've been banned in the UK for a while now. But I think the reusable ones are still cheap enough for people to be careless or just chuck them.
Ferret7446Mar 26, 2026, 7:21 AM
Welcome to another episode of regulation backfiring. People want disposable vapes, the government bans them, so companies find a way to provide technically rechargeable vapes that are disposable, now it creates even more waste, the customers suffer, the government pats itself on the back for making the world slightly worse. Tune in for the next episode: age verification for computing devices!
4gotunameagainMar 26, 2026, 9:48 AM
A backfiring regulation once in a while is much much better than a corporate dystopia wild west.
FrustratedMonkyMar 26, 2026, 6:15 AM
I didn't see any puff of smoke. Probably just playing with it
gpjtMar 26, 2026, 3:14 PM
Looked to me like it was trying to work out whether it was edible. Sensible behaviour for an animal in a world where unfamiliar edible things appear from time to time.
andrewstuartMar 26, 2026, 5:45 AM
I knew a guy who had a dog that ate cigarette butts.
s5300Mar 26, 2026, 5:57 AM
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