drive them crazy for a few nights, then go out to them the third night, they tense up, they are going to run but you crouch down trying to keep them calm, then you show them how to use the laser pointer, it will take a while but they will understand. When you see they have understood stand up and put your hands on your hips and laugh like the jolly green giant. Then go back inside. Look back out the window. They are all just standing there looking at you. They look pissed.

Not a raccoon on meth? https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/04/how-to-lo...

Remember enjoying reading this silly piece

All I think about when I hear and see these stories of raccoons being so slick:

1: I completely understand the trope of the burger/heist person looking like a raccoon and

2. I can't help but to think how useful they might be in search and rescue type scenarios. Or even just the terrain mapping aspect of it.