Cobweb of Disuse: Difference between revisions

A cobweb or two is often used as a sign that something hasn't been used or hasn't moved in a while. This is a standard part of the decor in [[Haunted Castle|Haunted Castles]]s and [[Haunted House|Haunted Houses]]s, so much so that white fibrous decorations simulating cobwebs appear in stores every October.

In [[Real Life]], this is only partially true. A spider only needs a few hours to build a web on something. On the other hand, not regularly removing cobwebs from something will allow dust to build up on them, making them a lot easier to see.

* The second edition of ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' had an illusion like this, to confuse burglars and thereby protect valuables.

* When the Nazis invaded France, many French people would hide their valuables in their wine cellars by bricking off part of the cellar. They would then find spiders and place them in front of the newly built walls so they would build webs and make the walls look older. (In a similar vein, wine merchants would often run a scam against Nazi officials by sprinkling dust on top of bottles of cheap crap to pass it off as old and valuable.)

** Speaking of wine and cobwebs, wine bottles are possibly the only food-item that you'd ''want'' to be delivered to you with dust and cobwebs all over it.

* Invoked by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111214114508/http://www.frightcatalog.com/Halloween-Props/Cobweb-Effects/Spider-Webs-Stretchable-1017677/ Halloween cobweb decor].