<p>A medical oncologist</a> in Hervey Bay, Queensland, designed a makeshift anti-magpie helmet to prevent swoop attacks from the troublesome birds while he cycled.</p><p>Doctor Richard Osborne created the anti-magpie helmet using party poppers and a garden hose. Osborne blows into a nozzle attached to the holes, which inflate the party poppers embedded in his helmet.</p><p>Osborne shared a number of videos and images of the device in action to Facebook.</p><p>The rate of magpies attacking cyclists in Australia has had a marked increase in recent months, with one hospital in Melbourne</a> reporting 12 magpie-related eye injuries in August alone. Credit: Richard Osborne via Storyful</p><br />
