Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
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Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
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Re: Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
#2>but if your virtual fence is 3 to 5 meters high, it can catch almost all mosquitoes that fly by
Yeah...it's never going to work unless they eliminate all the bugs.
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#3If you have a short attention span, just scroll down and watch the video. Awesome.
DIE, LITTLE BLOODSUCKERS!! :)
On a side note, in Asia I got the chance to use a device that's like a tennis racket with a bug zapper sandwiched between finger-impermeable outer net layers. So it's hard to shock yourself, but swing it through a cloud of mosquitos, and they pop, burn and die in a very satisfying manner.
It's hard to avoid maniacal laughter.
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#4>but if your virtual fence is 3 to 5 meters high, it can catch almost all mosquitoes that fly by Yeah...it's never going to work unless they eliminate all the bugs.
Not so. If you keep the population down, you're already doing a great deal to stop the spread of disease - especially if you're mostly keeping population down in populated areas, where sick people tend to be located.
This is fantastic.
Re: Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
#5Yet another idea I had when I was a kid, now wending its way towards the market.
Re: Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
#6>but if your virtual fence is 3 to 5 meters high, it can catch almost all mosquitoes that fly by Yeah...it's never going to work unless they eliminate all the bugs.
Depends on what you mean by "work." If you mean "completely eliminate mosquito-borne diseases," probably not.
If you mean "slow their spread and reduce the number of people affected," or "help your party guests get fewer bug bites," then yes, it will work.
Re: Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
#7Yet another idea I had when I was a kid, now wending its way towards the market.
I wanted a sprinkler system with lasers instead of water. Pop up, laser the grass in all directions, pop down. Just make sure nobody's in the yard, first. :)
In practice this is probably a terrible idea - your beautiful green grass is constantly being burned on top.
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#8This is a cool engineering project, but hardly seems like an efficient approach, at thousands (hundreds at best) of dollars a pop. Traditional chemical elimination methods (C02 traps, pesticides) seem much more effective, and biological approaches are probably the most promising (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_technique).
Re: Laser Fence Zaps Mosquitoes In Flight
#9This is a cool engineering project, but hardly seems like an efficient approach, at thousands (hundreds at best) of dollars a pop. Traditional chemical elimination methods (C02 traps, pesticides) seem much more effective, and biological approaches are probably the most promising (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_insect_technique ).
And in case you want a local, mechanical option - don't those electric fly killers with the blue light work for mosquitoes as well?
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#10I love this very tongue in cheek, over-engineered solution to a real problem. It seems the authors are well aware that there are more cost-effective ways of dealing with the problem. But shooting the critters out of the air, one by one speaks to the geek in all of us. This would be a great "give one get one" device, but then again, giving to more conventional causes for malaria prevention is probably more useful.