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Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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I have a similar item in my backlog, a drone mounted salt gun to terminate slugs in the garden. Engaging them in first person or just sitting back and let the skynet do its thing. Will probably never have the time to work on it, but if something like this is available to buy I would be interested.

Not quite the same, but pretty cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGjP9SE7tsM

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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With age I came to conclusion that anything making killing of any kind even remotely fun is utterly wrong. It might be necessary with dangerous insects, but it should not be fun or recreational.

How did you come to that conclusion?

`brew upgrade morality`

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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post #20

I have one of these and it works fantastically. Highly recommended.

Does it really kill them though? I'm a fan of my electric swatter (because I can catch them in-flight with it) but I have to keep it buzzing for a bit to make sure they're really dead, and then it smells slightly burnt.

I disposed of 63 wasps over a period of about 3 weeks with it. Can confirm that it kills at a range of 6 inches by blowing the body apart. So, usually it was two shots, one to immobilize and another to kill. Vastly prefer this to spraying chemicals around or having a dirty fly swat hanging around.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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With age I came to conclusion that anything making killing of any kind even remotely fun is utterly wrong. It might be necessary with dangerous insects, but it should not be fun or recreational.

Better not discover video games then!

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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post #2

Ive one of these- they were selling them at the Sams Club and I have a lot of fun with it. Definitely recommend using Morton kosher salt with it. Seems to strike the right balance between mass and aerodynamics...

Why in the holy hell is this getting downvoted[0]? Advice on what kind of ammunition to use during the endless war on bugs that we humans have perpetrated for our own comfort[1] is without a doubt invaluable information. [0] This is not snark. [1] Snark aside, I for real do not want roaches etc. in my house, and appreciate non-poisonous methods of dealing... while at the same time struggling with the fact that the in…

Because it doesn't require multiple Kubernetes clusters spun up on 5 different geographical regions for fault tolerance with 3 different vendors to run.

It works too well so people would rather downvote the advice for which kind of salt to use.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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With age I came to conclusion that anything making killing of any kind even remotely fun is utterly wrong. It might be necessary with dangerous insects, but it should not be fun or recreational.

I'm curious if you grew up and/or ever lived in an environment with a serious insect problem. Even the common housefly is just a "mere annoyance" one at a time... but dozens or hundreds can have significant effects on physical and mental health. I'm a huge softie about mammals, birds, reptiles... but I am OK with the complete and total extermination of all insect life inside my domicile.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Hate to be a spoilsport but I wonder what their safety record is like. The shots where the camera was pointed up the barrel made me cringe. "Treat like a loaded weapon at all times" indeed! Of all things to get in your eye high-velocity salt seems like it would be pretty bad.

I got mine as a gift and my 6 year old thought it was the coolest thing in the world. He begged me to let him use it. I immediately felt a since of dread, as the last thing I wanted was him using it to shoot his little sister and maybe get her in the eye. It's now hidden in the truck of my car. It's a neat gadget, but definitely not a toy.
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