Q. Why is it so hard to swat a housefly? A. It sees us coming in slow motion

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Post by cfontes » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 1:15 PM UTC

Re: Q. Why is it so hard to swat a housefly? A. It sees us coming in slow motion

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Post by NicoJuicy » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 1:20 PM UTC

Weird, i just "clap my hands" above the fly... Success rate is about 95% so far (problems on vertical surfaces :))

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Post by kps » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 1:43 PM UTC

NicoJuicy wrote: post #2

Weird, i just "clap my hands" above the fly... Success rate is about 95% so far (problems on vertical surfaces :))

The hardware is fast, but the software has a simple exploit.

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Post by TeddyLondon » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 1:56 PM UTC

NicoJuicy wrote: post #2

Weird, i just "clap my hands" above the fly... Success rate is about 95% so far (problems on vertical surfaces :))

I always thought they take off backwards so I hit behind them and have quite a high hit rate

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Post by ada1981 » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 3:51 PM UTC

So doubling the refresh rate would make TV for Dogs interesting?