Bug-a-Salt (2013)

#1

Post by davesailer » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 12:39 PM UTC

Bug-a-Salt (2013)
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Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by S_A_P » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 1:21 PM UTC

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...

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by a_imho » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 1:50 PM UTC

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.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by phasetransition » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 1:57 PM UTC

FYI, Kevin Kelly's "Cool Tools" is a solid, and useful coffee table book. Some things from 2013 don't age well, but for it is useful for lots of items. A quick skim of my copy didn't find the bug salt shotgun, but there is a water-based bug sprayer for the garden on pp. 214.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by avetisk » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:00 PM UTC

a_imho wrote: post #3

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.

I think that may be a really good project. I’m pretty sure if you could make it work properly, a lot of organic farmers would invest into such a solution.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by trevyn » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC

A creme brulee torch is another fun option!

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by et2o » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:10 PM UTC

What’s the volume of salt? Not sure if I’d rather have a fly buzzing around or salt all over my house

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by bdcravens » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:11 PM UTC

We have one in the office. They’re fun.

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by throwaway1239Mx » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:11 PM UTC

S_A_P wrote: 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 insect population in my state, which is KNOWN for bugs, has visibly plummeted within my lifetime.

(edit: refs. Also context: at the time of my comment, the parent was getting greyed out for some reason.)

Re: Bug-a-Salt (2013)

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Post by foreigner » Wed, Mar 04, 2020, 2:12 PM UTC

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.