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Tiny banner ads attached to flies generate buzz at conference [video]

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Re: Tiny banner ads attached to flies generate buzz at conference [video]

#5

PETA will be all over this.

That's probably why there is the comment at the end: "No fly was harmed. The banners were attached with wax and detached themselves after a couple of hours.". It's up to you, whether you want to believe this... :-)

Re: Tiny banner ads attached to flies generate buzz at conference [video]

#7

PETA will be all over this.

That's probably why there is the comment at the end: "No fly was harmed. The banners were attached with wax and detached themselves after a couple of hours.". It's up to you, whether you want to believe this... :-)

They tend to be pretty trollish about it. They'll probably complain about the flies being "tortured" by having to fly with a weight attached to them.

Re: Tiny banner ads attached to flies generate buzz at conference [video]

#9
It certainly is an innovative idea.

As with the lady on the mobile, at first it would freak me out watching it fly into my vision if I wasn't aware of "fly by advertisement".

With the wax detaching from the fly, could we then have the ad company or the advertiser fined for littering?

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