Salt + shotgun = Bugasalt

by beebs93 • 13 years ago

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beebs93• 13 years ago

Thought it was an interesting way to combat flies without flimsy fly-swatters or lick-me-when-you-are-drunk electric swatters.

mauvehaus3• 13 years ago

As nifty as this is, I can't help but think that I'd be a lot less excited about the green Jell-o in this video [1] after blasting it with salt.

Also, the FAQ [2] doesn't address whether or not it works against horse flies [3]. Those fellows don't always go down when you swat them against your skin. If you've been fortunate enough to never have been bitten by one, I can assure you that it's not for lack of effort. A horse fly bite will get your attention in a hurry.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i...

[2] http://bugasalt.com/faq/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_fly

EvanKelly• 13 years ago

Horse flies were the number one cause of running around like crazy on the pool deck and then jumping into the pool and holding your breath when I was a kid.

ericclemmons• 13 years ago

I had to upvote you for that. You just reminded me of some great memories from 2 decades back that we're otherwise lost :)

DanBC• 13 years ago

The faq does say that a point blank shot should "do in" a wasp or cockroach. So, if you can aim that well it should kill horseflies.

(I agree about the bites! I've only been bitten once but it's not the kind of thing you forget.)

dsl• 13 years ago

The fly bouncing around on the page is incredibly annoying.

ewoutkleinsmann• 13 years ago

$('#home #fly').click()

civilian• 13 years ago

$('#up_5210503').click()

mauvehaus3• 13 years ago

If you're using firefox and can install extensions, I recommend noscript [1]. Admittedly, it'll take some time to whitelist all the stuff you actually want to work, but it does cut down on silly stuff like the fly (which for me remains parked in the upper left-hand corner). There's apparently a Chrome extension called ScriptSafe if that's your browser of choice.

[1] http://noscript.net/

[2] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scriptsafe/oiigbmn...

ninetax• 13 years ago

I wonder how you would first go about testing whether something like this is viable or not.

Did he just throw salt at a fly? Or maybe blew some through a straw?

SeanKilleen• 13 years ago

Got one of these for my parents for Christmas. Waiting for flies to come out for a true functional test, but the device is solidly built and does a number on a sheet of tinfoil :) a little pricey but a interesting and seemingly well-made gadget.

Salt + shotgun = Bugasalt

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