Mr Buckshot
January 29th, 2009, 02:28 AM
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This is not a toy? Yeah right.
Many kinds of flying bugs just refuse to settle on the wall, and keep buzzing around, making them nearly impossible to hit with a regular flyswatter. Using bug spray works, but it stinks and it's toxic.
So what do you do when you've got an annoying critter flying around your room? Simple. Take this swatter and switch it on. You can wait for the bug to fly right into the grid, or you can swing the swatter at the bug - just ONE touch and the bug goes down like a WWII plane being hit by antiaircraft fire. There are some nice sparks too for movie-like effect, almost like the bug was hit with lightning.
In a few rare cases (typically with tougher bugs like yellow jackets), the bug survives the first hit, but it goes down anyway, it just crawls around and flutters its wings very weakly. If this happens, just place the electric swatter on top of the bug, switch it on, and the bug will get zapped again! This will likely cause it to stick to the swatter, so flip the swatter around and the bug will be on top. Then, switch it on again, and watch the sparks fly as the bug gets cooked (wastes battery though, watch out). One time I burned a fly so hard it broke into 2 pieces, that was hilarious. Or, if you want to study anatomy, just capture the weakened bug and "check it out."
One memorable use of this swatter: There was a big swarm of small flies in my backyard, converging on my strawberry patch. I whipped out the electric flyswatter, and there was such a high frequency of "snap crackle pop" as one bug after another got zapped, it sounded like MACHINE GUN FIRE. The carnage lasted so long it drained the battery. That was pure fun. The ground was littered with the corpses of flies, too.
The only time this awesome gadget was misused was when I unintentionally killed a butterfly with it :( while trying to kill a wasp. RIP dude.
Best part about electric flyswatters? They're cheap, I got mine for $5 Can, in the tropics they can sell for the equivalent of $2 USD (they are in very high demand there due to the large number of mosquitoes and other buggers).
So yes, if you live in an area with no shortage of annoying insects, grab one of these, and you'll have some fun.
This is not a toy? Yeah right.
Many kinds of flying bugs just refuse to settle on the wall, and keep buzzing around, making them nearly impossible to hit with a regular flyswatter. Using bug spray works, but it stinks and it's toxic.
So what do you do when you've got an annoying critter flying around your room? Simple. Take this swatter and switch it on. You can wait for the bug to fly right into the grid, or you can swing the swatter at the bug - just ONE touch and the bug goes down like a WWII plane being hit by antiaircraft fire. There are some nice sparks too for movie-like effect, almost like the bug was hit with lightning.
In a few rare cases (typically with tougher bugs like yellow jackets), the bug survives the first hit, but it goes down anyway, it just crawls around and flutters its wings very weakly. If this happens, just place the electric swatter on top of the bug, switch it on, and the bug will get zapped again! This will likely cause it to stick to the swatter, so flip the swatter around and the bug will be on top. Then, switch it on again, and watch the sparks fly as the bug gets cooked (wastes battery though, watch out). One time I burned a fly so hard it broke into 2 pieces, that was hilarious. Or, if you want to study anatomy, just capture the weakened bug and "check it out."
One memorable use of this swatter: There was a big swarm of small flies in my backyard, converging on my strawberry patch. I whipped out the electric flyswatter, and there was such a high frequency of "snap crackle pop" as one bug after another got zapped, it sounded like MACHINE GUN FIRE. The carnage lasted so long it drained the battery. That was pure fun. The ground was littered with the corpses of flies, too.
The only time this awesome gadget was misused was when I unintentionally killed a butterfly with it :( while trying to kill a wasp. RIP dude.
Best part about electric flyswatters? They're cheap, I got mine for $5 Can, in the tropics they can sell for the equivalent of $2 USD (they are in very high demand there due to the large number of mosquitoes and other buggers).
So yes, if you live in an area with no shortage of annoying insects, grab one of these, and you'll have some fun.