T&T: Free Horse Fly weapon

[Jeremy Bell]

>> Message: 41
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 20:22:11 -0400
From: "Rip Tyler" <riptyler@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: T&T: A great Horse Fly weapon
>>
" the greatest horse fly weapon on the  planet.
 
It looks like a small tennis racket, takes two aa
batteries, and has a
metal mesh. When a fly touches the racket, it zaps
them, killing them
instantly!"
<<

Ah - but how about the *free* version ??
I related this one over VHF17 to someone on a
flybridge (!) trawler near Beaufort SC a coupla days
ago. 
This only works for flies upside-down on the overhead:

Fill a glass about 7/8 full with soapy water.
Carefully and craftily bring the glass up under the
fly. When the glass gets near, it'll try to fly -
*but* it has to drop 1-2in to gain airspeed - falling
right into the glass.
The soapy water will coat its wings and prevent
escape.

Doesn't have the satisfying 'crack' of a zapper tho...

Jeremy Bell
American Tug 34 "Tardis"
 
 




 
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