BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 days agoFuturistic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down121file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkFuturistic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000www.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·9 days agoSeems insanely overengineered and potentially dangerous but cool I guess. We’ve had regular mosquito zappers for decades now. Is this better somehow?
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 days agoThe previous system was a more defensive affair and thus required the mosquito to fly into the trap. This is an offensive system. So it’s like instead of deploying an anti-tank mine, you are instead utilizing a Javelin.
minus-squareNatakuNox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 days agoPlus Nazie’s ruined tiki torches so now we gotta use lazers. Everyone likes lazers.
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoEspecially if you mount them on sharks.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoMosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoThe ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoHadn’t realised those were a thing!
minus-squareinari@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoIf this becomes popular we’ll see natural selection at play soon enough
Seems insanely overengineered and potentially dangerous but cool I guess.
We’ve had regular mosquito zappers for decades now. Is this better somehow?
The previous system was a more defensive affair and thus required the mosquito to fly into the trap. This is an offensive system.
So it’s like instead of deploying an anti-tank mine, you are instead utilizing a Javelin.
Plus Nazie’s ruined tiki torches so now we gotta use lazers. Everyone likes lazers.
Especially if you mount them on sharks.
Mosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
The ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
Hadn’t realised those were a thing!
If this becomes popular we’ll see natural selection at play soon enough
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