BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months 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-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up184arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square48linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·3 months 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-up8·3 months 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-up3·2 months agoPlus Nazie’s ruined tiki torches so now we gotta use lazers. Everyone likes lazers.
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoEspecially if you mount them on sharks.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoMosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThe ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoHadn’t realised those were a thing!
minus-squareinari@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months 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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