BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 hours 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-square25fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up147arrow-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 · 10 hours agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·9 hours 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-up2·7 hours 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-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoMosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoThe ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
minus-squareinari@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIf this becomes popular we’ll see natural selection at play soon enough
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoHadn’t realised those were a thing!
Seems insanely overengineered and potentially dangerous but cool I guess.
We’ve had regular mosquito zappers for decades now. Is this better somehow?
deleted by creator
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.
Mosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
The ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
If this becomes popular we’ll see natural selection at play soon enough
Hadn’t realised those were a thing!