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A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.
Goat-hide and horse-hair Hausa fly-whisk, from near Maradi, Niger, early 1960s, 28 inches (71 cm). A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) [1] is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of regalia, and is called a chowrie, chāmara, or prakirnaka in South Asia and Tibet.
Bug-A-Salt was created by Lorenzo Maggiore and patented in 2012. [4] Maggiore invented the tool to kill houseflies at a distance, without creating a mess. [3]The Skell Inc company launched its Bug-A-Salt product in 2012 on the Indiegogo platform. [5]
In other words, you’re basically flailing away with cartoon-like speed, hoping a fly hits the swatter by accident. Which brings me to the second point: For the reasons stated above, the eSwatter ...
Early model prototype fly zapper circa 1911, conceded to be too expensive to be practical. In its October 1911 issue, Popular Mechanics magazine had a piece showing a model "fly trap" that used all the elements of a modern bug zapper, including electric light and electrified grid. The design was implemented by two unnamed Denver men and was ...
If not, simply tune in to ABC or CNN on your TV, computer, or mobile device. You can also stream the ball drop for free, without commercials, on the official Times Square website beginning at 6 p ...
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Texas and Texas A&M will meet in football for the first time in 13 years and the heated rivalry hasn't cooled off in its dormancy and has high stakes.