Fly swatter

[Sheilajeanne]

Funny guy, jcuk!

Reminds me of the joke about a woman who asked if her daughter had a newspaper. The daughter gave her a lecture about how no one reads newspapers anymore, and handed her her cell phone instead.

Then the daughter got her nose all out of joint when her mom wrecked the cell phone, using it to swat a fly...

Edited June 28, 2021 by Sheilajeanne

[Riem]

I'm tempted to say "Newbies!" You mean you've not made a flyswat before? (Sorry, not meaning to insult anyone.) Okay, we're not so lucky to all live in a locale with few flying pests, although I know that we'd be in deep ecological sh*t if there were not any flies around - litterally. Or so the ecologists tell us.

A wooden handle is all okay, byt the go-to material for the handle in my neck of the woods is stiff 3 or 4 mm thick steel wire... Best design mod I've done lately is to cut the bottom 3 or 3 cm as frills. 

[chuck123wapati]

3 hours ago, Riem said:

I'm tempted to say "Newbies!" You mean you've not made a flyswat before? (Sorry, not meaning to insult anyone.) Okay, we're not so lucky to all live in a locale with few flying pests, although I know that we'd be in deep ecological sh*t if there were not any flies around - litterally. Or so the ecologists tell us.

A wooden handle is all okay, byt the go-to material for the handle in my neck of the woods is stiff 3 or 4 mm thick steel wire... Best design mod I've done lately is to cut the bottom 3 or 3 cm as frills. 

Those are great yea I'm a noob lol.

[Rahere]

My late wife was Welsh, Welsh her official mother tongue (all to do with politics - it allowed the Principality to claim extra bonus points to have the language officially recognised in the International Civil Service). Anyway, she'd unnoticed turned it into a fly squatter. Which makes more sense than going around clobbering the studious.

As it's Wimbledon Weekend, and the flying ants supposedly swarming, I'd like to widen the question as to hole-punching. In theory, having a solid mass simply builds up a wall of air ahead of it allowing the things to blast away to the side. In theory. In practice, do we have different schools as regards technique, the fast and furious vs the zen zappers, for example, bringing instant karma to the target?

Anything to miss the bloody soccer. Actually, you know how a kind of calm settles over the world during an eclipse? It was much like that Wednesday, you could hear birds sing, no traffic. Until a roar came from the pub, which is a mile away. I live on Tottenham turf, so they were clearly able to raise kane. You have hurricanes in the US, they tell je they have Harry Kanr here. All I know is hurricanes soon disappear.

[Rahere]

The kind of thing which gets my goat is a headline like this, "https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/19426699.beers-fly-euro-2020-england-denmark-game/",  headlined as "Experts predict more than 350,000 pints will be thrown during the England match." Is there a University Doctorate in Pint chucking? Studious papers on optimal wind dispersion? Magnificent statues to someone like Fred Lanchester, a forerunner in aerodynamics? I'm a quarter Belgian, I was weaned on Belgian beer, so I'm not at all surprised, the best think to do with Burton Bathwater.  One of my grewatest disappointments in life, to hear Stella was launching in the UK, with my taste buds primed for something crisp, another mouthful of pee. In fact, both threads share a common theme, marketing hogwash.

Edited July 11, 2021 by Rahere

[Sheilajeanne]

As for the advantage of holes vs. no holes, I've found rolled up newspapers and magazines seem to work just as well as the fly swatters I bought at the store, with all the holes in the business end of them. 

Their one disadvantage is they never seem to be around when I need them, but a magazine or even a piece of mail still in its envelope is read to grab on my desk, and often gets the job done.

Edited July 11, 2021 by Sheilajeanne

[Riem]

I've used and made both types - with or without holes - and can honestly say I've not noticed a difference between the effectiveness of the types. There are plenty of people who swear by the "hole-y" ones, and adding the holes will certainly not let a fly deserving of a swat escape.. .

[Rahere]

There appears to be end to little boys playing with their balls - I hear it's National Doughnut Week. I was complaining about Experts Beer Tossers earlier. Is there a Government Department for Silly Celebrations? Or does it all fall under the Department for Culture Media and Sport? C'mon Australia, your reputation for Everage behaviour's at risk.

[Frodo]

It sounded like fun, so I joined in late as usual

 

[Klara]

I sure hope that you don't have that many - or so big - bloodsuckers around! ;)