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If you'd like to turn your back yard into the equivalent of the Death Star for mosquitoes, this one's for you.:lol:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-elect ... -star-wars
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I want!
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Post by Duper »

that is AWESOME!!!

will it do ants?? :twisted:

actually, I wonder how many people will complain that it doesn't kill them immediately and that it's inhumane.

It's mesquitoe!!! WHO CARES!

great find TC!!
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(double post) :roll:
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Ooooh... I could definitely use one of these...

I doubt mosquitoes have enough nerves to feel pain anyway...
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Awesome! I was thinking about something like that 2 or 3 years ago on the camping :)
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Post by EngDrewman »

It will be one of those gadgets that will be fun to simply sit and watch.

The only problem will be making sure the lasers don't end up pointing at things they shouldn't like airplanes or your eyes. Wonder how they will work around that detail...

And for the sissies who cry inhumane, there are much more \"entertaining\" ways to kill such pests, such as Carnivorous Robots
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Duper wrote:that is AWESOME!!!

will it do ants?? :twisted:

actually, I wonder how many people will complain that it doesn't kill them immediately and that it's inhumane.

It's mesquitoe!!! WHO CARES!

great find TC!!
simple answer: just turn up the power. The article said something about ~2J being enough to instantly boil all of the water in their bodies = instant death. The only reason they turned down the power was in the interest of power conservation (and safety).
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