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| Author: | theguitarwhisperer [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fly |
Just killed a fly that was bugging me. If you clap your hands directly above the fly, it will jump up into them right when your hands come together. If you try to smack directly down on top of them (with your hand), it can easily avoid being swatted, unless you use a fly swatter, which I don't keep around. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Ha! Have you ever played a Parker Fly guitar? They play nice. |
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| Author: | munen [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
hilarious haha i been also using the clapping technique for quite a long time.. they always fall into the trap.. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
If the fly is on a table, you can coil your middle finger on your thumb in the classic "flick" position, and slide your hand toward it. My brother told me that flies can't process movement and vibration at the same time, so they don't move, that is, until you launch them! This is the ideal technique if you happen to have a beer in your other hand. I haven't tried the ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations") method, yet, but I definitely will.Alex |
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| Author: | superfly [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
You did never met the superfly, eh? |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Sometimes I just snag them out of the air by hand, and turn them loose outside  Pretty tough to do though, plus they make that creepy buzzing feeling in your hand on the way to the door.Never managed it with chopsticks. |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
We used to shoot rubber bands it was a great lunch time sport at work. |
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| Author: | K.O. [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
After about fifty/sixty pin holes in the wall got Lucky aN'ailed one with a blow gun from about 10 ft. I still play with bb guns also... |
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| Author: | Burton LeGeyt [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
My roommate has a little dustbuster just for this purpose. Sucks them right up. |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Burton LeGeyt wrote: My roommate has a little dustbuster just for this purpose. Sucks them right up. Okay, so now we need to put fly collection systems in our shops, along with the dust collection systems.... Those little buggers can be quite annoying!!!!! |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
When I was in high school, we learned this strange little torture act for flies. Catch one alive (use ur favorite technique). Toss it in a half full glass if water. Fill cup with some paper towels to keep it under water... Till it drowns. Remove fly and salt it down. It will come back to life. Frankenfly! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGs93XhN ... ata_player Wonder if this works with pets and people? Mike |
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| Author: | Bob Shanklin [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Catching them under beer bottle caps was always fun, but only one per beer. Bob |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Apparently, from what I have read, drowning them in beer is just as effective. You WERE talking about the fly, and not you, right? -m |
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| Author: | npalen [ Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Fly |
Another trick to catching a fly, if you're not super quick, is to approach it from the front. Seems like the little buggers always like to take off in a forward direction. Kind of like a gyro-copter, I suppose. |
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