Timeline for Is there any way to kill a fly without a flyswatter?
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| Jun 4, 2015 at 21:27 | comment | added | VP. | @Pacerier you could, it would definitely inflict more damage. However, a rubber band on its own, when connecting with a wall/window/door, should yield a larger final contact area. The fly requires minimal speed/inertia to kill (or maim), so the rubber band is preferring contact area > inertia. | |
| Jun 3, 2015 at 21:05 | comment | added | Pacerier | @Mast, @ VP, @ Micahel, Why not use paper bullets? Those are terribly painful, at close range, you can even bleed. | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 9:48 | comment | added | Mast | It's not the easiest way to hit a fly, but I regularly use this method to reach flies on spots which are hard to reach. Do note you'll need the bigger ones, not the small version. | |
| Jan 3, 2015 at 7:25 | comment | added | Michael | @Shokhet I have found that if you tension one side of the rubber band harder than the other, it gives it a bit of "spin" and makes it more accurate. | |
| Dec 29, 2014 at 16:39 | comment | added | Shokhet | I haven't shot a rubber band in years, but I remember that it took a lot of practice to be halfway decent, and the accuracy you described (at the time) seemed impossible. Maybe I should start practicing again :P | |
| Dec 29, 2014 at 16:21 | comment | added | VP. | Yeah it's actually not too difficult, you get some decent width with the band. Also, once the band is moving, any part if it hitting the fly pretty much guarantees it cannot fly afterward :) | |
| Dec 28, 2014 at 23:07 | comment | added | Shokhet | You can aim that well enough for it to be effective? I'm impressed. | |
| Dec 16, 2014 at 5:54 | review | First posts | |||
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| Dec 16, 2014 at 5:54 | history | answered | VP. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
