Fly Swatting Science

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No lie. A study using super slo mo video cameras reveals how the buggers get away...

The secret...
So what are the lessons for swatting flies?


"You shouldn't swat where you see them," says Dickinson. "You should anticipate that they're going to jump away from you. So you should extend your swat in the direction of the fly's anticipated motion."


Of course, that assumes you want to swat the fly. Dickinson rarely does.


"When you see a fly flitting around your hair, or your potato salad, you might see an annoyance," he says. "But in my lab you really see a marvelous machine, arguably the most sophisticated flying device on the planet."
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Article from NPR

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Seriously, it does seem kind of lame on the surface but when you think about the science and technology that goes into capturing this stuff and analyzing it is pretty cool.
 
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So if I want to swat away Obama I should anticipate where he'll be next...
 
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NPR is a fraud. Their name is National Public RADIO. They shouldn't have videos unless they change their name....


This is crazy rant day at the VN isn't it?
 
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