NOBEL PRIZE ALERT

Anti-insect laser gun turrets designed by Osaka University; expected to work on roaches too

(Thanks to Alberto)

Comments

[MOTW]

Cures athlete's foot fungus, jock itch, eczema, psoriasis, IBS, cancer, and gets rid of that pesky ring around the bathtub!

[Meanie the Blue]

Don’t forget another fusion breakthrough too.

[Steverino]

There is a foolproof way to kill roaches (and palmetto bugs) for a long time that doesn't involve toxic chemicals: two bricks.

[cfjk]

Expected?

[Rod]

C'mon, be real. You'd need a laser that would take out a starship to be able to kill a cockroach.

[wanderer2575]

What could possibly go wrong?

[Clankie]

" what the team did was find the weak spots where the moth is most vulnerable to a laser blast. "

Between their little legs ?

[LeDud]

And eventually we'll get laser resistant insects to contend with. Nuclear proliferation next.

[MOTW]

@Clankie - agreed, but if the laser misses and hits the wing, they'll go down.

[Meanie the Blue]

How many points per bug zapped?

[Math Yoda]

So we can dream of a future where every house has a small gun turret on the roof which fires deadly laser blasts at squirrels (and snakes flying off the roof if you’re in Australia). And while we’re dreaming, perhaps the laser could have a “stun setting” for knocking out porch pirates and anyone headed toward the door with intent to convert me.

[MOTW]

@Math Yoda bravo .. indeed

[Rod]

Math Yoda, I think many folks would just leave it set on "vaporize" for the porch pirates and proselytizers.

[MOTW]

For the proselytizers, I have Mr. MOTW.
When we lived in a smaller town, our house had a large front porch with a swing. They'd knock on the door and he'd turn to me and say, "Hon', why don't you bring out some iced tea for our guests?" The three of them would sit on the porch with their tea and Mr. MOTW would teach them about the Bible and talk about the inconsistencies in their own book, which he had read. This happened about 4 times, different kids each time. And they'd leave with doubt about their own book. Finally their senior level people came knocking. Per our drill, I brought the iced tea and they talked.
After that, they never sent anyone to our house again. They didn't want anyone else converted. True story.
\(^.^)/

[Math Yoda]

@MOTW — my late father-in-law had a much less intellectual approach. He was a large, former marine who greeted proselytizers by coming out of the house to announce that he was a “G**d**** atheist and they had better get the hell off his porch if they knew what was good for them. This method also frightened off the squirrels at the same time.

[pogo]

I have my own technique for The Witnesses and other such.
I let my eyes get big and tell them, "Why, yes, I would love to hear it. But first! Let me tell you about the Teachings of Zoroaster!"
With that they usually break eye contact and start backing toward their car.

[655321]

Will every restaurant in the EU have one of these after they mandate a diet of insects? Kills and cooks in one step!

[PirateBoy]

I'm waiting until I can buy a JSL (Jewish Space Laser) off of Woot.Com and all my problems, insect and otherwise, will rapidly be fried ^h^h^h^h solved.