January 16, 2010
angry flies like a banana
“Every time you swat a fly away from your hamburger, it seems to come back to the food more aggressively or persistently,” Anderson said. “People might wonder about whether there’s such a thing as an ‘angry’ fly, but no one would challenge the idea of an angry bee — especially someone who’s been stung by one.”
“We developed the ‘puff-o-mat’ apparatus, with the idea of putting some fly food at one end, and then blowing the flies away from the food with a gentle puff of air every time they got close to it,” he said. “Then we measured whether the flies became more agitated and approached the food more aggressively after experiencing this frustrating experience several times.”
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Low-tech approach: empty a Coke bottle but leave a slight bit of sugary goodness in the bottom. Set it at the end of the table with the cap off. Enjoy your burger.
but accepting flies like the wind.
and of course, a banana flies like angry.