r/interestingasfuck • u/LFDT • 20h ago

Japanese electric flyswatter-zapper

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u/mwoody450 19h ago

Been a long time since physics and EE 101, so forgive my ignorance, but question: what mechanism stops the coil from firing once the fly is dead?

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u/AwareCandle369 19h ago

The zap boils off the liquid in the fly's body. What's left is basically charcoal and is not conductive enough to draw another bolt

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u/Turramurra 19h ago

oh charming

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u/TheGomeitor 18h ago

Charrming

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u/Geekskill 17h ago

Wow, very nice.

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u/chronofreak 15h ago

You could say it's well done even

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u/TheOneCalledEggs 15h ago

congratulations perhaps?

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u/Tha_Reaper 16h ago

*charring