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Cruel and inhumane, or a fun way to kill time on a summer afternoon?

Discuss.
 
Incredibly inefficient more like. I had one, I had a big ass bug. I put it on there for no joke at least a count of 30 seconds. I heard it sizzle. I smelled it burn. And then the fly almost flew away. I held it against the bug for another 30 seconds. My sister was laughing her butt off. The fly tried to get away AGAIN so I just stepped on it. Ugh.
 
I used to love those as a kid. I would fry any bugs that ventured into my house. Big bugs like roaches were slow as hell to die. The only downside was that the ones I owned were cheap and flimsy. Most broke after a couple of days of use. I latter discovered it was more fun to freeze bugs with upsidedown butane cans than to burn them.

As far as cruelty goes it is no more cruel than bugspray, which in essence is a form of anthropod nerve gas. In fact it may be less cruel than bugspray. But to be honest, I really don't see bugs as creatures worth my sympathy. I have been bitten and stung enought to not care if they all died in horrible ways.
 
I want a fly flamethrower or something more effective. I don't like bugs.. it's not me, it's them always getting in my apartment!
 
A few years back I was living with roommates, and the rule was whenever someone new came to the house they had to touch it. Although I don't think I or either of my roommates had, we just tortured newcomers that way.

Either way, these things are fun. For killing bugs and people. But it takes a good long time to kill a person with one.

So yeah, inhumane I guess.

MojoRisin said:
cruel and inhumane.

you wouldn't kill your dog if it was bothering you.
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That depends, how is the dog bothering me? Cause if he's buzzing around my head or trying to suck blood from my arm, I might.
 
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I bet you're a vegan.
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I ate a roast beef sandwich for dinner tonight, so no. And before the "you eat meat from an animal thats been killed" argument gets posted, i understand but i mean i wouldnt kill the cow for the sake of killing him
 
MojoRisin said:
I ate a roast beef sandwich for dinner tonight, so no. And before the "you eat meat from an animal thats been killed" argument gets posted, i understand but i mean i wouldnt kill the cow for the sake of killing him
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So if I kill you and feast on your remains, it's ok?
 
With the new dog I needed a quick way to dispose of all the flies from his "accidents". They make such a satisfying snap.

And yes, I know what their going through. I went to touch the mesh since I thought it had discharged by itself and...
 
If it will get rid of the black flies then sign me up. People whose only annoyance are mosquitoes have no idea how lucky they have it. Black fly bites hurt like a bitch, itch even worse, and will break open into a nasty open wound with barely any scratching.
 
I actually ever knew they existed until my gf showed me hers she bought when she visited taiwan. Wow, is it awesome.
 
These things are stupid. You cant actually swat a fly with one of these. A vanilla fly swatter moves so much faster. These should only be used on large, slow moving bugs when you don't want insect guts all over your carpet.
 
I always wondered why animal abuse was so frowned upon, yet bug/insect killing is just routine. I guess because animals are cuddly and bugs are icky.

That said, I would never hurt an animal and I make a regular habit of destroying all spiders I come in contact with. So I'm part of the problem.


Anyway, a fun way to pass time, I'll say.
 
Kinda stupid, but I don't object to making the task quicker.
I feel bad when I try to kill a fly, but it only 1/2 works... it's still hobbling around. Come on, nobody wants to see that.
 
giga said:
Do flies feel pain?
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I think they feel pain.

But it all depends on how you kill them.

It's cruel (but not inhumane) to kill them slowly, or in a sadistic way. But they can be killed so easily, so I don't think they feel any pain when you kill them with one blow.

Even the human nerve system shuts down immediately after a major blow.
 
giga said:
Do flies feel pain?
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No, brain is not wired for that. Neither are alot of animals, like lobsters. Sorry peta, but the screaming is air from the shell, and the attempt to get away is because their antennae are able to detect changes in water temperature so it immediately knows it needs to find colder waters. But their brains just aren't set up in a way to feel pain.
 
missbreedsiddx said:
No, brain is not wired for that. Neither are alot of animals, like lobsters. Sorry peta, but the screaming is air from the shell, and the attempt to get away is because their antennae are able to detect changes in water temperature so it immediately knows it needs to find colder waters. But their brains just aren't set up in a way to feel pain.
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I enjoy it more thinking they're screaming. Thanks for ruining it, asshole.
 
SnakeswithLasers said:
I enjoy it more thinking they're screaming. Thanks for ruining it, asshole.
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:lol Well just think about the fact that lobsters are nasty creatures that eat their own babies and other lobsters and if they could, wouldn't think twice about coming onto land and munching on one of us. It makes it satisfying to eat them in preemptive revenge.
 
missbreedsiddx said:
:lol Well just think about the fact that lobsters are nasty creatures that eat their own babies and other lobsters and if they could, wouldn't think twice about coming onto land and munching on one of us. It makes it satisfying to eat them in preemptive revenge.
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...those. BASTARDS.
 
missbreedsiddx said:
No, brain is not wired for that. Neither are alot of animals, like lobsters. Sorry peta, but the screaming is air from the shell, and the attempt to get away is because their antennae are able to detect changes in water temperature so it immediately knows it needs to find colder waters. But their brains just aren't set up in a way to feel pain.
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Do you have a source for this? Last bit of research I read on the subject was in a New Scientist article which suggested that fish (though not lobsters specifically) do feel pain of some kind. I'll still boil them alive regardless, but it'd be interesting to know either way.
 
Aske said:
Do you have a source for this? Last bit of research I read on the subject was in a New Scientist article which suggested that fish (though not lobsters specifically) do feel pain of some kind. I'll still boil them alive regardless, but it'd be interesting to know either way.
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I read a long article on it once (linked from gaf actually) that said it was inconclusive and impossible to say.
 
Aske said:
Do you have a source for this? Last bit of research I read on the subject was in a New Scientist article which suggested that fish (though not lobsters specifically) do feel pain of some kind. I'll still boil them alive regardless, but it'd be interesting to know either way.
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Fish and Lobsters are nothing alike. In fact Lobsters are closer to spiders than fish, and even that's a stretch. I spent a month working at a lobster hatchery and learned more about lobsters than I could have ever imagined. The no pain thing was from the various people I worked with. Aparently with only 100K worth of neurons (compared to about 100billion in humans) they just lack the ability to process pain.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/feb/08/research.highereducation
 
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