Photonic Fence

[Lighthawk]

Some more details on the anti-insect laser point defense system I posted in the youtube thread. I love the idea behind this system.

Photonic Fence

[Sionnach Glic]

For some reason I read the thread title as "Prehistoric Fence".

[Tsukiyumi]

Wow. That would really come in handy down here.

[shran]

Um, what keeps the insects from flying over the fence? If the insects are higher up in the air due to, say, air pressure, the whole system is rather useless. But then again, I don;t know how high insects can fly.

[Tsukiyumi]

I was wondering that myself...

[GrahamKennedy]

What height do they usually fly at? After all if they don't know it's there they aren't trying to get over it...

[Mikey]

I still think it's easier to just put up a bathouse.

[Tsukiyumi]

What height do they usually fly at? After all if they don't know it's there they aren't trying to get over it...

Good point.

I still think it's easier to just put up a bathouse.

Yes, because I'd rather have bats flying at me than wasps or mosquitoes.

[Mikey]

Bats don't attack people, don't bite or sting, and eat incredible amounts of bugs.

[stitch626]

Bats don't attack people, don't bite or sting, and eat incredible amounts of bugs.

And some are quite cute.

[Mikey]

True, but flying foxes don't eat bugs.

[Tyyr]

Bats are a very good solution.

Most bugs stay low to the ground, most places they want to get to are near ground level so why fly higher? Some do for the hell of it but even if you're killing only 80% of the bugs its still a big improvement.

[stitch626]

True, but flying foxes don't eat bugs.

I wasn't even referring to the fruit lovers. I think the brown bat is cute. Among others.

[Mikey]

OK, to each his own.