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Photonic Fence

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:25 pm
by 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

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:59 pm
by Sionnach Glic
For some reason I read the thread title as "Prehistoric Fence". :?

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:46 pm
by Tsukiyumi
Wow. That would really come in handy down here.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:53 pm
by 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.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:01 pm
by Tsukiyumi
I was wondering that myself...

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:19 pm
by Graham Kennedy
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...

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:25 pm
by Mikey
I still think it's easier to just put up a bathouse.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:07 pm
by Tsukiyumi
GrahamKennedy wrote: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.
Mikey wrote: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. :lol:

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:15 pm
by Mikey
Bats don't attack people, don't bite or sting, and eat incredible amounts of bugs.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:23 pm
by stitch626
Mikey wrote:Bats don't attack people, don't bite or sting, and eat incredible amounts of bugs.
And some are quite cute.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:57 pm
by Mikey
True, but flying foxes don't eat bugs.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:34 pm
by 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.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:36 pm
by stitch626
Mikey wrote: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.

Re: Photonic Fence

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:37 pm
by Mikey
OK, to each his own.