Fly Swat Science

Why are flies so hard to swat? It took the world's top fly researchers at Caltech to give us the answer. ScienCentral's Sunita Reed reports on a finding that will give you pointers the next time you reach for your swatter.
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[323pedro323]

hmmm, those flys have nothing on OBAMA

[DoubleDeanArt]

If they want a fly swatter machine why didn't they just call Barack?

[WolfySnackrib666]

Did I ever tell you I love flies? Because I do.

[got2strpk]

@redninja952 They're studying how they escape the fly swatter all the time not the fact that they do escape it.

[drfcrule1]

when i see a fly i remark "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND" and whip out my mini-gun

[AKwheeler907]

lets see a fly escape FIRE

[dav61474]

how dose it feel too recieve money for this that was taken from other people by force?

[gpicman]

Swat team lol

[Valholm]

I tried to shot flies with my assault rifle, but rounds never seem to hit them. I will try the two hand fake motion now.

[redninja952]

Really? They dont just stand there, even a basic 8 year old kid can figure that uit.

[StasAnanas]

These 2 people are an example of how to professionally waste your life.

[arnoldt14]

basically you fake swat it one way then as it jumps hit it the other direction