Hah! I gave one of those to my parents. My brother didn’t believe it could work like that and licked his finger, then stuck his finger into the grid while he had the zapper turned on. Dad said my brother cursed for a “good long time” when he got shocked! (Hey, this is my second post today on this site about fly killers.
I once had an “Eye of the Storm” plasma lightning globe that I discovered if you place your hand on top of the globe to create a single arc of “lightning” up to your hand, you could “zap” others. We were able to create a human chain of 5 people with the person on the end zapping people with a broken antenna on the other end. I now wonder if mosquitos and flies would get zapped if they landed on me. I wouldn’t mind becoming a human bug zapper if it prevented bug bites.
When these were first coming out, the company I worked for had acquired 2-3 of these for the production floor & a few guys thought it would be fun to stick their tongues on the metal screen. Yeah, there was a lot of yelling & cussing going on for a few minutes.
Blu Bunny 4 months ago
Use a Bug-A-Salt, there more fun..
rekam Premium Member 4 months ago
Seems that Hammie wasn’t too bright himself.
9thCapricorn 4 months ago
So you’re a bug too, Hammie
sirbadger 4 months ago
Is is safe to breath bug smoke?
Wishingonastar 4 months ago
so are you, Hamish.
californiamonty 4 months ago
Hah! I gave one of those to my parents. My brother didn’t believe it could work like that and licked his finger, then stuck his finger into the grid while he had the zapper turned on. Dad said my brother cursed for a “good long time” when he got shocked! (Hey, this is my second post today on this site about fly killers.
Ermine Notyours 4 months ago
My parents bought one of those zappers, and it included a long disclaimer that it was not a toy and it must not be given to children.
iggyman 4 months ago
A few of my friends did that a while ago to see if it would work, it did!
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ 4 months ago
works on pesky brothers too
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 4 months ago
I keep forgetting to get myself one of those. They certainly look like fun.
markkahler52 4 months ago
Great! A fly-swatter that doubles as a Zapper!! What could go wrong?!
GerryRoss 4 months ago
Not just bugs.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 4 months ago
I got an indoor bug zapper, tired of trying to catch flies. Works great.
SquidGamerGal 4 months ago
Umm… What is the voltage of those rackets?
ctolson 4 months ago
I suppose Hammie’s finger is small enough to slip through the outer safety screen.
On ’World’s Dumbest’, they had a clip of a guy sticking his tongue through the safety screen while the core was energized. Very similar results.
Jennifer Falk 4 months ago
well Hammie does BUG his sister
timinwsac Premium Member 4 months ago
And on a cold winter day it’s Hammie that’s got his tongue stuck to a metal pole.
pheets 4 months ago
I love the sound (but they stink of potent chemical) of ticks frying in the pit…. I live in New England.
KageKat 4 months ago
I saw a video of a guy who purposely touched one of these while attempting to use a harmonica – the resulting sound was…interesting.
Strawberry King 4 months ago
Stupid is as stupid does.
The Quiet One 4 months ago
It doesn’t look like you did much better Hammie.
Doug K 4 months ago
It works like this…sss…sss.
oish 4 months ago
I once had an “Eye of the Storm” plasma lightning globe that I discovered if you place your hand on top of the globe to create a single arc of “lightning” up to your hand, you could “zap” others. We were able to create a human chain of 5 people with the person on the end zapping people with a broken antenna on the other end. I now wonder if mosquitos and flies would get zapped if they landed on me. I wouldn’t mind becoming a human bug zapper if it prevented bug bites.
kathleenhicks62 4 months ago
That has truly happened! You have to be careful where you swat!!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 4 months ago
You have a lot in common with them then
kab2rb 4 months ago
More Hammie not smart.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 4 months ago
All the bug zappers I’ve seen are heavy and circular and placed on t he patio
jzemeida 4 months ago
Smoked ham!
MattMan_1_00 4 months ago
When these were first coming out, the company I worked for had acquired 2-3 of these for the production floor & a few guys thought it would be fun to stick their tongues on the metal screen. Yeah, there was a lot of yelling & cussing going on for a few minutes.
rgcviper 4 months ago
“If your idea of high-quality entertainment is a six-pack of beer and a bug zapper …
“You might be a Redneck.”
(Jeff Foxworthy)
sbwertz 4 months ago
Those are fun, but don’t try it on a big bumblebee…it just made it really mad.