• sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works
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    the one from 13 years was about killing flying mosquito and it was later turned out to be fraud (sorry original project wasn’t a fraud but it never went into production see replies to this comment).

    This uses equipment worth thousands of dollars to kill stationary mosquitos (standing on a white wall).

    Maybe it works but it will not “wipe out” his mosquito problem. most mosquitos would be hanging out under your desk where your feet are.

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      2 months ago

      […] it was later turned out to be fraud.

      Huh? That’s news to me. Any source?

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        2 months ago

        i double checked after I saw your comment:

        The original project “Photonic Fence” is real and theoretically work however it never turned into a product because it requires very expensive components to identify and kill a mosquito in the fraction of a second it passes in front of the device not to mention the risk of that laser reflecting on something and blinding a passing person.

        However other products with same concept are for sale currently and those are the fraud.

        I apologize for the misinformation in my original comment