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 days ago
Use a Bug-A-Salt, there more fun..
rekam Premium Member 4 days ago
Seems that Hammie wasn’t too bright himself.
9thCapricorn 4 days ago
So you’re a bug too, Hammie
sirbadger 4 days ago
Is is safe to breath bug smoke?
Wishingonastar 4 days ago
so are you, Hamish.
californiamonty 4 days 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.
jasonsnakelover 4 days ago
So is Hammie when he’s using the bug zapper.
Ermine Notyours 4 days 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 days ago
A few of my friends did that a while ago to see if it would work, it did!
ꜝ 4 days ago
works on pesky brothers too
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction 4 days ago
I keep forgetting to get myself one of those. They certainly look like fun.
markkahler52 4 days ago
Great! A fly-swatter that doubles as a Zapper!! What could go wrong?!
GerryRoss 4 days ago
Not just bugs.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 4 days ago
I got an indoor bug zapper, tired of trying to catch flies. Works great.
SquidGamerGal 4 days ago
Umm… What is the voltage of those rackets?
ctolson 4 days 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 days ago
well Hammie does BUG his sister
timinwsac Premium Member 4 days ago
And on a cold winter day it’s Hammie that’s got his tongue stuck to a metal pole.
pheets 4 days ago
I love the sound (but they stink of potent chemical) of ticks frying in the pit…. I live in New England.
KageKat 4 days 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.
razzledazzle295 4 days ago
Stupid is as stupid does.
The Quiet One 4 days ago
It doesn’t look like you did much better Hammie.
Doug K 4 days ago
It works like this…sss…sss.
oish 4 days 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 days ago
That has truly happened! You have to be careful where you swat!!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 4 days ago
You have a lot in common with them then
kab2rb 4 days ago
More Hammie not smart.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 4 days ago
All the bug zappers I’ve seen are heavy and circular and placed on t he patio
jzemeida 3 days ago
Smoked ham!
MattMan_1_00 3 days 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 3 days 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 about 15 hours ago
Those are fun, but don’t try it on a big bumblebee…it just made it really mad.