Q. Why is it so hard to swat a housefly? A. It sees us coming in slow motion (independent.co.uk)

2 points by cfontes 12y ago ↗ HN

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Weird, i just "clap my hands" above the fly... Success rate is about 95% so far (problems on vertical surfaces :))

kps 12y ago ↗

The hardware is fast, but the software has a simple exploit.

I always thought they take off backwards so I hit behind them and have quite a high hit rate

ada1981 12y ago ↗

So doubling the refresh rate would make TV for Dogs interesting?