Researchers in the US think they have discovered why those friggin flies are so hard to swat and it ain’t good news. It seems the fly has a fast responding brain with the ability to think ahead. Can you believe it, they preempt the swat and at the same time work out an exit strategy (hmm remind you of any politicians?). The fly can get out of the way within 100 milliseconds of spotting the swatter. So the bottom line is to creep up on them nice and slow and then swat, slap, clap or kick ahead (I repeat ahead) of where you think it is going to fly.Evidently flies can not sense slow movement so take your time. Now Aussie’s have known this for years and flies Down Under have learnt very quick, they tend to fly backwards when they see a swatter.So what Aussies do instead is they reach for a can of fly spray. Problem solved. Smart friggin flies, I think not!
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