http://www.stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html Thu, 17 May 2012 15:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html/comment-page-1#comment-124469 odchudzanie Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:18:32 +0000 http://stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html#comment-124469 This is what i was looking for, perfect blog <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfuWgBbbZgs" rel="nofollow">Tabletki na odchudzanie</a> This is what i was looking for, perfect blog
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]]> http://www.stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html/comment-page-1#comment-40028 Chief Mon, 05 May 2008 22:35:43 +0000 http://stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html#comment-40028 Actually flies have special hairs that help them orient themselves in the world around them. Included are hairs directly? linked to the inputs to fly. these hairs respond to pressure of the air around them. as in the first answer. when "tripped" flight to "flee" is automatic. really want to get the fly. use a vacume cleaner. they can't deal with suction. Actually flies have special hairs that help them orient themselves in the world around them. Included are hairs directly? linked to the inputs to fly. these hairs respond to pressure of the air around them. as in the first answer. when “tripped” flight to “flee” is automatic. really want to get the fly. use a vacume cleaner. they can’t deal with suction.

]]> http://www.stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html/comment-page-1#comment-22192 Bunta Eve Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:01:13 +0000 http://stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html#comment-22192 you see... flies are really really really small... and with this smallness comes the really really really short distance of nerve connectors within them. So while your busying swinging your left show at them, they're too busy thinking about where they're going to fly next. occasionally they use this to play games with you, although in their tiny little brain they've played it a million times and can't get enough of it. so to sum it up.. short nerve distance between sensors and receptors to the brain and from brain to wings... But, you're probably thinking, well what about ants? and lady beetles? thing is, they didn't evolve to keep highly sensitive receptors, to people swinging inanimate objects at them. thus ant is sensitive to chemicals and lady beetle is too busy picking up beetle juices to care you see… flies are really really really small… and with this smallness comes the really really really short distance of nerve connectors within them. So while your busying swinging your left show at them, they’re too busy thinking about where they’re going to fly next. occasionally they use this to play games with you, although in their tiny little brain they’ve played it a million times and can’t get enough of it.
so to sum it up.. short nerve distance between sensors and receptors to the brain and from brain to wings…
But, you’re probably thinking, well what about ants? and lady beetles? thing is, they didn’t evolve to keep highly sensitive receptors, to people swinging inanimate objects at them. thus ant is sensitive to chemicals and lady beetle is too busy picking up beetle juices to care

]]> http://www.stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html/comment-page-1#comment-7831 Martin Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:28:04 +0000 http://stopgeek.com/is-time-related-to-size-and-why-its-so-hard-to-swat-a-fly.html#comment-7831 I believe the reason flies are so hard to swat is their high sensitivity to air pressure.The swing of whatever you are using forces the air forward and the fly detects the change in pressure and takes off a nano second before impact. Their ability to take off in any direction also foils your efforts.If you move slowly to within a couple of inches you nearly always get them,so obviously they don't rely on sight.If you have'nt the patience for that,a highly successful method is to use a long piece of elastic with a knot in the end. You need to practice on small pieces of paper first to perfect your aim,but once mastered it is highly efficient.The combination of the speed of the strike coupled with the small surface area of the knot gives the fly little chance of escape. I believe the reason flies are so hard to swat is their high sensitivity to air pressure.The swing of whatever you are using forces the air forward and the fly detects the change in pressure and takes off a nano second before impact.
Their ability to take off in any direction also foils your efforts.If you move slowly to within a couple of inches you nearly always get them,so obviously they don’t rely on sight.If you have’nt the patience for that,a highly successful method is to use a long piece of elastic with a knot in the end.
You need to practice on small pieces of paper first to perfect your aim,but once mastered it is highly efficient.The combination of the speed of the strike coupled with the small surface area of the knot gives the fly little chance of escape.

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