I know this is a silly question, but if a fly is flying in mid~air, can you "knock it out" with a fly swatter or does it just keep flying?(I couldn't think of anything else more clever to ask today(lol).
2006-09-22 03:40:46 · 6 answers · asked by SB's cafe 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Yes.
I've actually done this:
Catch a fly in your hand (sweep him from behind- flies always jump backwards when they take off) Then throw him hard at the floor. He'll be stunned for a few minutes. In that time, take a long hair, and tie it around his neck. When he wakes up, you'll have a fly on a leash. Oh, the fun you can have...
It might take a few tries, but it's not as hard as it seems.
2006-09-22 03:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A fly can be temporarily knocked out, but the force between killing and knocking out is so minute that you can't control it. Save the flies!
2006-09-22 10:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are driving your car and hit a fly with your screen doing 60 mph, what is the last thing that passes through the fly's brain?
His ****
2006-09-22 12:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he will lie on the ground for a while and then he will take off again. it works if you hit it hard enough in the air
2006-09-22 10:51:15 · answer #4 · answered by mohawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have...and I've actually caught flies with my hand and shaken them and let them go...funny.
I did that with a mosquito that was buzzing on my hear...I hate that.
2006-09-22 10:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by fespinal4444 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and I have direct evidense of this, since I did it once, ;=).
2006-09-22 10:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋