# A Baggie 3/4 Full Of Water And A Penny Keeps Flies Away?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527 "2012-04-21T19:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527/21 "2012-04-22T17:17:43Z")

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Isn’t it obvious? If the thing doesn’t work, as you say it doesn’t, then the piece of meat will attract flies.

Q

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527/22 "2012-04-22T17:47:29Z")

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> [@Quasimodem](#):
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> Isn’t it obvious? If the thing doesn’t work, as you say it doesn’t, then the piece of meat will attract flies.

And where are your controls?

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527/23 "2012-04-22T18:09:21Z")

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Come on. If I see you’re right, I’ll tell you honestly. What’s wrong with wanting to see it with my own eyes? 🙂

Q

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baggie-3-4-full-of-water-and-a-penny-keeps-flies-away/619527/24 "2012-04-22T19:07:39Z")

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Far be it from me to stop you, but I don’t see how it will prove anything.

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