# Does a penny in a bag of water repel flies?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-penny-in-a-bag-of-water-repel-flies/203880 "2003-09-26T01:36:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-penny-in-a-bag-of-water-repel-flies/203880/21 "2003-09-27T00:59:48Z")

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[Some other fanciful speculation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=6914&highlight=baggies) (old thread, without the penny - the post order is jumbled).

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