# Electric fly swatter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fly-swatter/735884>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 27, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fly-swatter/735884 "2015-10-27T17:49:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fly-swatter/735884/21 "2015-10-28T17:50:43Z")

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Yep, Bug-a-Salt. Gave several for Christmas last year. Kids love them at picnics.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-fly-swatter/735884/22 "2015-10-28T18:53:38Z")

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> [@SirRay](#):
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> Manual fly swatters work well enough for real insects (actually more likely shoes, books, magazines or whatnot, as the fly swatter is rarely handy when needed).

Electric ones don’t leave a mess. 🙂

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