Tag: MOSQUITOES

We've always thought that technology exists, in some sense, to scratch those hard-to-reach itches that are common to all lazy human beings. But we never thought the human race would devolve to the point where we'd need to develop complex technology to scratch real itches for us. Apparently, dear readers, we have. A new gadget, called the 'UBS Itching Removal Instrument,' uses electronic and ...

Seriously, is there anything a laser can't do? A team of mad scientists in Washington have concocted a system that could essentially eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes with lasers, and the whole thing can be built from parts sourced on eBay. The so-called mosquito laser is credited to an idea from Lowell Wood, an astrophysicist who worked with Edward Teller, the "architect of the original plan ...

Now that he no longer needs to worry about running Microsoft on a day to day basis, Bill Gates has lost his mind. After taking the stage at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, the former CEO of Microsoft declared, "Not only poor people should experience this," and let loose a swarm of mosquitoes on the crowd. It almost (but only almost) makes sense when you realize that the ...