Detailed instruction:
Flies. They have to be one of the most annoying and useless of
all of natures creations. They dont bite or sting you.
They dont suck your blood or carry the West Nile virus. All
they do is throw up on everything they land on. For such an overall
worthless creature, though, they were certainly equipped with some
pretty amazing survival skills. With all those eyes, slow-motion
vision and wings, they are probably the most difficult insect in
the world to kill. Thats why we invented the flyswatter, an
incredibly effective tool in fly assassination, but an otherwise
useless piece of plastic. And who ever really has one handy when
theres a fly bugging the hell out of you, anyways? After stumbling
across an interesting fact about flies from an old friend, I spent
years perfecting my chopstick-free technique for killing a fly with
your bare hands anywhere, under any circumstances, which I will
reveal now.
Step One
Understand their weakness:
One of the interesting things about flies is that when they take
off from a surface, they fly straight upwards for just a moment
before they can go any other direction. This leaves them particularly
vulnerable for the first few inches of flight time before they orient
themselves and become nearly impossible to kill. The trick is to
catch them during this weak moment.
Step Two
Setting the trap:
Lets just say a fly lands on your leg. Position your hands,
palms facing each other about 3 to 4 inches apart, as though you
were about to clap. Very slowly, move your hands in this position
towards the fly until they are about 3 to 4 inches above the fly,
which should be centered between the palms of your hands. If you
dont move slow enough getting to this point, you will scare
the fly away, but dont be discouraged, it does take practice,
and if you wait long enough, itll be back.
Step Three
The Coup de Grâce:
Once youve got your hands in position (make sure hands arent
too far apart or to far from the fly, otherwise it will escape your
trap), clap your hands once firmly. When you open them you should
have a dead fly on your hands, pun intended. After a little practice,
youll rarely miss.
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