http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Me too...I want one!]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Yeah my U.V light "bug zapper" is soooo out of date now..]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Finally! I have been dreaming of one of these for years! I would pay $1000 for one. I freaking HATE mosquitoes.]]>Feb 14th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Personally, I think this is the coolest invention I have heard of... however...

What happens to the ones already biting you, or sitting on your leg, or maybe... your face? O.o

I'm sure they just have to work out the bugs in it.

(Can't wait until someone dubs over 'Star Wars' audio to these videos! ...This is Red 5, I'm going in...PEW! PEW!)]]>Feb 14th 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
I'm sorry but isn't it obligitory that all laser posts start with PEW PEW PEW]]>Feb 14th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/PEW PEW PEW Yes you are correct.]]>Feb 14th 2010 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
I'd like one too; it just gave me a major lift.]]>Feb 14th 2010 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Ha! Goes to show what you know. Mine ENDED with it. Suck on that Mr. blow. :P]]>Feb 15th 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Man!! just think of room stinking burning mosquito's smell just in a couple of minutes.. like it does with fly trapper. :(]]>Feb 16th 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/I have a personal, vicious hatred of mosquitoes, which is rather ironic because they seem to be universally besotted with me. If mosquitoes had naughty mags, I would probably be a centre spread.

I always feel violated when they penetrate my skin and suck on my juices. Watching that video of their wings getting melted off was like pornography for me. Forget spaceships and the microchip, this is the best thing technology has ever done for mankind.]]>Feb 14th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
As a Floridian, I too have a genocidal hate of mosquitoes. ]]>Feb 14th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Only a fool could like mosquitos, that makes me on the other end of the scale, towards the "sane" side]]>Feb 14th 2010 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYXPqrXZ1eU

awesome]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
I hate mosquitoes and I've had plenty of bites but that makes me feel a little bad for them! Add barber's adagio for strings in the background!]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Just watched it with Adagio in the background. Awesome!!]]>Feb 14th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki4JKy4XkC4]]>Feb 14th 2010 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/yeah, but that last one? Scandalous! He just looked at the camera and went "WHAAAAA????"]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/They did complain when Obama swatted a fly, after all.]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
yeah, we'll see how long that lasts.]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/you always have to start small..but maybe this will work for human sized mosquitos (aka politicians) too]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/One day the mosquitoes will have lasers attached to their heads, and we will reprogram their minds so that they target other mosquitoes. They will be trained to assimilate into mosquito communities and then once they are in a position of trust they will go rogue.]]>Feb 14th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/This might be a nice solution in the short term, but do we really want laser resistant mosquitoes in the future? Evolution is a *****.]]>Feb 14th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Yeah, it's better that humans die from malaria. I can see your point.



/sarcasm]]>Feb 14th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
So we have options here, no worry

we can spray toxic chemicals in the air for miles around cities and towns that kill them.

We can smoke them out

Swat each one one by one

OR do nothing and allow yourself to get malaria, west nile, and other deadly diseases. Your call

There is nothing a Mosquito contributes to nature, AS FAR AS I KNOW, that it would do nothing but help every animal on earth, except bats and spiders]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Maybe spraying deadly chemicals in their "face" is better?]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Exactly. It's important to realize how much of an influence mosquitoes have on the ecosystem. Many animal's larva eat their eggs, many fish, bats, birds, and spiders eat them.

However, at the same time, this would be a perfect system to set up in the middle of a small village. Or several around the outskirts of a large village. Just enough to work like Tiki Torches, and leave the mosquitoes to do their thing other places, away from human populations.]]>Feb 14th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
Poor guys never saw it coming....
but you know what would be cooler than this?
An army of flying mosquitos with frickin laser beams.]]>Feb 14th 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/Feb 14th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/ted-talks-mischief-lasers-killing-mosquitoes-by-the-hundreds/
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