Does it really work[seen on recumbent ride]

Bill B, Well at least I now know why it works. I pulled up to a mom and pop place a couple of years
ago and spotted the baggies stapled to the rafters and was standing there staring at 'em. Pop comes
out and asks if I know what they're for. I'm thinking guppies gone bad, but reply "No". He says,
"Keeps the flies away". I reply, "Oh really, How does that work?" He says, "Well, we don't know, but
Earl, our son, has the BarBQue down by the lake and ever since he's started using 'em he ain't had
no flies. Since then I've consulted with several of my salt of the earth type friends re the
etiology of the ZipLock thing and none know where it came from. bill g

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I do alot of rides in the rural country side. I also stop at most small country stores. This past
summer while stopping at some of these stores I would see a zip lock baggy filled with water
hanging on the front door.After seeing these water filled bags ride after ride curiosity finally
got me and i broke down and asked one of the store owners about the bags.The owner said the water
filled bags keep the flies away because the light reflecting off or through the bag looks like a
spider web[to the fly]!!!! I rode away wondering if it really works. I would try this but my
friends and family already think I'm nuts. Any one else seen this?:-)

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Since then I've consulted with several of my salt of the earth type friends re the etiology of the
ZipLock thing and none know where it came from.

Sometimes wisdom just spontaneously self concieves. Tho not so far, I'm sorry to say, in my case.

Phil

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This past summer while stopping at some of these stores I would see a zip lock baggy filled with
water hanging

I would try this but my friends and family already think I'm

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nuts. Any one else seen this?:-)

Yes, I've seen this at my favorite Bar-B-Que. joint. And I think it works. Ruby's Bar-B-Q has a
whole bunch of gallon sized plastic bags hanging in the rafters.

At first we thought it was a Red Neck fire extinguisher system, but when we asked we were told it
keeps the flies away.

Here is the theory:

When a fly lands on the bag full of water he sees a reflection of himself in the bag, except this
reflection is about 100 times larger than he is!

So he fly's away in fear for his life from the larger fly.

Don

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Bill B, Well at least I now know why it works. I pulled up to a mom and pop place a couple of
years ago and spotted the baggies stapled to the rafters and was standing there staring at 'em.
Pop comes out and asks if I know what they're for. I'm thinking guppies gone bad, but reply "No".
He says, "Keeps the flies away". I reply, "Oh really, How does that work?" He says, "Well, we
don't know, but Earl, our son, has the BarBQue down by the lake and ever since he's started using
'em he ain't had no flies. Since then I've consulted with several of my salt of the earth type
friends re the etiology of the ZipLock thing and none know where it came from. bill g

Bill B wrote:

I first saw this used at a truck stop in Guatemala about 10 years ago. The Reason given was that the
flies would be frightened by their own magnified reflection. I thought at the time, "That's very
unlikely", but there were no flies about. The restaurant at this truck stop had a "cooking gridle"
that was a large thin rock propped up with a wood fire underneath.

Bill B <[email hidden]> had this to say...:
: I do alot of rides in the rural country side. I also stop at most small country stores. This past
: summer while stopping at some of these stores I would see a zip lock baggy filled with water
: hanging on the front door.After seeing these water filled bags ride after ride curiosity finally
: got me and i broke down and asked one of the store owners about the bags.The owner said the water
: filled bags keep the flies away because the light reflecting off or through the bag looks like a
: spider web[to the fly]!!!! I rode away wondering if it really works. I would try this but my
: friends and family already think I'm nuts. Any one else seen this?:-)

A search on: plastic bags flies provided this webpage which deals with the same question:
madsci.org1012966124.En.r.htmlOpen ↗

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I saw that same thing at a roadside food stand in Puerto Rico while riding up into the rainforest.
No hot rock, no flies... but crabcakes and plantains cooked in part of a 55 gal drum full of cooking
oil that could pass for burnt motor oil. My riding companion a 10 year resident said they were the
best crabcakes. Well they were mighty good...the plantains too. However, I just finished two of the
best crabcakes in the worlds...mine...made from fresh Cheseapeake Blue Crab backfin and lump meat.

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Bill B, Well at least I now know why it works. I pulled up to a mom and pop place a couple of
years ago and spotted the baggies stapled to the rafters and was standing there staring at 'em.
Pop comes out and asks if I know what they're for. I'm thinking guppies gone bad, but reply
"No". He says, "Keeps the flies away". I reply, "Oh really, How does that work?" He says, "Well,
we don't know, but Earl, our son, has the BarBQue down by the lake and ever since he's started
using 'em he ain't had no flies. Since then I've consulted with several of my salt of the earth
type friends re the etiology of the ZipLock thing and none know where it came from. bill g

Bill B wrote:

I first saw this used at a truck stop in Guatemala about 10 years ago. The Reason given was that
the flies would be frightened by their own magnified reflection. I thought at the time, "That's
very unlikely", but there were no flies about. The restaurant at this truck stop had a "cooking
gridle" that was a large thin rock propped up with a wood fire underneath.

That brings back memories to an old Delaware boy that remembers Ocean City crab shacks. Wooden
picnic tables covered with brown wraping paper, a big basket of pungent steaming hot crabs and a
cold bottle of Schlitz. That was heaven. That was 40 years ago. There weren't any plastic bags then.
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I saw that same thing at a roadside food stand in Puerto Rico while riding up into the rainforest.
No hot rock, no flies... but crabcakes and

plantains

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cooked in part of a 55 gal drum full of cooking oil that could pass for burnt motor oil. My riding
companion a 10 year resident said they were the best crabcakes. Well they were mighty good...the
plantains too. However, I just finished two of the best crabcakes in the worlds...mine...made from
fresh Cheseapeake Blue Crab backfin and lump meat.

--
Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and
Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645 "rorschandt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Bill B, Well at least I now know why it works. I pulled up to a mom and pop place a couple of
years ago and spotted the baggies stapled to the rafters and was standing there staring at
'em. Pop comes out and asks if I know what they're for. I'm thinking guppies gone bad, but
reply "No". He says, "Keeps the flies away". I reply, "Oh really, How does that work?" He
says, "Well, we don't know, but Earl, our son, has the BarBQue down by the lake and ever since
he's started using 'em he ain't had no flies. Since then I've consulted with several of my
salt of the earth type friends re the etiology of the ZipLock thing and none know where it
came from. bill g

Bill B wrote:

I first saw this used at a truck stop in Guatemala about 10 years ago.

The

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Reason given was that the flies would be frightened by their own

magnified

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reflection. I thought at the time, "That's very unlikely", but there

were

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no flies about. The restaurant at this truck stop had a "cooking gridle" that was a large thin
rock propped up with a wood fire underneath.