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mbauman
on July 21, 2015
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Spraying Magnetic Stripe Cards with Iron Filings
Don't miss the comment where they decode the ShooTag magstripe to contain the DEC-SIXBIT ASCII strings "FLEA" and "TICK":
http://www.tetherdcow.com/another-science-experiment/#commen...
Sure to repel them, that.
Also, note (2010).
rotten
on July 22, 2015
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I wonder if you made one that said "hot babe" it would be a chick magnet.
dkersten
on July 22, 2015
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Chick repellant.
saiya-jin
on July 22, 2015
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now it explains why they don't work in non-english speaking countries. other fleas no hablo ingles! time to send them for some proper schooling...
PebblesHD
on July 22, 2015
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>No matter how magnetically sensitive they are, and how smart, insects don’t read English encoded in DEC-SIXBIT.
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Sure to repel them, that.
Also, note (2010).