Mystery Gadget 75

What's it for?

The answer is here.

And after the jump.

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Posted By: Paul - Tue May 21, 2019
Category: Technology | 1920s

Comments

Cottage and camping season is upon us! I want one of the devices!

agent j

Posted by agent j on 05/21/19 at 08:49 AM

A person can rid themselves of mosquitos AND increase their carbon footprint simultaneously with one of those gadgets that burn propane, enticing the biters with the co2 the gadget exhausts, and then kills them somehow. 🙄

Posted by John on 05/21/19 at 11:53 AM

Flying worms??? That caption makes no sense.

Posted by Floormaster Squeeze on 05/21/19 at 12:24 PM

I kept switching between a spot light (the wires) and a siren (the pump).

Posted by eddi on 05/21/19 at 09:46 PM

If it works at all, it seriously won't last. Any great quantity of bugs is going to smear across the blades and unbalance that fan. Should be like a ShopVac -- receptacle for the bugs comes first.

Posted by Phideaux on 05/21/19 at 10:16 PM

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