Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!itsgw!brspyr1!davef
From: davef@brspyr1.BRS.Com (Dave Fiske)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: frequency of a rat
Message-ID: <3207@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Date: 12 Apr 88 22:17:39 GMT
References: <1313@uop.edu> <2761@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Organization: BRS Info Technologies, Latham NY
Lines: 22
Keywords: annoy zap deter

In article <2761@saturn.ucsc.edu>, matthew@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (73550000) writes:
> In article <1313@uop.edu> todd@uop.edu (Dr. Nethack) writes:
> >My sugestion was to find the frequency used in those mouse zappers,
> >build an oscillator, and crank it out of some horn tweeters over
> >the bank (and use a transducer to crank under the water if necessary).
> >
> >Where does one find tables of such frequencies and their effects?
> 1. According to several sources (including the FTC) those things
>  don't work against ANYTHING.

I don't remember exactly who did this, but I saw someone test one of
those anti-roach devices on television, and to illustrate how
ineffective it was, they dumped a bunch of roaches on it, and they all
huddled on top of the thing, like this was the one spot in the world
where they most wanted to be.

Now, of course, if you WANT to attract roaches, it would be great.  :^) 
-- 
   "THIS HAPPY GAL LISTENS TO RADIO      Dave Fiske  (davef@brspyr1)
    THROUGH FILLINGS IN HER TEETH"       BRS Information Technologies
                                         Latham, NY
 Headline from Weekly World News         UUCP:brspyr1!davef