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  1. Re:Imagine a rocket coated with mirrors on Northrop to Sell Laser Shield Bubble for Airports · · Score: 1

    Seriously, wouldn't mirrors on rockets be a simple and effective countermeasure against lasers? Can anyone prove that a mirror coating wouldn't defeat this multi-million dollar system?

  2. Re:Insect-related Myths on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    It was a tiny 1 oz spray bottle of Deep Woods Off for Sportsmen that said 100% DEET. I don't know if it said "formula" or not, though. This stuff looked and felt greasy.

  3. Insect-related Myths on Ask The Mythbusters · · Score: 1

    1) Can you keep flies away by hanging up clear plastic bags of water? Supposedly, from what I hear the flies will see their magnified reflection in the bags of water and be scared off. I've seen this used around little mom & pop restaraunts where the owner's swear by it. IMHO, I just don't think it would work. 2) Can DEET mosiqutoe repellent melt plastic or foam cups? I've run into one occasion where a red plastic cup rubbed red paint onto to me -- I'm guessing because of the 100% DEET I was wearing. I've heard that DEET is pretty bad stuff but if it melts stuff I don't know if I want to be wearing it... Can you also test natural mosiqutoe repellents (catnip, etc) and electronic repellents? 4) Can cockroaches or other bugs get caught in a person's ear canal? Supposedly it's because they can't crawl backwards.