We believe this idea is French but it may just though belong to the Dutch and aplogies to them if I've done them a disservice in giving the French credit for this idea. But we discovered it here, not in the Netherlands.
We found this device under the kitchen sink in our exchange house and could not work out its purpose.
Was it a junior training tennis racket which detects electronically the worthiness or otherwise of a shot - eg does it give feed back as to whether the ball was hit in the middle of the racket?
We also thought it may be some form of hard cheese (like Parmesan) slicer which does the job electrically by heating the cheese and thereby slicing through it, or perhaps an electric egg slicer, or what ?????
The answer came to us when we visited one of the local shops in the village and saw one on a back table and asked what was its purpose?
We had always had a sneaking suspicion that it was a fly swatter, but why the batteries?
The manufacturer's website provided this answer.
"Suffer from pesky insects?
Grab the Foetsie! electric fly swatter. Nr. 1 destroyer in insects. Ideal for the home, garden, camping, boat, caravan, barbeque, woods, lake, farm, summer houses, etc., etc. No more annoying stains on the walls, wallpaper or wherever. The insect is electrocuted viz. The Foetsie! swatter is odorless and does not use toxic substances or pesticides"
Unlike a conventional fly swatter, which is used by whacking the fly while it's at rest on a solid object, a different technique is required. Using the same technique with this model would result in destroying the swatter quick time. You must get the fly in full flight, something akin to hitting a tennis ball. This obviously takes some practice as flies do not fly in a straight line. We are still working on perfecting our technique.
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The Foetsie! electric fly swatter |
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The Foetsie! electric fly swatter, showing batteries |
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