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[โ€“] andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have the best success using a towel snap against flies.

Sometimes I think I don't even hit them but it stuns them so they fall to the floor.

[โ€“] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Could be! If I recall correctly a properly snapped towel breaks the sound barrier. That mini sonic boom is probably pretty disruptive to a little fly!