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Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home (techspot.com)
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[โ€“] meco03211@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I think we're overthinking this a bit. I have one simple question. Hear me out. Can a mosquito survive a nuclear blast? I'll let you sit with that a minute.

[โ€“] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

"Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" has always been my policy for spiders, mosquitoes and ticks, so I'm looking forward to World War 3 going nuclear. I'm just a bit concerned that the "from orbit" part implies I'm supposed to be up there when it happens, and while I understand the basic mechanics of how to get there, I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the logistics after that point.