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electric doom

Build Your Own Electric Roach Motel: They Can Check In, But They Won't Check Out

Nobody wants to flick on a light in their kitchen to see a bunch of cockroaches scurrying about. And depending on where you live, its not like a rinky-dink little roach motel will get the job done. Those suckers can be huge. Sure you could use a baseball bat or a gun, but if you don't get the jump on them one of these super-roaches could take it right out of your hands. Then it would have a weapon. That's why you have to get serious with an electric roach motel to fry the little buggers. More »

6:15 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,226 views, 33 comments

Latest by ph0tic: Ohhh man I'm gonna have to do this!! I live in Hawaii and the cockroaches here can grow to almost 3 inches. Who cares about the dogs, its worth the loss more »

animal farm

Wii Attracts Roaches Like Week-Old Pizza, Your White Trash Cousins?

Japanese entertainment rag BARKS is floating the idea that the Wii puts out a sound frequency that "calls out" to and attracts the dirty little creepy-crawlers—gokiburi, one of my favorite Japanese words, even though I hate roaches. It's probably bunk and (BARK admits it might be), but have any of you noticed your pad's become a roach motel despite maintaining the same standard of (un)cleanliness? The 360's bomb shelter-flattening fan would probably negate the effects if you're looking for a quick fix. Also! More »

9:00 PM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By matt buchanan
8,506 views, 31 comments

Latest by palimadra: What people would get down to so that they can make some news. more »

exterminator 2000

Roaches Follow Robot Overlords to Certain Doom, Studies Show

According to actual scientific research, a robotic Pied Piper can lead a flock (gaggle?) of roaches out of a secure location and into the open, where they could technically be exterminated more easily. José Halloy, a biology researcher at the Free University of Brussels, was lead author on a paper published today in Science, wherein he details his robotic roach exploits. More »

10:35 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Wilson Rothman
7,493 views, 18 comments