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Defeat Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes by Becoming the Bug Zapper

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A DIY wearable suit equipped with six stun gun modules successfully electrocutes mosquitoes during field testing in Russia's Tver Oblast. The design uses galvanized mesh with 1 cm spacing to deliver 10 kV discharges while protecting the wearer, powered by alkaline batteries for one hour of operation—illustrating hardware engineering solutions under competing safety and practical constraints. Field testing revealed significant design trade-offs: metal fasteners caused electrical arcing, and the suit proved vulnerable to rain exposure.

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