When I first came to Chiangmai, I was pleasantly surprised to find that electronic fly swatters were commonly used here. Everyone knows how difficult it is to swat a small flying insect, especially mosquitoes, with your hands and this electronic swatter was a godsend (especially when you are trying to kill a mosquito in the dead of night in your bedroom).
It is simple and fun to operate - press and hold down a button on the handle of the device and this sends an electrical current to the wire mesh at its head. Next, bat an insect with the device and it will be fried instantly (with a loud crackling sound and electrical spark!) as soon as it comes into contact with the mesh.
I have seen these swatters being sold in the Mustapha store in Singapore but it is strange why they are not widely used there.
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