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October 30, 2009
Could FlySense be the new new thing? Eichborn Fliegenbanner auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse (Eichborn Fly Banner at the Frankfurt Book Fair)
From blogiversity: "I thought this was pretty interesting — a company at a German trade show
released flies that had little banner advertisements attached to them.
Like they were little miniature planes at the beach or something. I
think it's an interesting idea and definitely will get people doing a
double take.
"I was reading some of the comments on the YouTube
page and people were saying they thought it was cruel to the flies.
Since when do people care about flies? That, and one guy pointed out
they can carry 5 times their body weight so I think they can handle the
little slip of paper."
I wonder what my readers think?
Is this a PETA-worthy cause?
[via Milena and Geekologie]
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Rocketboy: The german publishing house "Eichborn" uses a fly in their logo.. So they have actually no problem to have their "product" (literature) associated with "an insect not known for being clean".
Posted by: rukka | Nov 1, 2009 4:43:41 PM
Yup. I agree with Rocketboy. What pile of dog poop did that little banner land on before I had a chance to read it. Another definite ewww.
Posted by: Tamra | Oct 31, 2009 3:50:36 AM
It's probly okay as long as they don't have to carry the advertisements around for more than four minutes at a time and the flies have a tutor for at least 30 seconds a day. But what about attaching even bigger banners to bigger bugs -- dragonflies and paying mantises and hornets and stuff? Well, I guess hornets could be problematic. Okay, then, those great big flying cockroaches? Put those things to work, by God. If they're going to freeload off everybody on the planet they can at least pull their weight. Hmph.
Posted by: Flytautist | Oct 30, 2009 2:12:39 PM
It says at the end of the clip that "no flies were harmed - the banners were fastened with wax that would dissolve and release the flies after a couple of hours".
Posted by: HarryB | Oct 30, 2009 12:53:36 PM
A. So now adverts are going to be as irritating as flys?
B. Who wants their product associated with an insect not known for being clean?
Posted by: Rocketboy | Oct 30, 2009 12:23:35 PM
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