LED clock eats bugs and converts them into energy |
This LED clock from British designers Jimmy Loizeau and James Auger is a morbid flycatcher and a timepiece in one. Think of it like a clock with spider sensibilities. It harvests insects on a sticky roller that’s covered in flypaper, then drops the corpses into a microbial fuel cell.
The dead bug is digested by the bacteria inside, and the chemical changes power the clock. Pretty neat and disgusting.


If today’s beautiful weather was any indication, spring is finally here. Sadly, the bugs have arrived with it. The fly-goodbye will keep their population down and keep your magazines insect-gut free. Just insert the front tube that has some glue at the bottom, give it some pump action and fire.
Smashing bugs may be fun if you’re a cruel sort of human. But the problem is you’re left with bug entrails all over your wall, along with a corpse that may or may not fall to the floor, depending on how much goo is holding it in place. So, then you either have to clean up, or consider it part of the decor. You’re pretty nasty if you go with the latter.
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