(3) Anyone can break up a showing of an enemy propaganda film by putting two or three dozen large moths in a paper bag. Take the bag to the movies with you, put it on the floor in an empty section of the theater as you go in and leave it open. The moths will fly out and climb into the projector beam, so that the film will be obscured by fluttering shadows.

Amazing.

[–] Dlayknee@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Don't get me wrong - I love this, but who has 3 dozen moths in a paper bag?

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

You don't even have a moth guy? Mine gets me big cecropia moths, he even pronounces it correctly.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I quite literally know a guy.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How much are you paying your moth guy?

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly he'd do it for free if you're willing to sit and listen to him about moths.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

it's more of a barter situation

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Hmmm. I guess it's time to tell you, but not that long ago, there used to be a lot more bugs, and getting 36 moths in a bag probably would have taken less than an hour of work during dusk.

Seriously, we're going through an insect apocalypse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

I thought it was a reasonable "3 moths", and then after your comment had to re-read APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-SIX MOTHS?!? LMAO how?

[–] johnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Could probably just put a small light in a jar and watch the poor fuckers fly in and get trapped

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Dr. Moths?

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Modern problems require moth solutions.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

LAMP!