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[โ€“] Tire@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Itโ€™s actually not ionizing the air. Itโ€™s spraying a conductive gel that the electricity rides to the prey. Thatโ€™s why itโ€™s important to hold it down to the ground to make sure it has good contact with the earth.

[โ€“] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Uuh, nice - that sounds like it would work.